News Metro 2039 Is Coming To Xbox This Winter, Gorgeous In-Engine Gameplay Revealed
Welcome to the new world
- Xbox
- Metro 2039
- 4A Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Report New Game Pass Tier Exclusive To First-Party Games 'Under Consideration' At Xbox
It's just one potential option though
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Reports
News Xbox's New Dashboard Update Is Now Available For All Users
New Quick Resume features, customisation options and more
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Update
- New Dashboard
- April 2026
News Xbox's Studios Are Working 'Side-By-Side' With Microsoft On Project Helix
"Our teams are involved early on..."
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Project Helix
- Xbox Game Studios
- Next-Gen
News Gears Of War E-Day Direct Length Detailed As Xbox Games Showcase Reveals Get Locked In
Here's how much of Gears we're gonna see
- Xbox
- Gears Of War: E-Day
- Direct
- Xbox Games Showcase
- Microsoft
News Xbox Exec Reveals That Blizzard Is Helping Out With Development On Fable
Shiny, shiny cinematics
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- Fable
- Blizzard
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
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TodayThu, 16th Apr 2026
News Metro 2039 Is Coming To Xbox This Winter, Gorgeous In-Engine Gameplay Revealed
Welcome to the new world
As part of today's 'Xbox First Look' broadcast, the team at 4A Games has finally revealed the next entry in the Metro series; Metro 2039. This is (somehow) an even darker, grittier look at the world taking a turn after nuclear disaster, and it seems like it'll be a real showpiece for current-gen systems. You can take a look...
- Xbox
- Metro 2039
- 4A Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Report New Game Pass Tier Exclusive To First-Party Games 'Under Consideration' At Xbox
It's just one potential option though
Earlier this week, we heard via a leaked report that Asha Sharma believes Xbox Game Pass is too expensive and needs a "better value equation", and apparently there are various options under consideration for dealing with that. As reported by The Verge today, one of the potential options "under consideration" at...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Reports
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 16-19)
Including this short but sweet co-op adventure!
Xbox Free Play Days has returned once again for the next few days, and although we've only got two games as part of the selection this time around, one of them is a short but sweet co-op adventure that you'll easily be able to complete. That game is South Park: Snow Day!, which may not be the most...
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- Microsoft
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
Time Extension "Powered by newly manufactured chips based on the originals"
Well, it turns out the rumours of Plaion Replai creating a new Neo Geo system were bang on the money, as the company has just announced the Neo Geo+ Advanced Entertainment System / AES. Launching on 12th November 2026, the Neo Geo+ AES (£179.99 / €199.99 / $249.99 / ¥32,800) is a...
- Plaion Replai
- Neo Geo
- Hardware
News Xbox's New Dashboard Update Is Now Available For All Users
New Quick Resume features, customisation options and more
Around a month ago, we brought you the news that Microsoft was delivering its first substantial Xbox Series X|S console update in ages - and now, that update is available for all users rather than being limited to Xbox Insiders. Yep, Microsoft's new Quick Resume features, guide customisation...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Update
- New Dashboard
- April 2026
News Xbox First-Party Title 'Wasteland Remastered' Is Free To Claim Right Now
Grab it for free to keep!
Although inXile's Wasteland Remastered is included in multiple tiers of Xbox Game Pass, it's currently showing up as being totally free to keep on the Xbox Store right now - which means that it's probably worth adding to your account while you can. Indeed, heading over to the Microsoft Store listing for Wasteland...
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- Wasteland Remastered
- InXile Entertainment
- Microsoft
News Another Call Of Duty Game Is Seemingly Being Prepped For Xbox Game Pass
Could it be arriving soon?
Following Modern Warfare's arrival on the service later this week, it looks as though Microsoft is preparing another Call of Duty title for Xbox Game Pass sometime in the near future. It's been spotted that Call of Duty: Vanguard — the series' 2021 entry by Sledgehammer Games — has just gotten an Xbox for PC version...
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- Call Of Duty
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Activision
News Xbox Is Giving Away Free Gift Cards To Celebrate Spring 2026
"Spring is back with great savings!"
It's that time again! Xbox has been giving out free gift cards to a bunch of people to celebrate Spring 2026, and although not everyone is eligible, it seems a decent number of Xbox users have been getting them. Even I got one this time! Last night, I received a message from Xbox informing me of a £4 Xbox Gift...
