Category: XBOX NEWS
Stay up to date with everything happening on Xbox from the Tower Casuals team at the Boss Rush Network. From Game Pass updates and new releases to hardware news and industry announcements, our writers, producers, and podcasters at Boss Rush Media and the Boss Rush Network cover it all. Check out articles, podcast discussions, videos, and more as we break down everything in the world of Xbox.
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Quake Receives Horde Mode in Update 2 from Machine Games
Earlier this year, Quake was rereleased on modern consoles and PC, adding new features, new levels, and received new quality of life updates from Wolfenstein developer, Machine Games. Now, the revolutionary first person shooter has received a new update, simply titled Update 2, to the game.
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UPDATE: FORTNITE CHAPTER 3: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Is The Foundation in Fortnite
The biggest name in Hollywood is taking on the biggest name in video games. In a recent ad for his ZOA brand of energy drink, The Rock teased his involvement in Fortnite: Chapter 3.
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Halo Infinite Adding More Playlists in the Coming Months
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is clearly winning over fans with it’s amazing gameplay, strong weaponry, and hitting all of the right nostalgia points. As great as all of these things are, the one thing that players have complained about is the lack of playlists for specific modes, particularly Social Slayer and SWAT.
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Xbox Winter Game Fest Brings Over 35 Demos to Consoles as Part of The Game Awards Celebration
Xbox always loves to celebrate games and The Game Awards. This year is no different as Microsoft has announced that as part of The Game Awards celebration, they will bring over 35 demos to consoles.
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Respawn’s Vince Zampella is Now Head of The Battlefield Franchise, Building a ‘Battlefield Universe’
EA has decided to shake things up and is not only committed to fixing Battlefield 2042, but the series as a whole. In a huge report from GameSpot, Respawn’s Vince Zampella, who currently runs the studio, APEX Legends, and their other projects, will now lead the Battlefield franchise.
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Xbox Reportedly Exploring Handheld Options for Cloud Gaming
In a recent report from Windows Central, they mention the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x G1 Handheld Developer Kit, which is a handheld device similar to the Steam Deck or a more powerful Nintendo Switch for Android gamers. This could be a cheaper solution for Microsoft, but the outlet also mentions that they have been dabbling in…
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XBOX GAMEPASS: Halo Infinite will be Awarding Subscribers with Exclusive Perks
Halo Infinite players will be able to claim exclusive armor colors, XP boosts, challenge swaps, skins, and more from Xbox GamePass.
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Respawn is Taking the Original Titanfall Down from Stores
Respawn will be removing the original Titanfall from platform stores immediately and off of subscription services in March 2022.
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WB’s Multiversus Officially Announced as a Free-To-Play Smash Bros. Style Game
Warner Bros. has officially announced their long rumored Smash Bros. style title, Multiversus, as a free-to-play game for 2022 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
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Starfield From Bethesda Get’s a New Concept Art Video
Bethesda released a video this week entitled Into the Starfield: The Endless Pursuit, narrated by Game Director, Todd Howard, alongside Studio Director, Angela Browder, and Art Director, Matt Carofano, that included footage of the game and a lot of concept art.
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Rare’s Everwild adds Alien: Isolation’s Lead Designer
Everwild was a real surprise when it was announced at the XO19 event in November of 2019. It’s whimsical art style and beautiful world was different and a nice surprise for Xbox fans. When creative director Simon Woodroffe left the company, the community was worried that Xbox had another game development hell with the team…
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Reggie Fils-Aime Hosts Xbox Anniversary Panel, Says Industry is Better Because of Xbox
As Xbox continues to celebrate their 20th anniversary with news, announcements, and more, one of the more interesting events created quite the conversation. One of Xbox’s panels, which included Xbox pioneers Robbie Bach, Peter Moore, Bonnie Ross, and Ed Fries, was hosted by none other than former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime.
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Gets a New Feature in “Clarity Boost”
Xbox has announced that their Cloud Gaming service will be adding a new feature, called Clarity Boost. This feature, previously revealed for Microsoft Edge, allows for improved visual quality over a stream when playing through a web browser. All Microsoft Edge users will be able to use this feature by early next year. Listed below…
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Phil Spencer Reportedly “Evaluating Relationship” with Activision Blizzard amid Accusations
The major platform holders have released internal emails to staff stating that they are looking into their relationships with the company, including a very public acknowledgment from Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer.
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Harmonix has been Acquired by Epic Games
Harmonix finally gains financial security by being purchased by Epic Games.
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GAMES WITH GOLD: December’s Lineup of Free Games on Xbox
Microsoft has officially announced their Games With Gold for December 2021. Included with your Xbox Live Gold subscription or Xbox GamePass Ultimate subscription are the Xbox One games The Escapists 2 and Tropico 5: Penultimate Edition, while the Xbox 360 offerings include Orcs Must Die! and Extremely Twisted Shadow Planet.
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UPDATE: Battlefield Head of Design Leaving DICE, Now VP of Editorial at Ubisoft
Fawsi Mesmar is leaving DICE and accepted an unannounced roll at a studio in Stockholm. Here’s why you should be excited as an Xbox fan.
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Former Bungie Composer Instructed to Return Music and Asks Fans to Destroy Any Copies
Since his very public firing from Bungie in 2014, composer Marty O’Donnell has been sharing some of his music on his YouTube channel. The bad news is that most of that music, including an unused Destiny piece entitled Music of Spheres, is still copyrighted by his former employer. The court has issued the Halo and…
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Microsoft Adds 37 Games to Frame Rate Boost Program
During their 20th Anniversary Event, Xbox announced that 37 games would be receiving frame rate improvements including the original Assassin’s Creed, Dead Space 2, the entire Gears of War saga, Mirror’s Edge, Sonic Generations, and more, bringing the total of frame rate boosted games to 134 games across Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the original…
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Sea of Thieves Season 5 Bombards Players with New Content on December 2nd
Season 5 of Sea of Thieves is giving players a lot of new content to search for, plunder, and protect, including custom quests, new cosmetics, and Captain Barbosa.
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Fortnite Season 2 is Coming to an End—What Happens Next?
Fortnite Chapter 2 is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean it’s over for good. The End Event is coming and players will wage war on The Cube Queen.
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TRAILER: Halo Infinite Hits All The Nostalgia Feels With New Live Action Trailer
343 Industries hits all of the right nostalgia points with this new live action trailer of Halo Infinite.
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Microsoft Adds the Xbox Digital Museum to Their Site With a Specific Section Called “Just for You”
Microsoft has added the Xbox Digital Museum, giving visitors a history lesson on the brand, their games, and their consoles. Better yet, there is a significant portion of the museum dedicated to the players. Each individual player is invited to look into their stats on each console, their gamerscore, and their own personal history and…
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XBOX GAMEPASS: What’s Coming and What’s Leaving Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, 2021
If you’re looking for a list of games coming to Xbox GamePass across console, PC, and cloud, we’ve got if for you. It can be hard to track down a list of what’s coming soon. That is why we at Boss Rush Network are going to start compiling a list of upcoming games each week…
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