Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Gaming Latest news (11)

Arkadiusz Strzala, 09 August 2021, 16:22

Microsoft is testing Night Mode on the Xbox console. This mode introduces changes in image color taking care of player health at night. A treat also for those who like the color orange.

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 August 2021, 20:58

The long wait for Psychonauts 2 will soon come to an end. Double Fine reported that the game has gone gold and thus officially finished work on the title.

Darius Matusiak, 05 August 2021, 13:10

Asobo released an official statement regarding the dire condition of Flight Simulator 2020 on PC. The developers apologize and promise patches.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 August 2021, 21:06

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has received another beta. Players can check out version 1.17.30.20 on PC, Xbox One and Android mobile devices.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 04 August 2021, 12:07

Closed beta tests of Age of Empires 4 will begin tomorrow. It will be the first opportunity to play the next part of the iconic series.

Hubert Sledziewski, 03 August 2021, 17:40

We have learned the list of games that will hit Xbox Game Pass in the first weeks of August. Of particular note are Hades and two installments of the Skate series.

Hubert Sledziewski, 02 August 2021, 13:06

Project Cobalt is probably the working name of one of the two games on which inXile Entertainment is working. The project is to be a first-person RPG set in a steampunk universe and will be released in a few years.

Iltutmis, 02 August 2021, 12:41

New Age of Empires 4 trailers show off naval fleets and introduce the Abbasid civilization and its camel riders. It will be hard to get bored in the upcoming RTS.

Darius Matusiak, 01 August 2021, 14:55

The latest update for MSFS 2020 brought a much-awaited performance improvement on PC, but in the process it broke a lot of other elements. Players blame the game's adaptation to consoles.

Adrian Werner, 30 July 2021, 18:04

Forza Motorsport 7's story is slowly coming to an end. The game will soon disappear from sale and Game Pass offer.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 29 July 2021, 12:07

Minecraft: Dungeons - the hack'and'slash game from Mojang Studios - has just received a new, sixth DLC, concluding the game's story.

Hubert Sledziewski, 28 July 2021, 21:07

We've learned the titles of games that will hit the Games with Gold service in August. Next month, subscribers will be able to pick up Darksiders 3 and Yooka-Laylee, among others.

Hubert Sledziewski, 28 July 2021, 19:40

The Xbox Game Pass NPC Awards event has begun, where you can vote for selected NPCs from games available through Microsoft's subscription. The main character of Free Guy is also taking part in the poll.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 28 July 2021, 11:35

Xbox Series X/S consoles have been selling very well since their launch last year, with an estimated 6.5 million units purchased to date.

Hubert Sledziewski, 27 July 2021, 20:07

Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available on Xbox Series X and S consoles, and a beautiful trailer for the game has hit the web to mark the occasion.

Adrian Werner, 27 July 2021, 13:45

Gears of War owner The Coalition unveiled an impressive tech demo showing off the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 27 July 2021, 11:45

More screenshots from Forza Horizon 5 have been released online. The developers revealed them to show the players just how diverse Mexico's landscapes are.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 July 2021, 19:02

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition will soon get another expansion. The African Royals will introduce new content straight from humanity's cradle, which will keep us busy until the release of the fourth installment.

Hubert Sledziewski, 20 July 2021, 20:00

We've learned the list of games coming to Xbox Games Pass in the last days of July. Of particular note are The Ascent and Microsoft Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X and S.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 July 2021, 20:38

Double Fine Productions unveiled Psychonauts 2's story trailer. Some other game-related materials have also surfaced online, confirming 120 FPS support on Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Hubert Sledziewski, 19 July 2021, 11:39

We found out the approximate size of Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X and S. Get your drives ready, because you will need around 100 GB of free space.

Michael Kulakowski, 14 July 2021, 19:04

Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's gaming division, spoke positively on PlayStation 5's controller, and hinted that he's not ruling out a new version of the Xbox Series X|S gamepad in the future that would take advantage of the competition's ideas.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 July 2021, 19:30

Xbox brand chief Phil Spencer and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty have given an extensive interview to the Guardian. The men admitted that they intend to take risks when developing future games, including single-player productions, not all of which are to be supported long after release.

Adam Krolak, 13 July 2021, 18:36

The release of Ghostwire: Tokyo has been postponed. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within, has announced that its new game will not be released this year.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 13 July 2021, 14:44

Playground Games is slowly revealing more details about Forza Horizon 5. We already know how the weather will work and what activities we will be able to take part in.

Agnes Adamus, 12 July 2021, 19:57

A new DLC for Minecraft: Dungeons has been announced. It's called Echoing Void and will take us to the land of The End. In addition, the game will receive a free update introducing a new type of quest - Gauntlet of Gales. The content will launch on July 28.

