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Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 is the top selling new PS5 game of 2025
Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 is the top selling new PS5 game of 2025
Forza Horizon 5's PS5 port has surpassed three million copies sold, making Microsoft's racing game the top new PS5 game…
July 23, 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 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
Outer Worlds 2 is first Xbox Game Studios title to retail at $80
Outer Worlds 2 is first Xbox Game Studios title to retail at $80
The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Xbox title to retail at $80 following Microsoft's planned price rises announced la…
June 9, 2025
ID@Xbox has paid indie devs more than $5bn since 2013
ID@Xbox has paid indie devs more than $5bn since 2013
Microsoft has revealed it has paid developers in its ID@Xbox program more than $5 billion since it launched in 2013.
May 30, 2025
Microsoft was top publisher on Xbox and PS stores during Q3
Microsoft was top publisher on Xbox and PS stores during Q3
Microsoft has published its financial results for Q3 2025, reporting a "record quarter" overall which included a 6% rev…
May 30, 2025
Rare's Craig Duncan to become head of Xbox Game Studios as Alan Hartman retires
Rare's Craig Duncan to become head of Xbox Game Studios as Alan Hartman retires
Xbox Game Studios boss Alan Hartman is retiring, and Rare studio boss Craig Duncan is taking his place
Oct. 14, 2024
Xbox Research expands to work with developers
Xbox Research expands to work with developers
Xbox Research has expanded to include developers and to partner with product teams to provide data insights to improve …
Oct. 1, 2024
Xbox confirms Game Pass tiers Standard will wait "up to 12 months+" for first-party games
Xbox confirms Game Pass tiers Standard will wait "up to 12 months+" for first-party games
Microsoft has confirmed that subscribers who pay for its Standard tiers of its Game Pass subscription service may not b…
Aug. 21, 2024
FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases
FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases
The Federal Trade Commission has criticised Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass price changes announced last week.
July 19, 2024
Xbox increases Game Pass prices, introduces new tier
Xbox increases Game Pass prices, introduces new tier
Microsoft has announced a price increase to Xbox Game Pass' existing tiers, and the introduction of a new Standard opti…
July 10, 2024