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The upcoming Forza Horizon 6 looks great and may be one of Xbox Game Studio's biggest releases yet, but unfortunately for the publisher and series developer Playground Games, the entire game was inadvertently leaked 10 days ahead of its...
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has seemingly turned on a dime under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma. One of the big shifts has been to nix the “this is an Xbox” campaign that sought to make anything and everything into "an Xbox."...
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is undergoing a major shift in strategy as recently installed CEO Asha Sharma has been implementing changes big and small. While many expected her to lead a push to more deeply integrate AI into the Xbox...
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The Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds has evolved into a fully-fledged "Xbox Mode" available for all Windows 11 PCs after a brief period locked to Xbox Ally, and then handhelds only. Per a release from...
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It's an interesting time for console modding: less than two weeks after Steam was made to run on Nintendo Switch, working ports of Halo: Combat Evolved and the original Xbox dashboard have also made their way to Nintendo's humble NVIDIA...
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Asha Sharma, executive vice president and chief executive officer of Xbox, has gone on record saying that yes indeed, "memory costs will impact pricing" of Microsoft's next-generation game console. Not maybe, not might, but will. Not that...
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As Xbox announced that "We Are Xbox" and teased numerous changes coming to the underdog console brand (including "more details" to be shared regarding a collaboration with Discord), a leak dropped revealing that Discord Nitro's $10 plan...
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In a statement originally made to GameSpot, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has confirmed that Project Helix is a direct collaboration between Xbox's hardware and software teams, stating that "We're there every step of the way as...
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If you feel that Microsoft's Game Pass subscription tiers have become too expensive these days, you'll be delighted to learn that Asha Sharma, the new chief of Xbox, agrees with you.
She said as much in an internal memo to Xbox...
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When we reviewed ROG Xbox Ally X late last year, we called it "excellent but evolutionary". A routine update for the device spotted by ROG Ally Life seems like a precursor to a seamless AutoSR upscaling switch being added to ROG Xbox Ally...
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Microsoft has been quietly removing references to its viral 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign and lest there was any doubt about why, the company confirmed in a statement the reasoning behind its decision to move on. Simply put, new...
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Major changes are afoot at Xbox, which has already seen a big shakeup to top management with the departures of Phil Spencer, the long-time face of the brand, and former Xbox President Sarah Bond. Microsoft elevated Asha Sharma to Executive...
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Asha Sharma took the reigns as head of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division a little over a month ago and has already signaled a very different strategy for the company. In an interview with The Information, Sharma discussed some of the...
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Microsoft might already be touting its next generation of gaming consoles, but it hasn't forgotten about its current models (Xbox Series X and S), which are about to get some welcomed upgrades as players will finally see the introduction...
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Microsoft has had a big presence at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, providing fans with a glimpse of the future of Xbox with a sneak peek at a potential Xbox Development Kit alongside detailing its partnership with AMD. However...
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In yet another sign that Microsoft is going all-in with its renewed focus on Xbox and the brand's transformation back to its console roots, the controversial 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign is being scrubbed from its website. It...
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It's been a wild, news-packed week so far, with lots of announcements coming out of the 2026 Game Developers Conference (GDC). Besides NVIDIA's news yesterday and Intel's new CPUs today, Microsoft's new Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, officially...
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has been in a bit of freefall as of late, with its longtime CEO Phil Spencer departing the company alongside heir apparent Sarah Bond. New CEO Asha Sharma is quickly trying to steady the ship, having unveiled the gaming brand's upcoming console last week...
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Xbox emulation is now available on Android, albeit in a limited and somewhat controversial form. The app is called X1 Box and it is available in Google's Play Store for $7.99, as of this writing. Eagle-eyed users, however, have noticed...
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Xbox has been in tumultuous times as of late. Within a week of the retirement of Phil Spencer, and passing of the torch to former Windows AI head Asha Sharma, Microsoft announced its new Project Helix console. As we've covered previously...
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Microsoft's new CEO of Gaming and head of Xbox, Asha Sharma, shared the first concrete details about the company's next-generation game console, essentially confirming reports that it will be a hybrid system of sorts, focusing on both...
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In a surprise twist to Phil Spencer leaving Microsoft after becoming one of the faces of Xbox, it was also announced that Xbox President Sarah Bond is out, representing a major shakeup in management to one of the most popular gaming brands...
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