Live Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here
Two hours of Xbox-related reveals!
- Live Chat
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- Summer Game Fest
News Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'
She says they've done so much in the first 100 days already
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- Asha Sharma
News 'It's A Tough Topic' - Xbox CEO Shares Her Latest Thoughts On Exclusives
She says platforms must have exclusive content and services
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- Asha Sharma
- Xbox Boss
- Exclusives
News Xbox Series X|S Sales Have Risen In The UK, Partly Thanks To Forza Horizon 6
Almost identical sales to the PS5 in May
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Sales
News Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma
They're working on it as we speak
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- Project Helix
- Prices
Talking Point What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?
Let's hear how you're getting on!
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- Forza Horizon 6
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TodayFri, 5th Jun 2026
Live Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here
Two hours of Xbox-related reveals!
It's time for Summer Game Fest 2026! This yearly event is set to deliver new announcements, trailers and updates for some of the biggest games coming our way in 2026 and beyond, including many that will be arriving on Xbox consoles. "Join Geoff Keighley and Lucy James live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for...
- Live Chat
- Xbox
- Summer Game Fest
News Asha Sharma On Removing CoPilot For Xbox: 'Our Console Players Aren't Excited About It'
Microsoft's CEO gave her the freedom to ditch it
Back at the start of May, we were treated to the surprising news that Xbox was removing Microsoft CoPilot integration across the entire division, taking it away entirely from mobile and cancelling plans to integrate it into consoles. Xbox had been showing off how CoPilot would work on Xbox Series X...
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News Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'
She says they've done so much in the first 100 days already
To conclude last night's big interview as part of Bloomberg Live, Xbox boss Asha Sharma was asked about her first 100 days in the job and what the next 100 days look like, which drew some interesting comments from the new CEO. Initially, Sharma used the opportunity to highlight how Xbox's...
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- Asha Sharma
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (June 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout June 2026, including for the likes of GOALS, Skate, World of Tanks: Heat and various other games. As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Ga
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma
They're working on it as we speak
There's been a lot of talk about how Xbox's next "Project Helix" console will surely be an expensive device, especially considering the state of the industry and how prices continue to go up, but Asha Sharma seemingly has a plan for it. In last night's Bloomberg Tech interview, Sharma was asked about Project Helix...
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- Prices
Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Latin American Showcase 2026
Including an upcoming Xbox Game Pass indie!
We're still trying to bring you roundups of as many small Summer Game Fest showcases as we can before the main event and the Xbox Games Showcase take over this weekend, so let's look at the Latin American Games Showcase! This event happened last night, and featured over 60 indie titles in all, some of w
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- Round Up
- Features
- Latin American Games Showcase
- Xbox Series X
News 'It's A Tough Topic' - Xbox CEO Shares Her Latest Thoughts On Exclusives
She says platforms must have exclusive content and services
Last night, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appeared in a 15-minute interview as part of Bloomberg Tech, and she was asked for her thoughts about exclusives during the chat - something that's been a big talking point for Xbox in recent months. Back in April, Sharma and her team officially confirmed...
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YesterdayThu, 4th Jun 2026
News Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free
The 2026 version of this event has begun!
The Xbox Demo Fest for 2026 has officially kicked off on the Xbox Store, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (June 4th) to June 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Some of the games might not be live just yet, but they're part of the official list and...
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- Xbox Demo Fest
- ID@Xbox
- Indie Selects
- Xbox Series X
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Premium (June 4)
A couple of additions to the XGP Premium library
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games jumping over to Xbox Game Pass Premium from the Ultimate and PC libraries, so these are only new if you're an Xbox Game Pass Premium member. Total Chaos is a survival horror game that's proved pretty popular with Ultimate members to...
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- Xbox Game Pass
News Five New 'Xbox Player Voice' Requests That Have Been Trending Over The Past Week
"Use Your Legacy IPs!"
When Xbox first unveiled the new Player Voice program back in May, we spent the first week highlighting the top requests and how they were shifting around during that period, but since then, not a whole lot has changed. Perhaps an oversight with the Xbox Player Voice website is that almost every request across the first...
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- Xbox Player Voice
Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026
Upcoming Xbox indies you might be interested in!
As mentioned in our Summer Game Fest schedule guide recently, we're trying to bring you roundups of many gaming events this week, and that includes some of the smaller ones such as the MIX and Shacknews showcases. Honestly, yesterday's Shacknews broadcast wasn't that stacked from an Xbox perspective,...
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- Shacknews E4 Showcase
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?
Let's hear how you're getting on!
