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Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well
Xbox is canceling Everwild, a new IP from Sea of Thieves developer Rare.
No, Microsoft and Xbox's Phil Spencer isn't stepping down — here's the truth
There are no plans for Phil Spencer, Microsoft's Xbox and gaming lead, to exit the company (at least for now).
Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs — jobs cut at King and ZeniMax Media
Microsoft is again laying people off from its Xbox division, this time at mobile game developer King, with Bloomberg ...
Apple is making a cheap MacBook — that's bad news for Windows
A sub-$800 MacBook is reportedly in the works, targeting the midrange PC market, notorious for its lackluster hardware.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike RPG that's coming to Xbox Game Pass — after playing it, I still have these concerns
Fallen Feathers at Summer Game Fest 2025, but the difficulty curve has me hoping the rest of the game isn't too brutal.
Marvel Rivals Season 3 is bringing Blade and Phoenix — but I need this balance issue fixed
Two exciting new heroes are joining Marvel Rivals in Season 3, but my main choice is struggling hard right now.
Can OpenAI’s mandatory week-long break fend off Meta’s $100 million talent grab? — "Someone has broken into our home"
OpenAI has sent its staff on a week's vacation to break the cycle of 80-hour weeks and ward off Meta from poaching more ...
Minecraft’s 'Vibrant Visuals' side-by-side comparison pics — Here’s what it gets right and where it falls short
I played Minecraft with Vibrant Visuals enabled, and I got to see firsthand how it makes the game feel more alive. But it isn ...
My son's been bugging me to play Minecraft for six years and this one mod could actually make me do it
I loved Minecraft Dungeons, and this mod adds that same top-down experience into regular Minecraft. It looks pretty epic.
Rejoice, PC gamers: this Steam feature just got a massive update — here's how to use it and how it works
As Valve explains in its news post about the new-and-improved performance monitor, you can find the option to enable it in your games by clicking the Steam button at the top left of the Steam client, ...
AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D hits the lowest price of the year — Why wait for Prime Day?
Not only is the 7800X3D down to the lowest price of the year, but Newegg is also adding a free 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD with ...
Minecraft is reviving a dead Mob Vote loser and actually making copper useful in 2025's third update
Do you remember the Minecraft Mob Vote? It was an annual event for Minecraft Live, during which the community voted on one of three mobs to be added to Minecraft. Year after year — one winner, and two ...