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Well over a decade on from the last game, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has opened up discussions surrounding bringing back Killer Instinct.

In a surprise announcement, Blizzard officially unveiled their latest project – an isometric 4v4 mobile-focused spin-off Overwatch Rush.

Xbox recently underwent a massive shake-up, confirming the retirement of long-time head Phil Spencer alongside the announcement that Xbox president Sarah Bond would be stepping down from her role. In the wake of this, Xbox’s new CEO (Asha Sharma) and COO Matt Booty sat down to discuss these latest events and what’s next for the brand.

For pretty much its entire existence, Call of Duty has operated using a familiar model, with the FPS franchise seeing a brand new title released on an annual basis from one of the 3 core COD studios. While this has worked in the past, Black Ops 7 seems to have been a breaking point for some. According to known insiders, Microsoft is now considering a major shake-up, including a standalone Zombies game.

A major leadership transition is about to happen at Microsoft Gaming, as Phil Spencer officially announced his retirement. Spencer's departure marks the end of an influential era during which he transformed Xbox from a struggling console brand into what it is now. Joining him in departure is Xbox President Sarah …

In an effort to push its PC gaming ambitions further, Microsoft have announced that they are introducing Postgame Recaps to the Xbox app on PC.

The ROG Xbox Ally has reportedly failed to put a ‘dent’ in the sales of Valve’s Steam Deck, according to industry analysts.

While initial impressions surrounding Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed left plenty to be desired (in part due to a disparity between fan expectations based on pre-release trailers and the final product), the game itself did offer plenty of fun in its own right, with satisfying wand combat, solid exploration and more. One year on from the game’s release on Xbox and PC, Avowed is now officially available on Sony’s PlayStation 5 – released in alignment with the game’s big anniversary update.

Microsoft is reportedly planning yet another restructuring of its Xbox Game Pass tiers, aiming to simplify a lineup that has become increasingly complex (and expensive) for the average gamer. According to recent reports, the company is exploring merging the PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Premium tiers. The current …

Overwatch is seeing a major influx in players on Steam ahead of the game’s overhauled relaunch, achieving the highest CCU since the game's initial release.

Insiders have offered additional details surrounding Microsoft's next-gen Xbox plans, including its full support for Windows 11 and more.

Epic is planning to bring its Games Store on day-one to the next-gen Xbox console, assuming everything goes as is expected.

According to insiders, Microsoft is planning to bring more of its Windows PC titles over to Steam “in the coming months”.

This week, Microsoft held its quarterly earnings call, revealing that while revenues are up overall thanks to things like Azure Cloud and AI investments, things at Xbox have taken a fall. In particular, Xbox hardware sales are down by 32% compared to the same Q2 period last year. 

According to one industry insider, Microsoft is planning to host a second Xbox Developer Direct sometime later this year.

Forza Horizon 6 is officially launching on Xbox and PC on the 19th of May, with a PS5 version scheduled to release later this year.

During the Xbox Direct, Playground Games offered a deep dive into the upcoming Fable reboot, confirming that the game will arrive later this year in Autumn.

Microsoft has unveiled the rest of January 2026’s Xbox Game Pass line-up, with Death Stranding, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and more joining the service from today.

Ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct, xCloud users have received a pop-up indicating that an ad-supported tier for the service may be on its way.

Following its official announcement back during Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft confirmed that we would be learning more about Forza Horizon 6 during the console maker’s upcoming Xbox Developer Direct. Set to go live on the 22nd of January, users have reported receiving a pop-up inside Forza Horizon 5 which seems to have leaked the release date for its sequel...

Ninja Theory are reportedly working on a 3rd entry in the Hellblade series, with the game set to offer greater interactivity compared to prior entries.

Ahead of the upcoming Xbox Direct, insiders have claimed that Fable is planned to launch day-and-date on PS5 – though Forza Horizon 6 won’t.

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is officially launching on PS5 almost exactly one year on from its Xbox release alongside an anniversary update.

Despite releasing three different games last year, Obsidian Entertainment reportedly has 4 different projects currently in development.

Following teasers late last year, Microsoft has officially announced their 2026 Xbox Developer Direct – featuring Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more.

Following confirmation last year that they had started work on a new project, insiders claim that Machine Games’ next title is the long-awaited Wolfenstein 3.

January’s Xbox Game Pass line-up has been officially announced, including the likes of RE: Village; Star Wars Outlaws; Atomfall and more.

Console sales in the UK saw a notable decline in 2025, with PS5 sales dropping by 12% and Xbox by a substantial 39% year-over-year.

The lead VA for the Perfect Dark reboot has spoken on its cancellation, revealing it “had delivered several milestones that the client was really happy with.”

Despite Microsoft being a multi-trillion dollar company, Xbox is reportedly not having a year-in-review for 2025 due to a reallocation of marketing budgets: