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Sea of Thieves is joining Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net with themed cosmetics and Xbox Play Anywhere

Rare and Xbox Game Studios' Sea of Thieves is joining Battle.net, marking the latest Xbox first-party game on Blizzard's PC client.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages is coming to Blizzard's Battle.net storefront with Xbox cross-buy support

DOOM: The Dark Ages is the first Bethesda Softworks game to launch on Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net storefront, with Xbox cross-purchase support.

Windows Central

Xbox's take over of PlayStation continues with Forza Horizon 5's Microsoft account requirement — but why?

Minecraft, Sea of Thieves, and now Forza Horizon 5: Microsoft's mission to engage players "where they are" is set for a big boost.

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 will let you carve and shred as the Doom Slayer

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a remake of the two iconic original games. It's launching in July, and the Digital Deluxe edition includes the Doom Slayer.

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Here's exactly when you can play Avowed on Xbox Game Pass

Avowed has enjoyed a positive early access period, but it's time for everyone to play. Here's when you can do just that.

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'It's nice to have options': Blizzard thinks Avowed's new cross-buy feature is breaking down barriers

Now you can play Avowed on not one, but two, of your machines.

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Xbox and Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Blizzard's Battle.net

In a first, Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Xbox consoles and Battle.net on PC.

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Some long-awaited classic Activision-Blizzard games just appeared on the Microsoft Store, could Xbox be getting another Game Pass injection?

Call of Duty + United Offensive, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have appeared on the Microsoft Store, so will they come to Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

Is Xbox slowly taking over Battle.net? As "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" pops up on Battle.net, we're wondering what Microsoft is up to with Blizzard's iconic launcher.

First Avowed, and now Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Microsoft's Xbox "experiments" with Battle.net continue, and we have to wonder what the endgame is.

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Blizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to boot

Good old GOG.

PC Gamer

Avowed will be available on Battle.net, which means you can buy it for about 1.4M gold in WoW if you want to

Grind one RPG to play another.

PC Gamer

Avowed is selling 5 days of early access, and in a surprise twist fueled by Xbox buying everyone, Obsidian's RPG is coming to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net

Fork over $90 and you can play Avowed five days early

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One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is launching day one on Blizzard Entertainment's PC storefront Battle.net.

Windows Central

SHADOW-DROP ALERT — Warcraft 1 and 2 Remastered and the long-awaited 2.0 patch update for Warcraft 3: Reforged have just launched on PC for Warcraft's 30th anniversary

During the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct, Blizzard shadow-dropped the Warcraft Battle Chest, a collection of the original RTS Warcraft games outfitted with remastered visuals and quality-of-life features.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release date — Release windows, preload, and what time does it launch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is almost here after the Black Ops series was absent for nearly four years. Here's everything you need to know about its release date, launch times, and more

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC system requirements — is your setup ready?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is incoming, but you may want to check your PC's specs to make sure you're ready to drop in on launch day.

Windows Central

The Black Ops 6 beta was the biggest in Call of Duty history

Treyarch Studios shares that the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 two-weekend beta made history as the franchise's biggest beta ever.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 FAQ — Release date and time, platforms, locations, time period, and more

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been officially revealed following the 2024 Xbox Showcase, with a Call of Duty Direct providing additional info after the main show. Here's what we know about the annual blockbuster FPS.

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Nearly a month into Season 4, Diablo 4 is continuing to defy my expectations

Diablo 4 seasons tend to see a high player count at launch, but taper off after players finish their Battle Passes, but this season is different. Why?

Windows Central

Palworld has, once again, highlighted the ongoing deficiencies in PC Game Pass and the Xbox app on Windows 11

Microsoft and Xbox see themselves as having a cross-platform future, but its own efforts to curate a Steam-like store on Windows PC are still going awry.

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Controller not connecting to Modern Warfare 3? You might have this problem

Here's how I connected my Xbox controller to Modern Warfare 3.

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Overwatch 2 on Steam at least does one thing right (OK, maybe two)

Overwatch 2 is taking a hammering on Steam, but it definitely has its benefits, particularly for Steam Deck players.

PC Gamer

OK, who's not on Steam at this point?

Blizzard has finally kissed the ring of Gabe, leaving very few big PC gaming companies that haven't.

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Overwatch 2 is coming to Steam with more Blizzard games to follow

Blizzard is putting Overwatch 2 on Steam and promises more of its popular PC games will follow in the near future

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Blizzard Entertainment is bringing its games to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 and other Blizzard Entertainment games are headed to Steam in the near future.

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