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Will Skate Story Ever Be Available For Xbox?

When can Xbox users get their hands on the wild indie title?

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Play Descenders and Bassmaster Fishing Through the Weekend with Xbox Free Play Days

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members can check out Bassmaster Fishing on both Xbox and PC at no cost through the weekend as part of Xbox Free Play Days. Descenders is also available to try for anyone on Xbox. Both games are open to play until Sunday, December…

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A new Banjo Kazooie game is here ... sort of, and it's not on Xbox

A small team of fans has created an unofficial, yet amazing new Banjo-Kazooie game — but it's only playable on PlayStation, through Dreams.

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As if Xbox's most creative game in years wasn't beautiful enough already — it just got a crazy cool black and white mode

Keeper is one of my favorite video games of the year, and Double Fine just updated it with a brand-new, super unique black-and-white Noir Mode (and more).

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Turtle Beach's KD3 sim racing bundle suffers from the same game compatibility issues as its predecessor, but there's a lot to like about its hardware

The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race KD3 should be a compelling mid-range direct drive racing wheel, but poor console compatibility holds it back.

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Total War: Medieval 3 is finally happening, entering early pre-production — and thanks to an engine upgrade, it might launch on Xbox consoles

Total War: Medieval 3 is on the way, with the game in early pre-production using an upgraded engine that could see it launch on Xbox.

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Netflix's Stranger Things is crossing over with the Xbox game you'd least expect — I'm sure Microsoft is hoping this one takes off

One of the biggest TV shows right now is Netflix's Stranger Things, and it's about to crossover with, of all games, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Xbox and PC.

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My most anticipated game of 2026 finally has a release date, and I'm so excited to play it day one on Xbox Game Pass

I've had my eyes on REPLACED since it was announced all the way back in 2021, and it finally has a definitive release date for Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass.

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Future Total War games can come to PlayStation and Xbox, Creative Assembly confirms

Total War is soon dropping its PC-exclusive ways

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The official Xbox app finally gets a wishlist — here's what else is coming to Android and iOS with a UI that 'seems faster'

The Xbox app is finally becoming more complete, with a proper store, synced wishlisting, and a faster overall experience for users testing the latest update.

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Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Foxconn to expand Xbox manufacturing by "4.8 million" devices per year — as Grand Theft Auto 6 looms

Thanks to United States tariffs, customers in the U.S. and around the world are being forced to pay higher prices for electronic goods of all types. Xbox was no exception. To combat this, many companies are moving to lower-tariff regions, like Vietnam.

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Microsoft confirms Clair Obscur: Expedition is Xbox Game Pass’s biggest third‑party launch of 2025

Microsoft has announced that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, one of the most critically acclaimed video games of 2025, has become the biggest third-party launch title on Xbox Game Pass.

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‘Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows’ DLC Release Date, Unlock Time, And What's New

'Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows' adds more characters, bosses, and locations to FromSoftware's multiplayer RPG, and it's available soon.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming datamine reveals Microsoft has been quietly removing "Stream Your Own Games" — and a possible new Xbox dashboard?

Xbox Cloud Gaming has a problem. You can buy games specifically to play on Xbox Cloud Gaming now, but it seems that Microsoft reserves the right to remove games from access. But that's not all.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says Xbox Game Pass "lowered that barrier of entry" for his turn-based RPG, a genre that "might put people who prefer more real-time action games off"

"They could just try it and see how it feels"

Tom’s Guide

How to get Xbox Full Screen Experience on any Windows 11 PC — even if you don't have the option in settings

Anyone can now turn their Windows 11 PC into a (sort of) games console with Xbox Full Screen Experience! Here's how to do it.

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Red Dead Redemption Remaster with 4K and 60fps is now live — and it's free for owners of the original Xbox 360 version ... in theory

Rockstar Games has just released the next-gen remaster for the legendary spaghetti western simulator, Red Dead Redemption, and it's free to upgrade for owners of the original Xbox 360 version.

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How would you improve Xbox PC? Falconeer dev Tomas Sala imagines a more community-focused Xbox PC experience, for devs and players — "I would love to see that."

The Falconeer developer Tomas Sala discussed improvements he'd like to see come to the Xbox Store to aid indie studios.

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Red Dead Redemption's free Xbox Series X upgrade is currently broken with fans baffled after being asked to buy the whole game again, but Rockstar is "working with Microsoft to resolve it"

Don't pay full price, the free version is on its way

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Video games can teach designers deeper lessons than ‘high score streaks’ and gamification

Game design holds important lessons for education, said Lee Schuneman, the chief product officer at edtech firm Efekta Education Group.

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This Xbox RPG's next big update has been delayed — with a larger anniversary update coming in 2026 instead

Xbox RPG Avowed is no longer getting a Fall Update, with a larger Anniversary Update planned instead for sometime in February 2026.

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AYANEO NEXT II handheld rivals Xbox Ally X — but airlines might not love its desktop‑class guts. Here's why we see a red flag, despite loving everything else.

The upcoming AYANEO flagship handheld is well and truly a beast, but you probably don't want to travel on an airplane with it.

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Looking for something new to play on Xbox? Here are 5 of the best new ID@Xbox titles from the past month ✨

Looking for something new to play? Here are our top five ID@Xbox indie games launched from the past month!

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Xbox Game Pass gets Mortal Kombat 1, this long-awaited science-fiction shooter, and more in December — here's what is included in the year's last batch

The final batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025 has been revealed, with Mortal Kombat 1, Routine, and more on the way.

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New Helldivers 2 update just shaved 131GB off its PC file size with a "slim version" beta, and I'm ecstatic — here's how to opt into the patch

The bloated file size of Helldivers 2 on PC has been a pain point for many players for a long time, but it's finally been reduced to a wildly low number in a new update.

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