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 Xbox

Cloud Gaming is coming to more Xbox Game Pass tiers, and you can access it early now

Microsoft Cloud Gaming is coming to more Xbox Game Pass tiers at no extra cost.

TechRadar

"This decision was not made lightly" — Tomb Raider dev Crystal Dynamics hit by "necessary" layoffs for second time this year, and I'm sick of writing this headline

For the second time in 2025, Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has been hit with a wave of "necessary" layoffs.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2's Xbox release spiked player counts so high it caused server crash issues — it's surging on Steam with crossplay, too, and I couldn't be happier

Following Helldivers 2's release on Xbox earlier this week, the game has enjoyed a colossal surge of players on the new platform as well as on Steam.

Windows Central

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

Xbox Insiders are getting new benefits with these Xbox Game Pass tiers — expanding with Cloud gaming and PC titles

Xbox Insiders are getting new options for Cloud gaming and playing PC titles with Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard.

Windows Central

Test your Helldivers 2 knowledge with this quiz — How well do you know PlayStation's first game published on Xbox?

Helldivers 2 is now available on Xbox, so test your knowledge and see how many of these questions you can get right!

Windows Central

This classic Call of Duty title has returned to the Microsoft Store — it had been removed over hacking concerns

Sledgehammer Games' Call of Duty: WWII was added to the Microsoft Store at the end of June, only to be removed on July 4 due to RCE hacks. 41 days later, WWII is back on the storefront.

Windows Central

Unreasonably good Xbox FPS featuring Vin Diesel was so under the radar, not even the studio noticed when it got canceled: "They basically forced the publisher to restart the game"

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay "was cancelled for two weeks, and we didn't know about it"

GamesRadar

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

Microsoft is Making it Even Easier (and Cheaper) to Stream Games via Game Pass — Everything You Need to Know

Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers, and more.

Tom’s Guide

I played The Outer Worlds 2 and it's made me fall in love with my Xbox again

Having played an hour or so of The Outer Worlds 2, it's looking like Obsidian has done it again

The Outer Worlds 2 feels like a classic "bigger, bolder, better" sequel, but Xbox only let me scratch the surface

Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment invited me to preview The Outer Worlds 2, and I'm even more excited to play this sci-fi RPG at launch now.

Windows Central

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 5’s performance problems aren’t about the engine — they’re about when developers choose to optimize

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney explains why Unreal Engine 5 games often struggle with stuttering and poor performance, pointing to late optimization and the need for developers to rethink their workflows.

Windows Central

Early Asus ROG Xbox Ally X benchmark suggests excellent power efficiency and cooling – but I'm still not sold on the handheld

The ROG Xbox Ally X shines in early benchmarks, with results highlighting its strengths in power efficiency and cooling, but whether it's worth the rumored price tag remains to be seen.

TechRadar

'There Are No Ghosts At The Grand' looks glorious — I'm more excited than ever for this upcoming Xbox Game Pass release

During Gamescom 2025, I had the chance to see more of Friday Sundae's There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, coming to Xbox, Game Pass, and PC in 2026.

Windows Central

PlayStation Just Got One Of The Most Influential Shooters Of All Time

'Gears of War: Reloaded' marks the franchise debut on PlayStation consoles, and is worth checking out even 19 years after its release.

Inverse

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Windows Central

Is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater bringing "the ultimate survival stealth action experience" to Xbox Game Pass? — Here's the scoop

The highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is finally here. But is it on Game Pass? Here's what we know.

Windows Central

As Battlefield 6 looms, Call of Duty vows to avoid goofy skins in Black Ops 7 — I agree it "needs to feel authentic," but will the devs keep their word?

In the wake of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta and criticisms of Call of Duty's wacky over-the-top skins, the Black Ops 7 devs want to preserve "the identity of Call of Duty."

Windows Central

Xbox waited a year for Black Myth: Wukong — but at least it’s getting 45 more achievements than PS5. (Petty? Maybe. Worth it? Definitely.)

Black Myth: Wukong launches with 81 achievements on Xbox, 45 more than its PS5 counterpart.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 is getting even more dangerous — players will need to team-up across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation in order to take on this massive upcoming update

Helldivers 2 is launching on Xbox, and players will have to rally together to fight back in the Into the Unjust update this September.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Inverse

'Helldivers 2's Next Update Changes Everything

'Into the Unjust' will turn the game's typical wide-open spaces on their head, taking players into the depths of the Terminid hives.

Destructoid

Aug. 26, 2025 should forever be remembered as the official end to the nonsensical console fanboy wars

What's next? Cats and dogs living in harmony?

GamesRadar

31 years later, XCOM creator Julian Gollop says strategy games are still "where my heart lies" and he wants to make them "more accessible and immersive" – his latest attempt is out today with co-op and Pikmin vibes

Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainoids is out on PS5, Xbox, and PC today

Windows Central

Gears Reloaded doesn’t just remaster the game — it preserves the people behind it

Gears of War: Reloaded has a cool approach to game credits, with this second remaster recording each piece of layered history.

GamesRadar

If playing Gears of War while feeling the thrum of the PS5's DualSense is wrong, I don't want to be right – this is still a genre masterpiece 19 years on

Now Playing | Almost two decades later, Gears of War: Reloaded finally graces PS5 and it feels better than ever – and yet I'm still anxious about Gears of War: E-Day

Windows Central

Gears of War: Reloaded is a love letter to the original — flaws and all. It looks great, plays well, and plays it safe with a few modern upgrades.

Gears of War: Reloaded is the second remaster of a great game. It's an experience worth checking out, even if doesn't go quite as far as it could've.

TechRadar

Stalker 2's dev says 'the most beautiful' way to play PS5 version is on PS5 Pro with quality mode enabled, but they prefer to play in performance mode at 60FPS

Stalker 2's technical producer, Evgeniy Kulik, has revealed that GSC Game World is aiming to launch the game on PS5 at 4K 60FPS in quality mode.

1 … 117 118 119 120

People

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

Topics

Entertainment

6,910 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

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