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Subnautica 2 has officially launched into Early Access on Steam, despite delays and some legal troubles along the way. According to SteamDB, Subnautica 2 has already reached a higher concurrent player count than its predecessor.  Following the launch, the concurrent player numbers for Subnautica 2 immediately shot up, reaching a …

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.

Xbox and RGG Studio have officially announced that the much-anticipated Stranger Than Heaven will arrive some time “This Winter.”

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 …

Aside from 007 First Light and continued development on Hitman: World of Assassination, IO Interactive does have one other game in the works. Codenamed Project Fantasy, this is supposed to be a fantasy-themed action game.  Project Fantasy has been named in leaks before, but IO Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak, addressed …

We've entered a new month, which means it is time for another wave of Game Pass titles. The headliner for May 2026 should come as no surprise, as Playground Games' Forza Horizon series returns with its sixth entry. There are a dozen or so other games hitting Game Pass before …

HyperX is expanding its gaming peripheral lineup with new wired headsets and a high-end controller. The headsets are the latest version of the well-known Stinger (Stinger 3), available in black and white in wired and wireless formats. As for the controller, it's the highly customisable Clutch Talon. On the audio …

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.

Over the past week, dataminers have discovered references to a new ‘Starter Edition' tier of Game Pass, one that lowers the price floor further with a limited selection of games. Now thanks to one notorious leaker, we know what titles Microsoft is targeting for this new Game Pass tier.  Billbil-kun, …

Asha Sharma has been in charge of Xbox for just a couple of months at this point but we are already starting to see some significant changes. For starters, last year's Game Pass price hikes have been reversed. Next on the agenda is a re-evaluation of how Xbox handles exclusives.  …

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 …

Pearl Abyss continues to impress with the speed of its patches for Crimson Desert. A number of criticisms from the pre-launch period were addressed in the week of the game's release. Since then, the studio has been focused on making more improvements based on user feedback.  The latest patch for …

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 …

Microsoft has officially announced a new collection of limited-edition accessories to celebrate the upcoming Forza Horizon 6, which takes the festival to Japan. The lineup includes a custom Xbox Wireless controller, a Wireless headset, and a matching 8BitDo Charging Dock, all featuring vibrant aesthetics inspired by Japanese street racing culture …

The next round of titles for Xbox Game Pass has been announced, including big hitters like Final Fantasy V and Double Fine's latest game, Kiln. There are also some rather big names leaving the Game Pass library this month too, however, including Crytek's multiplayer hit, Hunt Showdown 1896.  While big …

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 …

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.

Just as promised, this evening 4A Games officially revealed the next mainline game in the Metro series. Metro 2039 is scheduled to release ‘this Winter', so any potential delay would likely push the game into 2027. Metro 2039 is a handcrafted, story-driven shooter campaign in which players take on the …

In the latest episode of the official Xbox podcast, Xbox Game Studios head, Matt Booty, shared fresh details on the ‘tech sharing' culture it has built across its studios. At this point, most of the Xbox Game Studios are helping each other out, with one major example being Blizzard's involvement …

Bethesda is seemingly set to bring Starfield over to the Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to a new listing on the Taiwanese Game Rating Board.

We are six months on from Microsoft's big shake-up of the Game Pass services, introducing new tiers and raising prices across the board, including a 50% price increase on the Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Now, new Xbox head, Asha Sharma, is telling employees that Game Pass needs “a better value …

7 years on from the last mainline release, 4A Games is finally ready to announce the next entry in the Metro series – 2039.

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 …