Man, I'm enjoying Forza Horizon 6 so much. This is easily my favourite Forza game ever, and at the moment it's in first place for my Xbox Game of the Year. Not gonna lie though, I think GTA 6 will probably end up beating it! Nevertheless, I'm sinking a ton of free time into FH6 right now, and I'm curious to hear...
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Preview Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - Journal of an FCU Pilot in Training
Push Square Project runway
Well, it seems I've been drafted for the FCU air force. From what I understand, our military needs all the help it can get, and I'm only too happy to lend a hand. I've been studying the history books for a long time; from the Belkan War of '95 to the Lighthouse War back in 2019, I've pored over every detail multiple times. I almost...
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News Xbox Series X|S Sales Have Risen In The UK, Partly Thanks To Forza Horizon 6
Almost identical sales to the PS5 in May
Isn't it great to be talking about good news for Xbox Series X|S sales again?! Yep, it sounds like things improved quite a bit for the Xbox Series X and S in the UK last month (May 2026), as The Game Business reporter Chris Dring is stating that sales were up 12% compared to the month before. Dring says...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Sales
News 'Series S Is Making That Rough' - No Rest For The Wicked Dev Shares Update On Xbox Version
It's still coming to Xbox at some point though
When we covered the State of Play event earlier this week, one of the notable absentees from an Xbox perspective was No Rest For The Wicked, which is the new game from Moon Studios (known for the amazing Ori titles). Apparently, the reason we're not getting the 1.0 release of No Rest For
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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 4-7)
Update: 11 games in total this week!
It's Thursday, so that means we've got a new round of Xbox Free Play Days titles to highlight! The big one this time around is Bungie's Marathon, which is actually free for longer than the headline suggests - non-owners can play that game until June 9th on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Just be aware that...
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- Free Play Days
- Marathon
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Wednesday3rd Jun 2026
Feature 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In June-December 2026
Seven months of fantastic new games are ahead of us!
Update: As mentioned, we're updating this feature on a monthly basis, and it's now been adjusted for June. We've taken a few games away, added a few in, and changed a handful of dates around for games that are coming up. With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what...
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- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- 2026
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 3-16)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has today revealed the first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026, with nine games joining the service from June 3-16, including the likes of Undisputed and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions. Don't forget that three games arrived on Game Pass yesterday as well, including
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News Xbox First-Party Game 'Tell Me Why' Is Now Free To Claim For Everyone
Part of the yearly June tradition
Every single year since 2021, Xbox has been giving away Don't Nod's Tell Me Why for free as part of Pride Month, and that's exactly what's happening again in June 2025, with the game already showing as free on the Xbox Store right now. Specifically, you're looking for the "Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3" version of the...
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News The Lost Wild Not Coming To Xbox At Launch, Along With A Few Other State Of Play Titles
Unsurprisingly, we're missing out on a few PS5 games
We've already brought you the full roundup of what was announced for Xbox at the State of Play last night, along with a few articles about some of the most interesting games, but what about the games that didn't get Xbox announcements? As usual for PlayStation's State of Play shows, we did see...
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News 'No Scripts, Just Football' - GOALS Arrives For Free On Xbox This Week
A game where skill is said to decide everything
The modern-day football / soccer game scene, at least in the AAA space, feels a little underbaked. EA Sports FC 26 is decent but predictable, eFootball 2026 isn't as good as PES used to be (sorry, personal bias there!), and UFL is a fun Ultimate Team alternative, but it's the only other major option if...
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News Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, But At Least We Get 'Play Anywhere' On Xbox
A worthy trade-off?
Ugh, here we go. Control Resonant looks amazing, and we absolutely can't wait to play it on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 24th. However, we won't be playing on September 22nd, as early access is exclusive to PS5. Yes, as spotted by our sister site Push Square, Remedy's Thomas Puha has confirmed that early access...
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- Early Access
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News Dune: Awakening Finally Has An Xbox Release Date, And It's On Game Pass As Well
"Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story"
We've been waiting a long time for Dune: Awakening to get an official Xbox release date, and not only do we have one penned in, but it's also been confirmed that it'll be launching on Xbox Game Pass! Yes, Dune: Awakening will finally launch for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September...
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- Release Dates
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News Stuntman: Hollywood Is Reviving A Series That Hasn't Existed Since The Xbox 360 Era
The first Stuntman game since Ignition in 2007
One of the games that really caught my eye during today's State of Play event for June 2026 was Stuntman: Hollywood, which is the first entry in the series since 2007's Stuntman: Ignition on the Xbox 360! For those who haven't come across it before, Stuntman sees you taking the wheel in a variety of...
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- Stuntman: Hollywood
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Gets Free Xbox Demo Ahead Of September Release
Available today!
