Console game exclusivity is not the future of gaming says Microsoft Gaming boss

NEWS THIS WEEK

• 4 Xbox exclusives coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch
• The first Activision Blizzard game on Game Pass will be Diablo 4
• Helldivers 2 starts recruiting more devs for the war effort after its galactic success, aims to 'accelerate and beef up [its] content plans'
• Helldivers 2 studio boss says it will 'never' add PvP, and for anyone looking for it 'I recommend Tarkov'
• Dead Cells to receive its final update as devs move on to new "secret projects"
• Dead Cells' designer livid at former studio for ending support for the game in 'worst a**hole move imaginable'
• The State of LGTBQ Inclusion in Video Games
• Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Dune expansion is available now‍

RELEASE RADAR

• SLAVE ZERO X - 21 February 2024 - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation4, Switch
• GARDEN LIFE: A COZY SIMULATOR - 22 February 2024 - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation4, Switch
• PACIFIC DRIVE - 22 February 2024 - PC, PlayStation 5
• NIGHTINGALE - 22 February 2024 - PC    

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