Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Rundown
Summer Game Fest weekend is in full swing, and one of my favorite parts of this time of year is the Xbox Games Showcase! This year’s event was promised to be a big one seeing as Asha Sharma, the new Xbox CEO,…
Tag: Xbox Game Studios
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (Campaign) Review
In a lot of ways, following up Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with another entry in the sub-series is risky. Following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, all eyes were on BO6, and it delivered on many fronts. Mainly, a stellar campaign…
Xbox Can’t Manage Developers
For those of us older than the life of a tadpole, we all remember E3 when it was a thing. I still call it E3 even though Geoff’s commercialized the whole venture into online streaming platforms full of massive boring games that…
Gears of War: Reloaded to Launch this Summer
Gears of War always stuck out to me as a game that defined who Xbox was as a company and brand. Its focus on multiplayer, storytelling, and core game mechanics that do the heavy lifting for the player’s experience makes the franchise…
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Multiplayer (Xbox Series X) Review
The Call of Duty franchise needs little introduction, but for some who have left the series behind in recent entries, it might be time for a reintroduction. The core elements that have made the games one of the highest-grossing titles nearly every…
343 Industries Rebrands to Halo Studios
343 Industries, the studio responsible for the Halo franchise within Xbox Game Studios, is changing things up in a few major ways. First and foremost, the studio announced that it is now going by a new title, Halo Studios. The team is highlighted, along…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct Rundown
In 2024, it’s wild to think that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released as part of the Xbox Games Studio arsenal. With a new game coming from Treyarch and Raven Software, Microsoft stands to gain a lot from the title’s…
2024 Xbox Games Showcase Rundown
I feel like it is the same every year now, but this year’s Xbox Games Showcase is a “make or break year” for the platform holder, the last to still do these bigger showcases. Now with platform sales far behind the competition,…
Call of Duty Will Be on Game Pass Day One
A huge factor in the Activision Blizzard acquisition at Microsoft was Call of Duty. Most years, the annual release of the popular military shooter ends up in the top five games in total sales. Its battle royale mode, Warzone, continues to boast a…
Xbox Games Showcases 2023 Rundown
I’ve bombarded my Steam wishlist a lot this Faux-3 (Summer Game Fest), but it is time to take a break and ask “What does Xbox have that I’m going to play on PC?” This wasn’t Uncle Phil’s best showcase, but after the…