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Forza Horizon 6 just rage-quit its own launch window by leaking on SteamIndustry

Forza Horizon 6 just rage-quit its own launch window by leaking on Steam

Forza Horizon 6 has leaked online over a week before its official release, with an unencrypted Steam build escaping into the wild, per Kotaku. Microsoft and Playground Games have yet to publicly respond.

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Xbox's new strategy boss says console gaming isn't dead yet, tries to convince everyone (including Xbox)Industry

Xbox's new strategy boss says console gaming isn't dead yet, tries to convince everyone (including Xbox)

Xbox's new head of strategy Matthew Ball says console gaming is 'important, durable, and still growing' - and he's apparently on a mission to bring those long-forgotten Xbox franchises back from the dead.

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Xbox Game Pass is getting cheaper and our wallets are doing a victory lapIndustry

Xbox Game Pass is getting cheaper and our wallets are doing a victory lap

Microsoft is officially dropping the price on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC tiers starting April 2026 - great news for subscribers, with one small catch hiding in the details.

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Xbox nerfs Game Pass price but removes Call of Duty day-one access after players rage-quit the subscriptionIndustry

Xbox nerfs Game Pass price but removes Call of Duty day-one access after players rage-quit the subscription

Xbox is cutting Game Pass prices after subscriber backlash, but there's a trade-off: Call of Duty games will no longer be available day one, arriving instead roughly a year after launch.

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Xbox plays 20 questions with Project Helix rumors and only answers one of themIndustry

Xbox plays 20 questions with Project Helix rumors and only answers one of them

Xbox's Jason Ronald confirmed one Project Helix rumor is false but went conspicuously silent on another, and honestly that non-answer is louder than any official statement.

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Forza Horizon 6 just got its unofficial early access event and nobody bought a passIndustry

Forza Horizon 6 just got its unofficial early access event and nobody bought a pass

Pirated copies of Forza Horizon 6's PC version have reportedly started appearing online, according to Video Games Chronicle - before Microsoft has officially announced the game even exists.

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Xbox launches feedback portal and players immediately ask for exclusives and free multiplayer - shocking nobodyIndustry

Xbox launches feedback portal and players immediately ask for exclusives and free multiplayer - shocking nobody

Microsoft launched a new Xbox feedback portal and the top community requests are exclusive games and free multiplayer - basically a highlight reel of everything fans feel the platform has been missing.

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Discord and Xbox team up so your chat app can also drain your free timeIndustry

Discord and Xbox team up so your chat app can also drain your free time

Discord Nitro subscribers are getting access to Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition, a library of 50+ games including Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, and Deep Rock Galactic, with existing Game Pass members also scoring Discord perks in return.

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Xbox hires guy who said gaming is losing to gambling, porn, and crypto as its new chief strategy officerIndustry

Xbox hires guy who said gaming is losing to gambling, porn, and crypto as its new chief strategy officer

Xbox's new gaming boss Asha Sharma has hired an industry analyst - now chief strategy officer - who previously claimed games are losing the attention battle to gambling, porn, and crypto. Leadership at Xbox continues to be the most unhinged side quest in the industry.

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Xbox is getting a new boot screen and yes, it actually matters this timeIndustry

Xbox is getting a new boot screen and yes, it actually matters this time

Microsoft is rolling out a new bootup sequence for Xbox Series X|S as early as next week, the latest move in Asha Sharma's ongoing overhaul of the Xbox platform experience.

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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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