Microsoft to host Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

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While there won't be an E3 event this year, Microsoft plans to hold a gaming event in June. The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will be held on June 12 at 1 PM ET. There aren't too many details about the event, but the company says it "will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem, including upcoming releases to Game Pass on Xbox and PC." The teaser art for the showcase has an Xbox logo floating among the stars, suggesting we'll hear more about Bethesda's upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield.

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Microsoft Xbox will soon make it easier to share gameplay clips

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Microsoft Xbox will soon make it easier to share game clips on its mobile app. Microsoft's Larry Hryb (@majornelson) shared the news through a tweet, saying the unique public URLs that will be available on the app and collected in a new "trending content" area so you can see what other gamers are playing. 

"With Link sharing, just go to the capture you want to share in the Xbox mobile app to get a link, then paste it anywhere to share with your friends, who don't need to be signed-in to view your capture. We are now testing this long requested feature," Hryb said in the thread.

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Waze, Halo adds two new Moods and vehicles to use for a limited time

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In August, Waze partnered with Xbox and 343 Industries to release a Halo experience on the navigation app in honour of the franchise's 20th anniversary this year. Now, the partnership is rolling out two new Moods and two new vehicles to improve the experience on the app. You can choose between Commander Agryna or Jega Moods for a limited time while they navigate in their Razorback or Brute Chopper. The Halo experience is available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. You can unlock the experience here or head to your Waze app and tap on "My Waze," where you can find the Halo banner.

Microsoft adds final 76 titles to its backward compatibility program

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Microsoft is adding 76 more games to its Xbox backward compatibility program. This batch will be the last one, as Xbox Compatibility Program Lead Peggy Lo explained, it "reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalog from the past due to licensing, legal and technical constraints." The update includes the entire Max Payne series and F.E.A.R. franchise, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, and Skate 2.

All the titles added will support Auto HDR on the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles. The Xbox Series X and Xbox One X will render the games at four times their native resolution, while the Xbox Series S will do so at three times. And the Xbox One S and Xbox One will do that at double the resolution. Eleven titles will get FPS Boost, which improves framerates up to 60 frames per second, and 26 existing games in the library will also get the feature. 

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