Xbox Game Studios News Articles
Tuesday10th Jan 2023
News Aaron Greenberg Teases 'Fun Week' Ahead For Xbox
Team green is excited about 2023
We've just got past the first week of the year and it seems like something big is already brewing at Xbox's headquarters. In case you missed it, there's a report from Windows Central suggesting an Xbox event will be taking place later this month. Now, to add to the excitement, Xbox's VP of Games Marketing Aaron...
Friday25th Nov 2022
News Xbox Game Studios & Bethesda Hosting Major Steam Sale This Weekend
It's now live!
We've talked a lot about the huge Xbox Live Black Friday 2022 sale, and for good reason - there are over 700 games discounted on Xbox through late November! However, if you're also looking at picking up some PC games this weekend, the team has thrown together a nice little Steam sale featuring a bunch of Xbox & Bethesda titles...
Friday4th Nov 2022
News Xbox Wants State Of Decay 3 To 'Compete Visually' Despite Smaller Dev Team
"We want that game to compete"
Undead Labs is still quietly working away on State of Decay 3 - we say quietly because we haven't seen any gameplay since its original announcement! Well, thankfully, that could be because the team wants to go all out with its third State of Decay iteration. In a new interview with Xbox's Matt Booty, State of Decay 3...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Multiple 'Age Of Empires' Titles Are Coming To Xbox Series X And S In 2023
Day one on Game Pass!
After a bunch of rumours and game ratings going around throughout the day, Microsoft has finally revealed that Age of Empires is making its long-awaited console debut! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition hits Xbox Series X and S on January 31, 2023, with Age of Empires IV to follow at some stage later on next year. The Age...
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
News Take-Two CEO Backs Microsoft's Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard
"It's a good thing for Microsoft and for the industry"
We're hearing a lot of discourse online about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and whether it's a good or bad thing for the industry. In a recent video interview with The Grill, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about his own thoughts, and mentioned how he's "in favour" and...
News Xbox Exclusive Pentiment Is 'Shaping Up Well' For November Launch
Obsidian's latest drops next month
Xbox exclusive Pentiment continues to fly under the radar a little considering it's out next month, but things seem to be going well behind the scenes. Xbox Exec Aaron Greenberg says the team is currently working on a Pentiment launch trailer, and that the game is "shaping up well" for its November launch. Back...
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
News Forza Horizon 5 Anniversary Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Blast from the past
Late last week, we broke down the key new features included in Forza Horizon 5's big anniversary update, which kicks off a month-long celebration of the Forza Horizon series. The gist of it is that developer Playground is bringing a bunch of classic content to FH5 — including cars, events, tunes and more — that debuted in...
Wednesday28th Sep 2022
Rumour Xbox Is Talking To 'Major' Japanese Publishers About Acquisitions
Even while the ActiBlizz deal is underway
Xbox is continuing to push for growth in Japan, highlighted by its recent Tokyo Game Show livestream which was one of Xbox's best in recent memory. The show brought a bunch of Japan-focused news, like Ni No Kuni shadow dropping on Xbox Game Pass and much more. Well, if fresh rumours are to be believed, then...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
Rumour Xbox Initially Planned To Launch 9 Exclusives In 2023
But how will things actually pan out?
Due to 2022's unfortunate slate of delays, we've always looked at 2023 as a pretty stacked year for Xbox Game Studios. Redfall, Starfield, and Forza Motorsport are all planned for the first half of next year, however it appears Xbox originally had a pretty packed lineup planned for 2023 anyway. VentureBeat...
Tuesday6th Sep 2022
News Aaron Greenberg Promoted To Xbox's VP Of Games Marketing
Congratulations!
If you're a close follower of the Xbox team, you'll be well aware of Aaron Greenberg. He's a really nice guy who is always busy promoting the latest game and hardware. It seems he's recently been promoted - with his LinkedIn profile revealing how he's gone from Xbox Games Marketing General Manager to Xbox Games Marketing Vice...
