Too bad MS won't bring back Xbox Sports Network from during the original Xbox era. Games like NFL Fever 2003 (played that one a lot actually), Links 2004, Amped 2, and all those other sports games would be perfect right now for Xbox Game Pass. It's not like those games had bad reception either. Most had good to great review scores.

They're building quite the studio! Impressive start "talent grabbing" wise. I'm wondering, what's the organization chart for a gaming studio like? I see couple of lead designers, couple of directors, couple of narrative directors and so on. Who reports to who? 

Little surprise there has been no mention of the latest round of rumors here. They are just rumors of course but Microsoft buying IO interactive would be a pretty big get in my opinion. Between that and this new Xbox Asia division which is pretty interesting there is news coming out of xbox non stop these days

Just got a free $5 Xbox gift card from MS.
Check your Xbox Live messages. Reason behind it is the Minecraft BLOCK Friday.
If you own the "new" Minecraft, there's a good chance you received the message.

Wow didn't hear anything about this release on Xbox One:
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/393624/steamworld-dig-2-out-now-for-xbox-one/

First game was really good and this one sits at a Metascore of 88.
https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/steamworld-dig-2

Hopefully we'll also get SteamWorld Heist.

I also got this. Last month they also gave me $5 for playing the FIFA 19 demo.

Hmm yeah that was a stealth release lol

I've been doing this the past few years so here is a round up now that the Black Friday deals in the UK have gone live:

Best value Xbox One X - £399 Battlefied 5 Bundle with Forza Horizon 4 + Fifa 19

Cheapest entry point Xbox One X - £369 Forza Horizon 4/Motorsport 7 bundle

Best value Xbox One S - £199 with Forza Horizon 4 + Spyro + Additional controller

Cheapest entry point Xbox One S - £169 Forza Horizon 4 bundle

Other notable deals:

£54.99 12 month Gamepass

£21 Divinity Original Sin 2

£49 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gold Edition

Xbox deals this holiday seem weak. In the US they have had the same Minecraft bundle in 2016. 2017 and now 2018 for the holidays. The £200 forza, Spyro and controller bundle is way better than $200 Minecraft bundle we have in the states.

https://wccftech.com/inxile-grow-size-after-microsoft-acquisition/
Inexile has a unannounced project in development. I can see Ninja Theory and Inexile releasing their projects they've been developing for a few years on the XBO.