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- Xbox Gift Card
News Three Games Are Available Late This Week With Xbox Game Pass (April 16-17)
Including a couple of big first-party games
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Over the next two days, we've got three games coming to the service - two all-new for XGP and one that's moving over from Ultimate to Premium. Here's the lowdown on everything coming to Xbox Game Pass this Thursday and Friday (April 16-17): NHL 26 (Series...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
YesterdayWed, 15th Apr 2026
News Eight Xbox Games Are Currently Set To Be Delisted In April & May 2026
Update: New titles added to the list
A couple of days ago, we highlighted three Xbox games that are shutting down their servers in April 2026, but when it comes to games that are being delisted, there are actually a few differences that you might want to be aware of. The two Fortnite games that we mentioned in that article are getting delisted by...
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- Delisting
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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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- Xbox Game Pass
- TerraTech Legion
- Sledding Game
- Heroes of Might & Magic
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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- Xbox Expansion Card
- PC
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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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Xbox
- Microsoft
News Gears Of War E-Day Direct Length Detailed As Xbox Games Showcase Reveals Get Locked In
Here's how much of Gears we're gonna see
At the end of last month, Microsoft revealed fresh details on its Xbox Games Showcase featuring Gears of War: E-Day Direct, and now exec Matt Booty has revealed just how much of the new Gears game we're going to see in roughly two months' time. While talking about planning for the show, Booty said that...
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- Gears Of War: E-Day
- Direct
- Xbox Games Showcase
- Microsoft
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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- Xbox Live
- Original Xbox
- Insignia
- Talking Point
News Xbox Exec Reveals That Blizzard Is Helping Out With Development On Fable
Shiny, shiny cinematics
Fable is certainly one of Xbox's biggest releases of the year, and a new comment from Matt Booty gives us a little bit more insight into its development, and how an unlikely Microsoft team is helping bring the upcoming RPG to life. In a new chat on the Official Xbox Podcast, the exec touches on how some of the teams are...
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- Fable
- Blizzard
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox's Studios Are Working 'Side-By-Side' With Microsoft On Project Helix
"Our teams are involved early on..."
At this point, we know that Microsoft is full-speed ahead with Xbox Project Helix, and now Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has revealed that the company's first-party teams are deeply involved with crafting the hardware, even at an early stage. Speaking on a new episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Booty...
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- Microsoft
- Project Helix
- Xbox Game Studios
- Next-Gen
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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- Guides
- Pragmata
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
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...
- Xbox
- Starfield
- PS5
- Bethesda
- Microsoft
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...
- Xbox
- Controllers
- GameSir
- PC
Talking Point What Have You Bought In The Xbox Spring Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few hours' time!
It's finally almost time for the Xbox Spring Sale 2026 to come to a close. The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the start of April, but its end date is today (April 15th), with the deals set to expire in the coming hours. We've tried to provide a variety of guides for the Spring Sale over the...
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- Xbox Spring Sale
- Talking Point
- Features
Tuesday14th 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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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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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- Microsoft
- Xbox Exclusives
- Reports
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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- Round Up
- Replaced
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Replaced Dev Warns Of Issue For Xbox Series S Players At Launch, Fix Planned For This Week
Update: Now fixed!
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 memory-related hang if...
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- Replaced
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
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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- Exclusives
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- Mouse: P.I For Hire
- Fumi Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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 –...
- Xbox
- Gothic Trilogy
- 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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- Xbox Game Pass
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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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- Capcom
- Pragmata
- Round Up
- Xbox Series X
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...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Showcase
- April 2026
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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- Replaced
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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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- Xbox Boss
- Asha Sharma
- GDC
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...
- Xbox
- Fable
- Microsoft
- Playground Games
- GTA 6
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...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 6
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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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- Agefield High: Rock The School
- Bully
- PC
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...
- Xbox
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Features
- Reviews
- Handhelds
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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- Call Of Duty 2026
- Microsoft
- 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...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Xbox Countdown Sale 2025
- Round Up
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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- Xbox Game Pass
- 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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- Weekly Roundup
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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...
- Features
- Interviews
- M2
- Naoki Horii
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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- Features
- Talking Point
- Microsoft
- 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,...
- Xbox
- Features
- 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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- Microsoft
- Project Helix
- OG Xbox
- Ed Fries
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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- Crimson Desert
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Digital Foundry
