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Xbox Company Microsoft Lays Off 3% of Workforce

Tariff uncertainty and prolonged inflation post-COVID are leaving many executives scrambling for solutions to appease shareholders despite continued record profits. There are a lot of things going right for Xbox right now, including finding newfound success selling its games on PlayStation 5.…

New Expansion Coming to Age of Mythology: Retold

One of my favorite things to come out last year was the return of Age of Mythology. This series has always been one of my favorites and I’m glad to see Microsoft continuing to support the game post-launch. The Immortal Pillars expansion…

Microsoft Ended 2024 as Top Games Publisher

In today’s gaming landscape, Microsoft is going down a new path. Launched at the end of 2024, their “This is an Xbox” approach to putting Microsoft-published games in as many places as possible surprised many folks accustomed to the days of exclusivity…

Xbox Talks Carbon Reduction Days after Energy Announcement

Typically I try not to blend two pieces of news together and just cover the most recent thing, but honestly, this one seems like it needs it for context. We’ll start with the more wholesome, face-value niceness then progress to everyone dogpiling…

Hisense is Making a 100-Inch Laser TV for Xbox

Hisense sells a really unique TV setup you might not have heard about, unless you have thousands of dollars lying around. If you do, more power to you. That said, the Hisense Laser TV is a screen 100 inches or bigger that…

Phil Spencer on a Handheld Xbox Becoming Reality

We’ve seen handhelds come and go with varying success. Nintendo has the space locked down, even melding its home console with a handheld for the popular Switch. PlayStation doesn’t make dedicated handhelds anymore, but they do have mirroring handhelds you can purchase…

Toys For Bob Reaches Agreement with Microsoft

The industry as a whole has been in a bit of a ditch as we watch thousands of people laid off from their jobs, games canceled left, right, and center, and a renewed focus on live service titles. It is easy to…

Fallout-Themed Xbox Series X Giveaway Announced

The new Amazon Prime Video Fallout series will premiere on April 11, 2024, and Microsoft is launching a cool giveaway to commemorate the start of the show. Announced online, Xbox will be giving away a Fallout-themed Xbox Series X with its own seemingly-functional…

There is an Xbox Partner Preview Tomorrow

Did you know it is only March? I know, there have been two Nintendo-based showcases, a PlayStation one where Kojima told us he’s making yet another game, Xbox had a podcast that could have been an email, and NACON Connect happened last week that no…

Xbox Stays Vague About Multiplatform Future

A huge topic of conversation in gaming the past few weeks has been Xbox’s approach to exclusive titles. With newly acquired studios boosting their owned IP library, rumors that Xbox-owned games would head to other consoles caused an uproar. In a podcast…