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EA Sports FC 26 is joining Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass through EA Play on June 18, giving football fans a major new option during World Cup season. It is not the only football themed release arriving on Xbox this week, as Copa City, Do You Really Know About Soccer?, and Soccer Kid Collection are also launching across the platform. The

Xbox fans have now submitted more than 750,000 votes for the original Xbox and Xbox 360 games they most want to see supported through backwards compatibility or relisted on the Xbox Store. The votes come from the unofficial Xbox Game Preservation website, which has previously been acknowledged by Xbox leadership as a place where fans can make their requests known. The list is not

Mistfall Hunter is free to try on Xbox right now through an open beta that runs from June 15 to June 22. The dark fantasy extraction ARPG is scheduled to launch in full on July 29, and it is already confirmed for Xbox Game Pass. If you were curious about the game, this beta gives you a chance to test its combat, loot system,

Fable was delayed to February 2027 because Playground Games and Xbox want the RPG to launch in a less crowded window and get the attention it needs. The delay moved the game out of 2026, which disappointed the development team at first, but Playground now sees the new date as a better chance to give Fable a stronger moment. Playground Games General Manager Ralph

Two senior Xbox Game Studios leaders are stepping down as Microsoft’s gaming division continues to move through a period of major change. Craig Duncan, the head of Xbox Game Studios, is leaving his role, and Chief of Staff Louise O’Connor is also set to depart. The news was first reported by The Game Business. Duncan told staff that he was proud of the work

Compulsion Games, the Xbox studio behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few, may be facing an uncertain future as Microsoft continues to review its gaming business. A new report claims Xbox had been planning to shut down the studio, although a later update says Compulsion leadership is now in negotiations with Microsoft over what happens next. According to Kotaku, Xbox was preparing to

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has received its first review before its June 18 release, and the early score is a positive sign for Square Enix’s new action RPG. Japanese magazine Famitsu has given the game a combined score of 34 out of 40, based on four separate reviewer scores of 8, 9, 9, and 8. That is a strong opening result

Stellar Blade could still come to Xbox, even though the game has not been officially announced for Microsoft’s consoles yet. A representative connected to Shift Up recently responded to fan questions about a possible Xbox version by saying that “nothing is impossible” and that the team “just need time.” The comment arrived after a busy week for Stellar Blade. Shift Up recently revealed Stellar

Stellar Blade could still come to Xbox, even though the game has not been officially announced for Microsoft’s consoles yet. A representative connected to Shift Up recently responded to fan questions about a possible Xbox version by saying that “nothing is impossible” and that the team “just need time.” The comment arrived after a busy week for Stellar Blade. Shift Up recently revealed Stellar

Marvel’s Blade and The Elder Scrolls 6 did not appear at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 because Microsoft did not want to show every project at once, and Xbox leadership says some games need the right moment before they are shown again. Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty said the showcase was already a large event and that other updates are planned for later

Xbox Network services are back online after a multi hour outage that stopped many players from signing in, using online play, accessing cloud saves, and opening features tied to their Xbox profile. Xbox Support said the issue had been addressed and thanked players for their patience after reports of problems spread across different regions. The outage affected core Xbox features because sign in problems

Xbox has rolled out a new public system update that brings a fresh startup animation to consoles, along with several useful changes for profiles, libraries, Rewards, and visual quality. The update is now available for the general Xbox audience, and you should be able to install it from the console settings if it has not appeared automatically. The most visible change is the new

Microsoft has reportedly considered major changes to the Xbox business, including the possibility of restructuring the division as a wholly owned subsidiary or exploring other partnership models. The report does not say that a change is imminent, but it suggests that Microsoft has looked at several options as it reviews the future of Xbox. According to The Information, Microsoft has not ruled out spinning

Xbox Game Pass already has six games confirmed for July 2026, with Palworld 1.0, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter, Ascend To ZERO, Speedrunners 2: King of Speed, and Wuthering Waves currently listed for the service. The lineup is still early, so more games may be added as Microsoft updates the month’s full schedule. July is shaping up to be a varied month rather than

Xbox Game Pass already has more than 10 games confirmed for 2027, giving the service an early lineup that includes major Xbox releases, RPGs, survival games, action titles, and smaller creative projects. Fable, Persona 4 Revival, Clockwork Revolution, State of Decay 3, Senua, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn are among the biggest names currently listed for next year. The full

AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo developer platform is now listed for preorder at $3,999.99, giving AI developers a compact local machine with 128GB of unified memory, a Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 processor, and support for large local AI workloads. The system is not aimed at regular consumers, but at developers who want to run AI inference and experimentation locally without relying entirely on cloud

Apple’s new Siri AI will work only on newer Apple devices with recent Apple silicon, meaning many older iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches will miss out. The rebuilt assistant was announced as part of Apple’s next Apple Intelligence push, but access depends heavily on the chip inside your device. The new Siri AI is designed to be far more capable than the older

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI is set to launch on June 23 with Intel’s new Arc G3 Extreme chip, giving the handheld gaming market a fresh alternative to AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Ahead of release, an Intel engineer shared a look at the device’s internals, showing how MSI and Intel arranged the motherboard and cooling layout to make the new handheld more competitive.

The Acer Swift Go 16 AI is currently on sale for $699.99 at Best Buy, making it one of the more interesting Windows laptop deals for buyers who want a large OLED display, modern Intel Panther Lake hardware, and everyday productivity performance without crossing the $1,000 mark. The discount cuts $300 from the laptop’s regular price and puts it close to MacBook Neo pricing

Google Earth now has a free Flight Simulator mode on the web, giving anyone a simple way to fly over satellite mapped terrain directly from a browser. The feature is available globally and can be launched from the View menu in Google Earth, with keyboard and mouse controls for basic flight. This is not the first time Google Earth has offered a Flight Simulator.