Forza Motorsport's future doesn't look good following the grim week at Xbox — Turn 10 layoffs reportedly had a massive impact on any future for the franchise

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4 juillet 2025 à 17:48

The dire week of Xbox cuts, cancellations and layoffs seems to have had a profound effect on the future of the company's famous old racing franchise.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie in Forza Motorsport

Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today

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4 juillet 2025 à 02:21

Microsoft has culled many second-party publishing projects at Xbox, but OD isn't one of them.

Screenshot from the OD reveal trailer.

EA is killing a game I didn't even know was alive

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3 juillet 2025 à 23:14

EA has announced that its ambitious live-service extraction shooter, Anthem, will sunset servers on January 12, 2026. The game will be unplayable, as it was designed to be an online-only experience.

The javelins from Electronic Arts' Anthem.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled

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3 juillet 2025 à 23:07

A report from Bloomberg indicates that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer enjoyed playing ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG months before it was canceled.

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Helldivers 2 on Xbox could strike Halo gold — I’m begging you, please add this one thing

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3 juillet 2025 à 22:52

Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox brings the prospect of crossovers to mind, and I can't think of one more perfect than a collab with Halo and its ODSTs.

An ODST in Halo.

If you want more PlayStation games on Xbox, you'd better buy Helldivers 2 — Sony will go where the money does

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3 juillet 2025 à 21:16

Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation game published by Sony to come to Xbox, but will others follow suit? If fans support it, there's a good chance they will.

Helldivers 2

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

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3 juillet 2025 à 20:38

Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

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"I'm hoping we'll bring all players together." PlayStation hit Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — a needed win in a bleak week for Microsoft.

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3 juillet 2025 à 13:30

PlayStation Studios' Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S in August, bringing reinforcements to the fight for liberty.

Helldivers 2 Deploying on Xbox

Seagate's Storage Expansion Card for Xbox is on sale — "An almost-perfect solution that seamlessly expands your Xbox"

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3 juillet 2025 à 13:03

Seagate's Xbox Series X|S Expansion Cards are all on sale, but the 4TB model offers the best storage per dollar ahead of Prime Day and on the 4th of July.

Photograph the Xbox Series X|S Seagate Storage Expansion Card being plugged into the console

Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty says "overall portfolio strategy is unchanged" — with more than 40 games in production

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3 juillet 2025 à 08:20

Microsoft Gaming's Matt Booty says over 40 games are in development at Xbox, while sources say every game shown at the Showcase is "safe" for now.

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Everwild's cancellation has me worried for one of my favorite dev teams and Xbox itself — It needs creative new games to thrive and refresh its identity

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2 juillet 2025 à 19:50

Today's Microsoft layoffs have me worried about developers at Xbox Game Studios. Rare has been a big part of my life, but I'm starting to question if they'll be around much longer.

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No, Microsoft and Xbox's Phil Spencer isn't stepping down any time soon — here's the truth

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[email protected] (Brendan Lowry)

2 juillet 2025 à 19:12

Amid news of Microsoft's latest layoffs, a report has claimed Microsoft Gaming and Xbox head Phil Spencer is planning to leave the company. This isn't true, however.

Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., during an interview.

Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects

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2 juillet 2025 à 17:00

Microsoft is closing down The Initiative, after 7 years. The partnership with Crystal Dynamics will end, and "Perfect Dark" will be cancelled.

The Initiative Logo

Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well

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[email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

2 juillet 2025 à 14:49

As part of broader cuts to the Xbox division, Rare's Everwild and ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG have been canceled.

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Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King, Turn 10, ZeniMax Media, and more — read Phil Spencer's note to staff

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[email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

2 juillet 2025 à 12:54

Microsoft is laying off employees in its Xbox division, including cuts to the teams at King and ZeniMax Media.

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7 details you might have missed in that Black Ops 7 teaser

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[email protected] (Cole Martin)

26 juin 2025 à 20:30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been confirmed with a three-minute teaser trailer, but you might have missed out on the significance of some of those series Easter Eggs.

Screenshots from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal trailer.

I missed having Xbox Remote Play on my ROG Ally — but then I found my Steam Deck can do it even better

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26 juin 2025 à 13:30

After using a now deceased ROG Ally for Xbox remote play I was ready to wait it out until I discovered this app exists and does it even better.

XBPlay on Steam Deck remote playing an Xbox console.

Gears of War: Reloaded preorders — where to buy and everything you need to know

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[email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

26 juin 2025 à 11:00

Gears of War: Reloaded is coming this year, so get ready for this return to the original outing with our preorder guide and everything else you need to know.

Baird curb stomping a Locust in Gears of War: Reloaded

I'll replay Xbox's Hellblade 2 when it gets its 60FPS performance mode — I wish it had launched that way to begin with

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[email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

25 juin 2025 à 20:41

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced Edition is slated to launch on Aug. 12, 2025, with a 60 FPS performance mode, developer commentary, and more.

Screenshot of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II running on Xbox Series X, Windows PC, or ASUS ROG Ally.

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