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Microsoft is reportedly planning yet another restructuring of its Xbox Game Pass tiers, aiming to simplify a lineup that has become increasingly complex (and expensive) for the average gamer. According to recent reports, the company is exploring merging the PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Premium tiers. The current …

Overwatch is seeing a major influx in players on Steam ahead of the game’s overhauled relaunch, achieving the highest CCU since the game's initial release.

Insiders have offered additional details surrounding Microsoft's next-gen Xbox plans, including its full support for Windows 11 and more.

Epic is planning to bring its Games Store on day-one to the next-gen Xbox console, assuming everything goes as is expected.

According to insiders, Microsoft is planning to bring more of its Windows PC titles over to Steam “in the coming months”.

This week, Microsoft held its quarterly earnings call, revealing that while revenues are up overall thanks to things like Azure Cloud and AI investments, things at Xbox have taken a fall. In particular, Xbox hardware sales are down by 32% compared to the same Q2 period last year. 

According to one industry insider, Microsoft is planning to host a second Xbox Developer Direct sometime later this year.

Forza Horizon 6 is officially launching on Xbox and PC on the 19th of May, with a PS5 version scheduled to release later this year.

During the Xbox Direct, Playground Games offered a deep dive into the upcoming Fable reboot, confirming that the game will arrive later this year in Autumn.

Microsoft has unveiled the rest of January 2026’s Xbox Game Pass line-up, with Death Stranding, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and more joining the service from today.

Ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct, xCloud users have received a pop-up indicating that an ad-supported tier for the service may be on its way.

Following its official announcement back during Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft confirmed that we would be learning more about Forza Horizon 6 during the console maker’s upcoming Xbox Developer Direct. Set to go live on the 22nd of January, users have reported receiving a pop-up inside Forza Horizon 5 which seems to have leaked the release date for its sequel...

Ninja Theory are reportedly working on a 3rd entry in the Hellblade series, with the game set to offer greater interactivity compared to prior entries.

Ahead of the upcoming Xbox Direct, insiders have claimed that Fable is planned to launch day-and-date on PS5 – though Forza Horizon 6 won’t.

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is officially launching on PS5 almost exactly one year on from its Xbox release alongside an anniversary update.

Despite releasing three different games last year, Obsidian Entertainment reportedly has 4 different projects currently in development.

Following teasers late last year, Microsoft has officially announced their 2026 Xbox Developer Direct – featuring Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more.

Following confirmation last year that they had started work on a new project, insiders claim that Machine Games’ next title is the long-awaited Wolfenstein 3.

January’s Xbox Game Pass line-up has been officially announced, including the likes of RE: Village; Star Wars Outlaws; Atomfall and more.

Console sales in the UK saw a notable decline in 2025, with PS5 sales dropping by 12% and Xbox by a substantial 39% year-over-year.

The lead VA for the Perfect Dark reboot has spoken on its cancellation, revealing it “had delivered several milestones that the client was really happy with.”

Despite Microsoft being a multi-trillion dollar company, Xbox is reportedly not having a year-in-review for 2025 due to a reallocation of marketing budgets:

Following mass lay-offs earlier this year, Turn 10 Studios have confirmed that Forza Motorsport will no longer receive any new content.

According to insiders, Sledgehammer Games have been tasked with developing COD 2027 – said to be a brand new sub-series set in the 1990s/2000s.

Microsoft has confirmed that they will be hosting an Xbox Developer Direct next month, including a better look at the upcoming Forza Horizon 6.

Following its launch earlier this year, the first-party Xbox title South of Midnight has been officially announced to be coming to PS5 and Switch 2.

In the past, Activision kept things fresh for Call of Duty fans by switching between one of its ‘mainline' series every year. You would get Black Ops one year, Modern Warfare the next, and then another title like COD: WWII or Advanced Warfare thrown into the mix as well. That …

According to Asobo Studio, Microsoft originally rejected the idea of bringing MSFS 2024 to PlayStation 5, until Sony themselves got directly involved.

Despite only being officially announced a couple months ago, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 is reportedly set to launch during the first half of 2026.

Despite debuting with a $499 price tag in 2020, an Xbox Series X now costs as much as $650 when bought new at retail thanks to multiple price hikes. It turns out, there could be another major price increase coming, as Microsoft didn't plan ahead for the current RAM shortage.  …