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Reçu — 17 mars 2026 ⏭

An awesome Roguelite beat 'em up I never thought would come to Xbox has proved me wrong — with a release date confirmed for Xbox Game Pass

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17 mars 2026 à 12:23
Among Microsoft's announcements for Xbox Game Pass additions for March 2026, one game caught everyone by surprise. Absolum, a popular beat em' up with Roguelite elements released in 2025 for PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC, is finally coming to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass later this March.

Launch trailer screenshot of Sun King Azra in Absolum

The Sun King Azra awaits new challengers in the Xbox version of Absolum

March’s Xbox Game Pass lineup is wild: Resident Evil 7, Disco Elysium, and a bunch of heavy hitters

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17 mars 2026 à 11:13
Xbox Game Pass rounds out March 2026 with major additions including Resident Evil 7, Disco Elysium, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, alongside several smaller and returning titles across multiple tiers.

RE7 next to Disco Elysium

Xbox Game Pass end of March 2026

Crimson Desert's release date and launch times are only a few sleeps away — here's when you can play one of the most hyped-up open-world games I've ever seen

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
16 mars 2026 à 19:05
Crimson Desert could be one of the grandest fantasy adventure games ever made, and now it's just a few days away from its release date and launch times.

An official screenshot of Crimson Desert.

Crimson Desert is finally coming out this week. Here's when you can play it.

Bethesda's Todd Howard says NVIDIA DLSS 5 in Xbox's Starfield is "amazing" — everyone else is calling it uncanny AI slop

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
16 mars 2026 à 17:52
The internet is laying into NVIDIA's DLSS 5 tech for making NPCs look like AI slop, but Bethesda's Todd Howard thinks it's "amazing" in Xbox's Starfield.

An example of what NVIDIA DLSS 5 looks like in a scene from Xbox and Bethesda's 2023 RPG Starfield.

One of the opening scenes in Xbox's Starfield with DLSS 5 on. Do you think the faces of the NPCs look uncanny? The internet definitely does.

NVIDIA’s new DLSS 5 drops with uncanny AI filters — and YouTube comments are almost 100% negative

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Par : [email protected] (Michael Hoglund)
16 mars 2026 à 16:57
Even already rendered video game artistry is being replaced by AI overlords as Nvidia unveils a new neural rendering technique for lighting.

DLSS 5.0 screenshots

Hello Waifu-Grace.

Xbox App finally lets you add any game or app — a huge step toward Steam‑level freedom

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16 mars 2026 à 16:35
A new update to the Xbox PC app introduces manual library additions, allowing users to launch apps and games directly from the interface without relying solely on supported storefronts.

Xbox Ally

Screenshot of adding any app to xbox app on PC

Xbox’s "easier dev tools" pitch isn’t landing with fans who say the platform needs bigger fixes

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16 mars 2026 à 14:24
Xbox says it is removing friction for developers, but readers debate whether install base, Game Pass, and platform priorities still matter more than tooling.

Windows Central and Xbox logos on a green background

Project Helix logo and Xbox colors in a collage

Judge sides with Subnautica 2 founders in lawsuit against publisher Krafton over long Early Access delay, $250 million bonus — the former CEO is back, too

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
16 mars 2026 à 14:23
Eight months after it began, the legal battle between Subnautica 2's creators and its publisher Krafton has ended in victory for Unknown Worlds' leadership.

Subnautica 2 promotional screenshot

Subnautica 2 was originally going to launch in 2025, but was delayed by its publisher Krafton in a move that sparked major controversy.

Reçu — 16 mars 2026 ⏭

Xbox’s Project Moorcroft quietly evolved — here’s what replaced it

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16 mars 2026 à 07:58
Reports claimed Xbox cancelled Project Moorcroft, but an interview with ID@Xbox director Guy Richards suggests the initiative evolved instead. Xbox continues to support game demos through ID@Xbox demo festivals.

ID@Xbox hero image.

Reports claimed Xbox cancelled Project Moorcroft, but a recent interview suggests the initiative evolved instead.

