News Xbox Is Having 'Very Big Discussions' About Exclusivity, Says Reporter
"There are very very very big discussions..."
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News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 14)
Including two brand-new Xbox releases!
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News Xbox Boss Declares Game Pass Is 'Too Expensive' And Needs A 'Better Value Equation'
Asha Sharma says XGP will evolve in the long term
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News Xbox Live 1.0 Continues To Live On, Despite Being Officially Shut Down 16 Years Ago
Exactly 16 years to the day, in fact
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News Xbox Now Has Three Games Scheduled For Game Pass On The Final Day Of April
Another one just got announced
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- Heroes of Might & Magic
You get extra features when connecting it to PC
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TodayWed, 15th Apr 2026
News Xbox Live 1.0 Continues To Live On, Despite Being Officially Shut Down 16 Years Ago
Exactly 16 years to the day, in fact
Today marks an important anniversary in the history of Xbox — it was exactly 16 years ago (on April 15th, 2010) that Microsoft turned off the original Xbox Live 1.0 servers, making original Xbox games impossible to play online. The original announcement for this no longer exists on the Xbox website, but thanks...
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News Xbox Now Has Three Games Scheduled For Game Pass On The Final Day Of April
Another one just got announced
Anyone else finding it hard to keep up with all the Xbox Game Pass announcements this month?! There are now 26 games (!) on our list of all Xbox Game Pass titles coming in April 2026, and some of them have very much gone under the radar in recent weeks — including all three of the games that have been announced for...
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- TerraTech Legion
- Sledding Game
- Heroes of Might & Magic
You get extra features when connecting it to PC
The good folks over at GameSir have unveiled their latest Xbox controller today in the form of the Tarantula Pro, which is already been available for some other platforms for a while, but now has its own dedicated Xbox & PC version. The Tarantula Pro is described as "the best Xbox controller in...
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Guide Pragmata Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox
A new Capcom experience is upon us!
Pragmata is about to join the ranks as Capcom's second big release of 2026 following Resident Evil Requiem, and after some very good critic reviews, we're keen to see what the fans make of this one when it launches on Xbox this week. So, on the back of that positive early reception, we're going to go over...
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News 'Voila, 920GB Of Extra Storage' - Xbox Fan Turns Their 1TB Expansion Card Into A PC SSD
We had no idea this was possible!
When Xbox Expansion Cards were first introduced back in 2020, the idea behind them was to match the internal speeds of the Xbox Series X and S's SSD drives, allowing you to store and play games directly via these cards in the process. However, did you know there's a way to make an Xbox Expansion Card function as a...
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News Starfield PS5 Sales Estimates Revealed & Compared To Other Xbox Ports
"The high-profile port has had a middling start..."
With Starfield now being out for a week or so on PS5, the folks over at Alinea Analytics have provided us with some sales estimates at the port's seven-day mark - and it sounds as though the Bethesda RPG has just done okay so far. According to the firm, Starfield has shifted roughly 140,000 copies...
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- PS5
- Bethesda
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Nintendo Life "Even Wii U was interesting and cool"
Xbox's co-creator, Seamus Blackley, has been known to be pretty blunt with his opinions in the past, especially in relation to the direction that Microsoft has taken its gaming division in recent years. In a new interview with The Expansion Pass (thanks, Go Nintendo), Blackley touched on the idea that Microsoft...
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YesterdayTue, 14th Apr 2026
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 14)
Including two brand-new Xbox releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games joining the library, including a long-awaited day one release and a highly-regarded title that's new to Xbox in the form of Hades 2. If you want to know the exact release times for Hades 2, we'll chuck a link to our coverage on that...
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News Xbox Is Having 'Very Big Discussions' About Exclusivity, Says Reporter
"There are very very very big discussions..."
With Asha Sharma now in charge of Microsoft's Xbox division, the team is going in a slightly different and more console-focused direction here in 2026, with Xbox exclusivity coming up as a hot topic for the new boss already. Whilst nothing has been confirmed publicly yet — and
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Roundup The Reviews Are In For Replaced On Xbox Game Pass
Here's what folks think!
