Microsoft has released its second Xbox feature update in September. This time it adds a new way to store game captures, along with a new way to find game events and other feature updates.
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Microsoft has upgraded its Xbox Design Lab portal with a brand-new top case option. Controllers can now be fitted with Shift Special Edition Controller shades, including the new Cosmic Shift design.
The 2022 Rivian R1T EV truck and the 2022 2022 Rivian R1T can be unlocked soon in the PC and Xbox racing game Forza Horizon 5 if you complete some upcoming specific EventLab races.
A second update has hit Bethesda and Xbox's sci-fi RPG Starfield. It fixes a popular puddle looting bug, brings the sun back to planets for users of AMD Radeon graphics cards, and more issues.
Microsoft is teaming up with Lionsgate to promote the upcoming release of Saw X with a Twitch interactive live event where people could win a black 1TV Xbox Series S console among other prizes.
Capcom's COO says that the company will "never" be acquired and that it prefers organic growth to mergers and acquisitions. The studio wants to remain an equal partner and not be bought.
Xbox head Phil Spencer made remarks this week at the Tokyo Game Show that he has wanted to revisit MechAssault, the mech-based third-person shooter that was released for the first Xbox in 2002.
The post-apocalyptic community builder State of Decay 2, hit sim Farming Simulator 22, and fighting game Tekken 7 are what's part of the Xbox Free Play Days promotion this weekend.
Preload has begun for Turn 10's highly anticipated Forza Motorsport. The racing simulation will require up to 132GB of space on the Xbox Series X at launch. It will be released on October 10.
Leaked internal emails from 2020 show Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer expressing confidence in Xbox after the PS5 specs reveal, noting Xbox has a better platform and services than Sony.
Internal emails from Microsoft showed that the company didn't think much of Larian Studios' D&D RPG Baldur's Gate 3, but the developer doesn't feel offended as the game's success was a total surprise.
Two weeks into its launch, Xbox and Bethesda's brand-new sci-fi RPG experience, Starfield, is already touting 10 million players. The developer has called it an "astronomical" number to hit.
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has responded to the massive leak that contained Microsoft's plans for the Xbox ecosystem going forward, saying "so much has changed and there's so much to be excited about."
Microsoft and Relic are delivering Age of Empires IV's first paid expansion, and it carries Japanese and Byzantines as new civs, 10 fresh maps, a brand-new The Sultans Ascend campaign, and more.
Microsoft has updated its list of games coming to the Xbox Game Pass service for the rest of September and early October, with six games being added and seven titles going away on September 30.
According to another leaked document, Zenimax Media and Bethesda had been planning on remastering its hit RPGs Oblivion and Fallout 3. A brand-new Doom entry is also reportedly coming.
A massive leak of confidential documents containing a ton of hardware details and specifications for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox reveals how the company plans to become console king by 2030.
Leaked documents reveal Microsoft is planning a major Xbox Wireless Controller upgrade that will reportedly include haptic feedback and an accelerometer akin to PlayStation's DualSense.
FTC v. Microsoft courtroom battle leaks have started again, and the latest edition may have accidentally revealed Microsoft's next major hardware release from its Xbox console business.
Further expanding Microsoft's partnership with the BWT Alpine F1 team in Formula 1, Xbox has announced that it has become the Official Console Partner, and PC Game Pass becomes an Official Partner.
Bethesda's Starfield had a very strong opening week in European markets, topping both the physical and digital game charts for last week. It is also the 5th biggest launch in Europe to date.
Newly revealed internal emails from Microsoft executives showed that the company was working in 2021 on a PC game streaming service similar to its current Xbox Cloud Gaming service.
The recently released 8Bitdo Arcade Stick for Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S consoles is perfect for Mortal Kombat 1. It's currently available for its lowest price ever at $107.99 at Amazon.
Microsoft Xbox exec Craig McNary posted, and then quickly edited, a post on his LinkedIn profile claiming that Xbox Game Pass has over 30 million subscribers, up from 25 million in January 2022.
The official Microsoft Xbox Wireless Headset can pair directly to your Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S consoles without the need for dongles, and it's priced at a near all-time low of $79.99.
Starfield's first hotfix is out now with performance improvements and bugfixes. Bethesda has also pledged to support the game for "years and years" to bring fixes and new features.
People who sign up for Xbox Game Pass Core, replacing Xbox Live Gold, will have access to 36 games, including Doom Eternal, Fallout 4, Gears 5, Halo 5, and more, for the price of $9.99 a month.
The official Xbox Wireless Controller lineup just received another member, with the Astral Purple edition joining its ranks. The standard controller is available for pre-order now for $64.99.
The Blind Drive Assist feature in Turn 10 and Microsoft's upcoming racing sim reboot Forza Motorsport will offer audio cues to gamers that will help blind players compete in races.
The over 17-minute gameplay clip shows some of the first races from the start of Forza Motorsport's single-player career mode. The clip includes a look at a full race event at the Grand Oak Raceway.
In a new interview, Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard says Starfield won't get official mod support until 2024. However, there's a bunch of mods for the game you can get right now.
EventLab 2.0 will soon hit Xbox's open-world racer Forza Horizon 5. The level creation toolset is receiving multi-selection, prefab saving, and even a whole island to make custom content.
Roblox Connect will allow users of the virtual world to call each other on smartphones and chat with each other in their Roblox avatar forms. It's one of many reveals during its developers conference.
The 3/4 scale version of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console and controller includes a removable hard drive, working lights, and removable side panels. It's available for preorder for $149.99 at Target.
The live-streaming event will show a number of Xbox games made for the Japanese and Asian markets, along with some games that will be added to its Xbox Game Pass services in the future.
Bethesda's first RPG launch under Xbox's wing has become its biggest launch ever. The studio has revealed that the sci-fi game has already passed six million players only two days after launch.
The new report claims that Microsoft did test a handheld Xbox cloud gaming device, with a lightweight version of the Xbox UI. However, that project did not move forward in favor of a streaming TV app.
Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now start playing Control, NFL 24, Crime Boss: Rockay City for no extra cast as part of the latest Xbox Free Play Days edition.
Spencer says that the 1 million concurrent player number for Starfield was "across all platforms." That likely includes its Steam numbers, which had over 260,000 players online at once on Wednesday.
In a statement, a Microsoft spokesperson seemed to throw some cold water on some new ratings board listings that seem to indicate an upcoming Xbox Series X|S version of Minecraft is in the works.
