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Xbox content and services revenue up 13% year-on-year
Xbox content and services revenue up 13% year-on-year
Microsoft has released its financial results for Q4 of its fiscal year 2025, showing solid growth in gaming revenue and…
July 31, 2025
Microsoft implements Xbox age verification to comply with UK Online Safety Act
Microsoft implements Xbox age verification to comply with UK Online Safety Act
Microsoft has rolled out age verification to UK Xbox users in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act.
July 30, 2025
Six of PlayStation's ten US biggest-selling games in Q2 2025 were published by Microsoft
Six of PlayStation's ten US biggest-selling games in Q2 2025 were published by Microsoft
Six of the ten best-selling games on PlayStation from April 6 to July 5, 2025, were published by Microsoft.
July 30, 2025
Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep "full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions"
Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep "full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions"
Just weeks after confirming The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Microsoft game to retail for $80, Microsoft has revers…
July 23, 2025
Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 "team is no more"
Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 "team is no more"
Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 has reportedly been "shuttered," and "the team is no more."
July 7, 2025
Romero Games disputes claims it has "completely closed"
Romero Games disputes claims it has "completely closed"
Despite reports Romero Games has shut down, resulting in over a hundred job losses, the studio has issued a new stateme…
July 7, 2025
Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Update 4, July 3, 2025: As layoffs hit the Bizzard part of the Microsoft Gaming business, it was announced that mobile …
July 2, 2025
Report says Microsoft is planning a "major" round of Xbox layoffs next week
Report says Microsoft is planning a "major" round of Xbox layoffs next week
Microsoft is reportedly planning a "major" round of layoffs at Xbox next week.
June 24, 2025
Xbox and Meta unveil new VR Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition headset
Xbox and Meta unveil new VR Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition headset
Xbox has announced a new VR headset designed in collaboration with Meta - the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition.
June 24, 2025
Xbox strikes "strategic, multi-year agreement" with AMD, "powering the next generation of Xbox"
Xbox strikes "strategic, multi-year agreement" with AMD, "powering the next generation of Xbox"
Xbox has partnered with AMD to "power the next generation of Xbox."
June 17, 2025
Gears of War: Reloaded is not releasing on PS5 in Japan, but Xbox or PC releases will go ahead
Gears of War: Reloaded is not releasing on PS5 in Japan, but Xbox or PC releases will go ahead
Despite passing certification on Xbox Series and PC, Gears of War: Reloaded will not release on PS5 in Japan.
June 10, 2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass
Original story, May 29, 2024: Microsoft has confirmed this year's Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass alongside …
June 9, 2025