Microsoft News Articles
Wednesday25th Feb 2026
News Xbox Says 'Hardware Announcements Are Coming Up' As Team Looks Ahead To Next-Gen
"You will hear more about that soon."
You may have read about Asha Sharma recently and her renewed focus on the console side of the Xbox business - and in a new interview with Windows Central, the Xbox boss has hinted that we'll hear about new console hardware very soon. Indeed, when elaborating on her recent comments about 'returning to Xbox',...
Monday23rd Feb 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Campaign Progression & How You Can 'Deliver Food As A Side Hustle'
"Forza Horizon 6 introduces a vast campaign of discovery"
On the back of Xbox Developer Direct last month, we broke down how Forza Horizon 6 is bringing back the 'Festival Wristband' mechanic from the first Forza Horizon game - and how that system aims to alleviate some issues players have had with a lack of meaningful pro
Friday20th Feb 2026
News Xbox President Sarah Bond Is Also Leaving The Company, Microsoft Confirms
"Sarah Bond has decided to leave Microsoft..."
Much of the spotlight has been on Phil Spencer and new Xbox boss Asha Sharma in relation to today's huge shakeup over at Microsoft Gaming - but thanks to a departing statement from Phil himself, we now know for sure that Xbox Preside
News New Xbox Boss Makes Official Statement As She Takes Over From Phil Spencer
"I feel two things at once: humility and urgency."
In a seismic bit of news today, Phil Spencer announced that he's retiring as Xbox boss - which means that naturally, someone else has to assume that position over at Xbox HQ. The person taking over is Microsoft's Asha Sharma, who has just shared her first statement as she begins her role as CEO of...
News Xbox Had The Best-Selling Multiplatform Game Of January 2026 In The US
Bet you can't guess what it was
Circana's Mat Piscatella has today shared a bunch of industry figures and statistics from January 2026 — including a top-20 list of the best-selling games in the US last month — and Microsoft has taken the top spot. Yep, you guessed it, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the best-selling game of January 2026 in the US...
News God Of War Creator Suggests Xbox Should Get Involved In Bluepoint Games Situation
"Do NOT let this amazing team splinter"
We covered the news last night about how Sony had decided to shut down Bluepoint Games, and in the hours since the announcement was made, there's been plenty of chatter about whether Xbox could potentially step in at all. Mostly notably, the God of War creator David Jaffe took to social media to suggest that...
Thursday19th Feb 2026
News Five New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass In February 2026
Including a couple of DOS adventure titles
Xbox and the folks at Antstream Arcade have treated us to our second batch of new Xbox Retro Classics titles of the year today, with five new games being added to the retro streaming service here in February 2026. Here are those new additions to Xbox Retro Classics this month: Stampede (1981) (Atari...
Lots of plates spinning over at Bethesda Game Studios
It's been eons at this point since The Elder Scrolls 6 was first announced (all the way back in 2018, if you're keeping score), and to this day, we actually know very little about what to expect from the next TES game. While those details remain elusive for the time being, Bethesda's Todd Howard...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 19)
Including a new EA Play addition
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have three titles joining the service, including a new EA Play drop and a major addition from the folks over at CD Projekt RED. Without further ado, here are your new Xbox Game Pass titles for February 19: Death Howl (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate,...
Tuesday17th Feb 2026
News Microsoft Rewards Quietly Increases Its Prices For Xbox Gift Cards
Seemingly in multiple regions
Microsoft Rewards has changed quite a bit in recent months, with nerfs to points earn rates and cost increases for reward redemptions - and it looks as though another MS Rewards price bump has happened again this week. We first came across this revelation on Reddit, where one user questioned if the redemption values...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 19 - March 3)
Microsoft reveals the next batch of XGP titles
Microsoft has today revealed the next official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for February and March 2026, with eight games joining the service from February 19 - March 3 - including the absolutely massive addition of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Don't forget that three games hav
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 17)
Update: we have a third surprise addition!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, three games are entering the service across multiple tiers, including the pictured Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for Ultimate and PC subscribers later today. Here's a breakdown of your two new Xbox Game Pass additions (February 17): Aerial_Knight’s...
Monday16th Feb 2026
News New Report On PS6 Delay Throws Next-Gen Timing Into Doubt
Because of, you guessed it, RAM and SSD shortages
It's a bit of a whirlwind right now in terms of next-gen news, isn't it? We've heard directly from AMD that the next Xbox is "progressing well" to release in 2027, while other reports have suggested that component shortages and price increases could delay next-gen consoles into 2028 or even later...
News Four Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next four games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late February 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. We have a couple of biggies in here including Injustice 2 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War - so although the list is quite short this time around,...
