Month: June 2020

Update:

Xbox Live is back online according to Microsoft’s official Status page. Online services for games should be up, either now or momentarily depending on your region.

We’ve heard back that users should once again be able to sign-in. Thanks to everyone that reported this to us! As always, we’re here and listening. https://t.co/HpDqwGPSQq

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) June 4, 2020

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Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live is down. According to the official support page, the Xbox Live Core Services are having issues preventing users from signing in to Xbox Live and using its services.

“We’re aware that some users are unable to sign-in and our teams are investigating,” says Xbox in a statement publishing on its official Support Twitter account.

We’re aware that some users are unable to sign-in and our teams are investigating. We’ll update here & on our status page when we have more info. https://t.co/PzAdjUFMJj

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) June 4, 2020

The outage has impacted the online services for games including Sea of Thieves, which issued its own Twitter statement regarding internet issues. The last update from Xbox was from 2 pm PT/5 pm ET confirming that services were still down and a resolution is “pending.”

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IGN will update this story when Xbox Live services are back up and running. The outage may impact other online game services, including Grand Theft Auto Online, which is back online after a purposefully going offline in support of George Floyd.

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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Before Valorant’s launch we caught up with Riot Games’ Anna Donlan to talk about future agent releases, Valorant’s controversial anti-cheat, and the potential for an Xbox and PlayStation prototype.

Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Gigantamax Meowth event has ended, but a new one is now underway. Starting June 2, developer Game Freak is bringing back every Gigantamax Pokemon for a limited time, giving you another chance to capture them.

Until June 29, Gigantamax Charizard, Gengar, Lapras, and more will appear more frequently in Max Raid battles. Some of these monsters will only be available in a specific version, while Gigantamax Snorlax will appear in both games. You can see which Gigantamax Pokemon will be available in each game below.

Pokemon Sword

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With stores closed, shipping taking longer than usual, and stock not getting replenished as often, physical editions of games have had a rough few months. Thankfully, virtually every modern game is also released digitally, so snagging the ones you have your eye on is as easy as pressing a button. It helps that we’re seeing a ton of great sales on digital games on console storefronts and PC retailers. We’ve collected the best digital games on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC this week.

The PlayStation Store has two current sales–Games Under $20 and Double Discounts–to shop for the next couple of weeks. Double Discounts is particularly great for PlayStation Plus subscribers, as you save even more games like Batman: Return to Arkham and Persona 5. The Xbox Store’s Rockin’ Action Sale has deals on an assortment of pulse-pounding titles such as Devil May Cry HD Collection and Metro Exodus. Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch Eshop is hosting a Mega Man franchise sale while also offering deals on great indies like Moonlighter and The End is Nigh. Over on PC, Epic’s Mega Sale is still running and GOG just kicked off its huge Summer Sale.

The deals listed below are separated by platform. Plus, there are plenty of games you can get right now without spending any money. We’re keeping track of every free game, including the latest Epic Games Store freebie, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.

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