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Xbox Q2 FY25 gaming revenue is down 7% year-over-year, but Xbox Game Pass still grew

Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q2 2025 gaming revenue down 7%, while Xbox Game Pass saw growth.

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Dauntless' Hail Mary: How the "Awakening Update" killed off Monster Hunter-like 'Dauntless,' and maybe even Phoenix Labs

Once touted by Epic Games of Fortnite fame, the free-to-play Monster Hunter-like "Dauntless" serves as a cautionary tale for all companies building live-service games.

Windows Central

A new analysis claims that Microsoft's Xbox has become the top games publisher in the world

An analytics firm has handed Microsoft the games publishing crown. With almost half a billion in spending, Microsoft's multiplatform strategy is paying off for Xbox, at least according to this analysis.

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How to disable cross play in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play on console

Cross play has become a sore spot due to rampant cheating, leading Activision and Treyarch to concede to player demands and introduce segregated cross play options between console and PC. Here is how to disable cross play on Xbox.

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Monster Hunter Wilds' latest gameplay preview reveals the name of its scariest, most mysterious monster revealed thus far

Monster Hunter Wilds just showed off new gameplay footage of the Oilwell Basin locale and Nu Udra, one of the scariest additions to the game's monster roster.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 stress test is now live for real

One day after the update accidentally dropped for PlayStation 5 players, Larian has made it official.

PC Gamer

'MLB The Show 25' is skipping Game Pass for the first time since coming to Xbox

After four years of coming to Game Pass, Sony decides Xbox players will need to pay separately.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 brings Xbox Series S split-screen support — and you can check it out early

Split-screen support is finally coming to Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series S, and you can test it right now.

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Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 are too similar — "I want us to innovate and make hardware the differentiator."

In a new interview, Xbox lead Phil Spencer discussed the Xbox Series S, and why Microsoft thinks hardware innovation will be the thing that makes you buy the next Xbox.

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Fable's reboot remains shrouded in mystery – but that's the most exciting thing about it

Big in 2025 | My most wanted Xbox game of 2025 has rung in the new year in silence, but that can only mean good things

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Xbox and PlayStation Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone players get a much requested feature today — here's how it'll work

In light of the anticheat being useless, console players can finally exclude PC from Black Ops 6 and Warzone ranked modes.

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Fanta's just unveiled the most garish Xbox branding collab yet

I've just been blinded by an Xbox controller.

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The era of console exclusives is slowly coming to an end — and I’m fine with that

The recent Xbox Developer Direct showcase was a clear example that console exclusives are going away. Here's why that could be a good thing.

Tom’s Guide

Xbox Games Could Make Their Way To The Nintendo Switch 2 Sooner Than You Think

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says Xbox could be moving away from exclusives to bring its games to PlayStation and the Nintendo Switch 2.

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STALKER 2's new Patch 1.1.4 update fixes one of its nastiest Xbox bugs, and the devs say a bigger patch is on the way

STALKER 2's first update of 2025 is here with Patch 1.1.4, and it includes several critical fixes for Xbox and PC players. Here's everything in it.

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How to access and use Xbox Game Bar on the ROG Ally

The ROG Ally has a stock Copilot shortcut, but not Game Bar. Here's how you can change that.

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Gears of War: E-Day is co-developed with an OG Gears trilogy collaborator — who is also making its own Xbox exclusive

Gears of War: E-Day is being co-developed with People Can Fly, a Polish studio that's previously worked on the franchise, including Gears of War Judgment.

Microsoft talks next-gen Xbox plans – which could end the console wars forever

Xbox Next might not rival the PS6 at all, but Nintendo could be more concerned.

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Nintendo Switch 2 may be getting more Xbox titles as Phil Spencer is "really looking forward to supporting them with the games that we have"

He also congratulated the Nintendo boss for the console's bigger screen

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Phil Spencer isn't ruling out Xbox exclusives like Starfield making the jump to other platforms: "There is no reason for me to put a ring fence around any game"

"To keep games off of other platforms, that's not a path for us. It doesn't work for us"

Player One

Xbox Head Phil Spencer Talks About Decision to Keep Games Off Other Platforms

Xbox head Phil Spencer talked about the company's plans moving forward as well as the decision to keep games off other platforms.

Tom’s Hardware

More Xbox first-party games will come to PlayStation and Nintendo — Xbox hardware will remain

Xbox head Phil Spencer reaffirms the company's desire to release more multiplatform games while maintaining a hardware platform.

Windows Central

Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"

id Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.

Windows Central

New Surface Pro details emerge as Microsoft prepares to downgrade Windows 10 and OpenAI is accused of cheating on AI benchmarks

New Surface devices are on the way and the mystery of an Xbox controller listing has been solved. We also saw OpenAI accused of cheating on benchmark tests recently.

Inverse

Xbox Game Pass Finally Brings The Wildest Sci-fi Sandbox Game On PC To Consoles

'Starbound' is a massive, freeform sandbox in space, and it's finally available on Xbox Game Pass for consoles.

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