Monday5th Sep 2022
News Next-Gen Features Like Ray Tracing Aren't Helping With Delays, Says Xbox Exec
Workload increased
In the wake of COVID-19, we're starting to see a number of notable game delays. Truth be told, development troubles started earlier on in the pandemic, but it feels like it's beginning to come to a head in 2022 with multiple AAA titles moving to next year. In a recent PAX West panel, Xbox's Matt Booty was asked about this very...
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News Gears Of War Dev Is Sharing Its UE5 Expertise With State Of Decay 3
Xbox studio synergy
Somehow, it's been over two years since Undead Labs revealed State of Decay 3, and at the time of announcement, we saw no real gameplay on the title. Since then though, we have caught wind that the team is using Unreal Engine 5 to power its third SoD iteration, and a new interview confirms that fact. Xbox's Matt Booty recently...
Monday15th Aug 2022
News Hideo Kojima Teases Work-In-Progress Trailer For Upcoming Project
Could it be his announced Xbox game?
Back in June, Kojima Productions and Microsoft finally confirmed their partnership, with the two companies now working together on a brand-new Xbox game. It had been rumoured and reported on for months prior as well, following the release of Kojima's PlayStation exclusive Death Stranding. We've seen nothing on...
Friday8th Jul 2022
News Xbox Series X|S Sales Surpass 250,000 Mark In Japan
Xbox's Aaron Greenberg thanks fans
Xbox has been working around the clock to expand its footprint within the Japanese gaming market, and it seems its efforts are slowly but surely paying off. In a sales update from Twitter user and sales tracker BenjiSales, it's noted how the system's combined sales in Japan (since launch) have now surpassed...
Thursday16th Jun 2022
Random Xbox Cloud Gaming Cameos In New Disney+ Series Ms. Marvel
Now how about some Marvel exclusives?
We've seen Xbox and Microsoft team up with the Marvel universe before to release a custom Xbox, and now it appears Xbox's Cloud Gaming service has featured in the second episode of the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. While we can't show you a full scene, you can see a phone attached to an Xbox Series X|S controller...
News Phil Spencer's 'No-BS' Approach Convinced Obsidian To Join Xbox
There was "trust" from Phil's reputation
It's no secret that Xbox has gone on a bit of a spending spree these last few years. Phil Spencer & co. have been building up Xbox's first party lineup for almost half a decade, in part to bolster the Game Pass library. Having said that, the company still had to convince devs to join up, and it looks like...
Friday10th Jun 2022
News The Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Is Officially Set At 95 Minutes
Confirmed by Aaron Greenberg
Update (Fri 10th Jun): Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has now officially confirmed that the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 has a running time of 95 minutes, as you can see in his tweet below: Original (Wed 4th May): Late last month we finally got news of Xbox's next big showcase, with Microsoft standing firm in its...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
Rumour Fable & Perfect Dark Won't Be At The Xbox Games Showcase
But plenty of other games will be there!
This weekend's Xbox & Bethesda Showcase should be packed with games, especially those coming from Xbox Game Studios. However, it's looking like two already-announced Xbox reboots won't be appearing, according to VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb. Speaking on his latest podcast episode, the well-known leaker and...
News Xbox Plans To Release At Least 5 Exclusives Within The Next Year
The company is on track to match last fiscal year's output
After the unfortunate delays to Starfield and Redfall, we can't say we weren't a tad worried about Xbox exclusives over the next few months. However, from a recent media briefing, Xbox has raised our hopes once again. The company recently went ahead and detailed its plans over the course of...
Thursday5th May 2022
News The Final Runtime Of Xbox's Games Showcase Hasn't Been Confirmed Yet
"Will keep folks posted as we get closer"
Recently, a calendar invite on the official Xbox website seemingly revealed the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Showcase would be around 90 minutes in length. It appears that this might just be a placeholder though. While these showcases are "typically" around this time frame according to Xbox's Aaron...
