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Xbox Game Pass Hits $5B Milestone Despite Massive Layoffs: Here's What To Watch Out For

Xbox Game Pass revenue hit nearly $5 billion for the first time, defying widespread Microsoft layoffs impacting its gaming division and project cancellations like Perfect Dark. Xbox Game Pass generated nearly $5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025, even as Xbox hardware sales declined and Microsoft implemented large-scale layoffs.

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This phenomenal gaming headset proves some companies DO listen to us — and it's totally awesome when they do

The Razer BlackShark V3 Pro is here, and it may be one of the greatest gaming headsets of all time. It addresses every complaint and then some, and it's great.

Windows Central

I turned my phone into a gaming powerhouse with the Backbone Pro — I can’t believe I went so long without a mobile controller

The Backbone Pro improves on its predecessor by introducing great Hall Effect triggers, customizable back buttons and a more ergonomic design.

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Sure it’s a wired-only gamepad, but the Turtle Beach Rematch Core stuns with its performance — and it costs just $29

The Turtle Beach Rematch Core is a fantastic wired controller for Xbox and Windows. It's responsive, comfortable and features great rumble.

Tom’s Guide

Grounded 2 hits major milestone already — player records on Steam set just days after early access release

Grounded 2 has only just entered early access, but in its first few days it has already posted numbers on Steam that surpass the original.

Windows Central

WWE 2K25 is free to play on Xbox and PC over SummerSlam weekend — here are the game modes you should try first

SummerSlam is this weekend and so what better time to have a free play weekend for WWE 2K25. Play out your own PLE however you want it to go!

Windows Central

After rumors of a current-gen Kingdom Come: Deliverance, developer Warhorse is blatantly hinting at a PS5 version

Could a Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 version also be part of the deal?

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Is Battlefield 6 coming to Game Pass?

We are all wondering if Battlefield 6 will be on Game Pass.

Dot Esports

Play WWE 2K25 Through the Weekend with Xbox Free Play Days

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members can play WWE 2K25 for free, now and through this weekend, as part of Xbox Free Play Days. Fans can try out the game until Sunday, August 3 at 11:59 PM PT.

Operation Sports

Smart glasses are eating VR's lunch, and Meta's 2025 earnings are the proof

Meta's Reality Labs division posted another quarter of higher-than-expected Ray-Ban sales, and it's clear Meta has a winning formula on hand.

Android Central

The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be

"They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."

PC Gamer

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase live: all the announcements and news as it happened

Everything that happened and was announced at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.

TechRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 fixes Astarion looking like your granddad on Facetime and Dark Urge forgetting they have amnesia with a 'room temperature fix'

No, no, lift the camera up slightly. No, up.

PC Gamer

'Xbox PC' branding appears to have shifted to 'Xbox on PC' — a subtle change but one that makes way more sense

Microsoft's PC gaming branding seems to be shifting again, this time to Xbox on PC, which, honestly, makes the most sense of them all.

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Nintendo Direct live — latest news and every reveal from the first showcase since Switch 2 launch

Nintendo has confirmed a Direct Partner Showcase for today, and it'll be full of Nintendo Switch 2 game announcements and reveals.

Tom’s Guide

ROG Xbox Ally: Everything we know about the two new gaming handhelds from Microsoft and Asus

The ROG Xbox Ally has just been announced — a new Xbox gaming handheld created in partnership by Microsoft and Asus! Here's everything you need to know about it!

TechRadar

Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass reached 'nearly $5 billion' in annual revenue over the last year, setting a new record for the service

Microsoft has shared a new milestone for Xbox Game Pass, which attained "nearly $5 billion" in revenue for the first time over the last year.

Windows Central

Beneath: The chilling new FPS that brings Lovecraftian nightmares to Xbox and PS5 — try the free demo!

The developers behind Beneath, a new Lovecraftian horror FPS coming later in 2025, have confirmed it's coming to Xbox and PS5 as well as PC.

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Xbox FY25 Q4 gaming revenue is up 10% year-over-year, driven by growth in first-party games — with Xbox Game Pass reaching nearly $5 billion in annual revenue "for the first time"

Microsoft shared its financial results for FY25 Q4, revealing gaming revenue is up 10% driven by first-party games and Xbox Game Pass.

Windows Central

This Ninja Gaiden spin off is not only amazing, it's converted me into a franchise fan — a retro gateway for newcomers

Today, we take a look at Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a retro-throwback to Ninja Gaiden’s NES-era side-scrolling platformers and see if it’s blood-pumping, challenging gameplay can sway newcomers and hardcore fans to its side.

Windows Central

Battlefield 6 publisher EA says "no dramatic changes are planned yet" for game prices — I'm glad it's joining Xbox in avoiding $80 games

EA has announced that "no dramatic changes are planned yet" for the price of its game, suggesting Battlefield 6 and others won't be $80.

Tom’s Guide

The next Xbox may target 4K gaming at 120 fps and could arrive next year

Despite an everything is an Xbox ethos the console war between Sony and Microsoft may heat up again next generation.

Windows Central

Grounded 2 has a great photo mode — and it's superb in co-op because of this one returning feature

Grounded 2 is a lot of fun in co-op, and if you enjoy taking photo mode shots, you can keep doing so without problems.

GamesRadar

"Don't you want to touch this or that?" - I hope this new VR glove-controller is being made for the right reasons

Sharp announced a new VR controller/glove hybrid last week, and it could hint at the future of VR gaming. I just hope it's being made for gaming, not... y'know.

GamesRadar

Most of the best-selling PS5 games of the last few months are actually Microsoft games, with Forza Horizon 5 and Oblivion Remastered leading the way

Call of Duty and Minecraft continue to be popular, while Doom and Indiana Jones also had strong debuts

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