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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.

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

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

Is the console we knew dead?

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

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

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

What could've been

EA is killing a game I didn't even know was alive

EA has announced that its ambitious live-service extraction shooter, Anthem, will sunset servers on January 12, 2026. The game will be unplayable, as it was designed to be an online-only experience.

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Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled

A report from Bloomberg indicates that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer enjoyed playing ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG months before it was canceled.

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The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it

The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it

#StopKillingGames completed its goal despite one prominent developer opposing the movement.

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Helldivers 2 on Xbox could strike Halo gold — I’m begging you, please add this one thing

Helldivers 2 on Xbox could strike Halo gold — I’m begging you, please add this one thing

Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox brings the prospect of crossovers to mind, and I can't think of one more perfect than a collab with Halo and its ODSTs.

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If you want more PlayStation games on Xbox, you'd better buy Helldivers 2 — Sony will go where the money does

If you want more PlayStation games on Xbox, you'd better buy Helldivers 2 — Sony will go where the money does

Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation game published by Sony to come to Xbox, but will others follow suit? If fans support it, there's a good chance they will.

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Before cancelling ZeniMax's Destiny-style MMO shooter, Xbox executives reportedly enjoyed early demos so much that the controller had to be pulled from Phil Spencer's hands

Before cancelling ZeniMax's Destiny-style MMO shooter, Xbox executives reportedly enjoyed early demos so much that the controller had to be pulled from Phil Spencer's hands

At Xbox, success doesn't mean security.

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

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Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself — are all by design

Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself — are all by design

With Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood placing unrealistic expectations on Xbox and Windows, the damage is becoming increasingly untenable.

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More than my Switch or ROG Ally, a tiny tablet and mobile controller has been my favorite gaming handheld lately

More than my Switch or ROG Ally, a tiny tablet and mobile controller has been my favorite gaming handheld lately

I've believed in the potential of Android gaming handhelds for years, but had to make the best one myself with a tiny tablet and mobile controller.

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This Call of Duty game just hit Xbox Game Pass, but it's infested with RCE hackers — I'd take cover and avoid playing until there's a fix

The latest Call of Duty game to come to Game Pass is WWII, but its arrival on the service has been tarnished by reports of RCE hackers and exploits.

'There has to be a better way than this': Game developers call Microsoft's latest layoffs 'a colossal waste of talent' from a publisher that seems like it's in 'a death spiral'

In response to "heartbreaking" turmoil, devs share grim humor, frustration, and fears for the industry's future.

Mecha Break's $47 skin packs and gameplay-boosting auction house drag user reviews down to "mixed" even as the shooter's concurrent player count hits 132k on Steam

Mecha Break has some players feeling mega broke

One of the best co-op shooters is coming to Xbox, so prepare to hell dive

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PS5 hit Helldivers 2 makes history as the first PlayStation-published game to get an Xbox release

Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that the Sony-published Helldivers 2 is officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next month.

Xbox puts a bandage over its latest self-inflicted gaping wound with Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox Series X next month – inexplicably on the same day as Gears of War: Reloaded

August 26 is now stacked for multiplayer-capable shooters

The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"

John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"

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"I'm hoping we'll bring all players together." PlayStation hit Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — a needed win in a bleak week for Microsoft.

PlayStation Studios' Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S in August, bringing reinforcements to the fight for liberty.

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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.

July could be Xbox Game Pass' biggest month yet, for one very good reason

There's one game coming to Xbox Game Pass this month that I've been waiting for more than any other.

Microsoft said it would cut 9,000 jobs as tech giant bets on AI

Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The move affects less than 4% of Microsoft’s global workforce.

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