We've got a date for Onimusha: Way Of The Sword! Today's State of Play June 2026 event revealed that the game will launch on September 25th, 2026 — and the best bit is that a free demo is available today on the Xbox Store! The demo isn't yet showing on the store at the time of writing, but it's supposed to be there anytime now...
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News Xbox's Next First-Party Release Is Age Of Empires: Mobile For PC
It's releasing this month on Game Pass
Alright, who had Age of Empires: Mobile on their bingo card for the next Xbox first-party release? It's been confirmed today that the PC Edition of the game will release on June 23rd, 2026 across Steam, the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass, featuring a new "PC-optimized experience designed for mouse and...
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- Age Of Empires: Mobile
- PC
- PC Game Pass
Tuesday2nd Jun 2026
Live Watch Sony's PS5 State of Play Here (June 2026)
Push Square Wolverine! Intergalactic? God of War?
This is it, folks – this is the big one. Well, that’s what we’re all hoping for anyway. February 2026’s State of Play was a barnstormer, and Sony’s been building up to this June 2026 instalment even harder. We know it’ll open with Marvel’s Wolverine, but beyond that, there’ll be 60 minutes of...
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- Live
- Live Chat
- Features
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early June 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next five games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early June 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. All of these are pretty notable departures, including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- June 2026
- Leaving Soon
News Ex-Forza Horizon Director Reveals 'Clutch', A New AAA Racer Coming To Xbox In 2027
Maverick Games pulls back the curtain after 3.5 years of development
Last week, we talked about how Forza Horizon 6 might have some competition on its hands in the form of a new racing title from Maverick Games, and the studio has just unveiled it — it's called "Clutch", and it's coming out in 2027. Clutch is a AAA open-world cinematic driving...
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- Clutch
- Forza Horizon
- Maverick Games
- Xbox Series X
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From June's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for June 2026 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Rayman Legends Retold, Dune: Awakening, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and a whole lot more! If any other g
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- PlayStation
- State Of Play
- June 2026
- Xbox Series X
News Multiple Toy Story Games Are Coming To Xbox For The First Time Ever
Along with A Bug's Life and a new version of Toy Story 3!
I'm trying to contain my excitement about this one! It's been announced today by Digital Eclipse and Atari that Toy Story: Retro Roundup! is coming to Xbox on October 15th, featuring multiple classic Toy Story games along with A Bug's Life. "Step back into Andy’s room with Woody, Buzz...
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- Toy Story Retro Roundup
- Toy Story 3: Complete Edition
- A Bug's Life
News Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Has Been Delayed From June To August 2026
"We’ll see you for deployment soon"
We need more Vietnam-themed FPS games on Xbox, don't we? Honestly, there's tons of WW2, modern and futuristic shooters on the platform, but Vietnam as an era often gets overlooked in comparison. Thankfully, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is going to change that very soon - and the team has just announced an Xbox...
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- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
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- Xbox Series S
News Rayman Legends Retold Launches This October For Xbox Series X|S
Update: It's official!
We've got a new version of Rayman Legends on the way! Ahead of an upcoming announcement (expected at PlayStation's State of Play event tonight), some details have leaked about Rayman Legends Retold, which is a remake / remaster of the excellent 2013 platformer. The game is set to release on October 1st, 2026, and will cost...
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- Rayman Legends Retold
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News FF7 Rebirth Comparison Highlights Pros & Cons Of The Xbox Series X|S Versions
Digital Foundry takes a look at the new release
Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this Wednesday (June 3rd), and to mark the occasion, the good folks over at Digital Foundry have been checking out how it performs on the consoles. The verdict is simple - the 30FPS mode is "generally stable and...
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- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Comparison
News Three Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (June 2)
Game Pass, uh, finds a way
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games entering the library, two of which are brand-new to Game Pass entirely, and the other of which is transitioning over to PC. The big highlight here is arguably Jurassic World Evolution 3, which is replacing Jurassic World Evolution 2 ahead of
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News Xbox's CCO Might Have Just Revealed The First-Party Order For Late 2026
"We start out with Halo: Campaign Evolved"
Last week, Xbox's Matt Booty appeared on the Official Xbox Podcast to discuss the Xbox Games Showcase along with the delay of Fable to February 2027, and he might have actually revealed Xbox's first-party order for late 2026. This was picked up by Windows Ce
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News Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Delayed To February 2027, New Trailer Revealed
We'll have to wait a little longer for it
We're unfortunately no longer getting the Tomb Raider remake in 2026. It's been announced today as part of the PlayStation State of Play for June 2026 that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will now release on February 12, 2027. Today's reveal did at least come with a new trailer though, along with a few...
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- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Fallout 76 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Summer
With public testing to begin this month!
