Xbox claims its next console will be ‘the largest technical leap you will have ever seen’
President Sarah Bond also says "exciting stuff coming out in hardware" will be revealed this year
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Xbox Game Pass now has 34 million ‘fully paid’ subscribers
Phil Spencer says the most growth is being seen on PC
Diablo 4 is the first Activision Blizzard game coming to Game Pass
Blizzard's dungeon crawler is coming to the service in March
Phil Spencer wants Sony and Nintendo games on Xbox, but says he doesn’t expect it
He says Xbox's multiplatform plans are "not some kind of bartering system"
Xbox says its consoles will remain the ‘flagship’ experience and the only place for Game Pass
Players "should have confidence in building their digital library", it says
Xbox confirms it’s bringing ‘four games’ to rival platforms
Phil Spencer claims the releases do not represent "a change to our fundamental exclusivity strategy"
Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM is reportedly laying off a quarter of staff and cancelling an expansion
It's said to be the third project cancelled or suspended in three years
In Brief
New trailer for EA Sports College Football announces a summer release
A full reveal for the game is planned for May
Palworld developer advises fans to play other games while they wait for new content
"You don't need to feel guilty about hopping from game to game"
The Epic Games Store is giving away 3 classic Fallout titles next week
Update: Super Meat Boy Forever will now be free to claim instead of Fallout games
Bandai Namco reveals it recently cancelled five games, saying it plans stricter quality control
The publisher reported a 96% drop in year-on-year profits in its games division
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Deus Ex actor claims Eidos asked him to stop talking about Adam Jensen
“I guess Deus Ex isn’t as popular as we think it is?”
Sony shares fall most in two years after it says PS5 growth has likely peaked
The company has forecast a "gradual decline" in PS5 unit sales from its next fiscal year onwards
Embracer cancelled 29 unannounced games between July and December
Restructuring plans have also seen seven internal studios closed
Embracer confirms it’s now laid off 1,400 employees and says more cuts could be coming
“A few larger structured divestment processes” are ongoing as plan approaches “final stretch”
Ahead of its business update, Microsoft reportedly told staff ‘every screen is an Xbox’
An Xbox podcast will reveal news today