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In a major coup, Xbox has confirmed that it will be publishing Hideo Kojima's long-awaited action-espionage title "PHYSINT."

BlizzCon 2026 is shaping up to be incredibly special this year, with a huge amount of panels, unexpected surprises, and much more.

For years, Modern Warfare 2 on Steam was a vector for all sorts of exploits and hacks. With this week's update, it should be solved. Maybe?

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will now only get 15 hours of Xbox Cloud Gaming use per month, although you'll be able to buy more.

Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now live for Xbox Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings. I made a quick video to demo how it works in practice.

The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma recently spoke with the BBC about the next-gen Xbox Helix console, but stopped short of confirming a commitment to discs longer term.

With support for "thousands" of games, you will soon be able to enjoy digital benefits with physical discs on Xbox.

Recently I played 1.5 hours of the Gears of War: E-Day campaign, and oh man, if the whole experience is on this level, Gears is more than back.

In a new podcast, OpenAI and ChatGPT lead Sam Altman lamented how much the industry made AI a hated tech, noting that they failed to "explain the benefits."

The hunt for the GTA6 leakers is heating up, as Take-Two shareholders lose billions.

Recently, we spoke to id Software alumni on the studio's present and future, as Xbox layoffs upend the legendary studio known for popularizing an entire genre.

Whether it's GTA6, the new Halo, or the new Wolverine game, it feels like a contingent of the internet is actively *hoping* for games to fail these days.

In emails seen by Windows Central, Blizzard President Johanna Faries celebrated its stunning return to growth, over-delivering on Xbox's projections.

New data from Statista Research shows how much Xbox has fallen against PlayStation in the U.S., but also the scale of the opportunity.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just confirmed that the team is working on "Platinum"-style achievement completion recognition, slated for later this year.

Xbox Play Anywhere is one of my favorite features of the Xbox ecosystem, as the service hits something of a watershed moment.

Xbox's PC offering has improved immeasurably over the last few years. It isn't indicative of a shift away from Steam, but how is Microsoft planning to grow?

Xbox's PC offering has improved immeasurably over the last few years. It isn't indicative of a shift away from Steam, but how is Microsoft planning to grow?

Halo Campaign Evolved has been an abject failure on PS5 according to new data, heaping on evidence that Xbox's rush to PS5 publishing has been a huge mistake.

New data shows Xbox Game Pass adoption has improved in recent months, but big app gaps remain. Can Microsoft do more to boost it?

Xbox declined for four straight quarters this year. What went wrong? Here's what Microsoft insiders and analysts tell me about the numbers.

Microsoft's FY26 earnings report came in, and it has been taken extremely well on Wall Street, as investors reward $MSFT stock with a 20% bounce.

Last week I went hands on with Gears of War: E-Day and its new "Horde Siege" mode, which is far more chaotic and cinematic than I expected.

Heatwaves had made it nearly unbearable to play video games due to excess heat, but a Reddit user managed to circumvent that with a crazy method every PC gamer should pay attention to.

Gamescom is around the corner, and I'm hoping for any shred of information about these sequels, if they appear at all.

It dawned on me this morning just how many amazing games are on the horizon, so I thought I'd ask: what are you most excited to play this year?

Xbox CTO Scott Van Vilet recently posted an explanation on X explaining what triggered Microsoft's biggest gaming services outage in recent history.

Replacing a keyboard with a compact controller worked better than I had imagined, and I hope others get the chance to try it.

One of the coolest new features of the next-gen Xbox is the promise of PC-like openness. But ... does it still make sense from a strategic point of view?

Sony confirms a tentpole exclusive will go head to head with Xbox's own contribution to PS5, reminding Xbox players that they're getting less.

The dbrand Killswitch case for the Xbox Ally isn't bad, but the JSAUX Mod Case absolutely blows it away — better feel, features, and value.

Here are the details of Xbox's initial ad-powered Xbox Cloud Gaming service, set to go live soon in an early testing phase.