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Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! We have got quite a bit to cover in this bundle, so we’re just gonna get right on into it, if you don’t mind. You don’t mind, do you? Sure you don’t.

2K Games has surprise-dropped a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S update for Mafia III that adds 60 FPS performance to the game alongside other technical improvements. If you already own the game on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, the update is free; if you don’t, 2K is currently selling it on digital storefronts at…

A Minecraft Movie grossed $961.2 million in worldwide ticket sales during its run. Screenshot by Aaron Pruner/CNET

Mafia III: Definitive Edition has launched on PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox Series X|S, arriving alongside a new Steam update that marks 10 years since the game’s original release.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has just created XP, a division wholly dedicated to bringing Xbox IPs to other media such as cinema and television.

Xbox has announced a new TV, movies, and entertainment division called XP. It will be headed up by Kayleen Walters, a Lucasfilm veteran who moves over from her most recent post as president of Minecraft maker Mojang, where she also served as an executive producer on last year’s A Minecraft Movie.

Following the massive success of A Minecraft Movie, Xbox appears to be doubling down on its Hollywood ambitions.

Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Sebastian Hansen star in A Minecraft Movie, an example of Xbox expanding its gaming franchises into film and broader entertainment. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Microsoft’s (MSFT) gaming division, XBOX, announced a major expansion of its entertainment business on Thursday, unveiling a new division called XP that will bring its popular gaming franchises into movies, television, merchandise and live experiences.

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