After years and years of teasing and waiting, Replaced is finally live on Xbox & Game Pass - and the reviews are now rolling in for this neon-soaked atmospheric platformer. With there being lots of eyes on this one since it was first revealed, we've decided to gather up some of these early reviews to show you what folks...
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News Xbox Raises Eyebrows By Mentioning 'Exclusives' On The Series X|S Dashboard
Update: It was spotted last year as well
Earlier today, we reported on a rumour about Xbox apparently having "very big discussions" about how to handle exclusivity going forward, and at the same time, fans have been spotting a reference to "exclusives" on the Xbox Series X|S dashboard that's been raising a few eyebrows over on social media. A few...
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News Replaced Dev Warns Of Issue For Xbox Series S Players At Launch, Fix Planned For This Week
You might run into a memory-hang problem
The reviews for the brand-new Xbox Game Pass title Replaced have been excellent today, but if you're planning to play it on Xbox Series S, the developer has spotted an issue that you'll want to be aware of. Speaking to IGN, Sad Cat Studios says that the transition between Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 may cause a...
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ATS & ETS2 are still planned for consoles, but maybe not in 2026
Back in August of 2025, the developer behind the massively popular American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 racked up a ton of attention by announcing that both games were coming to Xbox and PlayStation, but we haven't really heard much about the console versions since that...
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- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- American Truck Simulator
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Mouse: P.I. For Hire Ahead Of Its Xbox Launch
Up for some classic cartoon shootin'?
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire has had us standing to attention since it was first revealed, with its unique rubber hose animation grabbing us almost instantly. Well, the Fumi Games shooter is out on Xbox later this week, and a host of reviews are now out in the wild. So, we've gathered a bunch of these up for you to...
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- Fumi Games
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News Three Classic Gothic Games Have Just Been Announced For Xbox Series X|S
"The original Gothic Trilogy is coming to Xbox"
We're finally getting some classic Gothic Games on Xbox in just a few months' time! THQ Nordic has announced today that Gothic Classic, Gothic 2 Complete Classic and Gothic 3 Classic will all be available on Xbox this year, each going live for €29.99 on the following dates: Gothic Classic –...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday13th Apr 2026
News Xbox Boss Declares Game Pass Is 'Too Expensive' And Needs A 'Better Value Equation'
Asha Sharma says XGP will evolve in the long term
It's official! New Xbox boss Asha Sharma wants to make Xbox and PC Game Pass more affordable in the future. This is courtesy of a leaked memo that's been shared by The Verge today, in which the Xbox head and Microsoft Gaming CEO told employees that the current model of Game Pass "isn't the final...
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- Asha Sharma
- Xbox Boss
Time Extension "They couldn't make it too obvious they were supporting Xbox"
Ed Fries played a big role in securing the long-term stability of the Xbox brand, and served as vice president of game publishing during the first Xbox era. He's the ideal person, then, to talk about Microsoft's efforts to court Japanese developers in the very early years of the project...
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- PlayStation
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Capcom's Pragmata
A new IP from the Resi, Monster Hunter team
Capcom's Pragmata hits Xbox Series consoles later this week, and with some early reviews now hitting the web, it sounds as though the new Capcom IP is doing pretty well for itself so far. Naturally then, we're going to gather up some of these reviews down below to give you a feel for what the critics...
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- Pragmata
- Round Up
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News Replaced Dev Reveals Xbox Series X And S Specs Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Impressive numbers on both machines!
After quite a few delays and setbacks over the years, the team behind stylish platformer Replaced — Sad Cat Studios — has today revealed how the the game will look and play on Xbox in terms of resolutions and frame rates. Over on Xbox Series X, Replaced will run at a full 4K / 60FPS. Xbox Series S owners,...
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News Microsoft Announces New 'Xbox First Look' Showcase For Later This Week
Featuring the new Metro from 4A Games!
