At a time when gaming is becoming more expensive than it has been in over two decades, the XBOX and PlayStation parent companies aren’t looking to utilize the tariff refunds to ease the stress on consumers’ wallets. Instead, attorneys are arguing that they don’t need to help consumers who voluntarily paid an advertised price for a product.

XBOX is doubling down on its biggest franchises, and it’s easy to see why. XBOX CEO Asha Sharma has revealed that three of the company’s franchises generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue, with the company now looking to grow that number by putting even greater focus on its biggest properties.

Coalition is all set to release the next installment of their popular franchise, Gears of War, with E-Day releasing this October. Ahead of the launch, we have already received a preview of the game, and the developers have provided new details on the title’s multiplayer elements that you can learn more about below.

“In accordance with the agreements reached between the parties, Sergiy was not involved either in negotiations with partners regarding S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 or in the actual development of the game throughout its full production cycle,” they said. “We have always fully honored these agreements on our side. For this reason, his comments regarding the company’s activities cannot be considered an accurate reflection of the actual state of affairs.”

This has been a pretty wild week for anyone working under the XBOX banner. Not only has the company entered the most drastic period of restructuring in its history, but the road ahead is long, and nobody is out of the woods – perhaps not for another year or more. We’re now learning of the ripple effect of hundreds of layoffs that have impacted almost every area of the business, including at the many studios under the XBOX banner. Naturally, that includes Bethesda Game Stud

The announcement comes directly from a Federal Reserve press release. Several task forces were announced to “advance the conduct of monetary policy.” Five task forces were announced in the press release, with Sharma serving as one of three members of the Productivity and Jobs task force.

Xbox gamers, brace yourselves... the prices are officially skyrocketing! 📈🟢 Microsoft just announced a massive worldwide price hike for all Xbox consoles starting August 1, 2026. If you were planning to upgrade your setup, you might want to do it NOW before these changes take effect.

The recently surfaced media graphic, saved under the file name highlights a growing tension between Microsoft and its dedicated Xbox player base. Despite the file's title referencing the Halo franchise, the image itself paints a broader, much grittier picture of Xbox's strategic roadmap for Summer 2026 and the community's reaction to it.

Hellblade Creator Faces XBOX Closure Ninja Theory is the latest studio to be targeted by XBOX’s cost-cutting measures, it has been revealed. In a new report from The Verge, it was claimed that sources advised the studio is being closed down. It was stated that employees were informed about the impending action on Monday about the imminent closure, but there is still hope that the studio can find a buyer before that happens.

According to Kotaku’s Valentine, “Compulsion leadership is in ‘negotiations’ with Microsoft over the studio’s fate, but the details of these negotiations have not been disclosed.”

XBOX has been undergoing a lot of changes since the rebranding, and they are coming from all fronts. The console makers have already stated that they would be looking at “radically different business models” in 2026, and it seems we are already seeing hints of some on the website’s backend.

Speaking at Hard Fork Live, the Microsoft executive said it must turn Xbox into a “sustainable business” following 25-years of investment, suggesting the division has been operating in the red for some time now.

“Announcing Senua, a new action-adventure set in the Hellblade universe. Senua, a Celtic warrior, is trapped between life and death in a fractured vision of purgatory. She must fight to reach the afterlife and reunite with those she loved and lost, battling forces that threaten everything she believes in,” the game description reads.

The reboot of Crazy Taxi has officially been announced. Since 2024, it has been known that a new Crazy Taxi game was in development. Sega previously stated that they were shifting from a single-player experience to an open-world format. Well, during the XBOX Showcase on June 7, the new Crazy Taxi finally received a name. Crazy Taxi: World Tour comes in 2027.

Valor Mortis Announced for Xbox Game Pass, Releases September 2026

Called the X25 Xbox Series X, the console will be a throwback to the classic transparent green Xbox, featuring both the console and a controller. You can watch the announcement trailer below: The console will release in November 2026.

Atlus has been tiding fans over with remakes of Persona 3 and Persona 4, with Persona 4 Revival currently in development. Thankfully, it’s looking like it’s time for a new story altogether, and judging by the trailer, it’s bound to be as stylish and slick as ever before.

The XBOX Games Showcase was the occasion on which id Software decided to reveal the new content for Doom: The Dark Ages, which is the “biggest launch” in the developer’s storied history. It seems the expansion features a whole lot for players to explore, and you can learn more about that below

After months of waiting, the highly anticipated showcase for XBOX and Gears fans has finally arrived, providing players with the much-awaited release date of the upcoming title, along with a new trailer. The developers have now provided pre-order and game edition details as well.

Called “A Realm Beyond,” the game was teased during the Showcase and will be the dragon’s first new Adventure on a console since 2008’s The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. The last overall Spyro game released was the 2018 Reignited Trilogy, which included remakes of all three original Spyro games for the Sony PlayStation.