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Microsoft has officially unveiled its new Mythic Achievement system – serving as an equivalent to PlayStation’s own Platinum Trophies.

Turtle Beach has announced a new lineup of officially licensed Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons II peripherals, including controllers, a wired headset, and travel cases for Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox, and PC. Heading into the lineup, the Rematch Wireless Gaming controller – Minecraft Dungeons II features a lenticular faceplate that shifts …

Ahead of its official launch next month, critic reviews for Gears of War E-Day have been announced to be going live this Thursday.

Months on from the mass lay-offs by Xbox at id Software, morale across the studio has reportedly continued to sink further.

Following on from the recent announcement that Halo is being moved over to Activision and Halo Studios is winding down into a maintenance team, new rumours suggest several previously planned Halo projects have now been shelved, including the Halo 2 remake teased at the end of Halo Campaign Evolved. 

Following the recent breakup between Hideo Kojima and PlayStation, rumours have been circulating about the budget behind PHYSINT, with some claiming Kojima was seeking more than $400M for the project. However, it now appears that Xbox signed the game for “significantly less” than those figures.

Minecraft has been around for more than 17 years, but the game is still growing at an incredible pace. According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Minecraft continues to bring in roughly 300,000 new players every single day.

According to insiders, the Halo franchise could be seeing a full-on reboot as part of its recent move from Halo Studios to Activision.

Earlier this year, Microsoft kicked off the first part of its ‘Xbox Reset’ – aka a suite of mass firings and company consolidations. With part 2 of this reset having now officially commenced, the CEO of Microsoft was asked about the current happenings, with Satya Nadella claiming this ‘steamlining’ to be “great to see.”

Halo's 25th Anniversary celebrations were complicated a bit by two things this year. Firstly, Halo: Campaign Evolved didn't quite get the reception it was hoping for. Secondly, Microsoft also just announced that it is essentially winding down Halo Studios and handing the IP off to Activision. Despite all of that, …

We've already heard some impressive stats around GTA 6 pre-orders, and the game has continued to climb up charts as we get closer to November. While we already expected the majority of copies sold to be on PlayStation, simply due to the PS5 being the market leader, Xbox has now …

Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the next stage of its Xbox reset plan, which involves merging several studios and shuffling some IP around. Halo was moved to Activision, Turn 10 and Playground Games merged, and Obsidian Entertainment is now a Bethesda studio.

Microsoft’s upcoming ‘Mythic’ Achievement has leaked early, giving insight into its visuals, sounds and how Xbox users can earn the Platinum Trophy equivalent.

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will support Xbox Play Anywhere, giving players access to both the Xbox and PC versions of the game with a single purchase and shared progression.

The newly-independent Undead Labs has unfortunately had to part ways with a “significant” number of its developers following their split from Xbox.

Xbox has announced that Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios, the teams behind Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport, will merge into a single studio as part of the company’s ongoing restructuring.

As part of Xbox’s ongoing restructuring, Microsoft has confirmed a major shift for the Halo franchise. Development of the next Halo title is moving to Activision, while 343 Industries (now known as Halo Studios), will be significantly scaled back.

Earlier this summer, Xbox announced plans to close or divest several of its studios as part of a wider restructuring effort. A few months on, Microsoft has now provided an update on where each team has landed — and unfortunately, Ninja Theory has not been able to secure independence or …

Microsoft has published a new update on its ongoing Xbox restructuring plans, confirming layoffs, studio mergers and several major franchise shifts as the company moves further into its “reset”. Microsoft says 268 roles are being eliminated across Halo Studios, other first‑party teams and Xbox Game Studios’ central functions. Alongside the …

Xbox’s new Platinum Trophy equivalent is seemingly almost ready to go live, with the console maker set to introduce their new ‘Mythic’ Achievements soon.

Following reports regarding the split between Sony/PlayStation and Kojima Productions’ Physint, the studio has released an official statement on the matter.

A week on from Kojima's announcement that PHYSINT would be moving to Xbox, Kojima Productions has now revealed one of its main cast members for the game, Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård. Over the course of creating the Metal Gear Solid series, Kojima became well known for his cinematic flair. He …

6 long years following the launch of the current-gen consoles, Fallout 76 has finally gotten native 9th-gen ports; though the enhancements are minimal.

A rumour has been circulating this week claiming that Microsoft is preparing major changes to Xbox Game Pass in 2027, including the removal of day‑one releases from the service. Microsoft has already commented on the matter, offering a partial response to the speculation.

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced, and it is one of the biggest waves of the year, with 14 more games joining the library over the next few weeks, including major first-party games like Gears of War E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons 2.

We learned earlier this week that Sony had pulled out of PHYSINT, forcing Kojima Productions to find a new publisher and ultimately landing with Xbox. Now, a new report has shed some light on why the relationship between Sony and Kojima broke down. 

Roughly a decade ago, Konami had a very dramatic falling out with Hideo Kojima, the legendary game director behind the Metal Gear Solid series. As a result, Sony garnered some swift PR by helping Kojima start up his new studio and funding his latest IP, Death Stranding. Now, almost another ten years on, Sony has split up from Kojima.

Microsoft’s disc‑to‑digital program launched at the end of August with support for thousands of Xbox One and Xbox Series X titles. However, as players have begun testing the feature, it has become clear that a number of major publishers are not participating yet.

Microsoft appears to be exempting some Xbox Game Pass subscribers in certain regions from the upcoming cloud‑gaming time limits, while also testing personalised subscription discounts for select users. According to a screenshot shared by Reddit user the_spensa and additional reports highlighted by PureXbox, some subscribers have received emails stating they …

Following months of silence, Playground Games have reaffirmed that Forza Horizon 6 will be coming to PlayStation 5 before the end of the year.