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Gears of War E-Day $500 Million Price Tag Points to Industry Woes

The games industry is undergoing major shifts in how it manages profits, development costs, and staff. In short, companies expect to make more money now, spend less, and feel less beholden to the team members who create the games they sell. It’s…

Xbox Nano Controller Revealed

For PC and console gamers, the Xbox controller has been a favorite for over a decade. Its form factor, ergonomics, and familiar design have led Xbox to stray only slightly from its 2013 design with the Xbox One. We were due for…

Activision Successfully Reboots Halo If They Do These 3 Things

If Activision is going to handle the Halo handoff successfully, it will likely require a major shift. 343 Studios, most recently known as Halo Studios, controlled the franchise for over a decade. During that time, they released titles that failed to capture the…

Xbox Restructures Multiple Studios Under Activision, Bethesda

After a few weeks of positive buzz around Xbox thanks to a Kojima partnership and Disk to Digital, they just couldn’t help themselves. We’re back to covering the never-ending chaos of Xbox’s restructuring. Necessary? Probably. Heartbreaking for hundreds of people who now…

How Does the Xbox Disc-to-Digital Service Work?

Xbox has announced plans to help gamers convert their physical game libraries into digital ones. As we see the move away from discs in the Sony ecosystem, it’s likely this all-digital future may come for Microsoft as well. While we can’t predict…

Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox Studios in Performance

A lot of talk in the Activision Blizzard acquisition indicated that Xbox was really landing a huge asset in the Call of Duty developer and publisher. In reality, we might have overlooked the influence and power of the Blizzard name, which we likely…

Taylor’s Most Anticipated Xbox Releases for Fall 2026

We had a good look ahead on the Switch and Switch 2 consoles recently as we gear up for fall gaming. Now, we’re seeing green as we turn to the Xbox ecosystem. While many are wondering how Xbox digs itself out of…

Five Things to Know About the July Xbox Reset

In an expected announcement from Asha Sharma, Xbox announced a new round of layoffs. Nearly 4,000 people will be let go from Microsoft, starting with about half of that total number dismissed today. There’s a lot in the announcement, so here are…

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,…

Three Announcements We Need to See at Xbox Games Showcase 2026

Xbox hasn’t had the lead in whatever’s left of the console race for quite some time. As a primary Xbox gamer, I haven’t been as low on the company as others, but even longtime fans like myself feel a bit in the…