Microsoft will reveal Metro 2039 at Xbox First Look on April 16
Microsoft announced it will hold its inaugural Xbox First Look event with the revelation of Metro 2039 on Thursday. The reveal will happen with 4A Games,...
Forza Horizon 6 takes you on a ride through the beauty of Japan | preview
Forza Horizon 6 took me on a journey that I don’t expect to do in real life. It let me drive through Japan. I’ve...
Microsoft’s trust and safety head on why the space is worth investing in | BOSS Mode with Kim Kunes
One of the best things about gaming is how many people you can meet and interact with — with billions of people around the...
Cofounder Brian Raffel retires from Call of Duty studio Raven Software
After more than 36 years at the helm of Raven Software, cofounder Brian Raffel has decided to shift into retirement. His team worked on...
Why King is leaning into qualitative data to inform Candy Crush’s live service evolution
King doesn’t just want players to keep coming back to Candy Crush — it wants to know why they keep coming back. Candy Crush has...
Xbox future reveal impressions — dev kits going out in 2027
Jason Ronald, vice president of next generation at Xbox, gave a talk at GDC Festival of Gaming, and he said dev kits for Project...
Minecraft creators want to do more brand integrations in 2026
As brands and advertisers warm up to virtual worlds, Minecraft creators are feeling left out. In recent years, brands have become an increasingly integral...
For the new Xbox CEO, listening is good | Peter Moore interview
Microsoft made a much-discussed move last week to appoint a 36-year-old non-game executive, Asha Sharma, to be the new head of Xbox. It sounded...
Ex-Microsoft games leader not worried new Xbox CEO has no games experience | Ed Fries exclusive interview
After renegades like Seamus Blackley pitched the Xbox to Microsoft, it was up to Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios, to build...
What an Xbox founder thinks of the new Xbox CEO | Seamus Blackley interview
Seamus Blackley was one of the renegades who got the Xbox started, before it became a corporate thing endorsed by Bill Gates and Steve...