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U.S. video game spending fell 9 percent year over year to $4.3 billion in August 2026, according to Circana data shared by Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor Mat …

Xbox has announced XP, a new division focused on expanding its gaming franchises beyond games through film and television, consumer products, live experiences and strategic partnerships. The division will be …

Microsoft has made Xbox’s disc-to-digital licensing feature available to everyone, allowing owners of eligible Xbox One and Xbox Series X game discs to claim a digital licence for their games. …

Xbox has begun testing Mythic Achievements with Xbox Insiders, introducing a new way for players to recognise games where they have completed all of the original achievements. Players earn Mythic …

Microsoft has updated its Xbox disc-to-digital licensing system, making the process more streamlined for players with supported physical games. Digital entitlement is now automatically granted when an eligible game disc …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has termed the ongoing Xbox layoffs and restructuring as “streamlining the team.” Speaking in an interview with Alex Heath on the Sources podcast, Microsoft CEO Satya …

Shannon Loftis, the former director of World’s Edge, has publicly criticised Xbox CEO Asha Sharma following the company’s latest round of layoffs and restructuring. Loftis took aim at Sharma’s recent …

Microsoft is cutting 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios management and central functions as part of its ongoing Xbox restructuring. The company is also …

Microsoft explored true Xbox digital ownership in the year 2011, but ultimately scrapped the idea, according to a new report. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Microsoft was investigating a …

Rising costs are becoming a stronger reason for US consumers canceling gaming subscription services, according to Circana’s Future of Insights for Video Games Consumer Survey. More than 40% of consumers …