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Category: Responsible GamingFebruary 11, 2025 Celebrating Safer Internet Day by Digging Deeper into AI with Minecraft Education Kim Kunes, VP Gaming Trust and Safety, Xbox People are using AI more and more at home, at work, in school, and everywhere in between. According to the most recent Microsoft Global Online Safety Survey, there has been a global increase in active generative AI users. Our findings showed that in 2024, 51% of people are users or experimenters of generative AI compared to 38% in 2023. Generation Z continues to drive this adoption with 64% of young adults reporting ever using the…
Category: GamesFebruary 11, 2025 South of Midnight Hands-on: A Gorgeous, Pull-No-Punches Fairytale Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief At first blush, South of Midnight could be described as a classic action-adventure: a heroine thrust from ordinary life into a remarkable journey; magical weapons and abilities; ability skill trees. But spend just a few minutes with it, and that feeling simply floats away. We’ve never seen a gaming world quite like this. In playing through its full third chapter, it’s a revelation that strikes again and again – this setting, this story, these ideas, even the music are something brand new, all…
State of Play is back tomorrow, February 12! Tune in live for news and updates on great games coming to PS5. The show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world. The 40+ minute show begins February 12 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET | 11pm CET / February 13 at 7am JST on YouTube and Twitch, and will be broadcast in English and Japanese. See you tomorrow! Regarding co-streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) Please note that this broadcast may include copyrighted content (e.g. licensed music) that PlayStation does not control. We welcome and celebrate…
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. Marvel Rivals tops the free-to-play category. Blockbusters continue to line the PS5 charts, with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Grand Theft Auto V remaining in the top five of January’s US and EU lists. The beat goes on as Beat Saber lands the top spot on the PS VR2 charts in both the US and EU regions. Check out the full listings below. What titles are you playing this month? PS5 Games US/CanadaEUCall of Duty: Black Ops 6EA SPORTS FC…
Last week, we asked you to climb to new heights in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: m1rko_vp shares Jin scaling the side of a building in Ghost of Tsushima. Misfunkshun shares Eivor climbing up a cliffside in Assassins Creed Valhalla. call_me_xavii strikes Astro Bot climbing up a ladder made of fellow bots. fsantos1697 shares Chloe climbing up a rope within a cave xenobitz shares wrestlers scaling a cage in WWE 2K24. Hedronik shares Alan climbing up a ladder during the Herald of Darkness sequence in Alan Wake 2. Search #PSshare #PSBlog…
Category: GamesFebruary 7, 2025 The Sims at 25: How an Iconic Series Kept Up with the Game of Life Danielle Partis 25 years ago, The Sims made history with the first instalment of a legendary series that would go on to be one of the best-selling of all time. Few simulation games have enjoyed the success and longevity of The Sims – and the freedom and creativity to play with life however you want has afforded the series near-unrivalled appeal in the years since. This week, Electronic Arts is celebrating this milestone and the history of the series in a…
Category: GamesFebruary 7, 2025 Avowed and the Living Lands Are the Next Great Frontier for Obsidian Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryThe Living Lands in Avowed is an entirely new region to explore within the Pillar’s of Eternity universe of Eora.The environmental designs feed into the ethos of player choice, with a tangible purpose for your adventure beyond expanded lore and being stunning to look at.Avowed is launching February 18, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox app for Windows PC, Battle.net, Steam, cloud, and will be available on day one with Game Pass. The more I learn about the…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 10 to 14 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 7, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, the Xbox App on Windows PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Quilts and Cats of Calico Monster Couch ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ Get it now Quilts and Cats of Calico – February 11Optimized…
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We live to fight, Legends. This season we’re showing that the community rules all as some of your favorite creators are taking over content and competition. These Creator Commissioners will create challenges based on their own Apex experiences, with fresh and unique items available to earn. Gear up with Arsenals, new shops stocked with everything you need to hit the battlefield immediately. All of this, plus the addition of Legend updates and bold meta changes, we’ve planned quite the party this season. But that’s not all we’re celebrating: our Anniversary Event kicks off along with the new season with even…