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Four classic Xbox games are heading to PC as part of a new program from Microsoft. These older titles, which are currently available on Xbox Game Pass, will now be playable on desktops, laptops and handhelds such as the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X.

It’s the late 1990s. My brother and I are gifted our first Game Boy with Pokémon Blue. Gaming had been sparing for us at this point, relegated to Super Mario Kart sessions at a friend’s house and the occasional Sonic the Hedgehog 2 dash on a borrowed Sega Genesis when time allowed. This was different.…

Today, we’re introducing XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC, making it easier to play classic XBOX games from the past across PC and handhelds, including the ROG XBOX Ally and XBOX Ally X.

You can now play these classic games on your XBOX console, in the cloud, on PC, and on handhelds. By •

Mighty Doomdeveloper Alpha Dog Games has reemerged as an independent studio two years after beingshuttered by former owner Microsoft.

Non-profit organisation Games for Change has published a white paper exploring how parents approach video games, and how to shift their focus away from “fear-driven narratives focused on addiction, violence, and excessive screen time.”

1047 Games, the studio behind the Spligate series, has reportedly laid off staff weeks after the release of its latest shooter,Empulse.

For those who weren’t around in the mid ’90s, it felt like “Jurassic Park” was everywhere, with the enormously successful 1993 movie spawning a line of merchandising and tie-in multimedia. This, of course, spread to video games, with virtually every major gaming platform of the era receiving its own games based on the movie. As…

One of the most enduring video game franchises of all time is “Final Fantasy,” which has been inspiring millions of gamers worldwide since 1987. Decades later, the series still makes seismic waves throughout the industry whenever a new title gets released. That longevity and continued prominence comes from “Final Fantasy” undergoing a stunning transformation to…

For a whole generation of gamers, the PlayStation 3 represents a golden age. Alongside the Xbox 360, the PS3 had some of the greatest multiplatform games of all time, and its exclusives were second to none. The PS3 was the home of “Demon’s Souls,” “The Last of Us,” “Gran Turismo 5,” the first three “Uncharted”…