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Continued component price rises continue to be a thorn for Xbox, which has been forced to raise prices yet again.

Xbox is raising the price of its Series X and S consoles for the 3rd time in roughly 12 months, with the 1TB Series X now costing $899.

A wave of job‑seeking posts from Compulsion Games developers has raised fresh concerns about the studio’s future, with several staff members now publicly indicating they are searching for new roles. This would indicate that word has begun to spread internally that layoffs are coming down the pipeline from Microsoft in …

After switching from a Battle Royale to an Extraction Shooter, Halo 'Project Ekur' has reportedly undergone even more changes.

In discussing Xbox’s film and TV plans, CEO Asha Sharma has claimed that “Call of Duty is bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

Years on from its initial announcement, we have now gotten our first proper details on Netflix’s live-action Gears of War film adaptation.

Alongside the Gears of War Netflix film, Microsoft have now revealed that they are working on a live-action adaptation of Rare’s live-service ‘Sea of Thieves’:

Nick Cage has officially been announced to be coming to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 with the launch of Season 4 Reloaded via an Event Pass.

Microsoft has introduced a new “XBOX Handheld” logo on several of its official game pages, appearing alongside existing platform badges in the “Ways to play” section. According to Notebookcheck, the new badge has been spotted on store pages for upcoming titles like Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and …

Earlier this week, we learned that Xbox is planning to shut down three of its game development studios – Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory and Double Fine. Now just days later, it appears that companies under the Bethesda / Zenimax umbrella are also being targeted. According to George Broussard, a long-time …

Following leaks, rumours and datamines, Call of Duty Black Ops 1 and 2 have been officially announced to be coming to modern PlayStation platforms.

Despite offering no word on the heavily rumoured impending lay-offs, Microsoft have confirmed that Xbox will make a showing during Gamescom this August.

We were all a bit confused when we learned that Ninja Theory was on the chopping block at Xbox. The studio had only just revealed its next game at an Xbox Games Showcase earlier in the month. Now, it would seem that the trailer was only shown to try and …

Taking to social media to refute rumours, Xbox have reiterated that Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution “will stay exclusive."

After more than two decades at Treyarch, Studio Head Mark Gordon has announced his departure from the Call of Duty Black Ops developer.

As part of Xbox’s 100 day ‘reset’ insiders are claiming that the console maker could be gearing up to shut down studios Arkane Lyon and Compulsion Games.

Following the announcement of Spyro: A Realm Beyond, studio Toys For Bob revealed that the Reignited Trilogy remake has sold over 11 million copies since 2018.

Following a period of Xbox Insider testing, Microsoft is now rolling out Advanced Shader Delivery to all Xbox App users on Windows 11. The feature allows users to download precompiled shaders alongside popular games to reduce initial load times and reduce stutter.  According to an update posted to Microsoft's DirectX …

Microsoft has started rolling out its June 2026 update for Windows 11, introducing the new low-latency profile, Shared Audio, and improved search functionality. Security update KB5094126 updates the OS to build 26200.8655 or 26100.8655, bringing performance enhancements designed to make the core user interface feel more responsive. According to Windows …

Gears of War E-Day has gotten a bunch of new details, including the campaign’s length and confirmation that no GenAI was used during the game’s development.

Following the recent announcement of Spyro: A Realm Beyond, insiders claim that Microsoft has greenlit a brand new Crash Bandicoot project.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has stated that Microsoft plans to make more exclusives for the console when “the business is healthy."

Multiple bits of evidence suggest that the classics ‘Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2’ are being ported over to modern PlayStation platforms – namely PS4 and PS5.

Microsoft’s recent return to console exclusives seems to be a bit messy, with evidence pointing to Gears of War E-Day being initially planned for PlayStation.

Spyro: A Realm Beyond will hopefully be the first in a long line of Spyro entries, with studio Toys For Bob wanting “not just one new game, but many new games.”

Microsoft has announced that Gears of War: E-Day will launch on October 6th, 2026. While initially it seemed like this game may also come to PS5, it is now the first game in a renewed push from Microsoft to have console exclusives once again.  Xbox head Asha Sharma confirmed the …

A new Hellblade game has been announced, with the more gameplay-focused ‘Senua’ officially arriving some time next year for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

Celebrating 25 years, Microsoft has announced the Xbox Series X25 – a limited edition console featuring a throwback design and plenty of nods to Xbox fans.

DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to receive a massive expansion next month, with its Revelations DLC adding new enemies, weapons, gameplay options and much more.

Forza Horizon 6 is having an excellent launch period, with the open-world racer breaking Microsoft records with over 300k concurrent players on Steam alone.