The Xbox gaming community was surprised Friday evening by a shakeup in the company’s corporate structure. Both Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed they were stepping down from their respective positions—a move that raised questions about the future of Microsoft’s gaming division. Now, days before stepping into her new role as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, the online profile of Asha Sharma is causing industry watchers some concern.
The Xbox leadership structure is undergoing its most dramatic upheaval in more than a decade after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced his retirement and Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed she is leaving the company — two moves landing simultaneously and...
Fable — one of gaming’s most beloved RPG franchises — is officially launching on PS5 and PC in Autumn 2026, marking a seismic change in platform strategy and narrative design for what had been perceived as an Xbox-exclusive. The announcement, made on the official...
Xbox prices may be heading for another increase, according to a new wave of insider reports that point to severe RAM shortages, escalating component costs, and internal pressure inside Microsoft’s gaming division.
The console wars aren’t over, but they’re certainly one-sided. According to Sony’s latest earnings report, PlayStation 5 (PS5) sales have reached 84.2 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2025 — surpassing every Xbox system Microsoft has ever released.
The internet had one of its rare good days when GameStop and the White House decided to have some fun with memes depicting President Trump as Master Chief in Halo.
Remember when Microsoft could make Halo games and they were awesome? Remember when people played those games, paid for those games, and Xbox 360 was the leading console the world-over? Well… those days are long gone now, and the blame must be laid at the feet of Game Pass and a Microsoft cultural push that destroyed the very studios it devoured for intended domination.
Gamers are rushing to cancel Xbox Game Pass after waking up today to some of the most unwelcome news they could imagine. Microsoft confirmed that Xbox Game Pass pricing would see its biggest hike yet — with the popular Ultimate tier rising from $19.99 to $29.99 per month.
The long, horrific tale of the Perfect Dark Reboot seems to have finally come to a close.
Following seven years of development hell, the controversial Perfect Dark reboot was almost restored by Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive. When discussions around the future of the IP went sour, mass layoffs ensued.
The President of Xbox recently posted an inspirational message about teamwork under pressure. But for many within Microsoft’s gaming division, the timing of that message couldn’t be more ironic. Sarah Bond’s statement—“The truest measure of any team is not the score but what they do when things are really, really hard”—came just two months before news broke of yet another devastating round of Xbox layoffs.
Halo Infinite is once again under fire—not for gameplay issues or content delays this time, but for what many see as another round of corporate virtue signaling. As the clock struck July 1st, the moment gay PRIDE month ended, the official Halo account took to X to announce a new in-game promotion in honor of Disability Pride Month.
If you’ve been holding onto your Xbox Series X physical games under the belief that discs still matter, it’s time to take a hard look at what’s quietly happening across Microsoft’s game releases.
As PRIDE Month 2025 enters its first week, Xbox has quietly made a move that distinguishes it from most other major players in the video game industry. Without issuing a statement or making a dedicated post, the brand updated its profile images on X, Facebook, and Instagram to include rainbow-themed graphics—becoming the only major console manufacturer to acknowledge the observance in any public-facing way so far.