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In 2018, Microsoft unveiled Project xCloud, a streaming gaming system for different platforms. In a new interview, Microsoft’s cloud games chief Kareem Choudhry gave more details about the features of xCloud. As well as some requirements for it to work as expected.

In an interview with Eurogamer. Choudhry revealed that Project xCloud remains firm for its launch until the end of 2019. And commented that the latest latency tests, Done in the Washington area. Showed good results, with numbers shorter than ten milliseconds. According to Choudhry, it is easier to find higher latency by connecting a Bluetooth device to an Android smartphone.

When asked what kind of connection will require to do xCloud work. The director revealed that the current tests show great results with connections between 9 and 10 Mbps. He added that the team is working so that it can deliver good video quality to lower connections, between 5 and 6 Mbps, but with lower resolutions.

Xbox Game Pass by streaming?

One of the questions asked to Choudhry was related to the Xbox Game Pass and the possibility of accessing the games of the service through Project xCloud.

The director did not give a very direct answer, just confirming the desire to make the service available, but remembering that it is currently valid only for Xbox One. This may be indicative that the possibility of games being made available on platforms such as PC and mobile may present some legal hurdles to come true.

Developer The Behemoth has announced that Castle Crashers Remastered will be available soon for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

The game is a 2D arcade that first released for Xbox 360 in 2008, for PlayStation 3 in 2010, for PC in 2012 and Xbox One as Castle Crashes Remastered in 2015. It looks like we are talking about a game that came from a few generations there, huh?

In this new game that will release soon. We will have some new features like performance updates, gameplay improvements, online multiplayer. All content available in the game and a mini multiplayer called ” Back off Barbarian.”

It also asked the studio why to bring the game to two more platforms now. And they responded that “ besides being one of the most requested things, we always look at Nintendo platforms, for example, with heart heat, and the Nintendo Switch is perfect for us to make a return of this game and its portability .”

Castle Crashes Remastered will be available for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 soon.

And April begins with the arrival of Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite.

When we wrote about March’s Xbox Game Pass news. We made a point of mentioning that Microsoft was likely to have some surprises up its sleeve.

And that’s exactly what happened, with the Redmond house revealing this afternoon five more games. That will be available by the end of the month – and one that will be added as early as the first of April.

Already tomorrow, March 21, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will be added, as well as the excellent What Remains of Edith Finch. Thus giving fans an opportunity to try out two works that have marked the videogames industry in recent times.

Later on Thursday, March 28th, it will be the turn of The Walking Dead: Michonne and also of Vampyr to be available on the service. A day later, March 29, Operation: The Stolen Sun will be added soon on its release day.

Finally, April 1st will be Marvel’s turn. Capcom Infinite become available on the service. As we reported here, at the end of March there are however four games that will no longer be available on the service, among which are Late Shift and Portal Knights.

In Portugal, the Xbox Game Pass is available for € 9.99 monthly. But if they have not tried the service they can do it for only € 1 in the first month. Long enough to realize whether they like it or not underwriting.

In a month in which the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the United States of America, the most sought-after game was Anthem.

The new Bioware game had a controversial release. But it was the best-selling game in February and became the second best-selling game of 2019 in the US – it is still BioWare’s second best installment behind Mass Effect 3.

Jump Force was the second-best debut of February and got second place, pushing for third Kingdom Hearts 3, which came first in January.

Demonstrating well the appeal of the characters in the game, Jump Force was able to become the third-best debut in Bandai Namco and the fourth best selling game of 2019 in the USA.

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The best-selling game title of 2019 to date remains with Kingdom Hearts 3, which has become the game in the series that most units sold in less time and has sold more than 80% of what Kingdom Hearts 2 has sold in it’s their first weeks.

Metro: Exodus also managed to be among the top 10. The 4A Games game debuted at 8th place and set a new record for best sales in the month of release in the Metro series – it sold nearly 50% more than Last Light.

One of the February premieres that failed to rank among the top 20 is Crackdown 3.

The Xbox Game Studios exclusive is not on the list of best-selling games in February in the US. Even on the list of the top 10 Xbox One games sold in February in the US, Crackdown 3 is not present.

1. Anthem (PC digital sales not included)
2. Jump Force
3. Kingdom Hearts III
4. Far Cry New Dawn
5. Red Dead Redemption II
6. Resident Evil 2 2019
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Digital Sales Not Included)
8. Metro: Exodus (Digital PC sales not included)
9. NBA 2K19
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (PC Digital Sales Not Included)
11. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Digital Sales Not Included)
12. Mario Kart 8 (Digital Sales Not Included)
13. Grand Theft Auto V
14. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Digital Sales Not Included)
16. Minecraft (Digital Sales PC and Switch not included)
17. Super Mario Party (Digital Sales Not Included)
18. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
19. Madden NFL 19 (Digital PC Sales Not Included)
20. Marvel’s Spider-Man

On the sale of consoles, NPD shared that Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in February and managed to record the best revenue in February in the sale of Nintendo consoles since February 2011.

Nintendo’s hybrid continues to be the best selling console in the US in 2019.