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Microsoft is encouraging people to buy the Xbox edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 by offering a special perk that players can't get on other console systems. People who preorder any edition of MW4 on a Microsoft Store--including Xbox or PC--will get a $5 digital credit back. Customers on PC will get a pop-up notification from the Xbox app within 35 days of MW4's launch on October 23 with their Xbox gift card; a similar pop-up notification will appear on Xbox as well. https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/2093776106465673515 The fine print states that the promotional gift credit must be

A new Xbox Series X special edition and controller will celebrate 25 years of Xbox. They will be available later this year.

You can now preorder the Xbox Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition from a variety of retailers.

Beard Papa’s is teaming up with Persona to celebrate the RPG series’ 30th anniversary with some special cream puffs.

Valve has finally announced the price of the new Steam Machine, and it'll be over $1,000 when it launches on June 30. In addition to confirming the price and release date, Valve published a new FAQ that runs through some key particulars about the system, including how it is not meant to be described as a console. "We think of Steam Machine as an extension of PC gaming, not as a console," Valve said. This is not a game console. In making its point, Valve said a console like an Xbox or PlayStation device would typically be sold at a loss, with Microsoft and Sony making up the loss with software