Adrian Werner, 12 July 2021, 12:32

There have been big problems with getting new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles and DualShock 4 gamepads in the U.S. for a while now, with most major stores not offering them, or used pieces of they do.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 08 July 2021, 21:41

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has just received another update. Apart from minor changes it also introduces the co-op mode.

Hubert Sledziewski, 06 July 2021, 17:01

Microsoft has announced the list of games that will hit Xbox Games Pass in the near future. In July we will be able to play Farming Simulator 19, Tropico 6 and EA Sports UFC 4, among others.

Hubert Sledziewski, 05 July 2021, 11:22

Phil Spencer hinted at the release date for Fable 4. The chief of the Xbox brand has also assured that he thinks Playground Games will succeed in maintaining the series' light-hearted, fairytale vibe.

Iltutmis, 02 July 2021, 15:08

According to rumors, Hideo Kojima and Microsoft are negotiating a deal that will result in a new cloud-based game for Xbox and PC. That said, we won't see the result of this collaboration until a few years from now.

Milosz Szubert, 01 July 2021, 17:28

During a recent stream, Asobo representatives talked a bit about the near future of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Among other things, we heard about upcoming improvements to the PC version and new details about the Xbox Series X/S release.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 July 2021, 10:01

Minecraft Earth is history. The mobile spin-off of one of the best-selling games of the world has just disappeared from mobile devices.

Milosz Szubert, 30 June 2021, 19:50

Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox brand, was recently a guest on the Unlocked podcast hosted by IGN. During the conversation, Spencer talked about, among other things, the lessons Microsoft has learned from the Xbox One era, and what the future may hold for the platform and the Xbox Game Studios family.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 30 June 2021, 13:27

We've learned the games that will be coming to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions in July 2021.

Michael Kulakowski, 29 June 2021, 22:29

Todd Howard, the director of Bethesda Game Studios' key brands, gave an interview on the status of The Elder Scrolls 6 and the team's other upcoming games, including the highly anticipated Starfield.

Filip Wegrzyn, 29 June 2021, 21:42

As confirmed by Playground Games' senior producer Tom Butcher, Forza Horizon 4 will not receive any more new content. Interestingly, support for the title will not end, but it will take place in a slightly different form than before.

Milosz Szubert, 29 June 2021, 14:26

After nearly a year of exclusivity on Android devices, the Xbox Cloud Gaming service (also known as xCloud), which lets you play „in the cloud” over the Internet, is now available on Apple smartphones and tablets and select Windows 10 browsers. To use it, you'll need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

Adrian Werner, 29 June 2021, 13:41

Developers from Playground Games discussed the weather system in Forza Horizon 5 and showed new footage from the game.

Hubert Sledziewski, 24 June 2021, 16:00

We got to know the titles that will hit Xbox Game Pass during the next week. This time we will be able to play Iron Harvest, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and Worms: The Scramble. Monster Hunter: World, Outer Wilds and Soulcalibur VI will leave the offer.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 June 2021, 19:53

Is Microsoft actually looking for more studios to buy from among Warner Bros. developers? Perhaps, but for now we've only learned that the label has sold one of its development teams to Electronic Arts for $1.4 billion.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 June 2021, 20:42

Quake may be another FPS series, which after years will live to see a full-fledged installment. If new rumor is to be believed, it will be single- and multiplayer game with a female in the main role.

Hubert Sledziewski, 21 June 2021, 14:47

A developer from Bethesda Softworks has revealed that the trailer of Starfield presented at E3 2021 was created entirely on the game's engine.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 June 2021, 17:48

Tests of version 1.17.1 have begun in Minecraft: Java Edition, and the first update following the release of Caves & Cliffs should debut in the coming weeks.

Michal Ciezadlik, 18 June 2021, 19:27

In a recent interviev, Pete Hines, responsible for marketing at Bethesda, revealed that the latest game about the adventures of Indiana Jones is still in a very early stage of development.

Bart Woldanski, 17 June 2021, 20:43

Ninja Theory representative revealed some details about the progress on Hellblade II: Senua's Saga during Xbox Games Showcase Extended. A behind the scenes video was also shown.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 17 June 2021, 20:10

The exclusivity of the upcoming Starfield has caused frustration among some players. This has not escaped the attention of Bethesda, whose representative claims to understand the negative feelings of some of the fans.

Adrian Werner, 17 June 2021, 12:48

Reports have appeared in the web, according to which the development of Everwild, the new IP from studio Rare, has been rebooted. The change in the vision of the project is so big that work on it will last until 2024.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 June 2021, 20:07

Forza Horizon 5 is not only next-gen graphics and streamlined gameplay. It's also 1.5 times bigger game world, because virtual Mexico is to offer an area of over 100 square kilometers.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 June 2021, 17:39

Will it be possible to run games from the Xbox Series X/S on the Xbox One? Of course not, but Microsoft plans to change that with its Xbox Cloud Gaming service.