As an Xbox era ends, a new announcement suggests workers aren't taking any chances
… Double Fine was acquired under Phil Spencer's tenure to be a more boutique, indie-like producer of Game Pass content for Xbox. …
… Double Fine was acquired under Phil Spencer's tenure to be a more boutique, indie-like producer of Game Pass content for Xbox. …
… However, future Call of Duty games — including this year's unannounced Call of Duty entry — will no longer be day one releases on Game Pass. Instead, newer Call of Duty games will be available on Game Pass the following holiday season, or about a year after they first release. …
… The laid-back nature of Kiln is also why it's unfair to compare it to more forcefully engaging multiplayer games on SteamDB. Kiln is sculpted for the casual console gamer and Xbox Game Pass subscribers rather than Steam's more hardcore audience. …
… The move does raise long-term questions, though — about the purpose of Microsoft's $69.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, about its long-term strategy for Game Pass, and about the future of Call of Duty. …