Saturday14th Feb 2026
News Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In March 2026 So Far
An early look at next month's lineup
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for March 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection, with three titles having been confirmed for the service next month already. Planet of Lana 2 and Replaced are definitely standing out next month so far,
Friday13th Feb 2026
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 13)
One of them a huge day one release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two huge games entering the library, including brand-new day one release High on Life 2. We'll summarise your two new XGP additions down below, alongside sharing our guide on exactly when Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can start playing High on Life 2
Thursday12th Feb 2026
News These Four Games Are Free-To-Play On Xbox This Weekend (February 12-15)
As part of Free Play Days!
Xbox Free Play Days is now live, and as part of Microsoft's free-to-play trials program this week, the team has made four games playable until the end of the coming weekend, including EA's NHL 26. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Age of Wonders 4 Lynked: Banner of the Spark NHL 26
The Premium & Ultimate libraries expand!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We were going to be bringing you an update on two titles heading to the library, but thanks to an ActiBlizz surprise, we now have three more games coming to the service on February 12th. Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass today: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X...
Monday9th Feb 2026
News Microsoft Apparently 'Expects' The Xbox Series Era To Last, Despite Next-Gen Plans
"A longer tail than usual..."
In recent days, we've started to see lots of news and reporting about Microsoft's next-gen Xbox plans, but what about Xbox Series X|S? Are those consoles set to carry on being supported? Well, despite
Saturday7th Feb 2026
News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In March 2026
Our best guesses for what might leave
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game...
Friday6th Feb 2026
Report Microsoft Is In The Early Stages Of 'Expanding' Xbox Game Pass
Following a major overhaul last year
Microsoft only overhauled Xbox Game Pass last year with new tiers, prices, perks and more, but it sounds as though the company isn't quite done messing about with its gaming subscription service just yet. In a big report from Tom Warren at The Verge, the tech journalist touches on various topics relating to...
Thursday5th Feb 2026
News Xbox Is Reportedly Releasing A Brand-New Controller Revision In 2026
A year before next-gen is set to arrive
As part of a huge report over at The Verge, journalist Tom Warren has revealed that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox controller revision is coming this year, after it was originally cancelled in 2024 when plans reportedly changed at Xbox HQ. Indeed, we heard about the Xbox 'Sebile' controller revision years ago -...
News Valve Admits Its New Console Plans Have Been Affected By Component Crisis
Will Xbox be in a similar position?
Late last year, Steam owner Valve announced a new set of hardware to launch in early 2026, and while a first half of the year release is still on the cards for now, the company admits that ongoing RAM and SSD shortages have started to affect its plans. In a new blog post addressing Steam users this week, Valve...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 5-8)
Live now for the next few days!
Xbox's latest Free Play Days promotion is rolling out now for the coming weekend, and it looks as though we've got six games to be dipping into for free over the next few days, taking the form of a 2K takeover. Here's what's on Xbox Free Play Days this week: Civilization VI Lego 2K Drive
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 5)
Including one new EA Play addition!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! We've got three games coming to the service today, including a new EA Play title in the form of Madden NFL 26 - which will drop later on in the day. Here's a quick breakdown on your new Xbox Game Pass additions for today (February 5): Madden NFL 26 (Console, PC,...
Wednesday4th Feb 2026
News Huge Fantasy RPG Crimson Desert Launches Next Month With Xbox Play Anywhere
We've been waiting a while for this one!
Crimson Desert, the highly-anticipated open-world RPG from developer Pearl Abyss, has recently been given a March release date - and thanks to the game's Xbox Store listing, we now know that the game will support Xbox Play An
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
News Just One Game Is Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early February 2026
Only one leaver for the first half of the month!
In addition to revealing a new batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February today, Microsoft has also revealed what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in early February 2026 — and it's good news, we only have one game leaving the service in early Feb.! Here's what's leaving
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 3)
One of them being a HUGE shadow drop!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two titles coming to the library - one of which ended up being a surprise addition that arrived in the early hours of the morning here in the UK. Here's a quick roundup of both of today's new Xbox Game Pass titles (February 3): Final Fantasy 2...
Monday2nd Feb 2026
News Death Stranding Director's Cut Gets Huge Player Bump Thanks To Xbox Game Pass
One of last month's biggest XGP additions
One of the most high-profile additions to Xbox Game Pass last month was the arrival of Death Stranding Director's Cut from Kojima Productions, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the title absolutely shot up the Xbox player charts last week as a result. As shared by Circana's Mat Piscatella, prior to its Game Pass...
Friday30th Jan 2026
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Vs. PS5 Sales Data Shared As Game Reportedly Hits 20 Million Copies Sold
Divin' & thrivin'
It's no secret that Helldivers 2 has been a bit of a smash hit for Sony, with the game exploding in popularity on PS5 and PC before heading to Xbox last year. And, in its latest analysis on the game, Alinea Analytics has provided a sales breakdown across all platforms, whilst also reporting that the Arrowhead title has now sold 20...
