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15 Years Ago, Xbox Released Its Strangest Controller Ever

Xbox jumped into alternative controllers with Kinect, a camera-based accessory that produced as many hits as misses, but also paved the way for more accessibility.

Inverse

Viral superhero game Dispatch already sold over 1 million copies — and that's without Xbox support

AdHoc Studio's superhero-focused game Dispatch has already sold over a million copies across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.

Windows Central

Despite the hype, Battlefield 6 fails to dent Call of Duty's reign in the US ahead of Black Ops 7 launch — but there's a big caveat

Battlefield 6 is off to a strong start in the U.S, but it doesn't seem to be peeling players away from Call of Duty, at least so far.

Windows Central

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One of Xbox's most legendary RPGs is getting a major update with a brand new way to play — and players can test the new mode out soon

Obsidian Entertainment's isometric role-playing game Pillars of Eternity is finally getting a turn-based mode, and players can test it starting Nov. 5, 2025.

Windows Central

One of my favorite Xbox Game Pass games is leaving this month — I can't believe this huge FPS title is departing

Nearly a full year after its launch onto Xbox, Windows PC, and Game Pass, GSC Game World's popular survival-horror shooter STALKER 2 is leaving the program.

Windows Central

Just Cause 5 "would be a no-go" because of studio departures, Avalanche co-founder says, but he would've loved for Xbox's canceled Contraband see the light of day

The Just Cause movie is still going ahead

GamesRadar

No, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is not launching early — here’s why

The rumors that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will release early just won't go away, but hopefully now, people will stop buying into them.

Windows Central

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The MSI Claw handhelds are the first non-Xbox devices to get the Windows Full Screen Experience, with more said to arrive 'in the coming months'

Getting all your games in one place is kinda neat.

PC Gamer

Xbox Cloud Gaming just got its biggest upgrade yet — but will anyone pay for it?

Microsoft's big Xbox Cloud Gaming upgrades are rolling out, delivering 1440p resolution at 60 FPS. But, with a 50% price hike in tow — is this going to be the next big thing, or will it struggle like Stadia did previously?

Windows Central

From sci‑fi mysteries to football glory — all the new Xbox games you can play this week (Nov. 3–9, 2025)

Here are the latest games launching on the Xbox Store, from November 3-November 9, 2025.

Windows Central

Silent Hill 2 remake Born from a Wish DLC copium grows even stronger as Bloober Team writer acknowledges the expansion along with a potential Xbox release: "Born from a what?"

There's a Silent Hill 2 movie coming out in a few months...

GamesRadar

Muov Bikes Road smart bike review: The most expensive X-Box controller for cycling that money can buy - but it’s brilliant

The Muov delivers on its promise of extra realism, and brings Zwift et al to life in a way that other trainers just can’t. But it ain’t cheap.

Cycling Weekly

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2 review: The gaming headset brand to beat

This refreshed SteelSeries headset remains a banger –at a great price

Doom designer Sandy Petersen alleges former Xbox boss Don Mattrick killed Ensemble Studios and its Halo MMO to protect his personal stock bonus: 'Don started as an EA hatchet man so what would you expect?'

A BFG blast of a tweet.

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Beloved boomer shooter Dusk celebrates coming to Xbox with new 'Dusk Gulch' level riffing on Halo's best multiplayer map

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Windows Central

Blood West is the horror‑western Xbox boomer shooter you didn’t know you needed — here's why we love it

Hyperstrange and New Blood Interactive have combined forces to bring Blood West to Xbox Series X|S consoles and Xbox PC-compatible devices. The indie game combines nostalgic, low-resolution art, eldritch horrors, and immersive stealth FPS/RPG hybrid gameplay in one cohesive experience.

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.004.001 is live — fixes major quest bugs and visual glitches (and yes, Inez finally works)

The Outer Worlds 2 is great, but it's hardly perfect. Obsidian Entertainment is rolling out a new patch right now, and it actually fixed an annoying bug.

Windows Central

Silent Hill 2 gets an ESRB Rating for Xbox Series X|S — Could this be a sign we'll finally see this awesome horror remake on Xbox?

We have recently discovered that the Entertainment Software Rating Board has given the critically acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake an Xbox Series X|S rating, implying it may soon be heading for Microsoft's home consoles.

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Tom’s Hardware

Mad modders recreate exotic 25-year-old Xbox prototype with a solid block of metal — modern $6,000 makeover combines real Xbox hardware with an HDMI upgrade

The original Xbox prototype shown off in the year 2000 was just brought back to life in an epic project. Machined out of a single block of metal, featuring real Xbox hardware, and upgrades like a screen in the middle in place of the orb light, this Xbox prototype redux…

PC Gamer

Condemned: Criminal Origins, the best game about beating people to death with a lead pipe I've ever played, has been delisted from Steam and Xbox, and fans are hoping that means a remaster is on the way

Monolith's classic brain-smasher was delisted on Halloween, and yeah, that might be a coincidence but I sure hope not.

PC Gamer

YouTuber spends over $6,000 to make a solid aluminium Xbox like the 2000s prototype, and it 'operates like any other Xbox because that's exactly what it is'

It's a pretty great way to play Halo, though.

Windows Central

Microsoft’s CEO compared Xbox to TikTok — and the internet is confused for the wrong reason (here's why)

Yes, Xbox competes with TikTok and other forms of social media. But the reason TikTok is winning is because Microsoft refuses to be more social and culturally open — It's no surprise Roblox and Steam are eating Xbox's lunch. Microsoft is VERY uncool.

Windows Central

Obsidian didn't add this cool feature to The Outer Worlds 2 until the game was well into development — here's how it happened

The Outer Worlds 2 directors Brandon Adler and Matthew Singh revealed that one of the game's more interesting features wasn't planned at first.

Windows Central

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection pre-orders have taken flight — and one of my most requested monsters finally returns after nearly two decades

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection's latest trailer reveals more of its story, the game's deluxe edition and pre-order bonus, and the return of one of the most frightening monsters in the entire franchise.

Windows Central

Activision and Paramount's Call of Duty film finds director and writers — it's being helmed by Hollywood duo Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg

The Call of Duty movie from Paramount and Xbox's Activision now has a director and writer, with Taylor Sheridan And Peter Berg once again teaming up.

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