Bungie Confirms That Cheaters in Marathon Will be “Permabanned” When Caught, “No Second Chances”
David Carcasole / wccftech - Bungie's upcoming first-person PvEvP extraction shooter, Marathon, will be out on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S in a little more than a week from the time of this writing, and as you might expect, there has been a lot of communication and marketing from th…
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Microsoft just handed the Xbox keys to an AI exec. The internet is already freaking out
Chris Morris / fastcompany - Friday’s news of a major shakeup at Microsoft’s Xbox division caught the gaming world by surprise. Phil Spencer, who has run Xbox for almost 12 years, announced his retirement, effective immediately—just months after Microsoft insisted he was “not retirin…
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Xbox’s new boss Asha Sharma makes three big promises
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Microsoft announced a major gaming leadership change on Friday. Phil Spencer, the Microsoft Gaming CEO, is departing the company. Sarah Bond, the Xbox President, is also leaving. Spencer will be replaced by Asha Sharma, a former executive at Instacart and…
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