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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.  …

Mojang has officially announced Minecraft Blast, a new free-to-play mobile puzzle game developed in collaboration with King, the studio behind Candy Crush Saga. The announcement confirms that this is a separate project and will not interfere with or delay future updates for the core Minecraft game, such as the upcoming …

Microsoft has updated the Xbox Game Development Kit (GDK) with a suite of new features, suggesting that the next-generation Xbox could be a hybrid device that combines console and PC gaming capabilities. This follows rumours of such a device, Microsoft's own experiments with the ROG Ally X handheld, and its …

Following leaks and rumours, Microsoft’s Xbox store has accidentally confirmed that Silent Hill 2 Remake is coming to the Series X|S later this month.

A franchise as big as Call of Duty will always be hampered by its own size, with the series having its hands tied left and right so as to not deviate too far from what has made Activision (now Microsoft) Billions on an annual basis. The most recent Black Ops 6 is in some ways the best entry in the franchise, and in other ways, the worst. With Black Ops 7 coming around the corner, the team at Treyarch seem to be saying and doing all the right things in the lead-up to its release. Unfortunately, the duality of Call of Duty ensures that no future entry will ever truly be the best it can.

Following its official announcement in September, the writers and director for Paramount’s live-action Call of Duty film have been revealed.

Microsoft capped off October with the announcement of the next Halo game. Now, it looks like we are due for some more Xbox-related announcement within the next few weeks, as sources claim a new showcase is being planned.  WindowsCentral claims to have heard from multiple sources at Microsoft that a …