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Xbox Game Pass Has A Dangerous Dark Side, Game Makers Say

Developers are increasingly questioning whether Xbox Game Pass is a bad deal for the entire industry after a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft.

Inverse

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.

Windows Central

AI can provide 'emotional clarity and confidence' Xbox executive producer tells staff after Microsoft lays off 9,000 employees

After massive layoffs at Microsoft, an Xbox executive’s suggestion to use AI for emotional clarity was met with widespread outrage from game developers.

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After Microsoft Lays Off 9,100 Workers, Xbox Executive Tells Fired Workers To Turn To AI For Mental Health Help

As Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reels from sweeping layoffs affecting 9,100 employees, an Xbox executive's suggestion to use AI chatbots for emotional support has ignited fierce backlash online.

Benzinga

Is Helldivers 2 on Xbox?

Is Helldivers 2 on Xbox? The game is a smash hit on PC and PlayStation, but are other players left out forever?

Destructoid

I tested the Hori Force Feedback Racing Wheel DLX and liked its comfortable shape, but there are some concerning issues affecting performance

The Hori Force Feedback Racing Wheel DLX looks the part – but how does it perform?

TechRadar

Activision takes Call of Duty: WWII offline after hackers apparently disrupted the game with RCE exploits — malicious code wreaks havoc on PC gamers as bad actors take complete control of your computer

Call of Duty: WWII has been taken over by hackers likely running RCE exploits to display all sorts of wild things. Activision has taken down the game in order to fix issues, but damage has already been done.

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Dishonored and Prey studio founder thinks Xbox Game Pass "is an unsustainable model" that's been "damaging the industry for a decade"

Arkane's founder reckons the service will "either kill everyone else, or give up"

GamesRadar

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.

Windows Central

It seems your beloved studios and upcoming games were axed so Microsoft could spend $80 billion on AI

That's a $25 billion mark-up over the previous year.

Destructoid

With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, hopium for a Halo crossover is at an all-time high even if some divers are really against the idea

ODSTs are probably more likely than Master Chief himself, though

GamesRadar

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.

Windows Central

Despite layoffs at Xbox's Rare, Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro remake devs are reportedly among the studios "really interested" in a new Banjo-Kazooie game

And they're apparently "being listened to"

GamesRadar

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Spotify's suspected AI band to Nothing's first over-ear headphones

Here's the biggest tech news stories from Dyson, Xbox, Dyson, Nothing and more for July 5, 2025.

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Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"

Call of Duty: WWII launched on Xbox and PC Game Pass just a few days ago, but RCE hackers wasted no time hitting new players with exploits and taking over PCs. The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the PC edition of WWII offline to investigate the exploits, but…

PC Gamer

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'

The media union once touted a positive relationship with Microsoft, but wave after wave of layoffs has changed its tune.

Windows Central

Forza Motorsport's future doesn't look good following the grim week at Xbox — Turn 10 layoffs reportedly had a massive impact on any future for the franchise

The dire week of Xbox cuts, cancellations and layoffs seems to have had a profound effect on the future of the company's famous old racing franchise.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 is "definitely not" coming to Game Pass despite its Xbox launch, and there are "no plans" for cross progression, but most players are just happy to be getting reinforcements

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I’m still pissed that The Outer Worlds 2 is digital only on Xbox

What gives!?

Windows Central

With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox — here are 7 games I'd love to see PlayStation bring to Microsoft'splatform

With the announcement of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, it got me hoping for other PlayStation titles making it onto Microsoft's systems someday.

International Business Times UK

Is Helldivers 2 Coming to Xbox? Yes—But It's Not on Game Pass, and Super Citizen Edition Offers Fan Extras

Helldivers 2 is officially launching on Xbox Series X|S on August 26th, marking the end of its PlayStation 5 exclusivity.

Creative Bloq

The Everwild and Perfect Dark cancellations are a moment of reckoning for Xbox

Is the console we knew dead?

Windows Central

Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today

Microsoft has culled many second-party publishing projects at Xbox, but OD isn't one of them.

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There is a Quiet Revolution in Gaming that Made Hardware Optional by 2025

With services like GeForce Now, Boosteroid, and Xbox Cloud Gaming maturing, the need for high-end PCs is becoming a choice, not a requirement

GamesRadar

Phil Spencer reportedly had so much fun playing the Elder Scrolls Online dev's unannounced MMO that Xbox's Matt Booty had to take his controller from him — 4 months later it's canceled

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