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Windows Central’s June 2026 showcase roundup highlights ten indie games announced or reintroduced around Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase, including Grave Seasons, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, Bad Magpie, Momento, The Witch’s Bakery, Magicians: The Devil’s Deal, Cassette Beasts 2002...

Microsoft’s March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview was less a single megaton announcement than a carefully staged reminder that Xbox is now a broad platform strategy, not just a box under the TV. The show leaned hard into third-party partnerships, timed exclusives, Game Pass placements, and the kind of...

Microsoft’s handheld gaming push took another tangible step in January 2026: the Xbox Handheld Compatibility Program received a fresh slate of high-profile additions marked as Handheld Optimized and Mostly Compatible, while Xbox Play Anywhere quietly passed the 1,000-game threshold — moves that...

Everything Fallout is exploding in popularity right now, riding a wave that began with the TV show and has swept across games, remasters, and subscription services — and that momentum is reshaping how fans and the industry think about the franchise. Background The Fallout TV adaptation has...

Microsoft’s November Xbox update pushes the company further into a cloud-first, AI-enhanced gaming future: the Xbox Cloud Gaming library that lets players “stream your own games” has crossed the 1,000-title milestone and now includes heavy-hitters such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and SpongeBob...

Fortnite players who tried to load the game from the new Xbox on PC client or on Xbox‑branded handhelds such as the ROG Xbox Ally on November 18, 2025 discovered something unexpected: the Xbox store was delivering only a tiny “stub” installer (around 10–12 MB) instead of the full Fortnite...

Fortnite Crew is becoming a built‑in benefit of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 18, 2025 — which means Ultimate subscribers will automatically gain the Fortnite Battle Pass, 1,000 monthly V‑Bucks, and the Crew pack rewards every month without paying Epic’s Crew fee separately. Background /...

Yes — Ninja Gaiden 4 is available on Xbox Game Pass at launch, but the which tiers can play it, how you access it, and whether you’d be better off buying it outright depend on the subscription level you hold and the platform you prefer. The game launches across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and...

Microsoft and ASUS’ ROG Xbox Ally gives the clearest look yet at what a purpose‑built, console‑inspired Windows gaming UI feels like on a handheld — a full‑screen Xbox experience that boots into a game‑first shell, ties deeply into Game Pass and Xbox services, and pairs with ASUS’ Armoury Crate...

Microsoft’s quiet August update for Xbox is a textbook example of product teams prioritizing everyday usability over headline-grabbing features: the system refresh (build 10.0.26100.5362) quietly ships a new Play Anywhere filtering option and a Play History surface that makes cross-platform...

Windows 11 now gives PC players multiple practical routes to run Xbox One games without owning an Xbox console, and Microsoft’s recent Xbox PC app updates — notably the “Stream Your Own Game” expansion — have made those routes faster and more flexible than ever. Players can stream eligible Xbox...

In a recent interview that has stirred excitement among gamers, Phil Spencer, the head honcho of Xbox and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, laid out the company's ambitious plan to enhance its gaming ecosystem. Spencer's message is clear: Microsoft is on a mission to make all its games universally...