Jeff Kaplan has choice words for players who just live to hate: "Shut the f— up"

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Par : [email protected] (Michael Hoglund)
16 mars 2026 à 06:59
Straight and to the point, the former Vice President of Blizzard calls bullshit on people who's existance depends on earning more internet upvotes.

Jeff Kaplan photo

Choice words by a wise man.

Despite ID@Xbox generating hundreds of millions in sales, Xbox still eyes store discovery improvements

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16 mars 2026 à 06:36
Xbox says its ID@Xbox program generated hundreds of millions in sales on the Xbox Store. Despite that success, the company is introducing changes to improve how games are discovered.

ID@Xbox promotional image

Xbox says its ID@Xbox program generated hundreds of millions in sales on the Xbox Store.

Xbox 360 games can now run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac thanks to a new app

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15 mars 2026 à 14:32
A new experimental emulator called XeniOS aims to bring Xbox 360 games to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Based on the Xenia emulator, the alpha build already runs some games but still has limited compatibility and requires sideloading with JIT enabled.

Halo 3 on iPhone 17

Halo 3 on iPhone 17

The original Xbox One has reportedly been jailbroken — yes, the 2013 one

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15 mars 2026 à 14:21
The original Xbox One “VCR” model has reportedly been jailbroken almost 13 years after its launch. Researchers bypassed the console’s boot ROM security using a hardware technique known as voltage glitching, allowing unofficial software to run and opening new possibilities for preservation and hardware research.

The Original Xbox One from 2013

Original Xbox One and Kinect from 2013 with, yes, a Windows Phone.

Reçu — 14 mars 2026 ⏭

Beloved Fallout composer says Bethesda's Todd Howard is a "visionary" — and that critics of Xbox's Starfield "were just not ready" for the controversial RPG

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
13 mars 2026 à 19:10
Fallout and Starfield composer Inon Zur believes one day, we'll all think Xbox's Starfield is a "legendary" RPG, and that Todd Howard is a "visionary."

Starfield

Xbox's Starfield is the first new IP from Bethesda Game Studios in many, many years, but for many, it didn't live up to the community's expectations.

Ex-Xbox exec Larry Hryb 'Major Nelson' just joined this legendary gaming brand, but he says it's not his "full time gig" — "I am still working on that"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
13 mars 2026 à 16:47
Former Xbox programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has joined Commodore, but it's not his "full time gig." Could he return to Xbox at some point?

A photograph of Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb.

A photograph of Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb.

Microsoft's Xbox AI assistant Gaming Copilot is coming to consoles this year, and not stopping there — "We will continue to bring it to more services that players are playing"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
13 mars 2026 à 13:34
Nearly a full year after its introduction, Microsoft has announced the Xbox AI Gaming Copilot is coming to consoles later in 2026.

Halo Infinite

Master Chief and The Weapon in Halo Infinite. These two partnered up would certainly be fitting imagery to market Gaming Copilot to players.

How to complete the New Orders Operator Order and unlock the Bogey Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
13 mars 2026 à 11:56
Black Ops Royale has a bunch of new Operator Order challenges with exclusive rewards. Here's how to complete New Orders and unlock the Bogey Camo.

The Bogey camo unlocked in the New Orders Operator Order in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale.

The Bogey Camo is the reward for completing the New Orders Operator Order in Black Ops Royale.

Xbox just wiped out most of the excuses game developers use to skip the platform

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13 mars 2026 à 10:32
Microsoft has significantly streamlined Xbox development, cutting onboarding time to about 30 minutes and introducing Foundation Mode, which gives developers free access to PlayFab cross platform backend services when shipping games on Xbox.

Xbox GDC image on developing for Xbox

Xbox GDK 2026 Slogan for developers

How to complete the Memories Operator Order and unlock the Landfall Operator skin in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
13 mars 2026 à 10:22
One of the nine Operator Orders in Black Ops Royale is Memories, rewarding an Operator skin for Mason. Here's how to complete it and unlock the reward.

The Landfall Operator skin for Mason unlocked in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale.

Mason's Landfall Operator skin is the reward for completing the Memories Operator Order in Black Ops Royale.

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