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Oct 14Wed
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun42

    Xbox games chief Asha Sharma announces Xbox Labs to "explore new technology," which sure sounds like tinkering with old games through AI

    Xbox games chief Asha Sharma has announced Xbox Labs, a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, tasked with turning emerging ideas into things players and developers can experience. Microsoft clarified to GI.biz that AI usage won't be mandatory, though Sharma's statement offered no specific action plans. Sharma noted games are being rapidly decompiled and rebuilt for hardware they were never designed for, including Windows PC builds translated to Apple Silicon or run in browsers via WebAssembly and WebGPU, the latter now approaching 90% global browser support.

  2. Pure Xbox72

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Hits Xbox and PC on October 23, With Prices, Preload Sizes and PC Specs Detailed

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 23, priced at $69.99 for the Digital Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Digital Vault Edition, with a $30 upgrade path from Standard. Pre-orders get campaign early access on October 16 and DMZ early access on October 20, while physical copies get neither. The game takes up around 163.24GB on Xbox Series X|S and 115GB on PC, preload is live, and it will not join Xbox Game Pass on day one.

  4. Gematsu52

    Narrative survival RPG Hollow Home launches January 27, 2027 on Xbox and PC

    Publisher Crunchy Leaf Games and developer Twigames announced that the narrative survival RPG Hollow Home will launch on January 27, 2027 for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Players take the role of Maksym, a 14-year-old boy alone in a besieged city, in a game with no weapons, battles, or combat, built around dialogue, branching quests, and moral choices and inspired by Disco Elysium and This War of Mine. Twigames founder Valerii Minenko said work began in spring 2022, and the game was funded on Kickstarter in August 2026, where 558 backers took the campaign to 140 percent of its goal.

  5. Eurogamer62

    Rockstar reveals GTA 6 was originally Project Americas, discusses crunch, delays and leaks

    In a wide-ranging Bloomberg interview, Rockstar revealed that GTA 6 was originally codenamed Project Americas and was meant to cover large areas of North and South America before being scaled down to Miami and its surroundings. Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson took staff to Miami in 2015 for the first research trip, and the game was initially to be developed alongside Red Dead Redemption 2 before being pushed back several years. Rockstar grew from 2,441 to 4,711 employees across 12 offices, and publishing head Jennifer Kolbe said the company reflected on the crunch of Red Dead Redemption 2 and recalled calling Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick about another delay. GTA 6 is now due 19th November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X, with a PC version reportedly due in Q1 next year.

  6. Pure Xbox28

    Over 30 Games & DLC Discounted by Up to 75% in Xbox Fallout Day Franchise Sale

    Xbox has launched a Fallout Day franchise sale with over 30 Fallout games and DLC discounted by as much as 75%, including Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4. The sale also covers the Fallout 4 Season Pass, Fallout 76 bundles, and a bundle pairing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition with Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition.

  7. GameSpot38

    Xbox Is Getting Into AI Gaming, Even If It Won't Say So

    Xbox is creating Xbox Labs, a new initiative led by CTO Scott Van Vliet and a small team to turn emerging ideas into experiences for consumers and developers, with a focus on getting more people playing games, especially in web browsers. CEO Asha Sharma pointed to games being rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never designed for, noting WebGPU is now approaching 90% global browser support. The announcement makes no mention of AI at all.

  9. Pure Xbox22

    10 Xbox Games Are Available Today, Including Retro FPS Sequel Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (October 14)

    Ten new games launch on Xbox today, October 14, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, a retro-style FPS sequel with a branching single-player campaign on Series X|S, PC and Cloud. Also out are The Witch's Bakery, a cosy narrative RPG set in modern Paris, and Ratatan, a rhythm roguelike action game with online co-op for up to 4 players on Series X|S. Other releases include Cleaning Simulator, My Recycling Center 2 and YAR: Forgotten Throne.

  10. Eurogamer53

    Microsoft forms Xbox Labs, led by former Azure for OpenAI head Scott Van Vliet

    Microsoft announced Xbox Labs, a new initiative led by Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet, who previously led Azure for OpenAI at Microsoft. The news came in a staff message from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma published on Xbox Wire, which never mentions AI or generative AI and instead frames Labs as exploring games being decompiled and rebuilt for hardware they were not designed for. Sharma said Labs is a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists that will build in the open and measure success by whether more people are playing and creating.

