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Congress Wants To Know What The Biggest Game Companies Are Doing To ‘Combat Extremism’
A group of seven lawmakers are sending a letter to the world’s biggest video game companies tomorrow, asking each of them what steps they’re taking to combat “harassment and extremism” in online video games.
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Rare Puts Conker’s Face On Something That’s Not A New Game, Again
In the 20 years since Microsoft acquired Rare in 2002, the studio has only produced one actual game in the Conker series, which was the 2005 remake of Conker’s Bad Fur Day called Conker: Live and Reloaded on the original Xbox. I don’t know how well a foulmouthed squirrel passing through a series of movie…
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Phil Spencer Says Sony Wants To Grow At Xbox’s Expense
Public squabbling between two of the biggest console gaming companies has intensified. On a recent podcast appearance, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer blasted Sony for wanting to grow by “making Xbox smaller.” The accusation comes after the Federal Trade Commission decided to sue to block Microsoft’s takeover of Activision because of a pattern of making…
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Console Warriors Mad, Sad At Xbox’s Latest Awards No-Show
It wouldn’t be the first time, but Xbox fans are upset in the wake of last night’s broadcast of The Game Awards. The problem? While competitors like Sony scooped up award after award, the Xbox brand and Xbox-related games were almost nowhere to be seen.