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Mike Crump (Studio Head at The Coalition) says E-Day will provide a “great foundation" for future games in the series, and insists "the next game will not take nearly as long” to make. via: BBC bbc.com/news/article...

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 7h

Gears of War: E-Day off to a pretty good start on XBOX “According to Circana's Player Engagement Tracker it ranked 4th in Xbox global players on October 6th (behind only Fortnite, Roblox and NBA 2K27). The average Xbox player ran the game for over 200 minutes on that day.” via: Mat Piscatella

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 7h

• Microsoft also plans to simplify Xbox’s publishing tools and APIs to make it easier for developers to release and manage games across the Xbox ecosystem. • Sharma stressed that Xbox will continue investing in other PC storefronts, including Steam, as long as they reach distinct audiences.

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 7h

its user retention is “nearly as good as Steam’s retention.” • Sharma said Microsoft wants to support Battle net “the right way” for its existing community while bringing more first-party and select third-party games to the platform. The Witcher 3 is currently the first major third-party addition.

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 7h

Inside Microsoft's plan to boost Xbox and Battlenet on PC, with more support for 3rd-party publishers, eased cert rules for games, more polish on the back end • Xbox plans to invest more heavily in Battle net as a PC platform, with Sharma saying via: Jez Corden windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 9h

This is going to take a decade at least to even become a competitor to the MacBook Pro good luck lol

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 11h

Refreshed a couple of times & it appears to be working weird

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 11h

Hey Jez just FYI I am getting a 404 error when I try to read the article

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XBOX Game Pass @gamepass.xbox.com · 11h

imagine getting to play these (you won’t have to imagine much longer) xbx.lv/4dtDon7

Valor Mortis, Battlefield 6, Echo Weaver, Forever Ago, Neon Abyss 2, Deep Dish Dungeon, Beyond These Stars, Bluey's Happy Snaps, and Chained Beasts are coming soon to XBOX Game Pass.

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 13h

I bet they cancel it before January

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gears of War: E-Day is No. 1 Top Seller on Steam Steamdb: steamdb.info/stats/global...

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Maybe you should use more mute words & phrases, I don’t see any of the issues your seeing, I’ve muted politics & a lot of terms & words that I don’t want to see, my feed is only gaming

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 06/10/2026

scoop: Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights. The streaming rights come in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/report/10058...

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Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

The streaming rights come in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 06/10/2026

The streaming rights come in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. www.theverge.com/report/10058...

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Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

The streaming rights come in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Been having issues with that stupid dongle on my V3 sometimes not even turning on my console sooooo yeah I’m not buying another Razer controller, I’ll just wait for this beast www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

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A Design Lab slip may have revealed the Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 — and the upgrades look like a real step forward

This latest Xbox leak is most likely legit. The Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 is quite probably very imminent.

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

will be on the go. There are some things that we are the best in the world to manufacture, and there are other things that will we partner on. So, we will be sharing more about that as our plans develop. The operating system is starting to look really good. We're very excited about this.”

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

• Simplifying API for publishing on Xbox to make it easier for developers to ship on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Helix, and Xbox PC “We are moving to a family of devices for Gen-10. There is not one device that fits all. We will certainly have a great console first, but we also know that many players

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Idle Sloth @idlesloth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Asha Sharma speaks at internal town hall at Xbox: • "Now focused on our fans and franchises" • Xbox has now returned to growth • Gears of War: E-Day, Minecraft Dungeons 2, and World of Warcraft Forever for having "strong" starts. via: Jez Corden windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

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Joseph Lemons @josephlemons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“As part of a multi-trillion company, a slight delay or a missed deadline can be managed. As an independent, it could be life or death.” Interesting wording

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 06/10/2026

Gears of War: E-Day innovates in all the right ways while keeping the core and heart of the franchise intact, stamping the series’ return with one of, if not its best, entries to date. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/gears...