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Xbox Game Pass wins big with 2 Game of the Year nominees at The Game Awards 2025 — and 2 of the best RPGs, too, thanks to Obsidian

The Game Awards has revealed its 2025 nominees, and 10 of them — including two of the Game of the Year contenders — are available to play on Xbox Game Pass.

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Psychonauts 2 offered a sensitive approach to mental health when we needed it most, and shouldn't be forgotten

Now Playing | Here's to the game that was there for me when little else could be

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Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment doesn't use generative AI for its games like The Outer Worlds 2 — "We haven't been using it at all."

While many game publishers are leaning more and more on generative AI, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is not using it at all.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone just made some big aim assist nerfs at launch — here are the changes (and why I'm a fan)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is finally here. However, its launch patch notes include some sizable aim assist nerfs, and not everyone is happy about them.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 5 is one of gaming's greatest car modding games, and I'm flying like a Bulleit in my restomod monstrosities

Anniversary | I'm in love with my car(s)

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Halo Infinite is dead. Its next big update is planned to be its last — Halo Studios says it's been a "legendary run" as the team shifts to other Halo titles.

Halo Infinite is getting one more major content update that will also be its last, as the developers are shifting to work on other upcoming games.

Windows Central

On the Radar with The Outer Worlds 2 – going beyond our verdict with a deep dive on one of 2025's greatest RPGs

On the Radar | Speaking with Obsidian Entertainment, our post-review coverage digs into the long-awaited sequel RPG and how it's shaping the genre

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Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again — heartbroken fans left waiting until November 2026

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed once more, this time to November 2026.

Windows Central

All The Outer Worlds 2 In Pursuit of Purloined Propaganda locations

There are 10 Science Adventures Quarterly Volumes to find for the Purloined Propaganda Outer Worlds 2 quest

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'Ninja Gaiden 4' Has Very Positive Reviews on Steam, 4.1 Stars on Google Reviews

Find out what gamers have to say on Steam and Google Reviews about "Ninja Gaiden 4," which was released on October 21, 2025.

Player One

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 release date and launch times are imminent — here's exactly when you can play the Xbox Game Pass FPS juggernaut

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is poised to be one of 2025's biggest FPS titles and the biggest game of the holiday season — and ahead of its release, the devs have announced its launch times.

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 is an RPG that's as much about what you can't do as what you can: "Everybody is going to have a different experience, and they may not see everything, and that's okay"

On the Radar | "We want the player to understand the breadth of what the game is, but also their place in that and where they could be going"

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RPG fans stay winning: 2025 has been a critical hit for the genre, though I'm anticipating a GOTY bloodbath

Opinion | This year proved that no matter what type of RPG you crave, there's room for everyone

GamesRadar

I love that The Outer Worlds 2's Flaw system calls me out on my RPG behavior and then asks me to double-down on it: "Because flaws are optional, we knew we could actually push them a little bit harder"

On the Radar | "We're always trying to look at and observe the player doing something"

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The Outer Worlds 2 developers have one major combat tip: "Pick a lane and stick with it"

On the Radar | Any lane will do, but it's probably important to focus, according to Obsidian

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The Outer World 2's Incognito ship is your home base, but it also takes inspiration from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars and reflects how "the player chooses to play"

On the Radar | We explore the making of the Incognito ship in The Outer Worlds 2

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The Outer Worlds 2's first area is all about nailing Obsidian's "hardcore RPG feel" – which you can trace back to New Vegas, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and the first Fallout

On the Radar | Creative director Leonard Boyarsky and art director Daniel Alpert explain how the first Outer Worlds' unrealized vision laid the perfect foundations for Paradise Island

Windows Central

Are you a real Halo fan? — Test your knowledge in celebration of Halo Campaign Evolved

Celebrate the reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved with our ultimate quiz covering Halo 1, 2, and 3. From iconic missions to obscure lore, see if you’ve got what it takes to finish the fight.

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My stealth build in The Outer Worlds 2 has me obsessed with a particular gadget, but every single one has "multiple purposes" because Obsidian didn't want them to be "singular use tools"

On the Radar | We get into gadgets of The Outer Worlds 2 with Obsidian

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Outer Worlds 2 isn't taking one of Avowed's most helpful features because its creative director believes it would "rob the world of some of its mystery"

On the Radar | Obsidian tells GR+ that it never considered including this fantastic system from Avowed

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Xbox President Says the Company Now Competes With TikTok and Movies

It looks like we can’t go a full week these days without another contentious decision/statement from Xbox. In an interview with The New York Times, the head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, stated that Xbox is not directly competing with other console makers anymore. Here’s the full statement:

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The Outer Worlds 2 is a love letter to Obsidian's favorite genre, and nobody knows it better than its devs: "The fact that we're able to deliver this style of RPG in this day and age is a fantastic thing"

On the Radar | Game director Brandon Adler and creative director Leonard Boyarsky join us to discuss the choices that helped shape The Outer Worlds 2

TechRadar

Forget the console war, Xbox is now trying to get you off your phone says studio head

Studio head says Xbox is now competing 'more and more' with your mobile phone.

TechRadar

Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants to 'lower the barrier to entry' to the publisher's games on competing hardware

Phil Spencer talks about Xbox's multiplatform strategy: 'We are making efforts to lower the barrier to entry'.

GamesRadar

Halo: Campaign Evolved hands-on: Is this Unreal Engine 5 remake a bizzaro world Combat Evolved or an "opportunity to pave the way for the future of Halo"?

Hands-on | Even with the classic Halo feel intact, Combat Evolved has... evolved

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