IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a relationship with an “external partner” on its next big franchise, Project Fantasy,

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has implemented many changes over the past month. Here's every rumor, change, and game cancellation in our running news roundup.

We're not reducing our overall investment in games,' Xbox says. 'We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year.'.

Back in May, we highlighted a rumour from Windows Central about a potential disc-to-digital feature being implemented by Xbox in which you'd be able to receive digital entitlements for your physical games.

Asha Sharma's 'reset' of Xbox strategy apparently includes a review of what is working for the subscription service

Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining.

The Xbox Wireless Gaming Controller is Microsoft’s current standard gamepad, updated in 2025 with a hybrid D-pad, a Share button on the face, and textured grip areas on the back and sides. It’s the same controller Microsoft ships with an Xbox Series X or Series S console,