Surprise! Microsoft has just announced that a new Xbox showcase will air later this week - focusing solely on 'Metro 2039' in a similar vein to the team's upcoming Stranger Than Heaven event. This one is being called 'Xbox First Look' though; where developer 4A Games will be revealing its brand-new Metro game...
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- Xbox Showcase
- April 2026
News Xbox's Asha Sharma Speaks On Camera For First Time As Microsoft Gaming CEO
As part of a fan vlog with Phil Spencer
Even though Asha Sharma has been very active in making improvements for Xbox fans over the past few weeks, we still haven't seen her speak publicly on camera as Xbox boss — or at least, not until a GDC vlog went live over the weekend. A YouTuber known as Mr. Wright Way was in attendance at GDC 2026 back in...
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Rumour Fable Has Apparently Been Delayed Internally, But May Still Launch In 2026
"They are worried about the launch of GTA6"
GTA 6 could be a bit of a trouble-maker when it comes to other 2026 game launches, couldn't it? The Rockstar epic is sure to swallow up everyone's time and attention when it finally launches this year (supposedly), and the latest rumour doing the rounds suggests that Xbox's Fable may end up getting delayed...
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- Playground Games
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News Xbox Unveils Full List Of 57 Achievements For Forza Horizon 6
"FH6 launches with 57 achievements, worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore"
We're just over a month away from the release of Xbox's Forza Horizon 6, and following our hands-on preview last week, Xbox and Playground Games have now revealed the full list of 57 achievements included in the base game. As you'd expect, there's a lot of variety here, and...
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- Achievements
News Xbox Reporter Suggests Microsoft Is Being More Lenient With Its Gaming Profit Goals
"This has given Xbox extra breathing room..."
Back in October, we heard that Microsoft had been pushing its Xbox teams to aim for increased profit margins in recent years - and although the Xbox owner responded by saying that the quoted 30% margin was incorrect, it was still believed that increased pressures had been put on Microsoft's studios as of...
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- Microsoft
- Industry
News The Bully-Inspired 'Agefield High' Releases For PC This Summer, Xbox Later In 2026
Can it live up to the hype?
Around six months ago, we covered a game called Agefield High: Rock The School that was going viral due to its comparisons to 'Bully' by Rockstar, and it's now been dated for PC - with Xbox and PS5 versions due later in 2026. This game is getting serious interest on YouTube in particular right now, with
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Sunday12th Apr 2026
Feature ROG Xbox Ally X: 6-Month Review - A Handheld I've Been Using In Unexpected Ways
Has it really been that long already?!
Six months ago, when I first got my hands on the ROG Xbox Ally X courtesy of ASUS, I assumed it was going to become like an Xbox Series X in my hands — a system I would use basically in the same kind of way as my main Xbox console, while also perhaps taking advantage of the likes of Steam and other PC...
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Feature Forza Horizon 4 Is Still Packed With Players On Xbox, And It's Easing The Wait For Horizon 6
One final lap of open-world Britain?
Recently, I spent a good amount of hours playing Forza Horizon 6 for a preview some of you may have seen on Pure Xbox, and I had a fantastic time with Xbox's upcoming 2026 racer. In fact, I'd started getting withdrawal symptoms after the preview concluded - so much so that a re-install of my favourite FH game was...
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- Features
- Forza Horizon 4
- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
Rumour Microsoft Might Not Launch Call Of Duty 2026 On Xbox Game Pass
This year's COD may skip a day one XGP release
In the last couple of years, Microsoft has made the bet to launch Call of Duty day one on Xbox Game Pass; first with 2024's Black Ops 6 before following it up last year with Black Ops 7. However, a new rumour doing the rounds suggests that Xbox is considering reversing that decision for this year's Call...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Rumours
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2026
The hottest deals right now
It's almost time for the Xbox Spring Sale 2026 to come to an end! The sale officially concludes on April 15th, so before we get there, we thought it was worth checking out the "Top Paid" Xbox chart to see what's selling the best. This chart is always based on what's selling well right now, of course, so the positions...
