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A character in armor is shown with text reading OVER 1 MILLION PLAYERS and THANK YOU.

Gears of War: Reloaded Has Surpassed 1 Million Players Three Days After Launch

A character with dark horns and a red glowing background from the game Diablo IV.

450 Diablo Developers Vote In Favor of Unionizing Under the CWA

Microsoft fires two employees over sit-in protests

Two Microsoft Employees Fired For Serious Policy Violations After Sit-In Protest Over Azure Partnerships In President Brad Smith’s Office

New Report Details Chaos Caused by Layoffs at Candy Crush Developer King and Microsoft Making Daily AI Use Mandatory

Video game cover: Gears of War Reloaded with soldiers and fiery backdrop.

The Best Console to Play Gears of War on in 2025 Is a PlayStation

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Activision Addresses Call of Duty “Identity” Crisis Concerns, Black Ops 6 Skins and Weapons Will No Longer Carry Forward to Black Ops 7

Dune Awakening battle scene on alien planet with explosions, burning debris, and armored figures in action.

Dune Awakening to Launch on Consoles Roughly a Year After PC; Cross-Play Will Depend on Sony and Microsoft

Racing cars in Forza Horizon 5 with vibrant neon lights and dynamic motion blur effects.

Forza Horizon 6 will Reportedly Be Unveiled at Tokyo Game Show 2025, Rumored to be Set In Japan

ROG Xbox Ally X handheld consoles available October 16, showcasing device features and design.

ROG Xbox Ally Officially Launches This October

Phison Issues Statment on False Documents That Are Being Sent To Their Customers Claiming That Windows 11 SSD Breaking Updates Is Specific To Their Controllers, Taking Legal Action

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles: Gears of War, Dragon Age, Voidbreaker, Herdling, Blacksmith, Persona 4.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Gears of War: Reloaded, Persona 4 Golden and More Coming to Xbox Game Pass in August

Cover art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, featuring a soldier with a dynamic blue and orange design.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Open Beta Announced for October

Microsoft VP Hints At “More Affordable” Xbox Cloud Gaming Service

Former Intel Engineer Sentenced For Trade Secret Theft Will Now Work In French Winemaking Industry

Cover art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, featuring a soldier with a dynamic blue and orange design.

Prediction Market Kalshi Appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ad

Microsoft pushes for Edge

Microsoft Issues Bold Warning: Stop Using Google Chrome On Windows And Switch To Edge For Safer, Faster, And More Trusted Browsing Experience

Hideo Kojima’s Xbox Horror Game OD Is Still in Development Amid Multiple Project Cancellations at Microsoft

Contraband

Microsoft has Stopped Development on Avalanche Studio’s Open-World Co-Op Game Contraband [Updated]

ROG Xbox Ally

ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X Will Reportedly Launch on October 16, 2025

AMD Ryzen AI chip on futuristic circuit board, glowing with advanced technology.

AMD Confirms It’s Developing Custom Chips With Microsoft: Will Power Next-Gen Xbox Devices Including Consoles, PCs, & Handhelds

Abstract light installation with golden strings radiating from a bright center, creating a starburst effect.

AI CapEx Might Equal ~2 Percent Of US GDP In 2025, While Remaining Far Below The Peak Spending On Rail Roads In The 19th Century

Microsoft Software At Center Of July’s Mega Hack Relied On Chinese Support Teams

Microsoft CEO Xbox Satya Nadella

Xbox Revenue Grew 13% This Quarter as Microsoft CEO Boasts Game Pass Yearly Revenue of Almost $5 Billion

Forza Horizon 5

Microsoft Dominates PlayStation’s Q2 2025 Top 10 Chart in the US

Grounded 2 video game poster featuring kids in a giant backyard adventure.

Grounded 2 Is Out Now In Early Access on Steam and Xbox Game Preview on Xbox Series X/S and PC

ROG Xbox Ally

ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Orders Will Reportedly Kick-Off at Gamescom 2025

Xbox

Xbox Announces Gamescom 2025 Lineup, Including a Playable Demo of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hands-On with ROG Xbox Ally, and More

ZeniMax Online

ZeniMax Workers Call Out Microsoft For Its “Inhumane” and “Disgusting” Mass Layoff Execution

Retro sci-fi art of The Outer Worlds 2 with lunar-headed character and alien landscape.

The Outer Worlds 2 Price Has Been Reduced to $69.99

Fable

Fable Rumored to Be Missing 2026 Launch Window, Too

Xbox Game Pass July 2025 Games

Grounded 2, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, RoboCop: Rogue City, Wheel World, And More Added To Xbox Game Pass For July 2025

ZeniMax Online

No ZeniMax Online Developer Has Been Laid Off Yet Following the Cancellation of Project Blackbird

Fallout 5

Fallout 5 Is “Fully Greenlit” According To A New Report

Candy Crush

Candy Crush Developers Set To Be Laid Off By Microsoft Are Reportedly Being Replaced By The AI Tools They Were Told To Build