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Sony should stop making PlayStation consoles while they’re still beating Xbox – Reader’s Feature
A reader reacts to rumours that Sony is getting out of the gaming hardware business and suggests that if it’s not true it ...
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After Five Years 'Driving' The Diablo Franchise, Rod Fergusson Is Leaving Blizzard & Microsoft
There are some big changes happening at Blizzard today, as Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has announced that he's ...
Phil Spencer favourite Hexen returns in new Nightdive remaster compilation
Developer id Software has re-released two of its classic shooters on modern platforms, as Doom: The Dark Ages gets a new mode ...
Xbox has shelved development of yet another game, but this one perhaps isn't all that surprising
Back in July, Xbox boss Phil Spencer described the actions taken as "tough decisions," claiming Xbox's "platform, hardware, ...
This is when the handheld Xbox ROG Ally will launch
Then in June, they officially unveiled the two portable devices. According to Microsoft, the ROG Xbox Ally is “the essential ...
Goodbye to Contraband: Microsoft continues the bloodbath and cancels another Xbox game after almost five years in development
Microsoft cancels Contraband, the Xbox game from Avalanche Studios, creators of Just Cause, Mad Max, and Rage 2.
It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'
A month after Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees, cancelled multiple game projects, and closed The Initiative, Avalanche ...
Official Xbox handheld console ROG Ally gets a release date, courtesy of reliable leaker
ASUS' Xbox-branded ROG Ally - perhaps the closest we'll get to an official Xbox gaming handheld anytime soon, if ...
Heretic and Hexen have received a surprise remaster from Nightdive Studios
Classic FPS games Heretic and Hexen have been remastered by Nightdive Studios to run on modern consoles and support cross-platform multiplayer.
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Xbox's Phil Spencer & Sarah Bond Make Surprise Appearance At ChinaJoy 2025
The ChinaJoy gaming festival has been taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre over the past few days, and ...
Starfield to Reportedly Release on PS5 in Spring 2026, Alongside New Expansion
According to an MP1st report, Microsoft intends to bring Starfield to PS5 in Spring 2026, between mid-March and mid-June.
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Starfield reportedly targeting PS5 release in 2026 following ‘weak’ sales of first expansion
Microsoft is reportedly planning to release Starfield for PlayStation 5 in 2026. According to MP1st ’s sources, Bethesda ’s owner is currently targeting a spring (March to mid-June) 2026 release for a ...