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Modern Warfare 4 Testers Vote To Authorize Union Strike As Contract Negotiations Stall: ‘It Is Time To Stop Playing Games’

The union has spent over two years trying to negotiate its first contract

By Ethan Gach Published October 15, 2026

CultureTechHardware

There’s A New Xbox Controller That’s Cheaper, Smaller, And Doesn’t Use AA Batteries

Microsoft says it's for gaming on the go

By Ethan Gach Published October 14, 2026

CultureNews

Xbox Labs Is A Big Announcement About AI That’s Missing The Word AI

A new team has been tasked with exploring AI-coded game stuff

By Ethan Gach Published October 13, 2026

CultureNews

Gears Of War: E-Day Was Taken Down By DDoS Attack, Developers Confirm

The botnet assault took place on Sunday, with developer The Coalition saying its on top of things now

By John Walker Published October 12, 2026

CultureNews

When Is Forza Horizon 6 Coming To PS5? A Reliable Leaker Claims To Finally Know The Answer

billbil-kun confirms earlier claims by The Verge's Tom Warren that the PlayStation port has slipped into 2027

By John Walker Published October 7, 2026

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Xbox’s CEO Says The Brutal Reset Is Already Working: ‘After An All-Time Low, We’ve Started To Return To Growth’

Asha Sharma reportedly pointed to green shoots during a company townhall

By Ethan Gach Published October 6, 2026

OpinionImpressions

The Gears Of War: E-Day Campaign Is Full Of Highs And Lows

The 'we are so back' chart has been all over the place during my playthrough

By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2026

Games

Report: Gears Of War: E-Day Developers Fear For Their Jobs And Bonuses

With the game due out next week, many at The Coalition appear to fear Microsoft's axe will fall on them next

By John Walker Published October 1, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Xbox’s Experiments With Cloud Gaming Seem To Be Collapsing

An awful lot of things no longer appear to be an Xbox

By John Walker Published September 30, 2026

CultureNewsIndustry News

Asha Sharma Says ‘Xbox Is Not For Sale’ Amid Concerns Microsoft’s Gaming Business Is Being Streamlined For A Spin-Off

Xbox is already looking very different than it did a year ago

By Ethan Gach Published September 30, 2026

CultureNews

19-Year Veteran Of Xbox Weighs In On The Future Of Halo: ‘Hire Bungie, Halo Studios And Other Laid Off Folk Who Are Bursting With Talent’

No one knows what Activision has planned for the franchise yet

By Ethan Gach Published September 30, 2026

OpinionImpressions

Minecraft Dungeons 2 Is An Excellent Step Forward For An Already Great Cozy Action-RPG Formula

The loot-filled co-op game improves on the original, while maintaining its core appeal

By John Walker Published September 29, 2026

Culture

Fans React To The Sift, Minecraft’s First New Dimension In Over A Decade

Far fuzzier and friendlier than its predecessors, Minecraft players are hoping to extrapolate what kind of biomes and features the future dimension will offer, beyond sickening cuteness

By Zack Kotzer Published September 27, 2026

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At Minecraft Live, Including The First New Dimension In 15 Years

The Sift will be the fourth dimension in the game, joining the Overworld, Nether and the End

By John Walker Published September 26, 2026

CultureNews

Microsoft’s Latest Round Of Layoffs May Have Killed A Brand New Age Of Empires Game

Rumors suggest World's Edge might have been working on a new entry, after news that its current project has been cancelled

By John Walker Published September 24, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Xbox Game Studios Is Quickly Disappearing

It used to be over a dozen teams and now it's less than five

By Ethan Gach Published September 22, 2026

CultureNews

Xbox One’s Catastrophic DRM Is The Reason It Can Now Offer Disc-To-Digital

The Xbox One's pitch for an all-digital, always-online future went down in flames so its disc-to-digital initiative could be born from the ashes

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2026

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Hideki Kamiya Wonders If He Should ‘Sue’ People Online For Implying He ‘Stole’ Money From Xbox During Scalebound’s Development (Which He’s Happy To Revive)

Kamiya has pushed back at claims he used Scalebound's development funds to bankroll other projects threatening to sue users on X

By Lewis Parker Published September 5, 2026

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PlayStation And Xbox Hit Back At Gamer Lawsuits Demanding Tariff Refunds: ‘There Is Nothing Unjust About Plaintiff Purchasing An Xbox At An Advertised Price And Getting Exactly What He Paid For’

The companies say there's no proof anyone was harmed

By Ethan Gach Published September 3, 2026

CultureTechHardware

The Gorgeous Translucent Green Anniversary Xbox Will Reportedly Cost $900

At least it can play discs

By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2026