Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Asha Sharma

Xbox is back as Asha Sharma scraps Microsoft Gaming in favor of the 'Return to Xbox' initiative

Microsoft is scrapping its corporate "Microsoft Gaming" brand to refocus on its core identity: the "Return of Xbox."

Windows Central

Xbox has a new Game Pass tier in testing: "Starter Edition" appears in the code, includes limited cloud streaming and first party games (UPDATE)

Ahead of an official announcement, the code for Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming suggests that a new "Starter Edition" may be imminent for reveal.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 5 sold 5 million copies on PS5 — proving at least for live service the move away from exclusives makes sense

Forza Horizon 5 hits 5M sales on PS5, proving multiplayer Xbox hits thrive when they go multi-platform.

Windows Central

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Report claims a new 'pick-your-own' Xbox Game Pass plan is in the works, allowing users to decide what content they want for their membership

This comes after Xbox cut the price of Game Pass Ultimate

TechRadar

Older Call of Duty games are coming to Game Pass in 2026

The series isn't day-one on Game Pass anymore, but there's hope for the back catalog.

PC Gamer

“Teaming up again” — Xbox CEO signals deeper Discord integration built around Game Pass flexibility and cross‑platform play

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has hinted at a renewed partnership with Discord, potentially tied to increased flexibility in Game Pass. While details remain unclear, the move follows recent pricing changes and ongoing speculation around new subscription tiers and features.

Windows Central

Xbox is reportedly taking a ‘pick your own plan’ approach to Game Pass

Great things are happening, maybe.

Destructoid

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Hideo Kojima sparks Xbox Project Helix speculation as he meets execs to pose with a mysterious box – but the reality probably isn't that exciting

It's a bit too small

GamesRadar

Call of Duty games coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one lasted all of two releases as Microsoft announces big changes and a welcome price cut

Xbox is decreasing the cost of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, though it comes at the cost of day one Call of Duty games.

TechRadar

Did Asha Sharma kill another ill-fated Xbox project? The "Xbox Mobile Store" seems to be dead. [UPDATE: Xbox responds]

Previously announced for launch in July 2024, the ill-fated Xbox Mobile Store seems to be dead, with all test URLs relating to it now hitting a 404 error.

Windows Central

Xbox is giving Game Pass Ultimate a rare price cut — but there's a Call of Duty catch

Xbox is lowering the price of Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99, but the trade-off is that future Call of Duty games will no longer be Day One.

Tom’s Guide

Baldur's Gate 3 director reacts to Xbox Game Pass removing Call of Duty from day one access alongside price drop — "It is a good thing creatively"

Due to Microsoft's new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price drop, Call of Duty games won't come to it day one anymore — something that may benefit the series.

Windows Central

"I think I know someone who would be perfect for that role": Is former Xbox director Larry Hryb 'Major Nelson' teasing interest in Microsoft's Xbox senior manager position?

Microsoft recently opened up a new Xbox brand senior manager position, and a comment from ex-director Major Nelson has many wondering if he's going for it.

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass prices are going down, but future Call of Duty games won't be added until 'about a year' after they launch

The new prices are still higher than they were before last year's price hike.

PC Gamer

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft announces surprise Xbox Game Pass price cuts, ends day one Call of Duty inclusion — Ultimate down to $22.99 while PC Game Pass drops to $13.99

Microsoft surprise-drops significant Xbox Game Pass price cuts

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass price gets a massive price cut — Here's the details and the fate of Call of Duty for 2026

After last year's wildly unpopular 50% price hike, Microsoft has reverted a ton of it. Fortnite Crew, Ubisoft Classics will remain, previous Call of Duty games will too, but this year's will be a retail-only affair. What's going on?

Dot Esports

Xbox Game Pass is becoming cheaper with Call of Duty no longer a part of it

Asha Sharma's first big decision.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price plummets – but there's a catch

A big price drop arrives for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, but not without cost

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

GamesRadar

The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is falling, and all it cost was day one access to new Call of Duty games

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has lowered the cost of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass following poorly received price hikes in 2025 for the Xbox subscription service

The Guardian - UK

New Call of Duty games will no longer be part of Xbox’s Game Pass

Microsoft has also reduced the price of its Xbox Game Pass video game subscription service, Microsoft Gaming boss Asha Sharma has announced

Windows Central

"Project Helix will be available as a 1st party Xbox console": Microsoft pushes back on swirling third-party hardware rumors

While OEM devices are not ruled out, the company remains committed to building and selling its own hardware, offering clearer direction amid ongoing speculation.

Windows Central

It's time for Xbox to stop apologizing for its existence

If there's one thing I think Xbox should change under new CEO Asha Sharma — it's in how Xbox presents itself to the public. Xbox needs to stop hiding.

GamesRadar

Xbox Game Pass gets "grim prognosis" from former PlayStation CEO, new Xbox head Asha Sharma tells him they should "chat sometime"

Everything OK over there?

Windows Central

“Grim prognosis”: Former PlayStation CEO questions Game Pass as new Xbox CEO would "love to chat."

Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden questions Xbox’s Game Pass strategy, calling its outlook grim, as new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma responds publicly and signals openness to discussion.

Windows Central

“Looking into this” as Xbox’s new CEO steps in after an Insider update reportedly bricks a Series S and raises fresh concerns

Xbox’s new CEO Asha Sharma directly responded to an Xbox Insider who claimed a recent update bricked their Series S.

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

Michael Cromwelp Douse

34 stories

Major Nelson

10 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

United States

389,476 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.