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Tom Warren

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Got Microsoft gossip or a hot tip? You can reach me confidentially and securely on the Signal messaging app. My username is tomwarren.01 👍

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the Baldur’s Gate 3 patch notes hit different 😅

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is Internet Explorer ever truly dead?

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Epic Games is trolling Apple with a "1984" Fortnite video. It's pretty... epic

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The PS5 design memes have started strong

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this is how you do it

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Reminder: when you visit family for Christmas Day make sure you turn off motion smoothing on their TV

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Reminder: when you visit family for Christmas Day make sure you turn off motion smoothing on their TV

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The Duel of the Fates upscaled to 60FPS 🔥

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Unity CEO John Riccitiello was EA CEO when FIFA 09 launched with loot boxes. Last year he said devs making games without monetization in mind are “fucking idiots.” In an EA stockholder meeting he entertained the idea of charging $1 to reload an ammo clip in Battlefield.

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NEW - I got a major update from Unity about their new fees - Unity "regrouped" and now says ONLY the initial installation of a game triggers a fee - Demos mostly won't trigger fees - Devs not on the hook for Game Pass More here:

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the huge Berlin aquarium burst overnight. It housed 1,500 tropical fish in 1 million liters of water at the center of Berlin

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Bro what the fuck the fish tank of my hotel just exploded in the middle of the night WHATS GOING ON. #radissonblu #Berlin #aquarium #Explosion

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Helldivers 2 has passed GTA V’s all-time concurrent peak on Steam this weekend, despite some server issues. Baldur’s Gate 3, Palworld, and Helldivers 2 have all proven that the audience for gaming is bigger than ever when you build a great game

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if you ever see me with a hexagon-shaped profile picture please block me ❌

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the new Twitter verification system is going well 🫠

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Sony: “giving Microsoft control of Activision games like Call of Duty… would have major negative implications for gamers and the future of the gaming industry” also Sony:

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super curious to see how Apple makes it sound like they've invented USB-C tomorrow 🥲

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here's a first look at Windows 11. There's a new Start menu, rounded corners, a new startup sound, and more

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Microsoft’s new Xbox marketing campaign appeared on the Las Vegas Sphere last night

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Xbox Series X logo vs. Twitter's new X logo. Who did it better?

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some people are genuinely angry that Microsoft and Sony will remove your access to Cyberpunk when you request a refund. They want to keep the game and also get refunded 🤯

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this is how you upgrade the storage on a PS5 and an Xbox Series X 😅👷‍♂️

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4 years

I just installed iOS 14, and wow

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when it's time to let something go in Starfield. I gasped when the hatch opened 🤯 from /u/Moozipan

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BREAKING: Microsoft has won its FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard. Judge Corley has denied the FTC’s preliminary injunction request. Details here:

Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.

www.theverge.com

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I’m giving away 12 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Just Retweet this or Like to enter. I’ll pick a winner in a week, and make sure you’re following so I can DM 🙏

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Bloomberg audience Q: Why did you not optimize Starfield for PC? Todd Howard: we did... you might need to upgrade your PC Full interview:

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You can now join a Discord call straight from your Xbox. No phone needed, no transferring calls, just join! 😍 It’s part of the new Xbox November dashboard update

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BREAKING: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal has been approved by UK regulators. Microsoft is now free to finalize its giant $68.7 billion acquisition. Details here 👉

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April's Xbox Game Pass additions have leaked. It truly is the best deal in gaming

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BREAKING: Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty is now part of Xbox. After 20 months of regulatory battles, Microsoft's giant $68.7 billion gaming deal is complete. Full details here 👉

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Sony's PlayStation employees at its London Studio were bidding farewell to PlayStation chief Jim Ryan 5 days ago, ahead of his retirement next month. Now they've all been laid off just days after Jim Ryan's visit.

