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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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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

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Xbox Mode Is Coming to Windows 11 — Microsoft Turns Your PC Into a Console

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Par : Nayan
Microsoft is about to change PC gaming in a big way. The company has announced a new “Xbox Mode” for Windows 11, bringing a console-style gaming experience directly to PCs. The feature is expected to start rolling out in April 2026, transforming how gamers launch and play their favorite titles on Windows. A Console-Like Experience […]

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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)
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.

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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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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.

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

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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

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Microsoft confirms Project Helix with a custom AMD chip built for next‑gen Xbox, plus new FSR Diamond tech that promises sharper, cleaner visuals for everyone

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Microsoft has revealed the first hardware details for Project Helix, the next generation Xbox console. The system will use a custom AMD system on chip and feature new technologies such as FSR Diamond, DirectStorage, and improved ray tracing performance.

AMD x Project Helix

Project Helix logo and Xbox colors in a collage

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"This is an Xbox" campaign vanishes overnight as Microsoft begins to "Build for What's Next"

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Microsoft has scrubbed the "This is an Xbox" campaign from official sites, signaling a sharp pivot toward "Project Helix" and a return to console-first branding.

This is an Xbox campaign plastered over

"This is an Xbox" has been scrubbed from Microsoft's websites and the Xbox brand has shifted to other marketing speak.

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Rejoice! Microsoft's Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program is coming back this year — "we’re committed to keeping games from four generations of Xbox playable"

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During its GDC keynote, Microsoft and Xbox announced that the Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program is returning in some fashion later this year.

Xbox and Xbox 360 games backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles.

The Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program went on hiatus back in 2021, but for Xbox's 25th anniversary, it's coming back in some form.

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Performance settings for this RPG show Xbox players what to expect — Series S might be a mistake for Crimson Desert

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I can't help but wonder what the development of Crimson Desert might have been like for Pearl Abyss without targeting the Xbox Series S.

Crimson Desert promotional screenshot

A gorgeous vista you might have to look at in 720p if you're looking for a performance mode.

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Ex-Microsoft gaming VP and Xbox 360 lead creator calls the infamous Red Ring of Death a "Tylenol moment" — what does that mean? Here's what he said

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In a new interview, former Xbox VP Peter Moore has reflected on the Xbox 360's notorious "Red Ring of Death" and how Microsoft ended up dealing with it.

The Xbox 360's infamous Red Ring of Death.

An official Red Ring of Death poster Microsoft sold in reference to the infamous console-bricking Xbox 360 hardware issue.

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Former Xbox VP talks building Microsoft's brand, distancing it from Windows, and "throwing punches" for Bill Gates — "this is how the console wars started"

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Peter Moore, former Xbox VP and one of the visionaries responsible for the Xbox 360 and the brand as a whole, has discussed his time at Microsoft.

Photograph of Peter Moore, Microsoft's former entertainment VP that oversaw the creation of the Xbox 360.

Photograph of Peter Moore, Microsoft's former entertainment and gaming VP that oversaw the creation of the Xbox 360.

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Fans helped save Cyberpunk 2077 — now the fully‑fixed version joins Xbox Game Pass Premium

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Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived on Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate nearly six years after its troubled launch. CD Projekt Red’s sci-fi RPG is now widely regarded as one of the best in the genre, giving new players the chance to experience Night City in a far more polished state.

V, Cyberpunk 2077's protagonist, customized to look like David Martinez from the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime set in the same universe.

Cyberpunk 2077

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'Starsand Island' hits early access on Xbox Game Pass: This Ghibli-esque life sim has evolved into a truly special cozy adventure that just keeps getting better

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Par : [email protected] (Cole Martin)
Starsand Island is finally out in Game Preview on Xbox and PC Game Pass, and it has had quite the glow-up since we last saw it.

A screenshot of a cutscene from Starsand Island featuring the player character and an NPC pulling an arrow back with a bow.

A screenshot of a cutscene from Starsand Island featuring the player character and an NPC pulling an arrow back with a bow.

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