XBOX Cloud Gaming Will Add Monthly Hour Caps in November, With Extra Paid Playtime Coming to the Store
XBOX Cloud Gaming will introduce monthly streaming-hour limits for Game Pass members in November, with extra time available to buy.
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XBOX Indie Selects for September 2026: Six Great Genre-Bending Games You Should Play
XBOX Indie Selects for September 2026 include Dispatch, CULTIC, Duskfade, The King Is Watching, and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. See the picks.
Windows 11 Will Auto-Enable Memory Integrity Protection This October
Microsoft will auto-enable memory integrity protection on eligible Windows 11 PCs starting October 2026. Here’s what it does and how to check it.
Designed for XBOX Cozy Collection: New 8BitDo, SteelSeries, and KontrolFreek Gear Is Here
XBOX just launched a Designed for XBOX Cozy Collection with 8BitDo, SteelSeries, and KontrolFreek gear in matcha and forest tones. See it all here.
Fresh XBOX Game Pass September 2026 Lineup: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, SpeedRunners 2, and The Royal Writ Coming Soon
XBOX Game Pass just added RuneScape: Dragonwilds, SpeedRunners 2, Black Ops Cold War, and more this September. See the full lineup here.
XBOX Free Play Days Adds Control, Fatal Fury, ARK, Naruto, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta This Weekend
Try Control Ultimate Edition, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, ARK: Survival Ascended, Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and the Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta with XBOX Free Play Days.
XBOX Series X25 Console Pre-Orders Are Now Live
XBOX Series X25 console pre-orders are live. The $899.99 limited edition includes Halo: Campaign Evolved and OG Green styling.
XBOX Turns Eligible Game Discs to Digital Entitlements: What This Means for You
XBOX is testing disc-to-digital entitlements for eligible XBOX One and Series X games, adding Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming benefits.
XBOX 25th Anniversary Collection Reveals Accessories From Razer, 8BitDo, Backbone, PowerA, and GameSir
XBOX’s 25th Anniversary Collection adds translucent green accessories from Razer, 8BitDo, Backbone, PowerA, and GameSir.
ROG XBOX Ally X20 Pre-Orders Open: $1,299 Handheld Gets OLED Upgrade and Limited 20th Anniversary Design
ROG XBOX Ally X20 pre-orders are open at $1,299, with a 7.4-inch OLED display, Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, and a $2,499 bundle.
XBOX Celebrates An Amazing 25 Years With New XBOX Gear Store, Free Profile Content, Game Pass Collections, and FanFest Tour
XBOX is celebrating 25 years with free profile content, Game Pass collections, FanFest events, and a new official Gear store.
XBOX Free Play Days: Train Sim World 6, Icarus, and Lynked: Banner of the Spark Free This Weekend
Play Train Sim World 6, Icarus: Console Edition, and Lynked: Banner of the Spark in XBOX Free Play Days this weekend with XBOX Game Pass. Here’s how.
XBOX Insider Update Brings New Home Controls, Local Save Cleanup, and a Nostalgic Day One Badge
New XBOX Insider update adds Home customization, local save management, and a commemorative Day One profile badge for XBOX One owners.
Windows App CLI v0.6 Adds WinUI Scaffolding, Azure Signing
Microsoft’s Windows App Development CLI v0.6 adds instant WinUI app creation, cloud code signing, and sparse packaging support for devs.
The New Windows 11 Context Menu Update Is Here for File Explorer: Faster, Simpler, and Fully Customizable
The New Windows 11 Context Menu Update Is Here for File Explorer. Here’s what’s new.
XBOX Game Pass Wave 2 August: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Blood Dungeon, and More Coming Day One
If you thought August was already a stacked month for XBOX Game Pass Wave 2, buckle up, because the second wave just dropped and it’s bringing some genuinely exciting day-one releases. We’re talking a highly anticipated prequel, a souls-like platformer, and a blood-soaked roguelite dungeon crawler, all landing on the service before the month wraps up.
Mandatory New XBOX Age Checks Coming to Australia For 18+ Games
Microsoft spelled that out these XBOX age checks in an official Microsoft Source post, saying the new age assurance checks cover both Microsoft and XBOX storefronts.
XBOX Free Play Days Is Back: Try Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross, 2 Games Free This Weekend
XBOX Free Play Days runs August 13-16 with Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross free for Game Pass members, plus the Gears of War: E-Day beta.
Copilot Super App Prep Begins: Microsoft Merges Its 2 Copilot Apps Into One — Here’s Everything Changing
Microsoft is unifying Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot into one app, ditching duplicate icons ahead of its 2026 “Copilot super app.” Here’s what’s changing and when.
Gears of War: E-Day XBOX Controller Is Here — Pre-Order the Storm King Design Now
Emergence Day is coming back to XBOX, and this time you can hold a piece of it in your hands. XBOX just pulled back the curtain on the Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Wireless Controller, and honestly, it might be the most brutal-looking accessory the brand has put out in years.
XBOX Free Play Days Offers NBA 2K26, Ghost Recon Games, Wax Heads and More This Weekend
XBOX Free Play Days brings NBA 2K26, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Wax Heads, and Sports Renovations this weekend.
XBOX Indie Selects for August 2026 Spotlight Six Summer Adventures Worth Playing
XBOX Indie Selects for August features six standout games, from cozy ghost stories and dark fantasy to co-op horror and heartfelt adventures.
XBOX Insider Update Adds Chat Capture Controls, Cloud Save Recovery, and Bigger Wishlists
The latest XBOX Insider update can test chat audio captures, achievement sorting, cloud save recovery, while all players get 1,000-item wishlists.
XBOX 25th Anniversary: New Gamerpics, Game Pass Collections, and Full Fun FanFest Tour Schedule Revealed
Microsoft celebrates the XBOX 25th anniversary with community gamerpics, a 25th anniversary badge, curated Game Pass collections, and the full FanFest Tour schedule.