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Microsoft reports Xbox hardware revenue down 29%, and 1% growth in content and services like Game Pass blunted by "a decline in first-party content"
News Don't worry, though, AI is still making the numbers go up
The Outer Worlds 2 launch derailed by Microsoft Azure outage on Xbox, Game Pass, and PC: "All titles may be temporarily unavailable to purchase or install"
News Meanwhile, it's business as usual over on Steam
The Outer Worlds 2 director is already watching streamers create bad character builds, but that's part of the "true RPG" experience that "the Baldur's Gate 3s of the world" are helping bring back
News On the Radar | Game director Brandon Adler tells GR+ that fans are "relearning how RPGs" can offer real player choice
The Outer Worlds 2's first area is all about nailing Obsidian's "hardcore RPG feel" – which you can trace back to New Vegas, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and the first Fallout
Interview On the Radar | Creative director Leonard Boyarsky and art director Daniel Alpert explain how the first Outer Worlds' unrealized vision laid the perfect foundations for Paradise Island
The Outer Worlds 2 review: "The Fallout New Vegas creators have crafted a masterful space age RPG that's willing to play game master to my silliest decisions"
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Microsoft says the next Xbox console "will be a very premium and high-end curated experience," and you can see "some of the thinking" in the Xbox Ally handheld
news It's good to have confirmation that there even will be another Xbox console
Razer Kishi Ultra review: “I actually feel bad for not calling it my favorite”
Review The Razer Kishi Ultra is probably the most comfortable mobile controller out there, but that doesn’t automatically make it the best.
Ninja Gaiden 4 review: "Thrilling action and deep blood powers make this the series' best and a stunning return to form"
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