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Wreckreation 2 has been announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, promising another open world arcade racer inspired by games such as Burnout Paradise. The sequel is being developed by When Tides Turn, a newly formed studio that includes former members of Three Fields Entertainment. Several developers on the team previously worked on arcade racing games, including entries connected to the Burnout

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S players will have two major multiplayer betas to try in August 2026, with Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 both confirmed for testing periods. Each game will offer an early access phase before opening to a wider audience. Gears of War: E-Day begins first, with its early access beta running from August

Physical video game sales in the United States have declined heavily over the past two decades, showing how quickly the market has moved towards digital distribution. Industry data tracking boxed game spending shows that physical sales peaked around 2009 before entering a long downward trend. The decline became more noticeable after the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2013, when digital

Beast of Reincarnation is expected to offer a main playthrough lasting around 30 to 40 hours when it launches on August 4, 2026. The upcoming action RPG is being developed by Game Freak, the studio best known for the Pokémon series. Unlike its most famous work, Beast of Reincarnation is a darker action game built around difficult combat, exploration and role playing systems. The

Xbox is placing renewed attention on Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Starfield as it prepares Bethesda’s major franchises for the years ahead. Xbox chief Asha Sharma recently highlighted the scale of all three series following Bethesda Game Studios’ latest roadmap. She pointed to strong lifetime sales for Skyrim and Fallout 4, while also noting that Starfield is approaching one billion total hours played. The

Meta Horizon Plus subscribers can now access Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition at no additional cost, expanding Microsoft’s partnership with Meta Quest. The benefit includes more than 50 Xbox games, 10 hours of cloud gaming each month and access to Xbox Rewards. The game catalogue can be used across supported Xbox consoles and PC, while the cloud allowance is designed to let Meta Quest

South of Midnight has won the top prize at the Games for Change Awards 2026, giving Compulsion Games another major honour shortly after the studio confirmed its return to independence. The action adventure game received the Game or Experience of the Year award, which recognises projects that combine social impact, innovation and strong gameplay. Organisers described it as the event’s grand prize and praised

Former Forza Horizon creative director Mike Brown has expressed playful interest in making an open world Halo game, suggesting that Xbox could contact him for a pitch built around vehicle heavy gameplay. Brown discussed the idea during a podcast appearance alongside Maverick Games art director Ben Penrose. The conversation began as a joke about Brown’s love for Halo and his long history with open

Two more free to play games have arrived on Xbox consoles, giving players new options across competitive mech combat and idle role playing. War Robots is the larger release of the pair. The tactical multiplayer shooter has already attracted more than 325 million players worldwide, largely through its long running mobile version. It is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands may soon receive a major current generation upgrade, with an Xbox Store listing suggesting that 4K resolution and 60 FPS support are on the way. The 2017 open world shooter has remained limited to 30 FPS on Xbox consoles, including Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S through backward compatibility. A newly spotted promotional image on the Xbox Store

Xbox Cloud Gaming can now be accessed on the PlayStation Vita through a new unofficial homebrew application called GreenVita. The app allows a modified PS Vita to connect to Microsoft’s cloud gaming service and stream supported Xbox games directly to the handheld. It is an unusual extension of the Vita’s capabilities, especially because Sony ended active support for the system years ago. Early demonstrations

Xbox Support says it is actively helping players affected by hacked Microsoft and Xbox accounts, following growing criticism over difficult recovery cases. The support team has recently responded to several people on social media and asked them to provide their Gamertag, contact email and existing support case number through direct messages. Xbox later posted a broader message saying anyone facing an account recovery problem

Some senior figures within Xbox studios reportedly have serious concerns about Xbox Game Pass and believe the subscription service has reduced the perceived value of their work. The claim comes from reporter Jason Schreier, who said that a number of people in Xbox studio leadership strongly dislike the service. According to the report, those executives believe Game Pass has harmed the value of individual

Xbox Game Pass has added two more day one games, with FixForce available across Xbox consoles, PC and cloud, while Fogpiercer launches for PC subscribers. The additions complete a busy week in which new games arrived on the service every day. They also follow the arrival of MAVRIX, an open world downhill biking game that joined the catalogue one day earlier. FixForce is the

Bethesda Game Studios has officially confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas as part of a wider plan covering Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Starfield. Both remasters are in development, although release dates and platform details have not been announced. Bethesda also confirmed that Obsidian is working on a separate Fallout project, while Fallout 5 has entered pre-production as the long term

id Software studio head Hugo Martin has addressed concerns about the developer’s future, saying the team has not been reduced to the point where it can no longer build major games. Speaking during a recent livestream, Martin rejected reports that id Software had been heavily weakened or reduced to around 50 employees. He said the studio is now similar in size to the team

A widely shared claim that Xbox Project Helix will include a built in disc drive does not appear to come from a reliable source. The rumour spread quickly across social media after an account claimed that the next Xbox system had been confirmed to support physical media. The original post attracted around one million views in less than a day and was repeated by

Bethesda Game Studios has not decided publicly whether Fallout 5 or The Elder Scrolls VI will be exclusive to Xbox consoles and PC. Todd Howard was asked directly about the possibility following Bethesda’s newly revealed roadmap, which confirmed several Fallout projects and provided an update on The Elder Scrolls VI. He declined to give a firm answer and said it was too early to

New details about the abandoned sequel to Ryse: Son of Rome have revealed that Crytek considered moving the series away from Ancient Rome and expanding its combat and level design. According to former developers, early ideas for Ryse 2 included a Viking setting and another concept based in feudal Japan. The sequel may also have used a less linear structure, with larger areas, more

The Xbox Summer Sale 2026 is now live, bringing discounts to more than 2,000 games across Xbox consoles and the Microsoft Store. This year’s promotion is being presented as the Ultimate Game Sale and includes a wide mix of major releases, older favourites, backward compatible titles and recent games. Discounts vary by region, edition and platform, but several titles have received reductions of 50