Fable Gets Rated In Multiple Regions Ahead Of 2026 Xbox Release
Another huge Xbox release is inbound.Playground currently has Fable planned out for a late 2026 release right now, but ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase next month, we don't have any launch information beyond that. However, rumours that the team wants to avoid GTA 6 in November have been rife, and…
Xbox's South Of Midnight Wins Big At CGA 2026 Following PS5 & Switch 2 Release
Six awards in total!!Another lesser-known award show took place this week in the form of the Canadian Game Awards 2026 (CGA), and Xbox Game Studios' South of Midnight utterly swept the show following its recent PS5 and Switch 2 release.In total, South of Midnight took home six awards - including…
Two More Games Quietly Added To June's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
New XGP titles confirmed for next month.With May's Xbox Game Pass lineup now coming to a close, you may be looking ahead for what's landing on the service in June - and while we covered an early look at next month's lineup just a week or so ago, two more titles are now due to enter the library next…
Xbox's New Chief Strategy Officer Is Planning To 'Revive Storied Franchises'
In addition to strengthening the console side.Earlier this week, we covered the news that Xbox had hired a new executive to "strengthen the console side of the business" in the form of Matthew Ball, who has joined as Chief Strategy Officer.And now, a new interview with Bloomberg has shed more light…
Destiny 2 Is Reaching End-Of-Life Status, And There's No Sign Of Destiny 3 Yet Either
"Thank you, and we'll see you in the stars".As you may have seen last night, it was officially announced that Bungie is ending active development on Destiny 2 after June 9th, with the game's final live-service content update set to arrive on that date.In a blog post, the team simply stated that…
Call Of Duty 2026 Is A 'Visceral, Immersive' Modern Warfare Game From Xbox
"We are making the definitive Modern Warfare".After odd teases here and there — often from strange third-party sources like Fanta — Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has officially confirmed that it's making a new Modern Warfare game this year, and it sounds as though it'll be an ambitious…
Xbox Game Studios Now Has An Official Shop, Featuring Merch For Major First-Party Games
Forza, Halo, Sea of Thieves and much more!Fancy grabbing some merch for your favourite first-party Xbox games?Well, Microsoft has set up an official Xbox Game Studios Shop today, with the intent of selling merchandise from the likes of Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza, Grounded, Sea Of Thieves and various…
Two Huge Free Demos Have Just Gone Live On Xbox This Week
Both available to play right now on Xbox Series X, S and PC!We're always tracking the new free demos being added to the Xbox / Microsoft Store, and to be honest there hasn't been that much to talk about recently, but we've now got two huge free demos that have just been added this week.On Tuesday,…
Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
New announcements, updates, trailers!The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026 has just finished! This annual event always treats us to the latest happenings in the world of Warhammer, and as usual, there were plenty of Xbox-related announcements in this year's show.Some of the biggest highlights here…
Epic Games Boss Calls New Xbox Leadership Team 'World Class', Asha Sharma Responds
"Foreshadows serious dedication to the future of gaming".Yesterday, we brought you the news that Xbox had made even more leadership hires to take the team into a new era - and now Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has heaped praise on what Asha Sharma is building within Microsoft's gaming division.Taking…
'We Don't Want It At All' - Playasia Hates The Idea Of An Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program
Is it in the works? Who knows...If we go back to last week, you may recall that we highlighted a "pinch of salt" rumour that Xbox might be working on some kind of disc-to-digital program to compensate for the next-gen Project Helix console being a "fully digital" system.<related ids="201135">Read…
Bethesda Sets Release Date For Massive Fallout 4 'Creations' Update On Xbox Consoles
Series X and S are getting up to 100GB storage!If you're a fan of playing Fallout 4 on Xbox consoles, you're probably aware that the storage limit for Creations — modded content that you can add to your game — has always been extremely low on Xbox One, Series X and Series S.That's all about to…
Xbox Reporter Sheds Light On Why Game Pass Family Plan Might Have Been Cancelled
It's suggested EA had something to do with it.It's been multiple years now since Xbox teased us all with multiple tests for an Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family Plan back in 2022 and 2023, but then at the end of 2023, it was suggested that the program was being put on hiatus.In an update from Phil…
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 21-24)
A Warhammer takeover!Xbox Free Play Days is back again for the next few days, and as always, we've got a few titles that are free to play throughout its duration, with Warhammer being the name of the game this week.Yep, to tie in with the 'Warhammer Skulls' event this month, a batch of grimdark…
'Luna Abyss' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
Another day one release on XGP!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, single-player 'bullet hell' shooter Luna Abyss joins the library as the latest day one release for the service across Xbox Series X|S, PC and Cloud.Here's a brief description of what to expect from this title:Read…
Sony's Summer State Of Play Takes Place Within A Week Of The Xbox Games Showcase 2026
Head-to-head.Microsoft has had the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 locked in for months now, but as is the norm these days, the PlayStation equivalent event has been up in the air - until now. Yep, Sony has today announced that its summer State of Play goes ahead on Tuesday, June 2nd; less than a week…
Xbox Hires New Exec To 'Strengthen The Console Side' Of The Business
A new technology officer has also been appointed.Coming by way of both The Game Business and The Verge (paywalled) this evening, Microsoft has hired a pair of new Xbox executives - including a Chief Strategy Officer to "strengthen the console side of Xbox"; as The Game Business puts it.That new CSO…
Microsoft Appears To Have Made A Small Revision To The Xbox Series X|S Controller
Spotted on the latest LE pad.Amidst reports of a new Xbox Elite Controller and a new Xbox Cloud Gaming pad circulating recently, it looks as though Microsoft has made a small revision to the standard Xbox Series X|S controller - and it's probably not what you're expecting to see.As spotted by an…
Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raider & LOTR Included
Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment.Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns.The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to…
New Lord Of The Rings Game In Development By Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs
"We're excited to tell you more...".It feels like every year we're talking about another The Lord of the Rings game being spun up by some dev studio - but today's announcement feels a little different. Warhorse Studios — the team behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series — has publicly…