Saturday30th Apr 2022
News Phil Spencer: Microsoft's Latest Earnings 'A Nice Moment For Xbox'
Well done, team
It's been a pretty good week for Microsoft - with the company once again knocking it out of the park in its latest earnings report from an Xbox perspective. Team Green also announced it would be hosting an Xbox and Bethesda showcase this June. Of course, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been watching it all unfold, and he's rather...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
News Xbox Gaming Revenue Up 6% YoY In Latest Earnings Report
Driven by demand for Game Pass, Xbox hardware and first-party titles
Microsoft's latest earnings results have been published for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (FY22 Q3) - revealing Xbox's gaming revenue has increased by 6% year-over-year. Xbox's "content and services revenue" grew by 4% and was once again driven by growth in first-party titles...
Sunday13th Mar 2022
News Xbox Wants To Provide A 'Steady Flow Of Great Games' Moving Forward
It's not quite there yet, according to Phil
There are a lot of talented developers working under the Xbox banner now, and according to Microsoft's gaming CEO, Phil Spencer, the aim for the tech giant from here on out is to provide an ongoing stream of "great" video game content. Phil touched on this during the same Xbox Era podcast - noting how...
News Xbox Boss 'Incredibly Excited' About State Of Decay 3's Advancements
The game Phil is most looking forward to
One upcoming Xbox project that we still don't know much about is State of Decay 3 by the team at Undead Labs. The Microsoft-owned developer has so far shared a brief announcement trailer, and apart from that, they've been hiring for the project. For those who are excited about the third game, you're not...
Tuesday1st Mar 2022
News Xbox Wire Officially Launches In Japan
"Reinforcing our commitment to Japanese gamers"
The Xbox brand is growing in popularity within Japan thanks to services like Game Pass and Cloud Gaming, and locally developed games jumping on board. To help increase awareness, Xbox has now launched its news service 'Xbox Wire' in the country. This will allow the Xbox team to deliver "fully...
Wednesday2nd Feb 2022
News Xbox Exclusive 'As Dusk Falls' Gets ESRB Rating Ahead Of Game Pass Release
Shadow drop?
Some of you may remember As Dusk Falls, an Xbox published title revealed way back at the Xbox Games Showcase in July 2020. We've seen nothing on the game since then, but it looks like release may be closer than expected. The ESRB, the American ratings board, has just rated As Dusk Falls. It'll be a rated M title when it
Saturday29th Jan 2022
News 343 Hoping To Release Halo Infinite Big Team Battle Hotfix Next Week
Cat ears will also return in Season 1
343 Industries issued a hotfix for Halo Infinite multiplayer earlier this month - attempting to resolve the matchmaking issues associated with the Big Team Battle. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work and eventually led to the team temporarily removing Challenges in the game that required BTB. Now, in the latest...
Wednesday26th Jan 2022
News Halo Infinite Is Officially The 'Biggest Launch' In Franchise History
More than 20 million Spartans have joined the fight
Alongside Microsoft's latest earnings report, 343 Industries has revealed more than 20 million Spartans (aka players) have now joined the fight in the latest Halo entry, Halo Infinite. This makes Halo Infinite "the biggest launch in Halo's franchise history - we'll let that sink in for a moment...
News Xbox Gaming Revenue Up 8% YoY In Latest Earnings Report
Driven by Game Pass, first-party releases and hardware
Microsoft's latest earnings results have been published for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 (FY22 Q2), revealing Xbox gaming revenue has increased by 8% year-over-year. Xbox's content and services revenue grew by 10% and was driven by growth in first-party titles and Xbox Game Pass...
Sunday23rd Jan 2022
News Xbox Can't Really Talk About Activision Blizzard Until The Deal Is Done
"The reality is, this is gonna take a while"
Earlier this week, Microsoft broke the internet when it announced it would be acquiring Activision Blizzard for close to $70 billion. While there's a lot of conversation surrounding this future acquisition and how it will pan out, don't expect to learn too much about it right away. According to Xbox's...
