The next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, and yes, it’ll play PC games
Adam Vjestica / theshortcut - Microsoft has given us our first look at the new Xbox console
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Teases Project Helix, the Next-Gen Xbox, Promises it Will “Lead in Performance and Play Your Xbox and PC Games”
David Carcasole / wccftech - Asha Sharma, the recently installed chief executive officer of Microsoft Gaming and the new head of Xbox following Phil Spencer's retirement, has just teased the next-generation Xbox console in a post on her personal X (formerly Twitter) account, which we…
- Analysis: Project Helix may blur console and PC ecosystems (6)
- Community buzz: Reddit and social posts react to Project Helix (3)
- On-site: Microsoft teases Project Helix playing Xbox and PC games (9)
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Analysis: Project Helix may blur console and PC ecosystems
Community buzz: Reddit and social posts react to Project Helix
On-site: Microsoft teases Project Helix playing Xbox and PC games
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Xbox Game Pass March lineup includes Cyberpunk 2077 and Hollow Knight: Silksong
Mufaddal Fakhruddin / tbreak - March brings Game Pass's biggest lineup yet with Night City's cyberpunk adventure finally hitting the service alongside Team Cherry's long-awaited Hollow Knight sequel. Nine games total span RPGs, racing, and family content across different tiers.
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Can CUDIS dethrone Oura? This AI ring promises no subs, athlete-grade metrics
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - CUDIS has launched a new version of its smart health ring, featuring an AI-based coaching system to help…
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Microsoft’s New Gaming CEO Elaborates on the ‘Return to Xbox’
Laurent Giret / thurrott - In her first interview after becoming the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming CEO, Asha Arma explained what the spirit of 'Return to Xbox' means to her. The post Microsoft’s New Gaming CEO Elaborates on the ‘Return to Xbox’ appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Inside Microsoft’s Xbox Leadership Shake-Up
John Gruber / theverge - Tom Warren, reporting for The Verge (gift link): With Spencer’s retirement official, Microsoft is hitting the resetbutton on Bond’s Xbox strategy instead of embracing it further.Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is now promising “the return ofXbox,” in a c…
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Microsoft just handed the Xbox keys to an AI exec. The internet is already freaking out
Chris Morris / fastcompany - Friday’s news of a major shakeup at Microsoft’s Xbox division caught the gaming world by surprise. Phil Spencer, who has run Xbox for almost 12 years, announced his retirement, effective immediately—just months after Microsoft insisted he was “not retirin…
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Xbox’s new boss Asha Sharma makes three big promises
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Microsoft announced a major gaming leadership change on Friday. Phil Spencer, the Microsoft Gaming CEO, is departing the company. Sarah Bond, the Xbox President, is also leaving. Spencer will be replaced by Asha Sharma, a former executive at Instacart and…
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Major Shake-Up at Xbox: Phil Spencer Reitres, Sarah Bond Resigns, and Asha Sharma to Become the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming
David Carcasole / wccftech - A new report from IGN reveals that Microsoft's gaming division and Xbox are going through a major leadership shake-up. Phil Spencer will retire this coming Monday, February 23, 2026, after first joining Microsoft all the way back in 1988 as an intern. He'…
- Content shake-up, Matt Booty promoted; consoles prioritized (4)
- Longtime Xbox leaders step down; successor announced (13)
- New CEO Asha Sharma’s AI stance and vision for Xbox (9)
- OTHER: layoffs, memos, and community reaction (1)
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Content shake-up, Matt Booty promoted; consoles prioritized
Longtime Xbox leaders step down; successor announced
New CEO Asha Sharma’s AI stance and vision for Xbox
OTHER: layoffs, memos, and community reaction
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and The Witcher 3 are coming to Game Pass
Kris Holt / engadget - Xbox has revealed the second batch of Game Pass additions for February. There are quite a few heavyweights in the mix this time, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Let’s start with what’s available today, though. Xbox pre…
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AMD’s Semi-Custom SoC That’ll Power the Next-Gen Xbox is “Progressing Well to Support a Launch in 2027,” Says AMD CEO
David Carcasole / wccftech - The next-gen Xbox console from Microsoft, which we know will be powered by a semi-custom SoC currently in development from AMD, is "progressing well to support a launch in 2027," said AMD's chief executive officer, Dr. Lisa Siu, during the company's 2025 …
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Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Fable, the most-anticipated game from Xbox Game Studios got a proper gameplay reveal today, and it will launch on Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026.The post Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026 appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Forza Horizon 6 launches in May
Jay Peters / theverge - Forza Horizon 6 will launch on Xbox Series X / S and PC on May 19th, Xbox and developer Playground Games announced during Thursday's Developer Direct showcase. If you preorder the Premium Edition, you can play starting May 15th. The game will come to PS5 …
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Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming May Soon Let You Stream Your Own Games for Free - If You Watch Ads
msmash / slashdot - Microsoft appears to be preparing an ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming that would let players stream games they've purchased digitally without needing a Game Pass subscription, according to a Windows Central report citing sources familiar with the p…
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Xbox’s Avowed is coming to PS5, and you can pre-order it today
digitaltrends - Avowed is coming to PlayStation 5 on February 17, 2026, and pre-orders are live now. Here’s the price, what’s confirmed so far, and why Standard may be the smarter pick.The post Xbox’s Avowed is coming to PS5, and you can pre-order it today appeared first…
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Xbox Developer Direct Returns This Month, Will Feature a Look at Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Game Freak’s New Non-Pokémon Game
David Carcasole / wccftech - Xbox has announced the return of its Xbox Developer Direct event on January 22, 2026, which so far looks to be a Playground Games-focused event with a look at both Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, though tagging along and not to be outdone is Pokémon developer …
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IO Interactive's 007 First Light has been delayed until May 27
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - IO Interactive's James Bond simulator 007 First Light has been delayed until May 27, 2026. It was supposed to come out in March. The company says two-month delay is for polish and refinement, which is fine by me. I'd always rather wait a bit longer for a …
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Xbox Cloud Gaming finally comes to Amazon Fire TV smart TVs
Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - Microsoft’s partnership with Amazon is expanding further, as it has been announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming will come to the latter’s line of smart TVs. Specifically, the newest models of the Fire TV 4-Series and the Fire TV Omni QLED Series now feature the…
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Bungie’s Marathon to launch in March 2026
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Bungie has confirmed that Marathon will release sometime in March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The first-person extraction shooter was first announced in May 2023 and serves as a brand-new entry in Bungie’s original sci-fi Marathon games…
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor
Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.
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