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Microsoft Xbox gaming executive Phil Spencer recently addressed the subject of bigger Xbox One hard drives and a desire for more couch co-op games through a series of posts on Twitter.

First, Spencer talked about the topic of bigger Xbox One hard drives, saying he understands “the need” for more space, though he says using an external hard drive is a temporary workaround.

As Spencer mentions, the most internal hard drive space offered today on Xbox One is 1 TB, which comes by way of the special-edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare bundle. With games today often weighing in at 50 GB and up, hard drive space can fill up quickly for people who play lots of games.

The standard Xbox One model ships with a 500 GB hard drive. Microsoft has not announced plans to offer anything larger than 1 TB.

Switching topics, on the subject of couch co-op games, Spencer said he would like to see more of these in the future for Xbox One. The recently released downloadable game Chariot (get it today for $15) is a strong example, and he hopes more will follow.

Finally, and on another unrelated topic, Spencer said he recently visited Fable series developer Lionhead Studios and was impressed by what he saw of Xbox One game Fable Legends.

In other big Microsoft news, the company’s $2.5 billion deal to buy Swedish developer Mojang and the Minecraft series has closed, meaning the franchise now officially belongs to Microsoft.

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Developer Bungie has gifted a unique Destiny weapon to a brain surgery patient following doctor’s advice that playing the first-person shooter could help him recover.

The story comes from Reddit user Bkbunny87, who explained in great detail about her husband Eric’s health status and how Bungie was able to step in and warm their hearts.

In the last year, Eric had seven brain surgeries, three of which involved removing parts of his brain, resulting in memory loss. Though his condition was stable, Eric wanted to play Destiny when it was released in September, close to when he needed to have another surgery operation.

“He wanted it badly enough that two weeks ago he described the game in detail to his wonderful Neurologist,” his wife explained. To her surprise, the doctor said video games can work as an excellent physical therapy tool for people suffering from brain and memory damage.

“I have been shocked how well he has taken to it,” she wrote about her husband’s Destiny habits. “Once an avid cook, he was no longer able to navigate our kitchen–but with Destiny, it was like a duck to water. He has always been exceptionally good at games, and it seems like that hadn’t changed a bit. It’s been a joy to watch him.”

She goes on to say that Destiny’s effect on Eric’s health and outlook has been dramatic. “He has been going out more, doing chores, making jokes,” she says. “The effect of playing the game on his mood has been almost staggering.”

It wasn’t all great, however, as she reports that Eric has trouble communicating with friends in Destiny’s raid missions. This led to his fireteam getting frustrated with him, she says.

This story has found its way to Bungie, as community manager David “Deej” Dague reached out to Eric and sent him a care package, presumably stuffed with all manner of Destiny goodies. In addition, Bungie sent Eric an in-game weapon, the super-rare Fate Of All Fools scout rifle (above). Eric is the only gamer out there with this weapon, as it apparently won’t be released publicly until a future update.

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DICE’s 2013 shooter Battlefield 4 has returned to EA’s “Game Time” promotion on Origin, meaning PC users can now play the game for free. EA is offering up seven days of free play, though that clock begins when you launch the game and continues when you’re sleeping and eating.

But don’t worry, the time needed to download and install Battlefield 4 is not counted towards the 168 hours of free time. Once you get the game running, the clock will begin, and you’ll be notified in-game with how much time you have left.

Gamers who decide to buy Battlefield 4 when the Game Time ends won’t have to worry about starting over, as all of your progress will carry over. You can add Battlefield 4 to your Origin game library here.

Battlefield 4 is not the only game available now through Game Time, though its duration of 168 hours is by far the longest. Others include Respawn Entertainment’s shooter Titanfall (48 hours) and role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (48 hours).

While it’s not completely free, Xbox One owners with an EA Access membership ($5/month or $30/year) can currently play Battlefield 4 all they want without paying anything extra.

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Japanese Metal Gear Solid publisher Konami today announced financial results for the six-month period ended September 30, showing year-over-year gains for revenue and profit. Overall, the publisher posted revenue of ¥98.7 billion ($856.6 million), up from ¥97.9 billion ($849.2 million) recorded last year. Meanwhile, profit was ¥3.3 billion ($28.6 million), an improvement over the ¥2 billion ($17.4 million) recorded during the first half of last year.

Konami has a number of different business units outside of gaming, including units focused on health and fitness, as well as slot machines. The publisher’s dedicated video game unit, Digital Entertainment, saw overall revenue fall during the six-month period, dropping slightly from ¥44.6 billion ($387 million) last year to ¥43.9 billion ($380.7 million) this year. Operating income, however, grew. It rose from ¥3.7 billion ($32 million) to ¥6.2 billion ($53.8 million) for the six-month term.

Konami called out mobile titles such as Dragon Collection, Sengoku Collection, the Professional Baseball Dream Nine series, the World Soccer Collection series, and the Crows X Worst series as ones that saw “steady sales” and meaningfully contributed to revenue during the quarter. The publisher added that the number of registered users across these mobile titles increased year-over-year.

In the console space, Konami added that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, released in March 2014, “continued to enjoy strong sales” across the world as a result of resale orders.

In terms of unit sales by platform, the PlayStation 3 dominated all others, as you can see in the chart above. Looking ahead, Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be released in 2015 across consoles and PC.

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