Price tags are a funny thing; they can ruin your day or change your entire outlook on life and success. A price tag with a number you can actually afford to pay without being destitute is a beautiful thing. A price tag with a number too high will force you into existential questions like, “Why am I working?” and “Who thought that was affordable.” The price tag of Microsoft’s Xbox One console has straddled both extremes this year. That’s sort of amazing.
Album Drop: D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’
The neo-soul movement late last century inspired a generation. Music is a river that flows and changes direction all the time. It zips past and absorbs the sediment along the different landscapes it passes. What we call popular music today has the high-hat of break-neck pop music and the vocal styling of T-Pain’s auto-tune heyday. That’s not bad; but it’s easy to find someone tired of the big bass drops. D’Angelo’s Black Messiah is an album for this old and new guard alike.
Microsoft: ‘Halo 3: ODST’ and free Xbox Live for ‘Master Chief Collection’ players
Are you one of the thousands of Xbox One fans who picked up Halo: The Master Chief Collection hoping to relive your Halo multiplayer golden days. It's no secret that doing that wasn't exactly easy with the amount of issues the game had a launch, and to apologize 343 Industries is giving users free memberships to Xbox Live, another Halo 2 multiplayer map and Halo 3: ODST.
Microsoft: ‘Halo 3: ODST’ and free Xbox Live for ‘Master Chief Collection’ players
Buy an Xbox One at Target, get a $70 gift card
The holiday countdown clock hasn't hit zero yet, but already some retailers are offering up deals on Microsoft's Xbox One as if it were a denim Santa hat at Kohl's the day after Christmas. Take the deal Target is running through Saturday online and in-store. Purchasing a $349 Xbox gets Target shoppers a $70 gift card.
Celebrate with ‘Grand Theft Auto 5′ and the Festive Surprise update
Developer Rockstar Games is doing again with the themed updates. After releasing mountains of new weapons, and a hipster themed update taking inspiration from Los Angeles County dwellers, the video game studio has announced the Festive Surprise, a free holiday-themed update for the GTA Online multiplayer included with every copy of Grand Theft Auto 5.
Celebrate with ‘Grand Theft Auto 5′ and the Festive Surprise update
Tomorrow on Xbox Live: ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ beta goes live if you’re lucky
It looks like Microsoft is sneaking in one more group of testers before it unleashes the Halo 5: Guardians beta on the rest of the video game buying public later this month. Messages sent out to Xbox One owners who have a console in the Xbox Preview Program indicate they'll get to play the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta tomorrow.
Tomorrow on Xbox Live: ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ beta goes live if you’re lucky
Assassin’s Creed Unity Review
There are some game developers who pray that their games are controversial. There’s a certain kind of gravitas that comes along with being the title everyone is talking about and falling over each other to cover. With as much as it costs to produce a game these days, you don’t want to be on the front page of websites and news magazines; you need to be on the front page of websites and news magazines. That is, unless you’re getting the type of press Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is.
A year of Xbox Music Pass will cost you $49.90 for one day only
Microsoft is wrapping up its 12 Days of Deals promotion with a deep discount on a year-long subscription to its Xbox Music service.
A year of Xbox Music Pass will cost you $49.90 for one day only
Watch free movies and television shows with Popcornflix for Xbox One
If you blinked you might have missed Popcornflix's arrival on Microsoft's Xbox One console. That's a shame, because it's the only way you're going to be watching episodes of Cheaters and more this holiday season for free.
Watch free movies and television shows with Popcornflix for Xbox One
The Scene, Bravo Now & Telemundo Now hit Xbox One
It appears Microsoft Xbox One entertainment app partners are busy stuffing users holiday stockings with the best entertainment apps they have to offer. The Scene, Bravo Now and Telemundo Now are now all available in the Xbox Store for users to download.