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Farewell Jim Ryan 👋 🫡

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the Starfield DLSS 3 mod is legit. Getting a 65% boost at 1440p ultra on an RTX 4090 / 13900KS

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the 18-year-old hacker who leaked GTA 6 clips has been sentenced to life in a hospital prison. He hacked Rockstar at a hotel using an Amazon Fire TV Stick while in police protection. Details from @joetidy

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someone has edited the Wikipedia entry for greed to describe Unity CEO John Riccitiello as “one of the greediest people alive”

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Unity CEO John Riccitiello was EA CEO when FIFA 09 launched with loot boxes. Last year he said devs making games without monetization in mind are “fucking idiots.” In an EA stockholder meeting he entertained the idea of charging $1 to reload an ammo clip in Battlefield.

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“Oh you shot me I’m dead… eh” 😂 #highonlifegame

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Twitter has just launched NFT profile photos. They’re hexagon-shaped

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this is why a lot of Xbox stuff doesn’t leak super early. Microsoft uses hidden watermarks in files and photos to identify leakers 👀

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how to get your Xbox Series X to blow up: 1) buy a vape 2) blow vape into bottom of Xbox 3) feel proud of the smoke you created 4) post to Twitter and profit video via @XboxStudio 👇

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Discord on Xbox is getting way better. You won't need to use your phone soon, so you can connect to calls in Discord servers directly from the Xbox dashboard 🙏 details here:

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ok who made Phil Spencer sign a PS5 in Japan 🙃 /pics via @gangsuit

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Rockstar Games confirms GTA 6 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2025, but no mention of a PC release date

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the FTC's Wikipedia page was briefly vandalized tonight to replace its flag with a PlayStation logo among other Sony references

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someone has created a Starfield mod that adds Phil Spencer to your flashlight 😅

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*checks the date* 📅 ah yes Twitter

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Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion back in 2011, the same year Zoom was founded. If the coronavirus pandemic happened in 2011, everyone would have used Skype for video calls. Now everyone is using Zoom instead, because Microsoft spent nearly 10 years mismanaging Skype

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BREAKING: the UK's CMA has provisionally concluded that Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal “will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in console gaming services" because Microsoft is unlikely to withhold Call of Duty from PlayStation

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this could be the "holy shit" moment of AI. OpenAI has just announced Sora, its text-to-video AI model. This video isn't real, it's based on a prompt of "a cat waking up its sleeping owner demanding breakfast..." 🤯

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here's the letter that Todd Howard sent Starfield reviewers

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I don’t know how the GTA 6 trailer leaked, but Rockstar were ready for it • 5:30PM ET: GTA 6 trailer leaks on X • 6PM ET: leaker account suspended • 6:10PM ET: Rockstar posts official trailer

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Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox

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iOS 14 widgets look great. Clearly inspired by Windows Phone and Android, but with the usual Apple touch

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Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Series S uses the same CPU as the Xbox Series X running at 3.6GHz. Yes, the Xbox Series S CPU is faster than the PS5

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the design and level of detail on the Starfield Xbox gear is really quite impressive

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Xbox chief Phil Spencer says "every time we ship a game on PlayStation... Sony captures 30 percent of the revenue that we do on their platform and then they use that money... to do things to try to reduce Xbox's survival on the market."

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Microsoft has added a Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox Dynamic Background for Xbox Series S / X owners

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BREAKING: Google is closing down its Stadia cloud streaming service. The service will remain live until January 18th, 2023. Google is refunding all Stadia purchases. Full details here:

Google is shutting down Stadia

Google’s cloud gaming service launched three years ago.

www.theverge.com

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Halo Infinite upgrade 👍

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Epic Games: Apple's App Store is evil and everyone is forced to use it!! 😈 also Epic Games: now we own Fall Guys and Rocket League, we're removing them from Steam so new players are forced to use Epic Games Store 😠 everyone: I only open EGS to claim free games 🥲

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the @Xbox team has had enough of the haters 🔥👏

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the Starfield Xbox controller is definitely one of the best looking ones Microsoft has created

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Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation. When Microsoft heard Starfield was going to skip Xbox, Phil Spencer decided to buy Bethesda instead

Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation

Microsoft says Sony paid third parties to keep games off Xbox

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a funny exchange today FTC: You need a Windows license to stream PC games, correct? Sarah Bond: No. You can stream PC games without a Windows license FTC: 🫥

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5G has hit the UK today and I’m getting 980Mbps on a MOVING TRAIN. Yes i know nobody is using it, but this is exciting!

