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According to insider Shinobi602 and VGC, Xbox Developer Direct will a feature a "secret" fourth game from from one of Xbox Game Studios’ first-party developers.

Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Set For January 22 Live Showcase Featuring Fable And Forza Horizon 6

Minecraft update teased for 2026 brings redesigned baby mobs with new models and sounds, signaling a shift in how passive creatures appear.

AI Slop Debate Deepens As Microsoft’s CEO Calls For Shift Beyond Low-Quality Automation

Minecraft x Stranger Things DLC launches, bringing Hawkins, the Upside Down, and blocky villains to the game.

Minecraft update brings new mounts and a spear weapon to the game’s core versions.

New update details outline Minecraft’s Mounts of Mayhem features and its early-December release.

Valve’s new Steam Machine draws industry attention as veterans urge calm over imagined rivalries.

Microsoft’s vision for the future of Xbox points toward a platform shaped increasingly by PC design and distribution principles, with central to the company’s cross-device gaming strategy.

The ROG Xbox Ally X handheld launches as a Windows-based device with Xbox branding, aiming to bridge PC and console gaming, but struggles with performance, interface, and premium pricing.

Skyrim’s lead designer Bruce Nesmith says modern open worlds have become “a cliché statement,” and credits the game’s long-lasting success to its unrestricted, player-driven design.

Avalanche Studios is closing its Liverpool branch after Contraband’s cancellation, while Microsoft confirms the end of Everwild, Perfect Dark, and more projects in a wider industry shake-up.

Mojang Studios revealed major updates at Minecraft LIVE September 2025, including The Copper Age expansion, Mounts of Mayhem, new Marketplace DLC, and a Dragon Ball Z crossover.

Fifteen years after its release, Halo: Reach remains one of the most debated entries in the franchise, as fans continue to question its place in Halo canon compared to Eric Nylund’s 2001 novel The

Newly surfaced documentation reveals details about the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, including an eco sci-fi setting, Adrenaline System mechanics, and episodic release plans.

Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya reflects on his experience with Western publishers, claiming Scalebound’s cancellation by Microsoft might have played out differently under a Japanese publisher

Microsoft reaffirms that Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5 will keep getting updates despite major layoffs and uncertainty at Turn 10 Studios, but fans still want answers about the series’

Rod Fergusson, the longtime leader of the Diablo franchise, is leaving Blizzard after five years, marking a major change for the series just as it faces AI art backlash and corporate layoffs.

Microsoft has halted active development on Contraband, the long-awaited co-op open-world game from Avalanche Studios, marking another high-profile Xbox project shelved amid wider company cuts.