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Gigabyte’s mysterious Intel motherboard shown at Computex 2026 has now been identified as the AORUS Z990 PRO, giving hardware watchers one of the clearest early looks yet at Intel’s next desktop platform for Nova Lake S processors. The board had already attracted attention at the show because Gigabyte kept the CPU socket hidden and did not officially name the chipset or platform. That naturally

ZOTAC has shown two liquid cooled GeForce RTX 5080 prototype graphics cards at Computex 2026, giving PC builders an early look at how the company may expand its high end cooling lineup beyond the RTX 5090. Both models are still prototypes, so ZOTAC has not confirmed final clock speeds, power limits, pricing, or release dates. The two cards target different types of buyers. One

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam will no longer launch in June 2026. The tactical shooter has been delayed to August 13, 2026, after the development team said it needed more time to improve the game across PC and console versions before release. The game was previously scheduled to arrive on June 18, which would have given Xbox players a rare Vietnam War themed multiplayer shooter

Several games shown during the latest PlayStation State of Play are not currently confirmed for Xbox at launch, including The Lost Wild, Silent Hill: Townfall, Kemuri, Phantom Blade Zero, and No Rest for the Wicked. Some of these titles may come to Xbox later, but for now, PlayStation and PC are getting priority on a number of upcoming releases. This is not unusual for

Tell Me Why is free to claim on the Xbox Store throughout June 2026, continuing Microsoft’s yearly Pride Month tradition for the narrative adventure game. Once claimed, the game is permanently added to your Xbox library, so you do not need an active Xbox Game Pass subscription to keep playing it. The free version to look for is Tell Me Why: Chapters 1 to

Xbox Game Pass is getting another batch of games in the first half of June 2026, with nine titles scheduled to arrive between June 4 and June 16. The lineup includes a mix of adventure games, horror, boxing, cozy survival, RPGs, and sci fi exploration, giving subscribers several different kinds of experiences to try over the next two weeks. This is the first official

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S sales reportedly improved in the UK during May 2026, with hardware sales rising 12 percent compared with the previous month. The increase appears to have been helped at least partly by Forza Horizon 6, which has given Xbox a rare moment of positive hardware momentum at a time when the console has often been discussed through a

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is not a PlayStation 5 exclusive after all. Jagex has confirmed that the survival crafting spin off will launch on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PS5 on September 15, 2026. The game will also leave early access on PC the same day, giving console players their first chance to experience this new take on the RuneScape universe. The confusion started

Xbox Game Pass Premium has added two more games to its library today, giving subscribers access to Herdling and Total Chaos across Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, and cloud. These are not brand new Game Pass releases for the full service, since both titles were already available through other tiers, but they are new additions for players subscribed to Game Pass Premium.

Xbox Player Voice is starting to show what fans want most from Microsoft, and the latest trending requests make one thing clear: players want Xbox to use more of its older franchises, keep first party games on Game Pass, and continue improving backward compatibility. The program launched in May as a way for Xbox fans to submit and vote on feedback, but newer requests

Xbox Demo Fest 2026 is now live, giving Xbox players access to more than 40 free demos across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. The event runs from June 4 to June 30, and it gives players a chance to try a wide range of upcoming games before they launch. The demos are available through the Xbox Store, and Xbox says

Xbox has stepped away from its plan to bring Microsoft Copilot to consoles, with Xbox boss Asha Sharma saying console players were simply not excited about the feature. The decision removes one of Microsoft’s more visible AI ideas from Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, even after the company had shown examples of how Copilot could help players inside games. The original idea

Star Wars Zero Company will launch on August 27, 2026, for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC. The release date was confirmed during Summer Game Fest 2026, where the game also received a new gameplay trailer showing more of its turn based tactical combat and Clone Wars era story. The game is being developed by Bit Reactor, a studio that

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft is still reevaluating how it should handle exclusive games, calling it a “tough topic” as the company tries to balance two very different goals. Xbox wants its games to reach large audiences, but Sharma also says a successful platform needs exclusive content and services. That tension is now one of the biggest questions around Xbox. Microsoft is no

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the company has already started to “revive Xbox” during her first 100 days in charge, but the bigger work now is resetting the business so Microsoft can return the brand to growth and compete for the top spot in gaming and entertainment. Speaking during a Bloomberg Live interview, Sharma said Xbox has moved faster in the last 100 days

Xbox’s next console, currently known as Project Helix, may not avoid the rising cost problem unless Microsoft changes how it builds and sells hardware. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has suggested that the system will only become expensive if the company fails to innovate, making affordability one of the biggest priorities for the next phase of Xbox hardware. The comment came during a Bloomberg Tech

Xbox Game Pass had a strong showing across Summer Game Fest 2026 and Day of the Devs 2026, with five upcoming or existing titles receiving new trailers, release dates, updates, or fresh details. The list includes Stranger Than Heaven, Grounded 2, Palworld, 33 Immortals, and Screenbound. The biggest reveal from the group was Stranger Than Heaven, which now has a worldwide release date of

Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered is officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2027, bringing three of Agent 47’s earliest games into one upgraded package. The collection includes Hitman: Codename 47, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Contracts. The announcement was a surprise because it did not appear during the main Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase. Instead, the reveal arrived through

Xbox Game Pass may lose several games in July 2026, although Microsoft has not confirmed the official leaving list yet. For now, the names being discussed are only early predictions based on when certain games joined the service in July 2024 and July 2025. This matters because Xbox usually gives players around two weeks of notice before games leave Game Pass. That can make

Xbox is trying to give players a clearer answer about its future approach to exclusives, but the strategy is still not as simple as everything staying locked to Xbox or everything going multiplatform. After the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty said the company knows exclusives are important and wants people to have a reason to buy an Xbox, support