Main topic: Announcement of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and potential release on Xbox Game Pass.
Key points:
1. Activision confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III as this year's entry in the series.
2. The game is set to release on November 10th for PC and consoles.
3. There are indications that players will be able to carry over items from the previous game, Modern Warfare II, to Modern Warfare III. Additionally, Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard may result in the game being available on Xbox Game Pass on its release day.
Starfield, the highly anticipated space RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, is finally available on PC and Xbox Series consoles, offering players a vast and immersive space adventure with numerous activities and the potential to become a Game of the Year contender in 2023.
Xbox Cloud Gaming allows Game Pass Ultimate holders to stream Starfield on the Steam Deck, bypassing compatibility issues and allowing for gameplay at a steady 30fps.
Bethesda Game Studios' next big focus will be on Starfield, a gigantic game that offers hundreds of hours of role-playing adventure and will be supported by Bethesda for years to come, while The Elder Scrolls 6 is likely to take several more years to develop.
Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has highlighted the advantages of Starfield being exclusive to Xbox, emphasizing the ability to focus on one console and deliver a better product, similar to the brand association Nintendo enjoys with its first-party games.
Starfield, the biggest Xbox game of the year, is now available on Game Pass, and players are faced with the task of making important choices during character creation, including selecting a background and traits that will impact their gameplay style.
Microsoft CEO of Gaming, Phil Spencer, states that there is "huge demand" for the new Starfield video game, which is expected to be accessible to hundreds of millions of players across various devices.
Starfield, the new game from Bethesda, features an infinite credit glitch and a handy spacesuit glitch for players to exploit.
Bethesda's latest RPG, Starfield, achieves a record-breaking launch with over 6 million players, surpassing previous Bethesda games like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.
Starfield, a highly anticipated game, is not available on PlayStation 5, but some fans have created mods to make it resemble the PS5 experience, although it is unlikely that the game will ever officially release on the console.
The global COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant slowdown in the production of Starfield, resulting in the game's release being delayed to September 2023, according to game director Todd Howard.
The popularity of Bethesda's Starfield has led to a surge in No Man's Sky's success, with the game experiencing its "biggest month" ever after being available for seven years across multiple platforms.
The full list of 36 games for Xbox Live Gold's replacement, Game Pass Core, has been revealed, including titles such as Stardew Valley, Vampire Survivors, Among Us, Firewatch, and Dead Cells, making it a worthwhile and enticing option for gamers.
Xbox Game Pass Core, the successor to Games with Gold, will be launched on September 14th and will offer 36 titles, including popular games like Gears 5, Fallout 4, and Halo 5.
Bethesda has confirmed that it will be adding several "community requested" features to Starfield, including Nvidia DLSS support, an FOV slider, and more, in updates that will be released at regular intervals.
Nine Xbox Game Pass games are leaving the subscription service, including notable titles like Sid Meier's Civilization 6 and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, with no indication of when or if they will return.
Eight games, including Outriders, Weird West, and Prodeus, are set to leave Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass at the end of September, according to an announcement by Microsoft.
Players of the newly released RPG game Starfield have discovered an exploit that allows them to easily earn large amounts of credits, with the ability to repeat the exploit for even more wealth, though the future of this exploit remains uncertain with the upcoming patch from Bethesda.
Despite the immense size and success of Starfield, with over 1 million players exploring the game on launch day, a quarter of Xbox players have yet to unlock the game's first achievement, "For All, Into The Starfield," suggesting that they may be more focused on exploring the ground and experiencing the game's vast open world rather than launching into space.
Starfield, the latest sci-fi RPG from Bethesda, has excited Xbox fans with its immersive galactic gameplay, and it has also surprised fans by including the planet Reach from the popular Halo series.
Starfield has achieved over 10 million players since its release on September 1, making it Bethesda's biggest launch ever and the fastest-selling new IP in Europe this year.