DayZ Badlands is scheduled for October 2026, with more than 5,000 rebuildable structures, restored wells, and a Code Lock system. The Road to Badlands update is already live with a first batch of expansion-inspired content.
The deflection-focused souls-like platformer arrives as a day-one Game Preview title, while BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X and Relooted move into Game Pass Premium.
EA Sports FC 26 joins EA Play for Xbox PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. That makes it easier to try, but Steam's mixed reception is worth reading before you commit to another season.
Reports say Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and other Xbox teams are exploring buyouts or spin-offs as closures loom. For players, the worry is simple: what happens to the strange, personal games Xbox once promised to protect?
A new report says Microsoft has looked at bigger changes for Xbox while also wanting faster Halo, Elder Scrolls, and Fallout development. Players do not need another org chart. They need clear plans and finished games.
Playground's reboot is betting hard on Albion's people, with hand-built routines, grudges, romance, jobs, property trouble and enough social mess to feel like Fable again.
Halo: Campaign Evolved adds harder bonus missions about Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson. That could help the remake, if it knows when to stop explaining.
Microsoft is turning Xbox Mode into a controller-first Windows gaming layer. That is good news for handheld players, as long as desktop users can keep the mouse, keyboard, and beautiful mess they already like.
Marcus can jump now. That sounds tiny until you remember Gears built its whole combat language around weight, cover, and commitment.
Xbox has officially shifted Playground Games’ Fable reboot to February 2027. We analyze why dodging the gargantuan orbit of Grand Theft Auto VI is not just sensible—it is a survival requirement.
Shawn Layden, former president of PlayStation, believes the console industry has hit a technological dead end, making the endless chase for better graphics and higher frame rates unsustainable. He champions a move towards more affordable hardware, like the Nintendo Switch, and provocatively...
Konami has confirmed that the 'Fox Hunt' multiplayer mode for the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake will not be available at launch. The brand-new "hide and seek" style mode is now slated for a post-launch release in Fall 2025, but the single-player campaign remains on track.