Xbox’s New Dashboard Is Going Down Well, And Some People Want It On Console & PC

We’re not entirely convinced. Earlier this week, Xbox revealed a fresh interface for Xbox Cloud Gaming on the internet, and it rapidly garnered a great deal of interest — not just due to the revamped achievements, but because many individuals genuinely appreciate the user interface overall. Outlets like The Verge and Windows Central have been Read More

Xbox’s Blizzard Team Announces Multiple Showcases Laying Out The Company’s Future

Diablo, Overwatch, WoW & more to highlight. Blizzard has today revealed four impending showcases outlining the prospects of Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft – as it focuses on a significant year of 35th anniversary festivities. Yep, Blizzard reaches 35 in 2026, and it’s set to disclose updates concerning these major four franchises as Read More

Footage From Xbox’s Cancelled ZeniMax Online Game Leaks, Looks Very Cyberpunk

Here’s what the ESO developer was focusing on. Back in July of last year, Microsoft terminated The Elder Scrolls Online developer’s upcoming game — Project Blackbird — despite claims that some Xbox executives were “astonished” by it beforehand. Sadly, the audience never had the opportunity to witness the title in motion… Read More

Feature: Pure Xbox’s Game Of The Year 2025: The Results You Didn’t See

Including the total votes Expedition 33 received! Yesterday, we unveiled our Pure Xbox Game of the Year outcomes for 2025, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 emerging victorious by a significant lead (not a shocker!), trailed by Xbox first-party releases Avowed and DOOM: The Dark Ages.Read the complete article on purexbox.com… Read More

Feature: Pure Xbox’s Game Of The Year 2025

Another journey reaches its conclusion. Here we are, it’s officially the moment for the Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2025 summary! A few weeks prior, we invited the Pure Xbox community to cast their votes for your preferred Xbox titles from the previous year, and you replied with more than 1,000 additional votes than Read More

Xbox’s Phil Spencer Shares Lengthy Video Message After Winning ‘Industry Icon’ Award

I’m privileged to receive this Industry Icon accolade. An occasion named the Grand Game Awards occurred on Friday, honoring “the finest accomplishments in the gaming sector throughout the region and further,” and Xbox leader Phil Spencer was acknowledged as an “Industry Icon” during the event. Phil featured in a video communication to accept the accolade… Read More

Xbox’s New Buy One, Get One Free Sale Includes A Selection Of Indie Titles

Commence for the upcoming week. Xbox has recently activated a new version of its Buy One, Get One Free promotions live on the Microsoft Store today – with this specific offer centered around a rather limited assortment of indie games overall. Yep, as these bargains typically unfold, this isn’t the most imaginative compilation from Xbox Read More

Xbox’s Latest Free Game Has 3 Separate Versions And 3000G Worth Of Achievements

“Immerse yourself in an exhilarating incremental adventure” by Fraser Gilbert 5 hours ago It’s been some time since we encountered a new free-to-play (or outright “free”) game debut on the Xbox Store, but that has changed today with the launch of Card Storm Idle – a game that indeed offers three distinct versions to explore. Read More

Xbox’s Minecraft Movie Is Officially Getting A Sequel, Airing In 2027

That was swift! by Ben Kerry Fri, 2pm Following the remarkable success of 2025’s A Minecraft Movie, the source Deadline has verified that A Minecraft Movie 2 is now officially in development – and it’s set to hit theatres in summer 2027. Jared Hess is back to direct the forthcoming sequel, with Hess and Chris Read More

Xbox’s Canceled Project Ranger Was Meant To Challenge Uncharted

GameSpot might earn income from affiliate and advertising collaborations for disseminating this information and from purchases via links. In 2013, Microsoft showcased a brief teaser for a covert game codenamed Project Ranger, which was under development by Blue Tusk Studios—the studio that subsequently rebranded itself as The Collective. Project Ranger was shelved over ten years Read More

Xbox’s Super-Popular The Witcher 3 Controllers Are Back In Stock

Now on Xbox Design Lab by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 5pm You may remember that earlier this year, Microsoft released standard and elite versions of its limited-edition The Witcher 3 controller – and to use the term limited would be an understatement. The pair of gamepads sold out instantly, but they’re now back thanks to the Read More

Xbox’s PS5 Strategy Pays Off As Gears Reloaded Easily Passes 1 Million Players In Under A Week

Multiplatform madness.It’s been a big week for Xbox fans as one of the platform’s most-famous franchises makes its PS5 debut in the form of Gears of War: Reloaded, and some numbers coming in over the weekend suggest that this has been a pretty good move for Microsoft so far.In well under a week (roughly three Read More

Following Xbox’s Perfect Dark Cancellation, Crystal Dynamics Suffers More 2025 Layoffs

“This choice didn’t arrive without deep deliberation. Back in March— weeks before Microsoft axed Perfect Dark — one of its support groups, Crystal Dynamics, already weathered its first wave of job cuts. Now, with the Xbox cancellation firmly in the rear-view mirror, the studio has trimmed its workforce again during 2025. Crystal staff confirmed the Read More

Xbox’s Recent History Of Missing And/Or Canceled Games

By Moises Taveras on July 18, 2025 at 10:06AM PDT GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. An unfortunately frequent occurrence in games is the announcement of a cool and exciting new project from a team followed by months, even years, of radio silence. Read More

Poll: Which Of Xbox’s Fall 2025 Games Are You Most Excited About?

