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Reçu — 7 avril 2026 ⏭ Microsoft

Xbox Game Pass is losing one of its best games at the worst possible time — get it now while it's cheap before it leaves Microsoft's service

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
7 avril 2026 à 17:21
In just over a week, and months before the scheduled launch of GTA 6, GTA 5 will no longer be playable on Xbox Game Pass.

GTA V

GTA V

Xbox Game Pass' April lineup brings this surging Call of Duty game, and one of last year's biggest additions is coming to more tiers — plus, Hades 2, DayZ, and more

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
7 avril 2026 à 15:14
Microsoft has announced April's wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, and it includes the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot, Hades 2, and many other titles.

An official screenshot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019).

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) will soon be the latest of several Call of Duty titles to come to Xbox Game Pass.

Reçu — 6 avril 2026 ⏭ Microsoft

Whoa, delisted Xbox 360 games just showed up on the Xbox Store — did Microsoft leak new Xbox Backwards Compatibility games?

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
6 avril 2026 à 16:58
Several delisted Xbox and Xbox 360 games have recently appeared on the Xbox Store, leading many to wonder if they'll be made backwards compatible soon.

Xbox One Backward Compatibility

Xbox One Backward Compatibility

STALKER 2 is getting a free new content update this month — I break it down and reveal why it sets the stage for what comes after

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
6 avril 2026 à 14:22
Ahead of STALKER 2's upcoming Cost of Hope DLC, dev GSC Game World is releasing a free Sealed Truth content update for the open-world survival shooter.

STALKER 2

Official cover art for STALKER 2, the 2024 open-world survival shooter from GSC Game World that's getting the first of two DLC expansions this summer.

This fan-made Xbox website brings back the golden era of Xbox 360 voice chat messages — its distortion makes your mic sound just as bad as it did 20 years ago

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
3 avril 2026 à 17:09
If you've ever wanted to relive the days of Xbox 360 voice chat messaging, you now can thanks to an awesome new fan-made site that recreates it.

The dashboard of the "xboxchatting" website.

The "xboxchatting" site is a faithful recreation of the Xbox 360 messaging menu, complete with functioning voice chat messages with a mic filter, a changeable gamertag and gamerpic, Xbox 360 button sounds, and more.

Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
3 avril 2026 à 15:48
An ex-Fallout and Skyrim developer says Bethesda's Todd Howard might not be getting the best feedback from his teams, as they're "afraid to say no to Todd."

Todd Howard attends the "Fallout" Season Two London Screening at Picturehouse Central on December 02, 2025 in London, England.

A photograph of Bethesda Game Studios director and executive producer Todd Howard during an event for Amazon's Fallout TV show.

You can finally play this long-awaited Xbox game soon — its studio is hosting alpha playtests next month, and you can sign up for them now

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
3 avril 2026 à 13:34
Six years after it was announced, Xbox's State of Decay 3 will finally be playable soon as Undead Labs prepares to kick off alpha playtests this year.

State Of Decay 3 Ice

State Of Decay 3 Ice

Xbox and Blizzard are hiring for "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter" that uses the Unreal Engine — is this the new StarCraft FPS we've been waiting for?

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2 avril 2026 à 16:49
A new Blizzard job listing describes "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter," which has everyone hoping it's working on a new StarCraft FPS after all.

Key art for StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty.

Official key art for 2010's StarCraft 2. There hasn't been a new game in the franchise since its launch.

Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games, 18 CoD titles, and this criminally underrated shooter I love

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
2 avril 2026 à 14:09
After 36 years of leading Call of Duty developer Raven Software, studio head Brian Raffel is leaving the company to "step into a well-earned retirement."

Raven Software studio head Brian Raffel.

Brian Raffel founded Raven Software with his brother Steve in 1990, and has led the studio for 36 years.

Reçu — 26 mars 2026 ⏭ Microsoft

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director sticks up for NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI tech, says "This is just a little uncanny beginning" — "No way haters will stop this"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
25 mars 2026 à 19:39
NVIDIA's upcoming DLSS 5 AI tech has been widely criticized by game players and devs alike, but KCD2 director Daniel Vávra believes it has a bright future.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Daniel Vávra, the lead dev of Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, believes that DLSS 5 will catch on with developers and be refined over time.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says 1,000 devs laid off over Fortnite slump are "once-in-a-lifetime quality folks" — asserts the cuts weren't performance-based

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
25 mars 2026 à 17:57
After Epic Games laid off 1,000 of its employees over poor Fortnite performance, CEO Tim Sweeney was singing their praises on social media.

