Xbox players are receiving fewer points for completing quests through the Microsoft Rewards program.
The drop in points for completing the "Earn an Achievement in Game Pass" quest is significant, going from +50 points to +5 points.
While these changes are new, some users have noted a decline in the Microsoft Rewards program over the past few months, suggesting that further adjustments may be made in the future.
A job listing published by the UK studio reveals that its next project will be another entirely new IP.
Good. Something not boring, not one of those "make your own game" crap and also on Steam would be nice.
Outriders developer People Can Fly's next game has been canceled after its publishing agreement with Take-Two Interactive fell through.
"the capital group of PCF Group S.A."
If you're getting funding from a group that needs two different ways of Acronyming itself, things will not go the way you want them to.
Outriders was crap. They slapped that game together and threw in a loot system to get players' attention. This game was absolutely jank and the always online nonsense made it stutter like crazy. People Can't Optimize.
I liked Outriders but I could see where the artistic vision was compromised. The way the industry is now, it wouldn't surprise me that upper management would scrap something that didn't pull in money via gaas, mts, or other means.
The new Escape from Tarkov Unheard Edition has the community in an outrage after promising exclusive access to the new PvE mode for $250 USD.
$250? Do they not know all the other games that already exist or will be made in the future that can do similar?
This is for the hardcore people that have 2500 h in the game. They basically play that one game the whole year.
Oh and those same people are mad as hell at this... what a way to reward fans of your game and annihilate newcomers.
Read a comment earlier calling it a "special monetization operation." I had to chuckle at that.
Wow man, MS Rewards went from one of the best things in gaming to absolute garbage in the last few months. Can't believe how much they've screwed this program over in such a short period of time... I used to be very vocal about how much I loved it too.
Congratulations Microsoft just making something fun into a chore imo
This change sucks more for the people that were just casually collecting points here and there. For the ones that farm points, it's much less impactful as those 1500 monthly points were some of the hardest to get either way. Still, it sucks that the rewards program is getting less value in pretty much every new update.
Well, they did drop a chunk of change on a recent acquisition. Gotta start saving somewhere.
Phil Spencer was unaware of this change. He's looking into getting it reversed.