Wizard with a Gun is Out on October 17 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC

The recent leaks of Microsoft’s court documents for its recent trial against the FTC have dominated the news cycle for several days now, and more new nuggets of information are still continuing to filter through. For instance, it’s now also emerged that out of Microsoft’s two current-gen Xbox consoles, the less powerful (and cheaper one) had a significantly larger share of the market than its counterpart, at least as of early last year.

Microsoft is planning a mid-gen refresh for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, eyeing a release in 2024. A series of leaked court documents from the Microsoft vs. US FTC trial revealed a roadmap and concept images for its upcoming set of gaming systems, which also includes a new controller with gyro and haptic feedback. Codenamed ‘Brooklin,' the all-digital Xbox Series X boasts the same horsepower as the existing version, albeit lacking a disc drive. The console is cylindrically shaped and comes with a generous 2TB storage — up from 1TB — which I'm guessing is an SSD. It'll bear the same price tag of $499/ Rs. 54,990 and is slated to drop in late October, next year.

Over the weekend, over 120 documents were published to the United States District Court Northern District of California’s files website pertaining to the Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation case regarding Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is set to launch on February 29, 2024, for PlayStation 5.

We hope you enjoyed the exciting news from today’s State of Play, including the first glimpse of the new Deep Earth Collection joining the PS5 family of accessories. The collection introduces three new colors for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console covers, all with a smooth metallic finish: molten Volcanic Red, alluring Cobalt Blue, and sleek Sterling Silver. 

Microsoft in July announced that it was relaunching the Xbox Live Gold, its online subscription service that allows players to play multiplayer games, as Xbox Game Pass Core. it will finally be launched today, and it not only gives players access to multiplayer features but also free games. For the unaware, Microsoft has another subscription service for the Xbox called Xbox Game Pass that features a vast library of games that players can play without having to purchase each one separately, along with day-one access to new games. Xbox's most popular subscription is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which offers a catalog of more than 400 Xbox One, Xbox 360, and original Xbox games as well as access to day-one releases.

Digital Foundry tested out the possibility by building a custom PC specced like an Xbox Series X.

Further evidence suggesting Microsoft is preparing to release a native Xbox Series X/S version of Minecraft has emerged.

Gunbrella will launch for Switch via Nintendo eShop and PC via Steam on September 13 for $14.99, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Doinksoft announced. Pre-orders include a free copy of Gato Roboto.

There is quite the anticipation for players waiting to get their hands on Starfield. The video game was first teased years ago before Microsoft had acquired Bethesda through the ZeniMax Media purchase. However, now that fans will dive into this game today with the early access. With that said, there might be some players out there wondering if the Starfield video game will perform just as well on the Xbox Series S as it does on Microsoft’s premium console offering, the Xbox Series X. 

Narrative-focused wartime RPG Long Gone Days will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and more on October 10 for $24.99, publisher Serenity Forge and developer This I Dreamt announced.

Larian Studios has just announced that the second Baldur's Gate 3 patch is out now. It's only around 580MB in size, much smaller than the previous one, but it may prove to be more important since it delivers significant performance improvements, reduces the huge save file size, and adds the first of a series of character epilogues for the Tiefling Barbarian Karlach. She also got new 'moments' in the first two acts, allowing the character to delve more deeply into her peculiar predicament.