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Microsoft has announced a change to its rewards program, with members no longer able to use points to redeem Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

The Halo franchise is in a bit of a limbo right now, with fans of the classic franchise patiently waiting to see what the team have been working on ever since announcing the rebranding of 343 Industries to Halo Studios. Following some teasers earlier this Summer, the team have confirmed that they will host a “deep dive” into the future of Halo at the upcoming Halo World Championships.

Following reports that Costco was no longer stocking Xbox consoles, the US retailer confirmed “we don’t have any plans going forward to carry an Xbox console.”

Following recent leaks, the Xbox console exclusive Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has been announced for PS5 – including PSVR2 support.

Following leaks and rumours, the long-removed Steam page for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been relisted – sparking hopes for a re-release.

Back in May of this year, shortly before cancelling a number of projects and shutting down studios, Microsoft had raised prices on Xbox Series X/S consoles. Now just a few months later, Microsoft is hiking up prices once again, meaning an Xbox Series X will soon cost $650 as standard.  …

Following the likes of Forza and Gears of War, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is reportedly coming to PS5 before the end of the year.

Almost a decade on from the game’s cancellation, Scalebound Director Hideki Kamiya is reflecting on the ill-fated project.

Ahead of its launch later today, Blizzard has officially shown off the upcoming Persona 5 crossover skins coming to Overwatch 2.

Microsoft’s semi-regular ID@Xbox game fest has once again gone live – letting you check our dozens of new and upcoming indie demos.

Last week, we reported on a new round of lay-offs taking place at Crystal Dynamics. At the time, I reported that this was likely impacting the Perfect Dark team, as Microsoft/Xbox opted to cancel the game this year. Now, we have confirmation on that and as it turns out, the reason for the delayed impact at Crystal Dynamics was due to a deal that was brewing between Microsoft, Embracer and Take-Two, which would have seen Take-Two taking over the game and funding it through to completion. 

Following rumours last week, Paramount/Skydance have officially announced that they are working on a live-action Call of Duty film.

While we are unlikely to get proper sales figures, Microsoft has revealed that Gears of War: Reloaded has already surpassed 1 million total players.

Microsoft has been barking up the cloud streaming tree for quite some time, with the company’s xCloud service seeing quite a few different iterations and changes over the years. Previously only available to GP Ultimate members, all Game Pass subscribers can now enjoy access to Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service.

Earlier this year, Microsoft laid off a huge chunk of the Turn 10 studio, the one responsible for Forza Motorsport. With that in mind, we're expecting Forza Horizon to be the flagship racer for Xbox going forward, and the next game in the series may end up being the biggest …

Just as expected, the ROG Xbox Ally got its final launch trailer at Gamescom today. The new collaborative handheld gaming system from Asus and Microsoft will begin shipping out in October, the company has confirmed at Gamescom 2025. 

The second wave of Game Pass titles for the month have now been revealed. August is shaping up to be a pretty big month, as not only will Gears of War Reloaded be launching to the service, but BioWare's most recent RPG, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is also joining the …

Following in Valve’s footsteps, Microsoft has unveiled its new ‘ROG Xbox Ally Certified’ verification system - starting with Gears of War Reloaded.

We're days away from Gamescom and there have been a number of leaks in the lead up. The most recent leaks have come via back-end store updates, which show that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is bound for PC and consoles in November, but Nintendo console owners will have …

Many of Call of Duty Black Ops 7’s gameplay changes have leaked ahead of time, confirming the return of looping killstreaks, the removal of tac-sprint and more.

Following reports that Turn 10 has been downsized and Forza Motorsport cancelled, the team have now spoken out on the future of the racing series.

Following yet another major game cancellation at Xbox, an insider has claimed that Hideo Kojima’s OD is still safe and in development.

Earlier this Summer Microsoft shocked everybody when they announced that a ton of their ongoing Xbox projects would be cancelled, with just some of the victims including Perfect Dark and The Initiative; Rare’s Everwild; Zenimax Online’s Project Blackbird and Turn10 – to name a few. One project which was said to be safe from all this was Avalanche Studios’ Contraband. Unfortunately, it seems as though it too has now been cancelled.

A couple of weeks ago, a reliable leaker confirmed that the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld would become available for pre-order at Gamescom later this month. Now, we have an exact release date, so those looking to pre-order know when they should receive their shiny new device.   Renowned leaker, bilbill-kun …

Despite all the hype and excitement surrounding Battlefield 6, Activision is reportedly not worried as Call of Duty is “too big to fail.”

After countless world updates, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is taking a trip to Jurassic World, with a crossover expansion announced to be “coming soon.”

In the wake of Microsoft’s latest firings, the console maker has shared its earnings report – with Xbox software being up, while hardware continues to decline.

Following its Early Access launch a couple days ago, Grounded 2 has managed to far exceed the first game’s peak concurrent player count on Steam.

It has been just over a month since the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced. The handheld is set to be a centrepiece of the Xbox Gamescom booth in August, and following multiple leaks in recent weeks, we now seem to have confirmation on when the handheld will become available.  …

Xbox today confirmed its schedule and showcase lineup for Gamescom 2025, spotlighting hardware demos, playable game previews, and special live broadcasts. As you may expect, the ROG Xbox Ally will be a focus point, and Hollow Knight: Silksong will also be playable for the very first time.  There will be …