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Why Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a hidden gem in the PC Game Pass library

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The Elder Scrolls Online developer unionizes, joining the wave of unions under Xbox

The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios has unionized, with Microsoft voluntarily recognizing the union.

Windows Central

"We’ll definitely do more consoles in the future, and other devices." Xbox lead Phil Spencer says more consoles are coming after Xbox Series X|S.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has noted that more consoles are coming after Xbox Series X|S.

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Microsoft Gaming head honcho Phil Spencer says 'I don't like expansions that are manipulative... like, the third level you cut before you launched'

"Not every [Microsoft] game will do expansions."

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You don't need to wait for Microsoft's handheld Xbox, you already own one

Microsoft Gaming boss confirms future plans for a handheld Xbox, but why wait years for hardware when the experience is already here?

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer plays coy about Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been asked about whether or not Xbox players will get to play Black Myth: Wukong.

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"We think about the Xbox platform as the Xbox console, PC and cloud. We want them to be Play Anywhere." Microsoft strives to bring more Windows PC games to Xbox while hitting as "many screens as possible"

Microsoft looks to continue and even ramp up its focus on releasing its games across the Xbox ecosystem.

Windows Central

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"Massive roadblocks" with Microsoft explained as ZeniMax QA employee union goes on strike — here's what the workers are asking for

ZeniMax quality assurance testers are striking for a day to get Microsoft to meet their demands around remote and outsourced work.

Windows Central

Xbox Just Teased A New Handheld, But There's a Catch

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says the Xbox handheld is still being prototyped and its years away from release.

Inverse

Microsoft is still in the market for video game acquisitions, Xbox lead Phil Spencer says — and he wants to partner more in China

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says the company is keeping an eye out for video game acquisitions, though there's nothing "imminent" right now.

Windows Central

“I think the ball is moving in the right direction." Xbox head Phil Spencer confirms Microsoft mobile game store delay amid Apple, Google regulations in interview

Months after its original release window, Microsoft's Xbox mobile gaming store has been delayed by the company.

Windows Central

Xbox lead Phil Spencer says there are no 'red lines' for what games could come to PlayStation and Nintendo

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says there's no "red lines" on games coming to PlayStation or Nintendo.

Windows Central

"Craig will continue to focus on helping our studios deliver high-quality, differentiated game experiences." Sea of Thieves studio boss Craig Duncan now in charge of Xbox Game Studios.

Rare boss Craig Duncan is the new head of Xbox Game Studios, with former head Alan Hartman retiring from Microsoft.

Windows Central

Activision Blizzard Lays Off Hundreds of California Workers to Eliminate Redundancies

Activision Blizzard announced more layoffs that will affect hundreds of workers across its different offices in California.

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StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2 are coming to PC Game Pass — here's when

StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2 are joining PC Game Pass in November 2024, as revealed during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 presentation.

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Microsoft Eliminates Another 650 Positions at Xbox Gaming

Microsoft stock is down slightly after announcing another round of layoffs in its Xbox gaming division. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central

"I know that this is difficult news to hear." New Microsoft Gaming layoffs hit: Xbox CEO Phil Spencer announces 650 redundancies in email to staff

Microsoft Gaming is cutting 650 staff today, after eliminating 1900 staff earlier in the year following its Activision-Blizzard acquisition. In an email to staff shared to Windows Central, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said no studios would be closed and no devices cancelled, with most layoffs landing in corporate functions.

TechRadar

Microsoft is laying off 650 more Xbox staff members, Phil Spencer says the decision was made "to organize our business for long term success"

1,900 jobs were cut earlier this year

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Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft employees form another union under Microsoft

Employees that work on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment are unionizing, joining other unions at Microsoft-owned game studios like Bethesda Game Studios.

Windows Central

"We have been really pleased." Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty talks shipping Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5, Xbox exclusives, and more.

Speaking in a new interview, Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty touches on a number of topics including the Xbox Games Showcase, closing Tango Gameworks, shipping Sea of Thieves on PlayStation, and more.

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'We should have a handheld'—Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer hints at a new Xbox form factor

The Xbox team may be preparing to enter a new market as the gaming sector experiences a console sales slump.

Windows Central

"You are going to see more of our games on more platforms": Xbox chief Phil Spencer says Microsoft will continue making first-party titles multiplatform

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says you can expect to see more first-party Xbox games heading to other platforms in the future.

Windows Central

Xbox handheld all but confirmed by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer just teased an Xbox handheld. He all but confirmed Microsoft is working on a portable device designed to play Xbox games locally.

GamesRadar

From the Xbox Games Showcase I'm hoping for a little less conversation and a little more action, please

Xbox has dozens of video games in development and now's the time to clarify its release schedule for the next few years

Windows Central

Arkane Austin's vampire shooter Redfall will get offline mode update despite Microsoft shuttering the Xbox studio

Redfall is getting one last update adding an offline mode and some other changes to the game, despite Microsoft's shuttering of Arkane Austin.

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