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Steam will comply with the UK's age verification rules without sending any of your data to third-parties — doing a better job than Xbox

Valve's Steam store will be complying (naturally) with the new age verification requirements in the UK Online Safety Act and doing it in a very sensible, less controversial manner.

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8 months after moving on from Helldivers 2, Johan Pilestedt returns to thank everyone for welcoming Xbox divers into the fold: 'All the stories I read make my heart sing'

"I look forward to a decade of Helldivers with you all."

PC Gamer

Under Microsoft, Double Fine has made its weirdest game yet—and this is only the beginning: 'We can take more risks'

The studio has "multiple new projects" in development, and Xbox GamePass is the key to its future.

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Xbox Gamers Must Hand Over ID or Lose Online Chat — New UK Law Forces Age Checks to 'Protect Children'

Xbox will require UK players to verify their age by early 2026 or lose full access to online chat and invites, as Microsoft implements the Online Safety Act with ID-based and facial-age options and Ofcom threatens fines of up to 10% of global turnover.

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All Xbox Game Pass members just got a huge, game-changing update – not just Ultimate

Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard members wake up to a great new feature

Xbox scores multiple top 10 hits while game subscription spending surges in July — but Nintendo still dominates hardware sales

Game subscription services in the U.S. are continuing to grow, per Circana's July 2025 figures, while several Xbox and Nintendo games have big debuts.

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College Football 26 Free Play Weekend Runs Through August 31

EA Sports is hosting a free play weekend for College Football 26, giving players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S a chance to jump in if they haven’t already purchased the game.

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The Xbox PC app gets some important new features gamers will love — just in time for the Xbox Ally X

Xbox just added cross-device play history, Gaming Copilot beta, and a new My apps tab to the PC app, making it easier than ever to game anywhere.

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Bethesda’s Most Underrated RPG Is Getting A Much Needed Feature After All

A Bethesda developer teased that its enhancing space travel in an upcoming Starfield update.

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As Xbox fans discover just how brutal Helldivers 2 can be, Arrowhead's CEO thanks "gigachad" veterans for being "being so nice to all the new divers"

For Super Earth!

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Starfield's second story DLC is coming alongside more free updates for the Xbox RPG — and it sounds like Bethesda is finally improving the space gameplay

Starfield will get another expansion, with paid DLC and free updates currently in development, says Bethesda Game Studios producer Tim Lamb.

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Arrowhead CEO humbly asks Helldivers 2 fans to "stop s****ing your pants" as servers wobble under the weight of 500,000 concurrent divers following Xbox recruits joining the fight and a new Halo ODST Warbond

That's a lot of bugs squashed and oil spilled

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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"

Tom’s Guide

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.

Windows Central

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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