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Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leak drops more features than a speedrunner drops framesIndustry

Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leak drops more features than a speedrunner drops frames

The Xbox Elite Series 3 controller's full feature set has reportedly leaked ahead of any official announcement, according to TheGamer - and the enthusiast crowd is already theorycrafting.

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Xbox drops a nostalgia bomb with its new logo - and yes, it's very greenIndustry

Xbox drops a nostalgia bomb with its new logo - and yes, it's very green

Xbox has unveiled a redesigned logo that leans into the brand's iconic original green, as new CEO Asha Sharma continues her 'we can change' campaign following Phil Spencer's February departure.

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Playground Games warns players away from leaked Forza Horizon 6 buildIndustry

Playground Games warns players away from leaked Forza Horizon 6 build

Playground Games has issued a statement warning that 'strict' action will be taken against anyone playing the leaked Forza Horizon 6 build, while also disputing claims that the studio was responsible for the leak.

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Forza Horizon 6 is now 2025's best-reviewed gameReviews

Forza Horizon 6 is now 2025's best-reviewed game

Forza Horizon 6 has claimed the title of 2025's best-reviewed game so far, according to Kotaku, making Playground Games' open-world racer Xbox's most critically acclaimed franchise.

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Xbox Game Pass is in trouble, and ex-PlayStation exec says the prognosis is 'grim'Industry

Xbox Game Pass is in trouble, and ex-PlayStation exec says the prognosis is 'grim'

Ex-PlayStation exec Shawn Layden has called Xbox Game Pass's outlook 'grim' as Microsoft signals a strategic reevaluation of its subscription service, with analysts debating what meaningful changes might look like.

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Playground Games threatens hardware bans for anyone playing the leaked Forza Horizon 6 buildIndustry

Playground Games threatens hardware bans for anyone playing the leaked Forza Horizon 6 build

Playground Games is threatening franchise-wide and hardware bans for anyone caught playing the leaked Forza Horizon 6 build, and says the leak did not originate from a preloading issue.

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Xbox dashboard quietly mentions 'exclusives' amid exclusivity strategy rumoursIndustry

Xbox dashboard quietly mentions 'exclusives' amid exclusivity strategy rumours

Xbox fans have spotted a reference to 'exclusives' on the Series X|S dashboard, and the timing couldn't be more loaded given the same-day reports of internal discussions about Microsoft's exclusivity strategy.

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Double Fine files petition to unionize, joining growing trend of game studio labor organizingIndustry

Double Fine files petition to unionize, joining growing trend of game studio labor organizing

Double Fine Productions, the Xbox-owned studio behind Psychonauts 2 and Brutal Legend, has filed a petition to unionize, continuing a growing wave of labor organizing across the games industry.

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Xbox reportedly having 'big discussions' about returning to exclusivesIndustry

Xbox reportedly having 'big discussions' about returning to exclusives

An industry insider claims Microsoft is having 'big discussions' internally about returning to exclusive titles, reigniting the debate over Xbox's platform identity and multiplatform strategy.

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Xbox drops 10 brand new Game Pass additions at April indie showcaseIndustry

Xbox drops 10 brand new Game Pass additions at April indie showcase

Microsoft's April indie showcase confirmed 10 brand new Game Pass additions that had never been announced for the service before, alongside updates on previously revealed titles.

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