The Latest Breaking News from Xbox

Bungie Is Losing Its Independence — Destiny Studio to Become More Deeply Integrated Into PlayStation

Sony CFO comments on Bungie, stating they will gradually become part of PlayStation Studios

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025

Battlefield 6 Beta has now beaten Call of Duty's all-time player count on Steam, closing in on 500K (UPDATE)

Battlefield 6's beta climbs the Steam charts and takes off on Twitch

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025

Xbox Series X Players Get 120 FPS Ninja Gaiden 4—Game Pass Delivers Again

Ninja Gaiden 4 can be played at 120 FPS on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, with options for players to focus on framerate rather than resolution.

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025

Ninja Gaiden 4 Is Only Possible Thanks to Koei Tecmo and PlatinumGames Team-Up, Directors Say — “We Wouldn’t Have Been Able To Accomplish the Things We Did With This.”

Ninja Gaiden 4's directors say the collaboration between Koei Tecmo, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames is what this game possible.

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025

Xbox Breaks Silence — Forza Motorsport at Least Living Long Enough to Bring Back Time-Limited Content

Turn 10 Studios has finally published an update on Forza Motorsport (2023) following the mass Xbox layoffs, and the game is still alive... for now.

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025

Mark your calendars — Xbox Ally handheld release date just leaked

A new leak claims to reveal the release date of the Xbox Rog Ally handheld consoles.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 7, 2025

30 years later, Doom-era FPS cult classics Heretic and Hexen get "definitive re-release" on PC and consoles complete with 2 new episodes from id and retro powerhouse Nightdive

Heretic + Hexen is available now on Steam, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox

GamesRadar · Aug 7, 2025

It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'

Contraband was announced in 2021 as a partnership between Avalanche Studios and Xbox.

PC Gamer · Aug 7, 2025

Microsoft bloodbath continues 9,000 layoffs later with the death of Contraband, the '70s co-op game from the studio behind open-world hit Just Cause, and it seems Hideo Kojima's OD is the only thing that's safe

"We're thankful for the excitement we've seen from the community since we announced and will give an update on what's next as soon as we can"

GamesRadar · Aug 7, 2025

New Age Verification Rules for UK Xbox Users: What You Should Know

Contraband, a title from Avalanche and Xbox Game Studios first announced back in 2021, is canceled.

Windows Central · Aug 7, 2025