  14. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Xbox CEO reportedly warns firm will not survive if it only relies on existing franchises

    Xbox boss Asha Sharma reportedly warned at a recent town hall that the company will not survive if it only relies on the past, and that it must keep creating enduring new IP with the courage to reach new audiences. She also said Xbox is backing its strongest franchises and wants them to become global billion-dollar franchises. Xbox cancelled several new IP projects last year and last month proposed closing Ninja Theory as part of a business reset that has seen an estimated 3,200 job losses and the divestment of five studios; yesterday it announced Xbox Labs, a team of game makers, engineers and scientists testing new projects, with no new staff recruited.

  16. Xbox Wire62

    Valor Mortis Launches Today on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, Devs Share Combat Tips

    Valor Mortis is available today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Players control William, an Englishman who joins Napoleon's cause, in a plague-ravaged Europe. Developer One More Level shared combat tips: break enemy posture for heavy attacks or finishers, counter after blocking to restore lost health, aim at glowing weak points since ammo is scarce, and use Fire Transmutation to set enemies alight for finishers. Ambers change builds, such as Marksman's Bane parrying bullets for pistol rounds and Butcher's Carnage restoring health through melee at the cost of Ferrofluid Flask healing.

    Why this: The development team breaks down Valor Mortis's parry, weak-point, and Amber build systems, useful before starting the game.

Oct 13Tue
  1. 机核55

    Raw Fury brings Deep Dish Dungeon, Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002 to Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026

    Indie publisher Raw Fury will show three new titles at Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026, with Deep Dish Dungeon launching October 13 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox cloud gaming and Steam, plus Xbox handheld certification and Xbox Play Anywhere support. The other two are Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002, the latter letting players import characters from the first Cassette Beasts and supporting online multiplayer. The show runs October 24 and 25, 2026 at the Shougang International Convention Center halls 1 and 3 in Beijing, with single-day tickets at 139 yuan full price and 129 yuan discounted on Bilibili Member Buy.

  4. IGN62

    Forza Horizon 6 PS5 preorders open, editions priced from $69.99 to $119.99

    Forza Horizon 6 arrives on PS5 on January 26, with preorders live at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and the PS Store for $69.99. The Deluxe Edition costs $99.99 and includes the Welcome Pack and Car Pass, while the Premium Edition at $119.99 adds VIP Membership, two expansions, the Time Attack Car Pack, and the Italian Passion Pack. The game is already out on Xbox Series X|S and PC, set in Japan with the series' largest map and over 550 vehicles.

  5. Reddit · Gaming Leaks and Rumours34

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Wants to Keep Building "Enduring" New IP — With a Warning in Tow

    According to Jez Corden at Windows Central, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma warned employees at a recent Xbox Town Hall that the company must keep creating new IP rather than relying only on established franchises. She reiterated Xbox's ambition to turn its biggest franchises, including Fallout, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, into billion-dollar global brands while stressing the need for new IP and new audiences. She also reportedly hinted at further studio restructuring, after plans to move franchises such as Halo and Sea of Thieves under Activision, though no additional changes were specified.

  7. Pure Xbox22

    Four Xbox Games Are Currently Set To Be Delisted In October 2026

    Four Xbox games are currently set to be delisted in October 2026. Fortnite Rocket Racing was already delisted on October 1st, while NBA 2K25 will be delisted on October 30th before its servers go offline at the end of December. Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Wet Dreams Dry Twice are announced for delisting on October 23rd, but that announcement was made on Steam and only referenced Steam, so their Xbox fate is unclear.

  8. Reddit · Gaming Leaks and Rumours26

    GameFile: Xbox Is Testing a New Streak System That Rewards Playing Three Days a Week

    According to GameFile's Stephen Totilo, Xbox is testing a new Streak system that tracks how often players play on their consoles, and he saw the feature firsthand. The Streak appears next to the player's Gamerscore as a number with a flame icon, and reportedly requires playing on Xbox three days per week to maintain it. Further details remain unknown, and Microsoft has yet to officially announce it.

  10. Pure Xbox62

    Circana analyst calls US hardware market most precarious since the early 80s after Xbox and PS5 sales slumps

    Circana analyst Mat Piscatella said Xbox hardware unit sales fell 33% year over year through August 2026, while PlayStation sales dropped 25%, putting Xbox at an all-time US year-to-date low and PlayStation at its lowest since 2013. The average price paid for an Xbox console in 2026 is 26% higher than in 2025 and PlayStation 20% higher, both all-time highs that he attributes mainly to a component crisis. Piscatella said the US hardware market has not been in a more precarious position since the early 80s, and the piece notes the 1983 market crash and the later recovery led by the NES.

