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Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"
id Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.
Doomguy firing a shotgun in DOOM 1
Vue lecture
Marvel Rivals demonstrates clear success in a bleak gaming era
While many live service games are faltering or struggling to get off the ground, Marvel Rivals is a clear success.
Marvel Rivals key art featuring Venom, Storm, Magneto, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, and Peni Parker
Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer
Ninja Gaiden 4 is an upcoming game from Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames, and the game started talks "six or seven years ago," per Phil Spencer.
Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden 4
Xbox honors the most exceptional games with the latest Xbox Excellence Awards
Xbox honors a number of 2024 games with the Xbox Excellence Awards, celebrating high engagement, ratings, and sales.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Chaplain
DOOM: The Dark Ages PC requirements and specs — Can your computer run id Software's latest shooter?
Here's the Windows PC requirements for DOOM: The Dark Ages, including details on what you'll need to run id Software's demon-slaying first-person shooter.
DOOM: The Dark Ages cannon
DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to unleash brutal medieval action, and I'm here for it
id Software showed off DOOM: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Developer_Direct, granting a deep dive in a medieval hellscape of fun.
DOOM: The Dark Ages Slayer
DOOM: The Dark Ages grabs May 2025 release date on Xbox, PC, Game Pass, and PS5
DOOM: The Dark Ages has a release date, and it's launching in May 2025 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5.
DOOM: The Dark Ages shotgun
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out December as the best-selling game of 2024 in the US
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out 2024 as the best-selling game of the year in the U.S.
The Stakeout map on Black Ops 6
Get ready for upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed with this handy primer from developer Obsidian Entertainment
Obsidian Entertainment is sharing a five-part video series to prep players for Avowed, a game set in the world of Eora, the same as Pillars of Eternity.
Screenshot of Avowed showing the companion Kai battling a xaurip.
Xbox is getting support for external hard drives even larger than 16GB soon
Members of the Xbox Insider Program can now use hard drives larger than 16GB, giving them vastly more storage space to keep even more games.
The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S connected via USB to a laptop.
Xbox Game Pass gets Citizen Sleeper 2, Eternal Strands, a huge co-op tower defense game, and more
Xbox Game Pass is getting several day one games soon, including Citizen Sleeper 2 and Eternal Strands.
Several games coming to Xbox Game Pass including Sniper Elite Resistance, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, Citizen Sleeper 2, and Eternal Strands
PlayStation's live service mishaps spotlight the one area Xbox is undeniably dominating its rival
As PlayStation's live service ambitions are stumbling, it faces renewed challenges from a multiplatform Xbox.
The Last of Us Online key art showing a man and woman in post-apocalyptic San Francisco.
The gaming trends I expect to define 2025
Here are the five big gaming trends that I expect to see all throughout 2025.
Grand Theft Auto 6 screenshot showing protagonist Lucia in a car
As Space Marine 2 crosses 6 million players, Games Workshop is looking for the next big Warhammer 40,000 game
As Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 continues its success by crossing 6 million players, Games Workshop wants another big 40K game.
A marine aims at a Tzaangor Enlightened in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
The new HyperX Cloud MIX 2 will firmly take the lead for wireless PC gaming headset fans with stellar battery life
The new HyperX Cloud MIX 2 is a quality, comfortable wireless PC headset that boasts some truly impressive battery life.
The HyperX Cloud MIX 2 from the left side
PlayStation just reportedly canceled two live service games that likely would've launched on Windows PC
PlayStation reportedly cancels two live-service games, including a live-service God of War from Bluepoint Games.
God of War: Ragnarok
Xbox announces new repair options for Xbox consoles, including first officially authorized third-party repair stores
Microsoft is now licensing uBreakiFix by Asurion as the first Xbox Authorized Service Provider, giving players a third-party Xbox console repair option.
New Xbox Series X|S models shown at the 2024 Xbox Showcase.
Ubisoft's assets may be broken up as founders seek deal with major Chinese publisher
Ubisoft's founding family is seeking a deal with Tencent that could see the company's assets split across a new venture.
Naoe overlooks feudal Japan in Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Valve designer says SteamOS isn't meant to "push users away from Windows," but to provide a compelling option for PC gaming
Valve isn't trying to push users away from Windows, according to SteamOS developer Pierre-Loup Griffais.
Steam
AI power duo Microsoft and NVIDIA join forces to revolutionize game development — Here's how
Microsoft is working with NVIDIA to push neural rendering and AI in DirectX game development.
DirectX 12
