Xbox App to Launch on Some Amazon Fire TV Devices
The Xbox app is coming to two Amazon Fire TV devices beginning in July. Microsoft Gaming revealed on Thursday that Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) will go live on Fire TV 4K Max (a device priced at $59.99)...
View ArticleXbox Live Goes Down in Nearly Seven-Hour Outage
UPDATE, 7/2, 9:01 p.m. ET: Microsoft said it resolved the technical problems that had knocked out Xbox Live for nearly seven hours. “Users should no longer be encountering issues signing in to Xbox...
View ArticleXbox Game Pass to Increase Price, Limit Day-One Releases to Most Expensive Tier
Microsoft Gaming is increasing the price of its subscription service Xbox Game Pass across multiple tiers worldwide, and simultaneously limiting its day-one releases to only the most expensive version...
View ArticleXbox Series X/S Deals: The Consoles Are Discounted for Prime Day
For Prime Day, gamers are in for a treat because the Xbox Series X console is marked down at Amazon. The retail giant has a renewed model of the carbon black 1TB version of the console on sale for...
View ArticleYou Can Finally Play Xbox Game Pass on the Amazon Fire TV Stick: Save Up to...
Although playing video games with an Xbox Series X/S console is one of the best experiences in gaming, it may not be the best experience for those who lack the space in a home entertainment center....
View Article‘EA Sports College Football 25’ Is Out Now: Here’s How to Get a Copy of the...
One of the most anticipated games of the year is now available to purchase and college football fans are excited to play as their favorite teams to win the College Football Playoff National...
View Article‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’ Coming to Xbox Game Pass Following Price Hike
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III” will be available on Xbox Game Pass beginning Wednesday, just before the Season 5 launch for the first-person shooter. The game’s arrival on Game Pass comes on the...
View Article‘Valorant’ Gets Console Launch Across Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5
Riot Games’ popular free-to-play tactical shooter “Valorant” is no longer a PC-only game. As of Friday, the title has officially launched across Xbox Series X and S consoles and PlayStation 5 in the...
View Article‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ to Launch on Xbox in December, Coming to...
“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” has received a release date for Xbox with plans to launch on PlayStation 5 next year. Xbox announced out of video game convention Gamescom on Tuesday that the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Gaming to Lay Off 3% of Global Workforce, About 650 Employees, in...
Update: Variety has learned that as part of Microsoft Gaming’s new round of layoffs, the company has reduced the “Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile” team, laying off some of those staffers while shifting...
View ArticleXbox Sets Documentary About ‘STALKER 2’ Developers Making Game Amid War in...
Xbox and “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2” maker GSC Game World are set to release a documentary following the developers of the sequel game as they work to complete the title while living amid the war in Ukraine,...
View ArticleOut of the Box: When Will the Gaming Console Biz Sunset?
Gaming consoles are dead. Long live gaming consoles! For more than two decades, it’s been a regular topic of conversation: When might gaming consoles, the dedicated hardware that has been the core of...
View ArticleXbox Game Studios Chief Alan Hartman to Retire, Rare’s Craig Duncan Set as...
Xbox Games Studios head Alan Hartman is stepping down from his post after more than three decades working at parent company Microsoft. Following Hartman’s retirement, Craig Duncan, chief of Xbox’s...
View Article‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ Scores Franchise’s Biggest-Ever Launch Weekend,...
“Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” has set new opening day and weekend launch records for the 20-plus-year-old franchise with its Oct. 25 release, according to Microsoft Gaming. Per data released by the Xbox...
View ArticleXbox Drops ‘South of Midnight’ Doc Revealing Details for Epic Gothic...
“South of Midnight” is an upcoming video game from Xbox that explores an alternate reality, magical version of the American Deep South through the epic journey of a Black teenage girl named Hazel. Set...
View ArticleHow ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Call of Duty’ Are Pushing Xbox Ahead of PlayStation,...
For lots of avid gamers this holiday season, there will be Indiana Jones — and then everybody else. Microsoft’s gaming division, after spending billions on developers and publishers over the last three...
View ArticleOne in 10 Video Game Developers Were Laid Off in 2024, GDC Report Finds
Following 2024’s massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in 10 developers say they were among those cut from AAA studios and indie outlets alike. According to the the Game...
View Article‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Live-Action Film in the Works From Story...
A live-action film adaptation of the video game “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” is in the works before the game even launches. Variety has learned exclusively that game developer Sandfall Interactive is...
View ArticleTrump Tariffs Further Complicate Gaming Consoles’ Vulnerability
VIP+ Analysis: The ESA is right to highlight the risk of tariffs on hardware including PS5, Xbox and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console.
View Article‘PGA Tour 2K25’ Is Now Available to Pre-Order For Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox
One of the most anticipated games of the year is now available to pre-order. Golf fans are excited to play as their favorite players, including Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods and others, to...
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