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- Xbox Countdown Sale 2025
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Saturday11th Apr 2026
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In May 2026 So Far
Including a first-party release you may have heard about
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for May 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with four games currently scheduled to arrive next month. One of those is the absolutely massive release that is Forza Horizon 6; Xbox's first major AAA...
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- Microsoft
- May 2026
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 13-17)
Including eight more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 13-17! We've got a stacked list of releases heading our way over the next few days, including the likes of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire and Pragmata, while there are eight games rolling out across various Xbox Game Pass tiers including
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Time Extension "Everyone at M2 Co., Ltd. has a strong passion and love for classic games"
When it comes to retro game ports, M2 Co., Ltd. is a byword for unimpeachable quality, so it was great to catch up with Naoki Horii on how he founded the beloved game studio. M2 Co., Ltd. has been around since the early 1990s, but has cemented its reputation as the go-to...
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- M2
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Talking Point Are You Happy With The New Updates Coming To Xbox Consoles So Far?
We're getting new features on Series X|S!
We've not had enough time to properly judge how boss Asha Sharma is going to get on in her new role as Head of Xbox, but one thing we're loving so far is the team's renewed focus on console, and that's starting to manifest itself with new updates arriving for Series X|S users. Indeed, for the first time in...
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- Xbox Updates
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 11-12)
Time to open your new bookshop?
Welcome to another weekend! The sun is retreating here in the UK after a warmer start to this week, so that's the perfect time to get back indoors and get some gaming time in. Maybe even start a new business in Tiny Bookshop on Xbox Game Pass? Anyway, here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben Kerry,...
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- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday10th Apr 2026
News Former Xbox Exec Says Project Helix Is 'Very Similar' To Microsoft's Plan For The OG Xbox
"It's very similar to what the original Xbox plan was..."
Microsoft is moving further and further back towards its PC gaming roots with the advent of the next-gen Xbox — Project Helix — and according to former exec Ed Fries, the upcoming console sounds a lot like what Microsoft had originally planned for the OG Xbox before the system morphed...
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- OG Xbox
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Performance mode is "reminiscent of a Switch port"
Following extensive testing on all versions of Crimson Desert, the Digital Foundry team has now dropped its tech review for the Xbox editions of the Pearl Abyss RPG, and it's no real surprise that the results are a very mixed bag - particularly when you bring Xbox Series S into the equation...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Digital Foundry
News Crimson Desert Dev Details List Of New Features Coming To Its Massive Xbox RPG
In development for future updates
In the wake of its big 4K Performance Mode enhancements earlier this month, the team behind Xbox RPG Crimson Desert has unveiled a list of new features that are being worked on for upcoming game updates. Developer Pearl Abyss does stress that these features are still in-flux and "may be adjusted" prior to release,...
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- Crimson Desert
- Pearl Abyss
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Is Sending Out Project Helix Gift Packages Signed By New Boss Asha Sharma
No console yet, just a bunch of free merch
We're sure you've already heard about the codename for Xbox's next console by now — "Project Helix" — and although the console itself won't be in developers' hands until next year, Xbox is clearly trying to build hype for it this year. The latest example of this is a bunch of free "Project Helix"...
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News Hades 2 Xbox Release Times Revealed Ahead Of Next Week's Game Pass Launch
Here's when you can play
The much-hyped Hades 2 is finally coming to Xbox next week after a successful spell on Nintendo Switch & PC, and ahead of its imminent launch, the team at Supergiant Games has revealed the exact release times for Xbox & PS5. We've known for a while now that Hades 2 has a release date of April 14th, and now we know the...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
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News Mouse P.I. For Hire Performance Specs Revealed, 120FPS Confirmed For Xbox Series X And S
Lots of options on Xbox!
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire brings its black-and-white, rubber-hose-animated FPS shenanigans to Xbox next week, and ahead of launch, the team at Fumi Games has revealed exactly how the title will run on all platforms, including Xbox Series X|S. It's good news, too. On both Xbox Series X and S, the team is providing 120FPS...