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Starfield runs well on Xbox Series S. Bethesda has done some smart optimization work to not compromise the visual quality and performance on the Xbox Series S. Here's Neon, a city in Starfield, running on Xbox Series S

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Phil Spencer - Gamer

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Microsoft ended its Xbox Games Showcase Extended with the beginning of Stalker 2. It has been delayed to 2023 due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, where the Stalker 2 devs are located. Here's how they're living during the war 💙💛

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today's funny exchange: Phil Spencer correcting the FTC on how acquisitions work FTC: "Now you have a $70 billion upfront payment that you're making for Activision, right?" Spencer:

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ok the coolest thing about the Starfield Xbox controller is transparent triggers. So you can watch them do this…

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I can't believe this was more than 10 years ago

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Microsoft has released a new Starfield Dynamic Background for all Xbox Series S / X users

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my PC trying to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 😂

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✨ some personal news ✨ say hello to Frank 🐶

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Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox noise suppression feature today for party chats. It will remove breathing, controller clicks, and annoying background music for Xbox Series X / S owners. Full details here:

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Apple exposing all the ways Facebook tracks you with it iOS app is really quite something

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wow the Xbox website today is looking all Xbox 360 🎮

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someone has created a Starfield mod that replaces the Bethesda splash screen with a PlayStation Studios one 🙃

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the jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict. It found that Google turned its Google Play App Store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly

Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight

Victory Royale.

www.theverge.com

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BREAKING: EU approves Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition

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some Reddit users have got Cyberpunk 2077 running on an M1 MacBook Pro thanks to Apple's new Proton-like tool. Interesting stuff!

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Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset turns everyone into a '90s NPC on FaceTime calls 😂

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a massive amount of highly confidential and unredacted Microsoft docs have leaked as part of the FTC v. Microsoft case. They were attached to a single file and incorrectly hidden and posted publicly. A huge error that has led to a giant leak. More to come.

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me checking my PC cooling for Cyberpunk 2077...

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Ahead of the launch of the Phantom Liberty DLC and 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077, developer CD Projekt has warned PC players to double-check their rigs are up to the task.

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this is how the new Xbox Series X console wraps attach to a console. More details here:

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me: is Star Wars Jedi Survivor good on PC? steam reviewer:

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BREAKING: Microsoft is acquiring Activision for $68.7 billion. The deal will see many of Activision Blizzard games heading to Xbox Game Pass. Details here:

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one of my favorite features of the new Xbox Home UI is the way the game art changes in the background

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BREAKING: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators. The European Commission has sided with Microsoft just weeks after UK regulators blocked the deal. Details here:

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators

Microsoft still faces regulatory scrutiny in the US and a UK appeal.

www.theverge.com

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this is the new Windows 11 startup sound

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this is the Xbox first-party studios organization now, courtesy of @klobrille

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ASUS has announced an Xbox controller with a built-in OLED screen. The tiny 1.3-inch screen can display custom animations, battery or microphone status, and more. Details here:

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the whole world trying to find a PS5, Xbox, or a new GPU

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BREAKING: Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate. It looks like the CMA is ready to talk about a potential remedy in the UK. Details here:

Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate

Microsoft wants to close its Activision Blizzard acquisition.

www.theverge.com

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here's the Xbox Series X retail box

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I love this Chrome extension

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if you're wondering how big Destiny 2 is for Sony... 860,000 players played Destiny 2 yesterday, at a slow point in a season about to end later this month • 275,000 on Xbox • 355,000 on PlayStation • 224,000 on Steam • 5,390 on Stadia

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Microsoft claims Sony pays for "blocking rights" to keep games off Xbox Game Pass 👀 The explosive claim was made in legal docs filed with Brazilian regulators this week. Full details here:

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I'm amazed at how many people think Twitter has copied the X Windows logo or some other logo. The new X logo is literally the 𝕏 glyph from Special Alphabets 4

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Microsoft is facing a fake backlash over its decision to add better energy saving modes to Xbox consoles "They're trying to recruit your kids into climate politics" this nonsense rots my brain 🥲

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