Xbox Design Lab returns for custom controllers

Xbox gaming console got an update

Xbox gamers will be pleased to know that Microsoft has today announced the return of its unique Xbox Design Lab, designed to allow you to customize your Xbox controllers in a variety of different colors and styles. Using the Xbox Design Lab, a customization program offers different ways to create your own personalized custom Xbox controller using different color body, back case, D-pad, bumpers, triggers, thumbsticks, ABXY, View, Menu, and

Game Pass titles of Xbox for June and July are confirmed

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Microsoft has announced the latest wave of additions to its Xbox Game Pass service. June hasn’t been the most exciting month for Xbox Game Pass releases, although the lack of new titles was offset somewhat by the excellent lineup of free Summer Games Fest demos. Nonetheless, the month is closing out with a few more Game Pass additions, and the promise of more to come in July. Joining the service

Aliens: Firestream Elite release date and pre-order details out.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite; pre-order details and release date out

The three-player cooperative survival shooter set in the Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, will arrive Aug. 24, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. 20th Century Games and Cold Iron Studios announced the release date for Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Wednesday, also revealing the game’s adjusted name (it was previously known as just Aliens: Fireteam). The game costs $39.99 and offers four story-driven campaigns and customizable

The Multiplayer reveal by Halo Infinite was a big win for industries and players

Halo Infinite's multiplayer reveal has benefited all.

After being delayed past the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in November 2020, 343 Industries’ Halo Infinite is set to arrive in Holiday 2021. It’s a game that’s now been previewed at four separate summer showcases, starting with its initial reveal back at E3 2018. With a campaign gameplay reveal last year that delivered visuals many thought underwhelming, as well as the now-infamous (and much-memed)

xCloud games are getting an x-powered upgrade

xCloud getting an X-Powered upgrade

Microsoft promised on June 10th that it was in the “final stages” of upgrading its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) datacenters with Xbox Series X hardware — and nearly two weeks later, it seems as if you can finally play games on that new hardware. Some xCloud games are now showing upgraded graphics options in their setting’s menus that would otherwise only be available on the Xbox Series X, or are

GameStop made $1.1 billion by selling its meme stock

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After circling the drain just a year ago, Gamestop has managed to cash in on its recently skyrocketed meme stock for Scrooge McDuck piles of real cash, pulling in 1.1 billion dollars. “[The company] has completed its previously announced ‘at-the-market equity offering program (the ‘ATM Program’),” GameStop announced today in a new SEC filing. “The Company ultimately sold 5,000,000 shares of its common stock under the ATM Program and generated

Ralph Lauren is making moves in Esports.

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Ralph Lauren is trying to make esports sexy by kitting players out in fashionable fits.Its latest advertisement features Swedish League of Legends player Martin “Rekkles” Larsson. It shows the player getting on horseback after swapping out his competition jersey at a Ralph Lauren atelier for a suave blazer and well-fitted jeans. Larsson was signed in November 2020 as the ADC (an acronym for attack damage carry) for gaming organization G2’s

The re-release of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 has revealed its biggest mistake

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Infamous for its troubled launch, the onslaught of bugs, and subsequent removal from the PlayStation Store, Cyberpunk 2077 stands in a league of its own. Now, six months after its initial launch, Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store, though it comes with a warning label that advises players to avoid playing it on a base PlayStation 4 system. “Users continue to experience performance issues with this game,” the warning reads. “Purchase for

GameStop’s Hedge fund that was shorted gets shut

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While a long list of firms collectively lost tens of billions of dollars betting against Gamestop, White Square is the first to close its doors. Wall Street Bets may have finally helped kill its first hedge fund today: White Square Capital, a London-based hedge fund that shorted GameStop, is shutting down according to the Financial Times. At its peak, White Square had $440 million in assets under management but suffered double-digit

Destiny 2: How to Get Whisper of the Worm

A secret mission on Io has been keeping Destiny 2 players busy as of late. It involves Taken Blight and a secret quest into a Taken-infused prison. Toward the end, players will be tasked with a massive boss battle. However, the prize for finishing this action is more than awesome: Whisper of the Worm, the exotic sniper rifle.  Whisper of the Worm will be a must-have sniper for any looter