  13. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Aream & Co: games M&A totals $57.8bn in Q3, including EA's $55bn leveraged buyout

    Investment bank Aream & Co reports 54 games industry M&A deals worth $57.8 billion in the third quarter, including the $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts completed on August 5. Content-focused M&A accelerated, with 18 control deals for developers and publishers above $100 million year-to-date, concentrated in Asia, including Alibaba's sale of Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital, Netmarble founder Bang Jun-hyuk's $270 million purchase of Tencent's stake, and Sony Music Entertainment's $180 million minority stake in GungHo. Public market revenue rose 122% year-on-year to $1.3 billion across 13 deals, while console revenue fell 12% to $14.1 billion, with Nintendo down 18%, Xbox 10% and PlayStation 9%.

Oct 12Mon
  1. Pure Xbox38

    Xbox Disc to Digital Adds 'Licence History' Feature

    Xbox's disc to digital system has added a licence history feature that lets users track whether a digital licence has been revoked from their account. It can be accessed through the official Play.Xbox browser page under Settings > Manage Games > Disc to digital licence history. Licences may be limited or revoked if a player loses, sells, gives away or otherwise no longer possesses the qualifying disc.

  4. Rock Paper Shotgun42

    Gears of War: E-Day's launch weekend DDoS attacks caused "intermittent disconnects" and "login issues", The Coalition confirm

    The Coalition has confirmed that DDoS attacks targeting Gears of War: E-Day's online services caused intermittent disconnects and login issues during the game's first weekend live. The studio said on October 12th that its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity. E-Day released on October 6th.

  6. Pure Xbox62

    Valor Mortis Reviews Are Mixed Ahead of Its Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch

    Valor Mortis drew mixed reviews ahead of its day-one Xbox Game Pass launch on October 13, holding a Metacritic score of 77 overall, 77 on PC and 83 on PS5, with no Xbox Series reviews yet. Destructoid, TheGamer and Gamer Social Club gave it 9/10, Eurogamer and Push Square 8/10, IGN and Game Informer 7/10, and GameSpot and GamesRadar+ 6/10. The game is developed by Ghostrunner studio One More Level and is a first-person soulslike set in an alternate 19th century Napoleonic Europe.

  7. Kotaku60

    Nintendo exec says Switch 2 maker has no plans to abandon physical games

    Nintendo of Latin America VP and GM Bill van Zyll said in an interview with YouTube channel Coelho at Brazil Game Show that Switch 2 offers both digital and physical games and the company has no plans to abandon physical media. He said Nintendo has historically had no preference for a specific format and takes consumer preferences into account. For comparison, Sony's digital share of full game unit sales is 82 percent, while Nintendo's most recent financial report put its digital sales ratio at 61.5 percent.

  8. IGN58

    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Confirms February 4, 2027 Release Date

    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction is confirmed for February 4, 2027 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, with digital and physical releases. Developed by Bitmap Bureau with Mattel and Clear River Games, it is a pixel-art brawler with He-Man, She-Ra, Man-At-Arms, and Teela as playable characters, solo and two-player local co-op, and 13 stages. Limited Run Games will offer two physical versions: a standard edition at $29.99 and a Collector's Edition at $99.99 that includes lunchbox-style packaging, pin badges, a Power Sword replica, and a 12-page mini comic by Dark Horse Comics.

  9. Pure Xbox62

    Six Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass From October 13 to 16

    Six games are coming to Xbox Game Pass from October 13 to 16, five of them day-one launches on Xbox or PC. Battlefield 6 headlines the lineup on October 13, alongside Deep Dish Dungeon and Valor Mortis, a first-person action soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner. Bluey's Happy Snaps and the 1-4 player co-op gladiator roguelike Chained Beasts arrive on October 15, while Beyond These Stars comes on October 16 as a PC-only title, with the rest also available on Xbox consoles.

  11. Kotaku48

    Gears of War: E-Day Hit by DDoS Attack, The Coalition Confirms

    Developer The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, causing intermittent disconnects and login issues for players. The studio said its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity. The attack comes amid earlier reporting that the Microsoft title sold fewer than 250,000 copies in its first week, with 62,000 on Xbox, while an estimated 1.7 million played via Game Pass.