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Minecraft's mob vote loser just made a surprise comeback — and it brought brand new gear to the Bedrock Preview with it

Minecraft's latest Bedrock Preview brings back the Copper Golem and adds new copper tools and armor, offering a fresh early-game tier between stone and iron.

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Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game

Reportedly, the Halo Studios team was affected by last week's Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and one dev says it's not "really happy about the quality" of the next Halo game.

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Xbox says all the games shown in the 2025 Showcase are still coming — but why should we believe them?

This past week has been a bloodbath for the upcoming Xbox catalog, making it hard to take a promise that recently showcased titles are safe at face value.

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RIP, Perfect Dark — Xbox leadership canceled my most-anticipated game, and the developers deserved better

Perfect Dark was my most-anticipated game from Xbox Game Studios, and its cancelation is a huge waste of potential.

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Xbox layoffs and game cuts wreak havoc on talented developers and the company's future portfolio — Weekend discussion 💬

It's unfortunate, but the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, cuts, and cancellations have dominated the week's news cycle. But we want to hear your opinions.

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Grounded 2 — Release date, early access content, Bugs, Buggies, and everything you need to know

Obsidian Entertainment is returning to its beloved Grounded universe with Grounded 2. This sequel plans to expand on the original game's concept with more bugs to hunt, more diverse environments, new tools to craft, the ability to ride bugs, and more.

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Everwild's cancellation has me worried for one of my favorite dev teams and Xbox itself — It needs creative new games to thrive and refresh its identity

Today's Microsoft layoffs have me worried about developers at Xbox Game Studios. Rare has been a big part of my life, but I'm starting to question if they'll be around much longer.

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Minecraft is reviving a dead Mob Vote loser and actually making copper useful in 2025's third update

Mojang Studios has announced the first features for the third Minecraft Game Drop of the year, and it includes the Copper Golem from 2021's Minecraft Mob Vote.

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"Speculation is always fun" — Halo Studios says fans won't want to miss this year's championship in October

Halo Studios is teasing updates on multiple projects, sharing that fans won't want to miss the Halo World Championship in October.

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The Outer Worlds 2 is "going deeper and more complex" with its companions, and I'm already making grabby hands at this RPG

Opinion | More reactive and involved companions makes Obsidian's RPG my most anticipated release of the year

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Gears of War: Reloaded preorders — where to buy and everything you need to know

Gears of War: Reloaded is coming this year, so get ready for this return to the original outing with our preorder guide and everything else you need to know.

Windows Central

"We want our game franchises to be as big as possible" — Xbox Game Studios head talks Play Anywhere and bringing titles across multiple devices

Speaking with GamesRadar, Xbox executives talk about wanting game franchises to grow and building out Play Anywhere.

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How Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"

Exclusive | There's a reason 2025 is being called the "Year of Obsidian"

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As Play Anywhere takes center stage, the future of Xbox has never been clearer: "Our plan is to keep making amazing games and have them reach as many players as we can"

Exclusive | Inside Xbox Play Anywhere

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Forget about FBC: Firebreak and go back and play Quantum Break instead — it's on Xbox Game Pass, too!

Quantum Break was a groundbreaking mix of classic Remedy gameplay and live action TV, and I'm sad we never saw more of it.

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5 reasons why The Outer Worlds 2 looks like the Fallout: New Vegas sequel we never got

Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 looks great, and could be the Fallout: New Vegas sequel I've always wanted. Here are five reasons why.

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Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"

Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment details the lessons learned after its first early access adventure, and how it changed the studio's approach to Grounded 2

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With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"

Summer Preview | The improvements to stealth in The Outer Worlds 2 reflect the effort Obsidian is putting into creating an RPG that's reactive to your decisions

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Obsidian won't rule out bringing Grounded 2 to PS5 in the future, but says that its initial release is "all about being in Game Preview and Early Access"

Summer Preview | Grounded was a success on PS5 and Switch, so why isn't its sequel following in its footsteps? We speak to Obsidian to learn more

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Everything is bigger in Grounded 2, but Obsidian never considered stretching beyond four-player co-op: "It would have undermined what Grounded was really about"

Summer Preview | Our bite-sized preview of Grounded 2 continues as Obsidian gives us exclusive insight into how it scaled up beyond the backyard

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After playing The Outer Worlds 2, I'm convinced that it has the potential to be Obsidian's greatest game – and the best FPS of 2025

Summer Preview | The Outer Worlds was a fun sci-fi adventure, but its sequel is shaping up to be something truly special

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Grounded 2's best feature is happening because Obsidian left the Xbox One behind

After playing Grounded 2, I talked with game director Chris Parker, who says the game's biggest feature is possible because the team left the Xbox One behind.

GamesRadar

After playing Grounded 2 for 30 minutes, it's clear that my favorite survival game is getting a massive glow-up

Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment and Eidos Montreal has found big solutions to the smallest problems

Windows Central

The last Gears of War Reloaded beta weekend is live, here's how you can take part

The Gears of War Reloaded beta is here and there are a few different ways you can get yourself a ticket to enter. Here's what you need to know.

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5 things we didn't get from the Xbox Games Showcase, because Xbox obviously hates me personally

The recent Xbox Games Showcase was filled with exciting reveals and updates, but there were several games that I really wanted. Here are the top five.

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