Bethesda has announced today that Fallout 76 will be getting a current-gen upgrade in Summer 2026, which includes some nice improvements for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions. The upgrade will actually be available to test for current owners of the game at some point this month, and then...
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- Fallout 76
- Upgrade
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- Xbox Series S
Monday1st Jun 2026
News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In June 2026
Along with others that are closing certain parts of their servers
A new month begins! Therefore, we've inevitably got more Xbox games that are shutting down their servers over the next few weeks. There are actually only two full server closures as things stand, but there's more to talk about as well. Let's start with those two games. The big one...
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- Servers
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- June 2026
- Round Up
News 'Lost 255 Hours Of Progress' - Forza Horizon 6 Players Warn Of Xbox & PC Saving Issue
With multiple potential reasons for it
Yesterday, I published an opinion piece talking about how great of an experience I've had using Quick Resume with Forza Horizon 6 on my personal Xbox Series X. That's all true — I have had an amazing experience with it during my 30 hours with the game — but I was also contacted by a couple of Pure Xbox...
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News Here's What The First 'Hands On' Previews Say About The ROG Xbox Ally X20
"So much more than a transparent black and gold makeover"
As you may have seen already, ASUS has announced a new handheld today — the ROG Xbox Ally X20 — and we've spotted a couple of "hands on" previews across the web so far, with probably many more to follow. With the news being so fresh though, we wanted to highlight these first couple of...
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Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The MIX Summer Showcase 2026
Including two Game Pass titles and a Star Fox 64 spiritual successor!
Today marked the start of our big week of Summer Game Fest showcases, with the MIX Summer Showcase 2026 highlighting over 60 indie games that are coming to various platforms - a few of them also including Xbox consoles. We definitely had a few surprises as well! The...
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Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In June 2026
Release dates for every June Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in June 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a June 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in June 2026: The Biggest New Xbox...
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News Xbox Ally X Gets Bigger OLED Screen As ASUS Reveals 'X20' Handheld
Unveiled as part of Computex 2026
We've got a new version of the ROG Xbox Ally X on the way! ASUS has officially unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally X20 handheld, which is very similar in design to the ROG Xbox Ally X, but this time features a few upgrades including a bigger 7.4 inch display and a much-requested OLED panel. "Step into a wider world of...
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- ASUS
- ROG Xbox Ally X20
- ROG Xbox Ally X
News Xbox Teases Sunday's Showcase, Calls It 'A True Celebration' With 'A Swathe' Of Reveals
Marking 25 years of the brand
Listen, it's no secret what we'll be getting with the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 this Sunday - lots and lots of reveals, both for first-party and third-party games, along with the special Gears of War: E-Day Direct at the end. It's still always interesting to see how Xbox is teasing it though, and for this year's version...
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- Xbox Games Showcase
News 'My Favourite We've Ever Done' - Xbox Employee Hypes Up Gears Of War: E-Day Direct
Bring. It. On.
This Sunday marks the long-awaited Xbox Games Showcase 2026, which will include a massive section dedicated to the latest Gears game in the form of the Gears of War: E-Day Direct. Just like we've seen in the past for the likes of Starfield and The Outer Worlds 2, this segment will
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- Gears of War: E-Day Direct
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Sunday31st May 2026
Guide Summer Game Fest Schedule: Your Guide To All 15+ Xbox-Related Events In June 2026
Xbox Showcase, SGF and so much more!
Are you ready for the busiest gaming week of the year?! The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 is just around the corner, as are a wide selection of other gaming showcases that we can look forward to in the coming days. So, we've taken the time to put together all the dates, times and additional details you might need...
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Opinion Forza Horizon 6 Has Changed My Mind About Quick Resume On Xbox Series X|S
After six years, QR has surprised me once again
When Quick Resume first arrived back at the start of the Xbox Series X and Series S generation in 2020, it was one of the most exciting new features — the ability to jump back into your game immediately without rebooting it from scratch. I was initially a massive convert, and it's something I've...
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- Quick Resume
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Feature Our Final Predictions For The 2026 Xbox Games Showcase
What we hope and expect to see from Xbox
We're right at the tail end of May now, which means we're starting to get very excited about the Xbox Games Showcase this year. We have a new Xbox boss at the helm and renewed enthusiasm surrounding the brand, so the summer show feels critical this year in continuing to build momentum around Xbox. With...
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- Xbox Games Showcase 2026
- Predictions
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (May 31st 2026)
Time Extension Anbernic Rotate! Yuji Naka! Lenovo G02!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. You Can Now Legally Rip Your Wii, GameCube And Xbox Discs Using A Blu-Ray Drive: A new tool has been released which allows you to legally rip...
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