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After acquiring Activision a few years ago, Microsoft formed a new studio under the Activision wing known as Elsewhere Entertainment. We didn't know what this team was working on for a long time, but that finally changed this week with new job listings pointing towards an RPG.  While Activision used …

Microsoft has just shelled out another $250 million as part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The deal, which had already cost the company more than $70B to complete, drew in a lawsuit, which Microsoft has now paid a hefty fee to settle out of court.

Ahead of its expected arrival in Autumn, Playground Games’ Fable reboot has now been officially rated in multiple different regions.

Just days on from its full, wide release, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 has already exceeded 6 million total players.

As part of their ongoing rebrand, Xbox has announced a new Player Voice feedback program: “a new place to collect your feedback and make it more visible.”

According to Microsoft’s ID@Xbox director, the console maker is currently “positioning Xbox for what comes next in the next 25 years.”

AOC has introduced the U27V6RL/WW, a 27-inch Fast IPS monitor aimed at the Chinese market. Aimed at office work and gaming, the display stands out for its dual-mode capability and the inclusion of BOE's hardware-level Circular Polarization technology to enhance eye protection. The U27V6RL/WW (via DisplaySpecifications) features a flexible native …

Images and technical details of two unannounced Xbox controllers have leaked through Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulatory agency. The filings reveal a next-generation flagship gamepad, presumably the Xbox Elite Series 3, as well as a compact controller designed specifically for Xbox Cloud Gaming.  First reported by the Tecnoblog, the leaked Xbox …

A few years back, Sega announced plans to develop a 'Super game', one that would combine technologies it had developed across numerous AAA IP into one title. Now years later, the Super Game project is dead. 

Celebrating the site’s 20th anniversary, the Forza Team have announced that their 'Forza Forums' will be officially shutting down permanently next month.

Early testing of Microsoft’s new Xbox Mode for Windows has revealed that the interface does not support multi-monitor configurations. User reports suggest that activating the controller-friendly full-screen interface causes secondary displays to black out, restricting the user to a single-monitor experience. As shown by KidSmoove (via Windows Central) int he …

In recent weeks there have been several Halo leaks. First, we heard that the Halo 1 Remake would contain some new missions and enemy types not previously seen in the first game. Then, we heard that Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes are supposedly in the works. Now, we've got …

Following the recent logo refresh, Xbox has now unveiled its upcoming console boot up sequence - set to go live next week.

Ever since taking over Xbox a couple of months ago, new CEO, Asha Sharma, has been on a mission to win back ‘core' fans. So far, we've seen Game Pass prices drop and a promising effort to rebrand Xbox ahead of the next-gen console launch. Now, Sharma is ending development …

With the launch of its latest expansion, Diablo IV has managed to surpass its previous peak player count on Steam with a CCU of just under 65 thousand.

Microsoft's financial results have been released, covering Q3 of the fiscal year. Xbox revenue saw another decline, but looking beyond percentage-based headlines, the overall numbers are still enormous. 

Microsoft is reportedly working on a solution to its ever-growing Windows 11 problem, with Project K2 said to improve all aspects of the OS; gaming included.

Earlier this week, we learned that Microsoft was reversing last year's price hike on PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions. Alongside that, Microsoft also appears to be testing out ideas for new, cheaper tiers of the Game Pass service.  Dataminers like Redphx have discovered new strings on the …

Black Ops 7 Season 3 officially launches next week, adding tons of new content, including a surprise crossover with RoboCop.

Xbox’s new CEO Asha Sharma has been quick to take action following the executive’s recent appointment, announcing that Game Pass prices would be coming down, while Call of Duty will no longer be a day-one addition to the service. Teasing even more changes, Sharma has revealed that Xbox’s partnership with the social platform Discord is set to grow further.

Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed that it would be unwinding last year's Game Pass price hike, reducing the price for both Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Now, the UK price changes have been confirmed.  As we know already, over in the US, Game Pass Ultimate is coming down …

Many criticised last year's Game Pass price hikes. When new Xbox leadership came into place in 2026, we began to hear that people within Microsoft now deemed the service as too expensive. That turned out to be true, as Microsoft is now bringing Game Pass prices back down.  As first …

April’s Xbox Game Pass line-up has been revealed, including the day-one additions of Vampire Crawlers and Double Fine Productions’ Kiln.

Recently we learned through a leaked internal memo that the new leadership at Xbox now believes Game Pass to be too expensive, tasking the team with exploring ideas for new tiers and other ways to make pricing more flexible. One of the ideas already floating around is a new Game …

Following its announcement last year, the live-action Call of Duty film adaptation has officially gotten a release date, script writer and director.

Years on from its first teaser, Gears of War: E-Day is set to receive a lengthy 30-minute presentation during this Summer’s upcoming Xbox Games Direct Showcase.

It came as quite the surprise when Pete Hines left Bethesda. The company's long-time PR lead departed once Starfield hit the market, and it sounds like the merger with Microsoft played a major factor. In a recent interview with Firezide Chat (via VGC), Hines said that it “it was really …

Microsoft has begun removing Copilot AI branding and icons from the latest versions of Notepad and Snipping Tool in Windows 11. Following reports of negative user sentiment, the company has rebranded AI-driven features such as rewrite and summarise as “Writing tools” and paused the forced inclusion of AI buttons across …

Insiders have claimed that Microsoft is considering removing future Call of Duty entries from its day-one Xbox Game Pass program.

Initially set to launch sometime in Autumn 2026, industry insiders have claimed that Playground Games’ Fable could be delayed – possibly to 2027.