As rights issues block more Xbox back-compat games, Phil Spencer calls for ‘legal emulation’
Spencer advocates software emulation as a solution to game preservation
VGC November 17, 2021
17th Nov 2021
Call of Duty Vanguard update adds Shipment map and resolves issue stopping some PS5 users playing
Sledgehammer details latest patch ahead of free multiplayer trial
Activision reportedly says ‘no evidence’ means zero-tolerance policy can’t be applied to CEO Bobby Kotick
Company is said to have doubled down on defence of its CEO during an all-hands meeting
Departing Blizzard boss says she was only offered pay parity with male co-studio head after resigning
Jen Oneal claims Activision Blizzard rejected multiple requests for equal pay
PlayStation’s Jim Ryan says he’s ‘stunned’ in email criticising Activision’s Bobby Kotick response
Activision “has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination"
November’s Xbox update includes new accessibility and controller features
It also targets console shutdown issues when playing certain games
Xbox Cloud Gaming has officially launched for consoles
It’s available to Xbox owners with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription
Alien: Isolation is coming to mobiles ‘without compromise’ in December
$15 / £13 title will include the base game and all seven of its DLC packs
The PC version of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is currently free to download
It’s being given away as part of Ubisoft’s 35th anniversary celebrations
Review: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are faithful remakes, for better or worse
The improvements aren't quite as drastic as hoped, but what's here is a compelling Pokémon adventure regardless
Yakuza studio Ryu Ga Gotoku is working on a new franchise
It's currently unknown whether the Judgment series will continue
Modders have begun ‘fixing’ GTA Trilogy following last week’s backlash
Fixes include an adjustment to the infamous new rain effect
Atari legend denies working on ‘unreleased’ games Atari is selling for up to $150
Howard Scott Warshaw tells VGC he had nothing to do with the new Atari XP range attributed to him
Monster Hunter Rise is getting free Sonic themed DLC
Sonic and Tails themed armour sets are coming later in November
Xbox Series S is estimated to have outsold Series X in ‘several key markets’
The PS5 family has sold roughly double that of the Xbox Series consoles.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says NFT game plans ‘feel more exploitive than about entertainment’
Microsoft's head of gaming reveals concerns over the growing popularity of selling digital items
The pandemic has claimed another delay as Saints Row slips by 6 months
Volition's fifth Saints Row title will no longer release in February