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Xbox exec tells fans not to "overly fixate on single-player" games becoming console exclusives because it's not "carved in stone"

Matt Booty says not all single-player games will be locked down

GamesRadar

"There has to be a reason for people to buy an Xbox": Making sense of Microsoft's messy return to console exclusivity

The Saturday Read | Senior leaders across Xbox detail why the platform is returning to console exclusivity, and explain why Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are only the beginning

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"The origin story of Delta Squad": Netflix's Gears of War plans are finally revealed, and I'm feeling cautiously optimistic

Netflix has revealed the first major story details for its live-action Gears of War adaptation, confirming it will tell the origin story of Delta Squad as humanity battles the Locust Horde.

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"Halo, first and foremost, is one of our biggest franchises": Halo's TV and movie future may not be over after all

Matt Booty says Halo remains one of Xbox's biggest franchises, offering fans a small reason to believe the series could eventually return to television or film despite the cancellation of the Paramount+ show.

Windows Central

Prepare for some swashbuckling adventures, Sea of Thieves is weirdly getting a movie

Sea of Thieves is officially getting a live-action movie, with Marvel filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton attached as a producer. The adaptation is part of Microsoft's growing push into film and television, with Xbox teasing multiple entertainment projects currently in development.

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Fears for Xbox as it puts its developers on the chopping block once again

After the billion-dollar company’s leaders sent staff a memo saying the brand had ‘over-extended’, game studios may be in the firing line

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Double Fine, Ninja Theory reportedly among multiple Xbox studios rushing to negotiate an exit as Microsoft plans more layoffs

Compulsion Games is seemingly just the start

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Xbox Game Studios head and chief of staff step down as 'Xbox reset' looms

Studio closures are expected as Xbox's new leadership looks for a fresh start.

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Latest Microsoft victim reportedly being closed after releasing one game since Xbox acquisition

The new heads of Xbox praised the studio this year

GamesRadar

Microsoft and Xbox may close South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games — it was just hiring for a "fascinating, intriguing, brand new IP" [UPDATED]

As Microsoft and Xbox prepare for a huge business reset, it reportedly has plans to shut down South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games.

Windows Central

Xbox Game Studios head leaves after less than 2 years: "I'm proud to say we delivered many flawless launches"

Craig Duncan was previously part of Rare

GamesRadar

Xbox Layoffs Imminent? CEO Says Company Is 'Over Extended' After Years of Expansion

Microsoft's Xbox reportedly plans major layoffs in July as new CEO Asha Sharma warns the gaming unit is overextended after a $20B five-year spending spree.

International Business Times UK

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says he's seen The Elder Scrolls 6, 'it looks amazing, and it's coming along well'

I want to believe.

PC Gamer

'The Elder Scrolls 6' Development Update: Xbox Executive Says Bethesda's RPG 'Looks Amazing'

Xbox executive Matt Booty says "The Elder Scrolls 6" looks amazing and is progressing well, hinting Bethesda will reveal it at the right time.

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The Elder Scrolls 6 is "coming along well," Xbox's Matt Booty promises: "We'll make sure to announce it and really reveal it at the right time"

"Having visited Bethesda and sat with Todd and seen Elder Scrolls playing, it looks amazing"

Windows Central

Xbox admits it’s “over‑extended” as leadership signals a major rethink of its studio strategy

A new memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty reveals the company believes it became overextended across multiple strategies and may not have adequately invested in some of its biggest franchises. With reports of layoffs and potential restructuring looming, Xbox appears to be reassessing its…

GamesRadar

Major Xbox layoffs reportedly on the way as CEO Asha Sharma admits Microsoft's gaming division is "over extended"

"Going forward, this cannot continue"

Windows Central

"It’s coming along well": Xbox's Matt Booty says Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls 6 RPG looks "amazing," and that it will "reveal it at the right time"

As The Elder Scrolls 6 misses yet another Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox CCO Matt Booty assures fans it looks "amazing" and is progressing smoothly.

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"There’s other beats coming up in the year": Xbox games chief hints Marvel's Blade could be shown later in 2026 after missing the Xbox Games Showcase

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says that there wasn't room for Marvel's Blade at the Xbox Games Showcase, but notes we could still see it later in 2026.

PC Gamer

Xbox 'console exclusives' are strictly about console releases, Xbox exec affirms: Games will 'still show up on all the normal places where we sell the PC version'

Some much needed clarity from Matt Booty.

GamesRadar

We asked Xbox exec Matt Booty about legacy IP like Banjo-Kazooie: "There's options to do all kinds of things, and we're certainly looking at those all the time"

So... it's not a no

Player One

Xbox Confirms Game Exclusivity Will Be 'Case-by-Case'—Here's What It Means For Titles

The exclusivity of Xbox's games will be on a case-by-case basis, and no title will have a permanent exclusive status.

GamesRadar

Live-service games from Xbox "are going to continue to be multi-platform," CCO Matt Booty says, but single-player games like Gears of War: E-Day are "going to be case-by-case"

Fable and Halo are coming to PlayStation 5

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“We start out with Halo: Campaign Evolved” as Matt Booty outlines Xbox’s 2026 lineup

Matt Booty may have revealed Xbox's planned 2026 release cadence during a recent podcast, listing Halo: Campaign Evolved, Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 in what could be release order.

Windows Central

Xbox games chief confirms Microsoft will show its titles are coming to PS5, other platforms at the Xbox Games Showcase — Xbox's CEO responds to controversy [UPDATED]

Microsoft's Xbox CCO Matt Booty has confirmed it will broadcast multiplatform availability of titles shown at the Xbox Games Showcase next week.

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