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Xbox Experiences Massive Layoffs, Cancels Perfect Dark and Everwild, and Shuts Down The Initiative

Soul Kiwami - July 2, 2025

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ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Handhelds Announced, Coming Holiday 2025

Andrew Brown - June 8, 2025

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Microsoft Lays Off 3% Of Employees Across Entire Company

Saras Rajpal - May 13, 2025

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Xbox Has Shut Down Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and More

Saras Rajpal - May 7, 2024

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Toys for Bob Goes Indie, Crash Team Rumble Gets Final Update

Saras Rajpal - February 29, 2024

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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Employees Across Entire Gaming Division

Saras Rajpal - January 25, 2024

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Bobby Kotick to Depart From Activision Blizzard by the End of the Month

Saras Rajpal - December 20, 2023

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Pete Hines Retires from Bethesda After 24 Years at the Company

Saras Rajpal - October 16, 2023

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Microsoft Now Officially Owns Activision Blizzard

Saras Rajpal - October 13, 2023

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Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023 Announced

Soul Kiwami - September 7, 2023

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Square Enix to Provide Better Xbox Support and More Games

Soul Kiwami - July 28, 2023

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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Extend Merger Deadline

Soul Kiwami - July 19, 2023

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Microsoft and Sony Sign ‘Binding Agreement’ to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Soul Kiwami - July 16, 2023

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Microsoft Wins Against FTC in Court Case to Buy Activision/Blizzard

Saras Rajpal - July 11, 2023

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The Xbox Games Showcase Easily Blew Away the Competition

Itch - June 14, 2023

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European Commission Approves Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Soul Kiwami - May 15, 2023

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Microsoft Signs 10-Year Binding Contract to Bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Platforms

Soul Kiwami - February 21, 2023

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Xbox 360 Marketplace Closing Over The Next Year, May 2023 Deadline For Purchases [UPDATED]

Soul Kiwami - February 2, 2023

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Xbox 360 Marketplace to Delist 46 Games Including Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon

Soul Kiwami - January 31, 2023

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Xbox Series X|S Has Sold Over 400,000 Units in Japan

Noah Hunter - January 12, 2023

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Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct Event Announced for January 25

Soul Kiwami - January 11, 2023

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FTC Is Suing to Block Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Noah Hunter - December 8, 2022

Features

Open World Games: Macro vs Micro | Feature

Christian León - July 2, 2022

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Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2022 airs June 14th

Soul Kiwami - June 6, 2022

Rumors

New Crash Bandicoot game could be revealed at Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

Soul Kiwami - June 5, 2022

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Redfall and Starfield delayed to first half of 2023

Soul Kiwami - May 12, 2022

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Smash.gg announces rebrand to Start.gg, effective on May 16th

Soul Kiwami - May 9, 2022

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Activision Blizzard stockholders approve acquisition by Microsoft

Soul Kiwami - April 28, 2022

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Fallout: New Vegas 2 reportedly in early talks at Microsoft

Soul Kiwami - February 24, 2022

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Call of Duty game slated for 2023 has been reportedly delayed to 2024

Soul Kiwami - February 22, 2022

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Rumor: Goldeneye 007 remaster to be revealed soon by Microsoft

Soul Kiwami - February 13, 2022

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Microsoft to continue releasing Activision Blizzard games on PlayStation & Nintendo platforms beyond existing agreements

Soul Kiwami - February 9, 2022

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Microsoft to honor existing agreements between Activision Blizzard & Sony following the acquisition

Soul Kiwami - January 20, 2022

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Banjo-Kazooie releases for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on January 20th

diceb0mb - January 18, 2022

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Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion

Soul Kiwami - January 18, 2022

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SEGA looking to hire producers & designers for PSO 2: New Genesis division & “super-game” project

Soul Kiwami - January 6, 2022

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Cuphead: Delicious Last Course releases on June 30th, 2022

diceb0mb - December 9, 2021

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Microsoft has filed a trademark for Halo: The Endless

diceb0mb - December 9, 2021

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SEGA confirms strategic partnership with Microsoft doesn’t include Xbox exclusives

Soul Kiwami - November 20, 2021

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Forza Horizon 5 had the biggest launch in Xbox history

Soul Kiwami - November 19, 2021

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PlatinumGames was too inexperienced to deliver Scalebound according to Hideki Kamiya

Soul Kiwami - November 19, 2021

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SEGA to invest $882 million over the next 5 years for a new “super game”

Soul Kiwami - November 6, 2021

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Microsoft & SEGA announce strategic partnership to develop “large-scale global” games built with Azure cloud services

Soul Kiwami - October 31, 2021

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Microsoft receives 16% increase in gaming revenue as of September 30th due to Xbox Series X|S

Soul Kiwami - October 26, 2021

Rumors

Rumor: A new Wu-Tang Clan action RPG is in development

Soul Kiwami - October 25, 2021

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Xbox 20th Anniversary Celebration airs on November 15th

Soul Kiwami - October 19, 2021

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Phil Spencer says Xbox is staying out of the VR market, focused on software

Soul Kiwami - October 19, 2021

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is currently in the final stages of testing for Windows 11 support

Soul Kiwami - September 28, 2021

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Xbox TGS 2021 Online Live Stream airs on September 30th

Soul Kiwami - September 14, 2021

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Windows 11 launches October 5th alongside a gradual roll out of free upgrades into 2022

Soul Kiwami - August 31, 2021

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Xbox Series X is getting a 4K dashboard starting August 16th for Xbox Insiders

