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Xbox Live Party Chat isn't just a great way to communicate with other games, it's essential for some games. That's why today's news that Xbox Live Party Chat is finally available on iOS and Android has me grinning from ear to ear. Finally, teammates can tell me how bad I am at Halo Wars 2 Terminus Firefight without me having to dig out my headset.
Your iPhone or Android device finally has Xbox Live Party Chat
Looking for something to do on your console besides play the latest Assassin's Creed Origins DLC you snagged on sale earlier this week? Join the rest of the known world and watch the 2018 Winter Olympics tonight on Xbox Live.
If you're like me and slept through the Super Bowl last night, you missed new trailers for Solo: A Star Wars Story and Avengers Infinity War Part One. I got you, fam.
Video game developers can hit you with good news and bad news all at the same time. Take Rockstar Games as an example. The company finally revealed the official Red Dead Redemption 2 release date for Xbox One, PS4 and Windows PCs. Too bad that release date isn't remotely close to when the studio last promised it would deliver the game.
Red Dead Redemption 2 gets another delay and a final release date
And just like that, potential Anthem fans can retreat into other games for the rest of the calendar year. Electronic Arts says that it's delaying the highly-anticipated online role-playing game into 2019 and dashing the hopes of fans waiting to get their hands on it.
In revealing a massive update to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service that it launched last year, Microsoft may trigger changes in the way we buy games forever. Besides unlocking a game library with hundreds of titles, Xbox Game Pass will also get you every exclusive Xbox One game the day that it launches.
This big update to Xbox Game Pass could change things forever
Thinking about purchasing an Xbox Elite Controller for your Xbox One or gaming on Windows? Don't, because leaked photos indicate Microsoft has a new Xbox Elite Controller planned.
2nd Generation Xbox Elite Controller leaks for the world to see
Microsoft has confirmed why I had a really hard time finding a working link for its Kinect for Windows Adapter while working on a freelance piece before the holidays. It's stopped making the Kinect Adapter and, by extension, killed off the accessory for good.
Microsoft kills the Kinect Adapter and torches my entertainment setup
With some major holidays down and 2017 in the record books, I thought it'd be fun to see how all you fine, fine people get your game on. Yes, I wanted to type "roll on," but then I realized I'm 29 years old and no one but me still cares about 2000s hip-hop.
So I’ve slacked a little on Ask The en articles. Still, when I reached out on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for new questions to get the column going again, you find folks didn’t disappoint. It’s because of you that this edition is packed with questions and answers about Groove Music, how I game at home and my stance on Net Neutrality.
Ask The en: My Xbox Setup, Groove Music Shutdown & Net Neutrality