The State Of Xbox In 2020
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This time last year, Microsoft’s current flagship console was little more than a swanky video spot aired during a swanky awards show. Now, it’s the capstone to one of the biggest years for Xbox in recent memory. Time sure works in funny ways.
Yes, it’s been almost one year to the day since Microsoft officially revealed the Xbox Series X at the 2019 Game Awards. The unprecedented nature of 2020 can certainly contribute to a distorted sense of time, like you’re viewing recent history by looking at a funhouse mirror through a kaleidoscope. Here’s a quick temperature check: Nine months ago, people were fretting more about Memorial Day plans than they were about the d
Xbox Live Games With Gold Makes Two New Games Free for Limited Time
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Microsoft, via Xbox Live Games With Gold, has made two new games free for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One. Unfortunately, neither game is a next-gen Xbox Series game, and only one is an Xbox One game, with the other actually being an Xbox 360 game. That said, through the power of backward compatibility, both games are not only playable on Xbox One, but Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as well.
The first of these two games is