Soul Kiwami - August 16, 2021

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US NPD: Xbox Series X|S becomes the best selling console in dollar sales of June 2021 while Switch leads with best selling hardware units

Soul Kiwami - July 16, 2021

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Microsoft and Hideo Kojima reportedly sign a letter of intent for a new Xbox exclusive game

Soul Kiwami - July 1, 2021

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Phil Spencer says Xbox wants to make a new Killer Instinct game, needs the right team and opportunity to develop it

Soul Kiwami - June 24, 2021

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Microsoft unveils Windows 11 as a free upgrade with Android support, built-in Xbox app and much more

Soul Kiwami - June 24, 2021

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E3 2021 Major Announcements and Reveals Roundup

Soul Kiwami - June 15, 2021

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Microsoft will unveil the “next generation” of Windows on June 24th

Soul Kiwami - June 2, 2021

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Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase airs on June 13th during E3 2021

Soul Kiwami - May 26, 2021

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Microsoft celebrates 20 Years of Xbox all year until November 15th, teases announcements to come

Soul Kiwami - May 13, 2021

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Xbox May 2021 update is out now, improves quick resume feature on Xbox Series X|S and more

Soul Kiwami - May 11, 2021

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Microsoft increases developer share revenue for games on the Microsoft Store from 70% to 88% starting on August 1st

Soul Kiwami - April 29, 2021

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Microsoft is reportedly working on a new store app for Windows 10 with a new UI, incentives for developers

Soul Kiwami - April 20, 2021

Rumors

Rumor: Hideo Kojima is in talks with Microsoft for publishing of his next game according to VentureBeat

Soul Kiwami - April 7, 2021

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E3 2021 digital event begins on June 12th

Soul Kiwami - April 6, 2021

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Microsoft is now in exclusive talks with Discord, could complete a deal in April if talks follow through

Soul Kiwami - March 25, 2021

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Twitch Gaming ID@Xbox Showcase airs on March 26th, features new indie game announcements

Soul Kiwami - March 18, 2021

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Microsoft will continue investing in multi-platform Bethesda games but main goal is to deliver exclusive games on platforms where Game Pass exists

Soul Kiwami - March 11, 2021

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Microsoft completes their acquistion of Zenimax and Bethesda, confirms Xbox/PC exclusivity for some new games to come

Soul Kiwami - March 9, 2021

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Microsoft announces the new “FPS Boost” feature for backwards compatible games on Xbox Series X|S

Soul Kiwami - February 17, 2021

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Microsoft issues a price hike for Xbox Live Gold memberships for the first time in over a decade *Update: Price changes no longer in...

Soul Kiwami - January 22, 2021

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Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki establishes Itagaki Games, open to a possible Microsoft acquisition

Soul Kiwami - January 17, 2021

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Xbox CFO Tim Stuart says future Bethesda games will be first, better or best on Xbox platforms and PC

Soul Kiwami - November 16, 2020

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Phil Spencer talks about his experience playing Elden Ring, says it’s Hidetaka Miyazaki’s “most ambitious game” yet

Soul Kiwami - November 11, 2020

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Microsoft is still looking to build an install base in Japan with Xbox, considering services and Japanese 3rd party deals

Soul Kiwami - November 9, 2020

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Microsoft will host a global launch livestream for Xbox Series X|S on November 10th at 2 PM EST

Soul Kiwami - October 31, 2020

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Microsoft is “very pleased” with Steve in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Sakurai scrapped some ideas during development

Soul Kiwami - October 28, 2020

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Killer Instinct 2016 will get a backwards compatible patch for Xbox Series X|S, no other content or preformance updates will be added

Shakacon - October 22, 2020

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GameStop signs a multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to expand physical/digital offerings, operations and more

Soul Kiwami - October 8, 2020

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Microsoft will honor Bethesda’s PS5 exclusivity agreements with Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo; future Bethesda games will be “available on other platforms on a case-by-case...

Soul Kiwami - September 21, 2020

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Microsoft showcases the new Xbox app for Android, includes setup/pre-load support for Xbox Series S/X and remote play

Soul Kiwami - September 21, 2020

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Microsoft has acquired Zenimax Media and Bethesda

Soul Kiwami - September 21, 2020

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Microsoft updates their Xbox Series S and X websites with overviews and image galleries

Soul Kiwami - September 14, 2020

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Microsoft unveils the Xbox Series S in a new World Premiere Trailer

Soul Kiwami - September 8, 2020

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Xbox Series X reportedly priced at $499 and releases on November 10th according to Windows Central, All Access financing option for Xbox Series S...

Soul Kiwami - September 7, 2020

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Xbox Series S revealed, reportedly priced at $299

Shakacon - September 7, 2020

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Microsoft reveals new UI coming to Xbox Series X and the entire Xbox lineup this holiday

Soul Kiwami - August 19, 2020

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Xbox’s Phil Spencer says Nintendo is “masterful” with the “strongest first-party pedigree” in the industry

Soul Kiwami - August 13, 2020

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Xbox Live is referred to as “Xbox Online Service” now, fueling speculation that Xbox Live Gold is going away

Soul Kiwami - August 4, 2020

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Microsoft reassures users that all Xbox One controllers work across all games on Xbox Series X

Soul Kiwami - August 3, 2020

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A revamped version of the Xbox One’s Microsoft Store is coming this fall, beta begins on August 5th for Xbox Insiders

Soul Kiwami - August 3, 2020