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Days before its PS5 release, this Xbox exclusive just got a huge update — here are the patch notes (and why I'm jumping back in)

Update 1.7, the "Expedition Update," is out now for STALKER 2; it's coming days before the Xbox exclusive is getting its long-awaited PS5 release.

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Demonschool, SpongeBob SquarePants, and more — all the new Xbox games arriving this week (Nov. 17-23)

Here are all the new Xbox games launching this week, from November 17-23, 2025.

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Skate 4: How To Do The Dog Piss

One of the lesser-known grab tricks in Skate 4, the Dog Piss, isn’t something you see every day because the current skate meta is spamming Christ Airs. There are so many better grabs in the game, and the Dog Piss is one of them.

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Xbox Game Pass wins big with 2 Game of the Year nominees at The Game Awards 2025 — and 2 of the best RPGs, too, thanks to Obsidian

The Game Awards has revealed its 2025 nominees, and 10 of them — including two of the Game of the Year contenders — are available to play on Xbox Game Pass.

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NBA 2K26 Update 3.0 Brings Major Fixes to The City and MyCareer - Patch Notes

Update 3.0 for NBA 2K26 is out for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. PC will get the update later on November 28th.

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Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says gaming is 'moving towards PC' as the industry shifts away from closed systems, but we still don't have a GTA 6 announcement

Console gaming isn't going anywhere, but consoles? That's a different matter.

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Xbox ROG Ally X Sales Outpace Expectations as Asus Ramps Up Supply

Between Valve’s New Steam Machine and the multiple new PC handhelds released just this year (MSI Claw 8, Lenovo Legion Go S, ROG Ally X), PC gaming is more popular than ever. In the ASUS Q3 Investor Conference presentation (h/t IGN), the Taiwanese manufacturer details how it is facing a…

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Backbone and Microsoft team up for an Xbox Edition of its Pro mobile game controller

Following the Backbone One Xbox Edition, Backbone and Microsoft are collaborating again to make a translucent-green, Xbox-themed Backbone Pro.

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Xbox Partner Preview stream coming this week with a new look at James Bond game 007 First Light confirmed

Reanimal and Tides of Annihilation are also confirmed to appear

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Xbox President Sarah Bond discusses the future — "Hardware is absolutely core to everything we do at Xbox. Our most valuable players love the hardware experience."

Despite doubts about Xbox's future, Xbox President Sarah Bond isn't worried. She describes a future hardware platform that is both powerful, running all of your existing console games as well as PC games on top.

Windows Central

Xbox Partner Showcase revealed — Every single game is Xbox Play Anywhere, set to go live on November 20

Exclusively revealed by us a couple of weeks ago, Xbox's November partner showcase is now official. Here's what you need to know.

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I'm re-reviewing the Xbox Ally after a month of daily use — Everything I love, desperately want fixed, and why it really is an Xbox

The Xbox Ally has totally changed my gaming habits, and honestly, other leisure habits too. But the criticisms are valid, particularly so if you're trying to use this more like a PC than an "Xbox."

Windows Central

Boeing is now using Microsoft's $70 flight simulator game to train actual pilots — 'Virtual Airplane' is powered by MSFS, legitimizing my unhealthy gameplay hours

Designed for lightweight devices and powered by Azure, this Microsoft Flight Simulator spin-off makes a lot of sense.

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How to turn off crossplay in Black Ops 7

Learn how to disable (or enable) crossplay in Black Ops 7.

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Valve’s Steam Machine is a genuine PS5 and Xbox Series X challenger – but I have three particular concerns

The new Steam Machine from Valve looks poised to challenge Sony's PS5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X consoles, but I have three particular concerns that hopefully just turn out to be nothing at launch.

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Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment doesn't use generative AI for its games like The Outer Worlds 2 — "We haven't been using it at all."

While many game publishers are leaning more and more on generative AI, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is not using it at all.

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Fortnite Crew subscription joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate later in November — and Fortnite gets Xbox Play Anywhere support, too

Fortnite Crew is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 18, giving subscribers the battle pass, while the full game gets Xbox Play Anywhere support.

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Once annualized royalty, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 makes it clear CoD campaigns can't keep up with the pace – like Modern Warfare 3, this feels like another 'point five' release

Opinion | Call of Duty Black Ops 7's campaign continues a trend of half-step releases in all but name

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign has some ridiculous limitations — I can't believe the devs released it like this

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has arrived with its story campaign, but players have come to realize it's got some absurd limitations to deal with.

PC Gamer

'No point making a high-spec Steam Machine,' Larian publishing boss says, because anyone who wants a powerful PC is going to look elsewhere anyway

Valve's new living room box is not built for the hardcore, and that's kind of the point.

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Helldivers 2 CEO is just as surprised as you that hit game is on Xbox, but stresses that the move made sense: "It turns out if you give the players what they want, they'll be happy"

The move seems to be going over very well

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Could the Steam Machine Be the First Real Threat to Traditional Consoles?

Will the Steam Machine be a viable alternative to the Xbox and PlayStation?

Windows Central

Capcom brings its beloved JRPG to Xbox in excellent form: saddle up for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 ahead of Stories 3's release

Capcom has released the Xbox editions of the Monster Hunter Stories Collection, a bundle featuring the first entries of Monster Hunter's beloved JRPG spin-off series to help Xbox fans catch up in the lead-up to Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

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Two years later, Starfield remains the game Bethesda wanted to make all along – and it was never meant to be a crowd-pleaser

Now Playing | Bethesda’s space epic endures because it actively avoided being the space opera people made up in their minds

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Former Xbox exec Major Nelson praises Valve's Steam Machine as "choice is always good," but doesn't think it should be dragged into a console war: "Not everything needs a winner or loser"

Valve's PC/console hybrid is already being pitted against Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2

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