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- Fumi Games
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- Xbox Series S
Talking Point If Someone Was Buying Their First Xbox Today, What Games Would You Recommend?
In other words, what are the essentials for a newbie?
Every now and again, we come across people who are entering the Xbox ecosystem for the first time with a new Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or even an Xbox One console, and they're often overwhelmed with what to play first. Just look at what Xbox Game Pass offers — we're talking hundreds of...
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News Here's What The Invincible VS Open Beta Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
You can play it right now!
Fancy playing a new 3v3 fighting game on your Xbox Series X|S this weekend? Well, the free open beta for Invincible Vs is available now on both consoles, and it looks pretty cool at first glance! You'll find it under the name "Invincible VS Open Beta" on the Xbox Store, and it gives you access to 10 playable fighters and...
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Thursday9th Apr 2026
News 'Samson' And 'Xbox' Have Been Trending This Week, But It's Off To A Rough Start On PC
The reviews have been surprisingly poor
A few weeks ago, we mentioned a game called Samson that was potentially getting an Xbox version, and how it seemed to be getting a serious amount of hype ahead of its release on April 8th. Well, we're now on April 9th, and the first reviews for Samson on PC have been surprisingly rough so far. It has a...
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Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2026
Including a new Game Pass announcement!
Today marked the return of the Triple-i Initiative Showcase for 2026, treating us to reveals and updates for a wide variety of games across multiple platforms, with many of them coming to Xbox as well. We've got a few particularly notable ones in the bunch here — Super Battle Golf was officially announced...
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- Features
- Triple-i Initiative Showcase
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News Two Games Are Available Late This Week With Xbox Game Pass (April 9-10)
Including a new day one Ultimate release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! To round out the end of the week, we've got a couple of fresh additions to the XGP library, including new day one Game Pass Ultimate title Tiny Bookshop on Friday. Here's what's new on Xbox Game Pass late this week (April 9-10): Planet Coaster 2 (Series X|S,...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Graveyard Keeper' Is Available To Claim For Free On Xbox For A Limited Time
Here's when you can grab it!
As part of today's 'Triple-I Interactive' showcase, Graveyard Keeper 2 has been announced for Xbox and other platforms, and to celebrate its reveal, the team has announced that folks can grab Graveyard Keeper for free right now - and that's free to keep forever. Indeed, if you head over to the Xbox Store as we speak,...
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News Xbox Boss Reveals New 'Dedicated Team' Focusing On Fan Feedback
Following the rollout of new achievement features
Yesterday, we were treated to yet another surprise from Team Xbox when it was revealed that Xbox achievements were getting multiple new improvements, and this is seemingly the result of a new "dedicated team" that's been set up. Shortly after the achievement features were unveiled, Sharma took to...
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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 9-12)
One of them is free to keep forever!
Microsoft's Free Play Days selection for this week is rolling out now on Xbox! We've got four games playable as part of FPD over the next few days - and one of them is a special entry as it's free to keep once downloaded! Here's what's playable with Free Play Days this coming weekend: Graveyard Keeper One...
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- Xbox Series X
News 'What Do You Want Added?' - Xbox Engineer Requests Ideas For New Console Features
Sounds like there's a lot more to come!
Following yesterday's multiple improvements to Xbox achievements, as well as Xbox boss Asha Sharma announcing the formation of a "dedicated team" for fan feedback, one particular Xbox engineer has taken to social media today to request ideas for new console features in the future. Bill Ridmann, who has been...
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- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Halo: Master Chief Collection Deploys 'Significant Ban Wave' In Latest Update
Gravity ban hammer
The Halo Support team has announced that a new backend update has been deployed to its Easy Anti-Cheat efficiency program in The Master Chief Collection, resulting in a "significant ban wave" for the Halo collection on Xbox and PC. This was announced by the team on social media late last night, where it's noted that this doesn't...
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