Bethesda sold to Microsoft for $7.5bn (£5.85bn) Adds games to Xbox PC Game Pass subscription

Xbox owner Microsoft has bought Bethesda, the games company behind blockbuster titles including Doom, Fallout, Skyrim, The Evil Within and Wolfenstein.

Paying $7.5bn (£5.85bn) for ZeniMax Media Bethesda's parent company.

Microsoft have said that the Bethesda's franchise games will be added to its Game Pass subscription package for Xbox and PCs.

Helping to make the new Xbox Series X a lot more attractive than the PlayStation 5.

Xbox Backwards Compatible Spring Sale Titles From 84p UK @ Microsoft Store Full list

All prices are Gold prices, and all games are (as mentioned) backwards compatible and fully playable on Xbox One.

• Age of Booty - 84p
• Assassins Creed - £3.59
• Assassins Creed III - £4.49
• Assassins Creed Liberation HD - £6.39
• Assassins Creed IV - £7.99
• Assassins Creed Rogue - £4.94
• Battlefield 3 - £3.74
• Beyond Good & Evil HD - £2.22
• Bioshock - £5.99
• Bioshock 2 - £5.99
• Bioshock Infinite - £5.99
• Bionic Commando Re-Armed 2 - £3.99
• Blue Dragon - £3.74
• Borderlands - £5.99
• Borderlands 2 - £7.99
• Bully - £4.79

Microsoft Black Friday deals

• Beginning on November 20 and going through November 23 you will be able to save save $50 on any new 1TB Xbox One or Xbox One S.
• Xbox Live Gold members get early access to the weeklong Black Friday deals on Nov. 18, and everyone has access from Nov. 22-28. Plus, check back for even more great deals that will run over the Black Friday weekend, from Nov. 25-28
• Xbox Live Gold members also save up to 10% more on most sale titles, so go Gold to reap the benefits
• Save big on the top blockbuster titles from Microsoft Studios that you can buy once and play on both Xbox One and Windows 10, including Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, and ReCore, and, for these three titles, all customers can get the same great discounts.
• Get Windows 10 games, including Quantum Break, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Batman: The Telltale Series, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition on sale.
• Get discounts on hit movies up to 40% off, including Lights Out, Now You See Me 2, and Goosebumps, today’s hit TV shows, including South Park and Orphan Black, up to 50% off, including movies as low as $7.99 and TV up to 50% off.

No new Xbox this year as Microsoft confirm Xbox 720 won't be released in 2012 and no new PS3 say Sony!

Commenting on the report that Microsoft, the Xbox 360 manufacturer will produce its next console to compete with the upcoming Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft’s French Marketing Director Cedrick Delmas has commented that the PlayStation rival will launch “nothing new in 2012.”

Hard Corps: Uprising - Fast-Paced, Side-Scrolling Shooter in Microsoft's House Party program

Hard Corps: Uprising is now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Are Google about to move into video games big time?

Reports that Johnny Chung, the man behind Microsoft's Kinect Xbox control system, has jumped ship to Google raise speculation that the internet giant is moving into the video game business big time.

Puppetry using Xbox Kinect - video

The video below shows a protoype for Microsoft Kinect used to control puppets with hand movements.

Interesting to see the Apple logo on the MacBook that appears to be running to operation. The guy on the irght is seen adjusting the controls on the laptop.

Microsoft launch X360 KINECT controller free gaming in the UK

Today see the launch of Microsoft's Kinect, controller free, hardware for their flagship Xbox 360 console. This follows Sony launch of their Move controller system earlier, both trying to cash in on Nintendo's Wii dominance of the tracking control gaming market. Where both Sony and Nintendo require a controller Kinect uses a players movement to control onscreen actions.

Why is Kinect so laggy? How Microsoft's new controller fails to inspire new gamers.... Project Natal fails to deliver!

Microsoft promised so much and now that the chance to launch Kinect (project Natal) is about to arrive so has it delivered? Looks like the answer is NO! With reported lag in the Kinect system and videos posted daily show the lag between gamer actions and game play what can Microsoft do? Did they include a contract with game testers NOT to publish lag reports before launch? Watch this top notch developer video (until it's taken down) from the US Jimmy Falon show.

Xbox LIVE compusory update 1st November - mandatory Xbox LIVE update to include new features and service

Xbox LIVE subscribers are presented with the screen below explaining the madatory update. You must update or lose all your Xbox LIVE functions!

Kinect to Savings on the Latest Video Games and Electronics

Look to Target for low prices on this season's most popular tech items including:

Xbox Kinect and Video Game Savings

• Buy any 2 video games, get 1 free. Choose from hundreds of titles!
• Free $20 Target GiftCard with the purchase of the 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle ($299.99) - includes Xbox 360 game system, Kinect sensor, Adventure Sports game and one wireless controller (available Thursday, Nov. 4th at 8 am)
• 250GB PS3 Toy Story Bundle ($349.99) - includes game console, wireless controller, Toy Story 3 game and Toy Story 1 and 2 on DVD/Blu-ray (over $100 in added value)

KONAMI dates Kinect for Xbox 360 titles

DanceEvolution and CROSSBOARD 7 will be released alongside the motion-sensor technology on Kinect for Xbox 360, at launch on November 10th, while HUDSON SOFT’s Sports Island Freedom title will follow on November 25th.

Microsoft urged to sell off Xbox division as shares drop 2 per cent

Goldman Sachs have downgraded Microsoft shares and urged the company to sell it's unprofitable consumer entertainment division including Xbox.

Fable III: Kingmaker smart phone GPS app offers the chance to earn in-game gold

Microsoft announces a new geo-location mobile game for Fable III Fans, launching Monday 4th October. Fable III: Kingmaker, an innovative geo-location mobile gaming experience which will invite “Fable III” fans across Europe into a virtual land grab of epic proportions, all in the name of gold.

Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection Out next month including all DLC plus a Top Gear TV series tie-in

The hottest name in racing games and the world’s biggest car show today announced the beginning of a long-term collaboration, kicking off with the release of Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection in October.

Xbox LIVE 3 months Gold Membership 'Paperform' out now

Here's the first look at Xbox LIVE 3 month Gold membership promo posters...

$200 million + worth of Halo: Reach discs don't work!

Bungie forums reports loads of users have been hit with error messages when trying to play their games after waiting tears for the release! Checkout the 68 pages of complaints under the "Disc Not Reading" title...

November 10th date set for Kinect Xbox 360 bundle arriving in UK

Microsoft have announced the long awaited arrival of their Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Move busting, controller free Kinect video game system. The price for the Kinect bundle is £299.99 for the 250gb console and the Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventure video game.

Watch the banned Xbox 360 commercial - see if you agree

What do you think?

Microsoft to sell Xbox 360 in China following ban since 2000 - despite creating $4 billion profit for Chinese exports

China has had a ban on video game consoles since 2000, fear that youths will spend all their time playing games, the government edict in the year 2000 banned the sale of game consoles. It's OK for them to make the consoles or parts for them but there sale is not allowed (legally). Now this may change as Microsoft are working with the Chinese government to allow the sale of their Xbox 360.