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After escaping Xbox, Double Fine lays off 23 people as Tim Schafer says "only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action"

"The people we are losing were all important"

Xbox Helix and Steam — and why it no longer makes sense

Xbox Helix and Steam — and why it no longer makes sense

One of the coolest new features of the next-gen Xbox is the promise of PC-like openness. But ... does it still make sense from a strategic point of view? Does it still fit Xbox's wider plan under Asha? Let's discuss.

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Xbox Game Pass failed to hit subscriber targets because most people don't play lots of games, says analyst, and going indie won't save it: "I don't see a solution"

Xbox Game Pass failed to hit subscriber targets because most people don't play lots of games, says analyst, and going indie won't save it: "I don't see a solution"

"If anything was going to work, it would have been what they tried"

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Xbox and PlayStation have both proved our impending all-digital future is going to be awful

Both Xbox and PlayStation have suffered major outages in the last few days, which is a really awesome precursor to our all-digital future.

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The dark state of gaming has been mentally clawing at me — but this early‑access Xbox‑on‑PC hack‑and‑slash snapped me out of it

I was recently gifted an Xbox on PC copy of the early access version of Tears of Metal, a roguelite hack-and-slash inspired by Dynasty Warriors that's coming soon to Xbox consoles, and I'm loving what I'm seeing thus far.

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How to play the Halo games in order: chronologically and by release date

A full breakdown of how to play the Halo games in order, both chronologically and by release date years

Visa Is Reportedly Planning To Cut Thousands Of Jobs. AI Played a Role In The Decision

Visa is planning to cut thousands of jobs in an efficiency push, according to a new report.

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Xbox is back online, tech lead pledges "we'll do better" so similar failures "can't ruin your night again" after outage stopped fans playing digital and physical games

Xbox is back online, tech lead pledges "we'll do better" so similar failures "can't ruin your night again" after outage stopped fans playing digital and physical games

"I care less about the one-line root cause," says chief technology officer Scott Van Vliet

16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working — company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console

16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working — company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console

Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet said that a licensing service sitting outside Xbox, which the platform depends on, began failing late on July 26 and took roughly 16 hours to clear.

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Why Capcom never gave Dragon's Dogma 2 the 4-player co-op it was made for is beyond me — and this upcoming PC mod proves it

Why Capcom never gave Dragon's Dogma 2 the 4-player co-op it was made for is beyond me — and this upcoming PC mod proves it

I recently came across DD2gether by ButFrog, which aims to add 4-player online co-op for the base Dragon's Dogma 2 game and its upcoming Dark Arisen DLC expansion at a later date. If you're sad that Dragon's Dogma 2 doesn't have co-op, then this is a mod that should be…

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One year later, XBOX's Adaptive Joystick has changed our accessible gaming life for the better — as Microsoft's efforts slow down

One year later, XBOX's Adaptive Joystick has changed our accessible gaming life for the better — as Microsoft's efforts slow down

XBOX's Adaptive Joystick transformed console and PC gaming in my home, and now it looks like Microsoft's accessibility efforts are facing some uncertainty.

Windows Central

XBOX has made a full recovery of its live services for most users: Here's Microsoft's latest report on the situation as of 6:48 PM ET, July 27

XBOX has made a full recovery of its live services for most users: Here's Microsoft's latest report on the situation as of 6:48 PM ET, July 27

Xbox has announced that it is aware that people are encountering errors that are preventing them from logging into Xbox Live, cutting off access to their Xbox game library in the process. So Xbox has dispatched engineers to fix it.

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Top 5 new Action RPGs to play in 2026

Top 5 new Action RPGs to play in 2026

Looking to try a new action RPG in 2026? Look no further.

"This is an unacceptable situation, and we must do better" Xbox CTO apologizes for its biggest outage in recent memory

"This is an unacceptable situation, and we must do better" Xbox CTO apologizes for its biggest outage in recent memory

Xbox just had its biggest outage in recent memory, with Xbox's core services down for well over 15~ hours for some users. Xbox CTO just took to X (Twitter) to explain what went wrong.

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13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox

Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are now part of Xbox's 'Console to PC' program.

International Business Times UK

Xbox Outage Raises an Uncomfortable Question: Do You Really Own Your Games?

The Xbox outage exposed how digital purchases depend on Microsoft's authentication systems, renewing debate over whether gamers truly own what they buy.

Ubisoft is giving out free PC copies of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Prince of Persia,and Tom Clancy games to people who own them on Xbox

Xbox's "Console-to PC Offer" includes big Ubisoft titles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 6

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Xbox console players now get select Ubisoft PC versions for free via Xbox PC — it's not Xbox Play Anywhere, but hey it's something

Ubisoft+ Classics are available as part of Xbox Game Pass on PC, but the PC versions are trash without cloud saves, Play Anywhere, or Xbox achievements.

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Fortnite just got dethroned as PlayStation’s top game by a 14-year-old Call of Duty

I thought variety was the spice of life...

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Xbox outage: Microsoft says things are slowly improving, but expect issues - Here's what is happening, latest updates, and how to fix the 0x87e107df error

Xbox Outage Update News : Thousands of Xbox users faced login and game access issues due to a major service outage. Microsoft engineers identified the problem but a complete fix remained elusive for many gamers. The 0x87e107df error prevented access to owned digital games, causing significant frustration. This disruption reignited…

International Business Times UK

Xbox Live Outage: Digital Games Unplayable as Microsoft Investigates Server Collapse

A major Xbox Live outage left UK gamers unable to access digital games due to licensing issues, sparking frustration and highlighting the fragility of digital game ownership.

Xbox outage leaves many gamers in the dark, but Microsoft is aware of the issue

Hello darkness, my old friend.

Xbox is down, just days after PlayStation outage, and it affects both digital and "disc-based" games

Xbox sign-in, store, library, apps, and game launch are all affected

Windows Central

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has revealed the release date of its first DLC, and "Cost of Hope" is arriving on Xbox and PC sooner than you'd expect

GSC Game World has announced that its open-world survival game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, will launch its first DLC expansion on August 20, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, along with a free 2.0 update.

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The Windows Central Podcast discusses backward compatible Xbox games on Windows, LG forcing McAfee adware on PCs, and Samsung's new folding phones

On this week's episode: Daniel Rubino and Jez Corden discuss the recent announcements around Xbox backward compatibility, Windows adware, and Samsung foldables.

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