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Mere months after joining Xbox this past May, VP of Engineering ‘Jared Palmer’ has now left the company to join the AI-focused 'Cognition'.

For years, there have been rumours that Microsoft is working on an official emulation tool to bring classic Xbox and Xbox 360 games to the PC platform. Now, Microsoft is making it official, with the first wave of original Xbox games becoming PC compatible for the first time. The Xbox …

Back when Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was first announced, it was revealed as an Xbox console exclusive, as well as a day-one game for Xbox Game Pass. How much does a deal like that cost? Well it turns out it was enough to more than cover the development costs …

Following its closure in 2024, the previously Xbox-owned mobile-focused Alpha Dog Games is back as an independent studio once again.

Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass. For starters, Hell is Us is joining the service this week after a year on the market, offering a very non-linear post-apocalyptic adventure that will test your wits and combat skill. The big headliner though is of course …

In recent years we have seen an influx of unofficial PC ports, bringing long console-exclusive titles like Mario Kart to the PC platform for the first time without emulation. Gears of War 2 is the latest game to get this treatment.  While Microsoft has gone back and re-released Gears of …

Almost 2 years on from its last milestone, Bethesda have revealed that Starfield has now reached a total of 17 million players.

Back in 2024, Xbox made the shocking decision to pivot away from exclusive games and begin shipping new titles on PS5 and in some cases, Nintendo Switch as well. Now under new leadership, Xbox is pivoting back to exclusives, and Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will just be …

Following on from recent rumours, Bethesda has now confirmed that Obsidian Entertainment is working on a new Fallout game. Beyond that though, there are remasters on the way for both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, and Bethesda is beginning pre-production on Fallout 5, moving up the timeline for the …

Indie studio AdHoc has confirmed that its choice-based adventure game, Dispatch, will launch on Xbox consoles on July 29th. The superhero workplace comedy is currently available to wishlist on the Xbox Store ahead of its arrival on the platform. Developed and published by a team of former Telltale Games veterans, …

Despite owning the IP, Microsoft has reversed its decision to bring Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 to Xbox Game Pass – offering no reason as to why.

The long-rumoured Project Tatanka (later known as Project Ekur) from Halo Studios / Certain Affinity has reportedly now been cancelled.

Compulsion Games has officially gone independent following Microsoft’s recent divestments. Now operating outside the Xbox umbrella for the first time since 2018, the team is beginning to seek contract work to help sustain the studio. As spotted by PC Gamer, Compulsion took to LinkedIn to advertise collaboration opportunities, inviting partners …

Despite the project being cancelled, Obsidian Entertainment are reportedly still working on Avowed 2 in the hopes that Microsoft will greenlight its release.

Last week, Microsoft announced a massive shake-up to its Xbox division, planning thousands of layoffs, alongside new mandates to focus on the company's most successful game franchises. Now, Bethesda employees are planning to protest.  OneBGS, the union formed for Bethesda Game Studios employees and backed by the CWA, has confirmed …

Despite gutting half of the studio and much of the tech team, id Software are reportedly in the early stages of development on a new DOOM game.

In the wake of the mass lay-offs at Xbox, we have now gotten specifics on how this is impacting various studios, including Obsidian, Zenimax and more.

Razer has announced the Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed wireless gaming earbuds for Xbox and PlayStation. The new multi-platform earbuds combine 2.4GHz HyperSpeed wireless connectivity with Bluetooth 5.3 to deliver low-latency audio across consoles, PC, handhelds, and mobile devices. Razer builds the earbuds around its HyperSpeed Case, which functions as both …

Microsoft has now announced its Xbox Game Pass line-up for July, with the headliner for the month being Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.

Ex-Xbox studio Undead Labs have now officially commented on their separation from Microsoft, confirming that State of Decay 3 is still happening.

Years on from its last official update, Xbox Game Pass is reportedly still hovering around 30 million subscribers - far less than Microsoft was hoping for.

Following its official announcement, we have started to learn the full impact of Microsoft’s significant Xbox-related studio cuts.

Despite major sweeping changes at Xbox, Game Pass is seemingly remaining core to the console maker, with new and future deals still being signed by Microsoft.

In amongst a ton of bad news, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has revealed that they hope to one day have as many as 1 Billion daily active users.

Contrary to rumours, Zenimax is not turning into an Elder Scrolls / Fallout factory, with insiders claiming DOOM; Quake and others still have a future at Xbox.

After weeks of rumours, leaks and speculation, Microsoft has finally broken its silence on the future of Xbox, with multiple studios set to be let go.

2026 is a year of great change at Xbox, with the appointment of CEO Asha Sharma ushering in new strategies, a change in direction and a ‘reset’ of sorts. Unfortunately, part of this plan seems to include the closure of many different first party studios. While officially, we still do not know exactly what’s in store, insiders have claimed that Microsoft is hoping to still release all of its previously-announced games in one form or another.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is finally launching this month. Ahead of the July 9th release, Ubisoft has now confirmed global launch times for the game, as well as pre‑load dates for PC, PS5 and Xbox.

Amid a ton of internal changes, insiders have claimed that Xbox employees fear the console maker is “listening to Twitter” too much.

Xbox’s internal restructuring continues to escalate, and according to a new report, Obsidian Entertainment is now among the studios in negotiations with Microsoft to avoid closure. This follows earlier reports indicating that Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Double Fine and Undead Labs are all at risk as part of Xbox’s ongoing cost‑cutting initiative.