Tim Sweeney on stage wearing a Fortnite shirt.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on stage giving a presentation wearing a Fortnite shirt. On Tuesday, the company laid off 1,000 employees from its workforce.

Reçu — 25 mars 2026 ⏭ Microsoft

I'm no competitive gamer, but this new top-tier Razer mouse makes me feel like one — the latest version of the industry's favorite is here

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
25 mars 2026 à 15:21
Razer's Viper V4 Pro gaming mouse improves upon its predecessor, though it's still very expensive. Even so, it's a top-tier option for competitive players.

The Razer Viper V4 Pro

The Razer Viper V4 Pro is a refresh of its popular predecessor, and improves upon it with a variety of elevated features and functionalities.

This popular MMO is coming soon to Xbox consoles exclusively, at least for now — it's free to play, and getting a big visual upgrade too

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
24 mars 2026 à 17:37
The popular sandbox MMO Albion Online is headed to Xbox Series X|S in April, and for the time being, it will be exclusive to Xbox in the console space.

A screenshot of Albion Online taken from one of the game's trailers.

A screenshot of a player character in Albion Online taken from one of the game's trailers.

Xbox publishing lead says devs should get ready for the next-gen Project Helix console by "developing for Xbox on PC" — and by supporting this key feature

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
24 mars 2026 à 16:21
Want your game to run natively on the next-gen Xbox console Project Helix? Microsoft says you should be developing for Xbox on PC" and Xbox Play Anywhere.

Project Helix logo and Xbox colors in a collage

Project Helix is the codename for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console, and it's quite unique in that it will be a console-PC hybrid.

Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is considering making Game Pass cheaper after last year's price hike — "lower-priced tiers" could be on the way

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
24 mars 2026 à 15:14
Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma is reportedly exploring bringing "lower-priced tiers" to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service in order to attract new customers.

Xbox Game Pass neon sign

Xbox Game Pass has become a colossal part of Microsoft's gaming business, but Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma reportedly wants to expand it further with "lower-priced tiers."

AYANEO can't sell its NEXT 2 Windows gaming handheld anymore because it's "no longer sustainable" — AI and the RAM and SSD shortage crisis are to blame

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
24 mars 2026 à 13:37
Sales of AYANEO's enthusiast-class NEXT 2 handheld gaming PC have been suspended due to ongoing RAM and SSD shortages caused by the AI boom.

Ayaneo Next 2 key image

An official marketing image of AYANEO's NEXT 2 handheld, sales of which have now been suspended due to AI-driven RAM and SSD shortages.

NVIDIA CEO backpedals on DLSS 5 AI backlash after telling people "they're completely wrong," says he gets it now — "I don’t love AI slop myself"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
23 mars 2026 à 17:54
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says he understands why people detest what they've seen of DLSS 5 so far after initially saying "they're completely wrong."

Jensen Huang during a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James' Palace November 5, 2025 in London, England.

A photograph of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who recently said DLSS 5's detractors are "completely wrong."

Will this incredible RPG actually get a DLC expansion after all? As Capcom celebrates its 2-year anniversary, fans believe it's being teased — here's what they found

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
23 mars 2026 à 16:18
As Capcom celebrates Dragon's Dogma 2's second anniversary, its fans have discovered evidence that a DLC for the RPG may be on the way.

An official screenshot of Captain Brant in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Two years after Dragon's Dogma 2's launch, fans think Capcom is hinting that a DLC for the RPG is on the way.

This overlooked Battlefield game is shutting down after 11 years, but only on Xbox and PlayStation consoles — the Steam PC version will live on, to my surprise

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
23 mars 2026 à 14:20
EA and Battlefield Studios are shutting down Battlefield Hardline, a unique police-themed spinoff, on consoles over a decade after its release.

Official screenshot of Battlefield Hardline.

One big mechanic unique to Battlefield Hardline was the ability to arrest criminals in its single player campaign.

Reçu — 21 mars 2026 ⏭ Microsoft

This Crimson Desert interactive map is already up and covers all of Pywel — use it to find anything and everything in the massive open-world hit

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
20 mars 2026 à 19:01
Interactive maps are a huge boon in open-world games like Crimson Desert, and this excellent one is already up even though Pearl Abyss' hit just launched.

Crimson Desert gameplay screenshot

Ready to explore Pywel in Crimson Desert? Using an interactive map will make it easier to do so.

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