Microsoft plans to bring its Halo franchise to the PlayStation for the first time with the launch of a 25th‑anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2026
As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony's competing console for the first time.
Sources: Chinese officials are evaluating an option involving Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US; X would take control of TikTok US and run the businesses together
- ByteDance's preferred strategy is to fight ban, people say — Trump has said he would like to delay ban to seek resolution
Xbox debuts a strike-based enforcement program, to improve “player transparency” and clear up confusion; eight strikes over six months results in a one-year ban
Xbox debuts a strike-based enforcement program, to improve “player transparency” and clear up confusion; eight strikes over six months results in a one-year ban
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Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Xbox's senior director of corporate communications, is leaving Microsoft after 22 years to “work on the next chapter of my career”
But I can't help but feel his communication style held back the brand's image to an extent. Very traditional media, very American... it was hard to connect. — #Xbox #gaming #gam...
Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Xbox's senior director of corporate communications, is leaving Microsoft after 22 years to “work on the next chapter of my career”
But I can't help but feel his communication style held back the brand's image to an extent. Very traditional media, very American... it was hard to connect. — #Xbox #gaming #gam...
Sony unveils Project Leonardo, a PS5 accessibility controller kit with circular gamepads, for use on its own or with DualSense; pricing and release are TBC
Sony is building a better PlayStation 5 controller with Project Leonardo, a kit that promises to make games easier to play for people with limited motor control.
Microsoft says backward compatible titles on the Xbox Series X and S will support Auto HDR, alongside better visuals and faster frame rates
We already knew that Xbox Series X and Series S users will be able to play thousands of previous-generation games at launch.