Come make your selection! by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 7:30pm With June’s Xbox Games Showcase event, we gained considerable insights into Microsoft’s release schedule for the remainder of 2025 — as one would expect from a major summer livestream — and the rest of the year is poised to deliver some major titles from the team. Read More

Xbox’s Matt Booty Issues Statement On Layoffs And Game Cancellations

“We did not make these selections lightly” by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 6:52pm Today, numerous layoffs at Xbox have been reported, prompting several abandoned projects spotlighted by Perfect Dark and Everwild. Xbox Game Studios leader Matt Booty has communicated an internal notice to the workforce regarding this matter. In his communication, as conveyed by Variety, Booty Read More

Feature: Xbox’s Hot Streak Continues With Two New First-Party Releases This Month

Microsoft’s remarkably impressive gaming lineup by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 6pm It has been a fast-paced first half of the year for Microsoft, hasn’t it? To be honest, we can’t recall a more packed first half of a year for Xbox Game Studios titles in ages, with significant launches like Avowed, Oblivion Remastered, DOOM: The Dark Read More

Poll: When Do You Think Xbox’s Next-Gen Console Is Coming Out?

Has this week’s updates altered your perspective? After yesterday’s announcements concerning Xbox’s upcoming strategy and their collaboration with AMD on forthcoming hardware, we opted to refresh our comprehensive next Xbox console guide to deliver an all-encompassing summary of what we have learned thus far. And you know what… Read More

Xbox’s Latest Buy One, Get One Free Sale Features A Random Selection Of ‘Retro’ Titles

Live for the upcoming week or so. In addition to Xbox’s standard assortment of weekly offers (a collection that features some excellent discounts this week), Microsoft has launched yet another of its ‘purchase one, receive one at no cost’ promotions here to commence June – and indeed, this sale is as peculiar as always. This Read More

Rumour: Xbox’s Starfield Is Moving To PS5, Should Be Announced This Year

“It’s merely a question of timing” by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 3:30pm At this stage, it is somewhat astonishing that Xbox has yet to shift Bethesda’s Starfield to PS5 given the numerous other titles that have been ported to the console – however, it appears that the intention is for that to change shortly. As per Read More

Xbox’s New Retro Classics Collection Features A PlayStation 1 Game

MechWarrior, is that you? by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 6:30pm While assembling our comprehensive list of Xbox Retro Classics launch titles earlier today, I couldn’t help but notice we’ve included a PlayStation 1 title! MechWarrior 2 is this entry, initially launched for the PS1 in April of 1997. To clarify, Xbox Retro Classics utilizes Antstream Arcade‘s Read More

Xbox’s 2027 Handheld Expected To Include Nintendo Switch-Like Docking System

“There is going to be an authentic Xbox handheld created by Microsoft.” by Fraser Gilbert Fri, 1:15pm Image: Nintendo Life (Hookshot Media) Alright, this Xbox handheld situation is becoming a little perplexing, but bear with us! Recently, we’ve discussed the 2025 Xbox handheld (which is being developed by ASUS), and it’s anticipated to essentially function Read More

Xbox’s Latest Multiplatform Release Has Been Announced

What are your thoughts on a Switch 2 launch? Image: Xbox In the previous year, Xbox has been releasing more first-party intellectual properties on various platforms, and in their latest announcement, they revealed that this endeavor will continue with Gears of War: Reloaded. This remastered edition of the initial game is not only making its Read More

Xbox’s New Dynamic Background Is One Of The Coolest Yet

Meet the DOOM Slayer by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 12am Who’s ready for a fresh dynamic background on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S? This latest dynamic background features DOOM: The Dark Ages, and as highlighted in the video below, the dynamic aspect prominently showcases the flowing lava in the backdrop, although the DOOM Slayer’s Read More

Reaction: Xbox’s Third-Party Strategy Is Finally Making Sense To Me

I believe I shared the same sentiment that many Xbox enthusiasts experienced when it was disclosed that titles like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5 would be arriving on PS5. Why are we losing our exclusives? Does Xbox not care about the likely negative impact on console sales? Is a third-party Read More