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How to watch Summer Game Fest 2026: When, where, and how the event goes live, along with more major showcases happening in the same week

Summer is about to get crazy as Summer Games Fest 2026 starts next week, and we've got the scoop on how and where you can catch the main event live on June 5, 2026. We also have info on how to watch similar events like the Xbox Games Showcase, PC…

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The Witcher 3’s new expansion drops Xbox One and Windows 10 — “Hardware capabilities have evolved”

CD Projekt Red has revealed updated minimum PC requirements for The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, while also ending support for Xbox One and Windows 10 as hardware standards continue to evolve.

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How to watch Xbox Games Showcase 2026 and Gears of War: E-Day direct — When and where to see them live, and what to expect

Microsoft's biggest Xbox Games Showcase is fast approaching, promising to bring news updates on many upcoming Xbox titles like Gears of War: E-Day. Here's when, where, and how you can watch it live so you don't miss the action.

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XBOX’s Game Pass page may have revealed some Showcase games ahead of time

Xbox’s “Coming Soon to Game Pass” page may have revealed several games ahead of the upcoming Xbox Showcase, including Fable, Clockwork Revolution, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

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Forza Horizon 6 races past Call of Duty's player count on Xbox — I knew the game was blowing up, but I'm still surprised it's beating the titanic FPS

Microsoft's official most-played Xbox games list shows that right now, Forza Horizon 6 has more players than Call of Duty on the platform.

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"It's not really an in-studio project": New Halo report suggests Xbox's Campaign Evolved remake used "a lot of outsourcing" for development

Xbox's upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved remake was reportedly largely built by outsourced developers according to a new report about the game.

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Sony announces PlayStation Plus June lineup with new games available starting June 2, check details

Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus June lineup, featuring Grounded: Fully Yoked Edition, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. The games will be available from June 2 for all subscribers. Grounded’s inclusion is notable as it comes from Xbox-owned Obsidian Entertainment. May’s games remain available for a limited…

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'Forza Horizon 6' Player Bowie Knife99 Becomes Viral Legend for Aggressive Drivatar Behavior

Explore the viral "Forza Horizon 6" legend Bowie Knife99, the feared Drivatar AI driver sparking debates, memes, and Xbox community reactions trending now.

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'007 First Light' Preload Is Exclusive to the PlayStation 5 Only—What Does it Mean?

PlayStation 5 players get a slightly earlier preload of 007 First Light compared to all other platforms. What does this mean for all players?

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"Every Xbox controller can be calibrated": This app's "historic breakthrough" claims to fix Xbox stick drift forever

Stick drift plagues countless Xbox and PC gamers, and it's not always an easy fix. That's hopefully changing now that DriftGuard has added full calibration support for ALL Xbox gamepads.

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Xbox's New Player Voice Community Program Feedback Already Brings Changes to Console OS

Xbox's new player feedback program is already leading to changes being made to the console's operating system.

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"AI definitely has a place in gaming": I asked readers about the future of gaming AI, and I wasn't expecting these answers

AI fatigue is already a real thing, but I can't help but assume that its implementation in gaming is only getting started. I asked our readers what they think about this trend, and most answers were surprisingly helpful. Here's what Windows Central readers think about AI in gaming.

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I bought Valve's new Steam Controller with my own money for a solid week of PC gaming — and you only need to know about one genuine downside

Valve takes another shot at a PC gaming controller that tempts players away from their consoles, and it convinced me to buy. So, was it worth the asking price?

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The Steam Controller's main competition isn't from Microsoft or Sony: It's from third-party vendors

Long gone are the days when third party was for player two.

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Forza Horizon 6 sells 4.9 million copies despite Xbox Game Pass "cannibalizing" revenue, says analyst

Impressive… for an XBOX

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"I regard it as a great missed opportunity": Former DOOM dev reveals new details about Xbox's canceled Halo 'Titan' MMO that never saw the light of day

Ex-DOOM and Ensemble Studios dev Sandy Petersen has revealed new details about Microsoft's dead Halo MMO that was canceled 20 years ago.

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Yes, Fable is still coming to PS5 despite Xbox's plans to "reevaluate our approach to exclusivity," and Playground Games confirms the RPG isn't getting delayed, either

The air has been cleared

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Where to find the Hakone Nanamagari touge race in Forza Horizon 6, and my tips to win it

Tune up your Toyota GR86 for the winding roads.

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Cost cutting Xbox Game Pass subscription cancelled – and for a very weird reason

Sources claim that a much-requested new Game Pass tier has been ditched, and it's not Xbox's fault

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5 NEW ID@Xbox games for you to try next: Underrated horror, metroidvania, puzzlers, a Mirror's Edge-like, and more!

From run-and-hide horror to wholesome plant puzzles, we think these hidden gems should be next in your game queue.

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"We're not done yet": Forza Horizon 6 dev says it's still releasing Xbox's Fable "later this year," so don't worry about a delay for the RPG

As Playground Games launches Forza Horizon 6 with huge success for Xbox, the developer has reaffirmed it's still releasing Fable "later this year" too.

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Forza Horizon 6 hits a massive milestone across Xbox, PC, and Game Pass after its explosive release — it just set a new Steam peak player count, too

Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 got off to an explosive start at launch, and it's only picking up speed with a new milestone and Steam player count record.

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The Xbox Gear Store is back with a new name, new look, and new merchandise — but there is something noticeably missing

The Xbox Gear Shop is back as the Xbox Game Studios Shop, featuring new first-party merch.

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Here are all the major Warhammer Skulls 2026 announcements — and nearly every reveal and news update has me giddy with joy as a Warhammer fan

Warhammer Skulls 2026 has just concluded, and it has brought forth a tidal wave of major news announcements for several upcoming Warhammer videogames, as well as revealing brand new ones.

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How Microsoft’s new Gaming Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball could save Microsoft's Xbox business

XBOX has a new chief strategy officer as part of another leadership shakeup from CEO Asha Sharma. How might Matthew Ball handle XBOX's future? We can infer a bit from his own analysis.

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