James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

A subtle but noticeable shift has hit Microsoft Rewards, with Xbox gift card redemptions increasing in cost for users in both the US and the UK.

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

At the time, Microsoft was offering a $5 Xbox Gift Card along with a Dual 2XP Bonus as an incentive for picking up the Vault Edition Upgrade, which appears to be why players are suddenly receiving ...

Microsoft are doing their darndest to destroy our loyalty to Xbox; they increase the cost of consoles, repeatedly, they increase the cost of Game Pass, repeatedly, and then they make earning points ...