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Opinion

Microsoft joins the publishing top table | Opinion

By adding Activision Blizzard to its existing studios, Microsoft has created a publishing behemoth – and in its financials this week, it was keen to underscore the commitment this represents to gaming

Oct. 27, 2023 Rob Fahey

News

Sarah Bond promoted to Xbox president amid leadership changes

Matt Booty, Takeshi Numoto and Yusuf Mehdi also promoted, marketing boss Chris Capossela steps down after more than three decades

Oct. 27, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Starfield and Game Pass drive record Q1 gaming revenues for Microsoft

Hardware sales drop, but Xbox expects further gaming growth following Activision acquisition

Oct. 25, 2023 James Batchelor

Feature

So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry?

Analysts and developers weigh in on the completion of gaming's biggest M&A deal to date - and what happens next

Oct. 16, 2023 James Batchelor

Opinion

Finally, the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is over. Now the work begins | Opinion

How will this deal shape the future of the games industry?

Oct. 13, 2023 Christopher Dring

News

Microsoft cleared to acquire Activision Blizzard as UK grants approval

CMA believes modified deal selling streaming rights to Ubisoft will preserve competition in cloud gaming

Oct. 13, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Modified Microsoft/ABK deal will reportedly avoid further EU probe

Sources said European Commission satisfied by changes made for UK's Competition and Markets Authority

Oct. 12, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Microsoft reportedly aiming to complete Activision Blizzard acquisition next week

Reports suggest deal will close on Friday, October 13 - ahead of October 18 deadline

Oct. 6, 2023 James Batchelor

Opinion

Microsoft's hardware strategy looks more and more traditional | Opinion

Xbox Series X|S once presented a radically different vision; a console platform that would evolve and improve, ending the hardware generation cycle for good. What happened?

Sept. 22, 2023 Rob Fahey

News

UK preliminarily approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

CMA says modified deal addresses main issues in cloud gaming space but "residual concerns" remain

Sept. 22, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Everything we learned from the Xbox leak

Mid-gen refreshes for Xbox Series X and S, a hybrid cloud gaming platform, the next generated dated, and more

Sept. 20, 2023 James Batchelor

News

What did the industry really learn from the Xbox leak? | Microcast

Latest episode available to download now

Sept. 20, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Xbox leak reveals estimated costs of AAA games on Game Pass

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was valued at $300 million and considered a "crown jewel"

Sept. 20, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Xbox planning hybrid cloud gaming platform for 2028

Platform would run cloud-based titles on a device costing less than $99

Sept. 20, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Phil Spencer on Xbox leaks: "So much has changed"

Court orders all documents taken offline after Microsoft inadvertently reveals non-public information about its plans

Sept. 20, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Xbox Series X and S mid-gen refreshes Brooklin and Ellewood expected next year

Internal documents also show Bethesda line-up, including Dishonored 3 plus remasters for Oblivion and Fallout 3

Sept. 19, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Microsoft's Phil Spencer: Acquiring Nintendo would be a "good move for both companies"

Internal email from Xbox boss offers more insight into Microsoft's acquisition plans

Sept. 19, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

Most Xbox Game Pass subscribers pay full price

Court documents also show Game Pass had almost double the userbase as Xbox Live Gold in April 2022

Sept. 19, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Xbox Series S and X UK sales jumped 76% on Starfield launch

Bethesda's RPG and the new 1TB Series S model delivered the best week of 2023 so far for Xbox console sales

Sept. 13, 2023 Christopher Dring

Opinion

The pressure of expectation adds a sour note to Starfield’s launch | Opinion

Bethesda’s latest is exactly what the studio’s fans would expect – but deeply unsuited to carrying the weight of Microsoft’s ambitions

Sept. 8, 2023 Rob Fahey

Feature

Xbox talks Starfield's "comet launch"

We talk to CMO Jerret West about Starfield as an ecosystem draw that goes beyond Game Pass, how indies sustain its subscription service, and what ABK can teach Microsoft

Aug. 31, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

Xbox at the crossroads | Opinion

Microsoft’s new ABK deal would set the company on a very specific path – can it also focus on the first-party pipeline Starfield is meant to exemplify?

Aug. 25, 2023 Rob Fahey

News

Phil Spencer: Xbox needs mobile to thrive - and that includes streaming Starfield

Xbox boss discusses the need for AAA hits on smart devices as Microsoft continues to expand beyond consoles

Aug. 24, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Starfield is the "starting gun" for first-party Xbox games

"This is the beginning of something that's going to be really special," Xbox CMO says

Aug. 23, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

Is any progress being made against online anti-social behaviour? | Opinion

Microsoft announced a new strikes system for policing online behaviour – but for the most part, it feels like we're treading water on this increasingly damaging problem

Aug. 18, 2023 Rob Fahey