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"I was brought in to start throwing punches" - veteran exec Peter Moore reflects on the particular set of talents Microsoft needed to make Xbox 360 challenge PlayStation 3

"It's a battlefield. There's no two ways about it."

Nov. 19, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Interview

"Microsoft was afraid Sony was going to own the living room" - the big Xbox 360 interview

Part 1: Former boss Peter Moore takes us back to the origins of the modern console war.

Nov. 19, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Feature

Xbox 360 at 20 | The Xbox 360 gave us one of the most wonderful racing games of all time, and it makes me sad to think about what we've lost

Perfect games remembered.

Nov. 19, 2025 Tom Orry

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Guide

Xbox Game Pass games list for November 2025

A complete list, including Xbox Game Pass Essential games.

Nov. 18, 2025 Lottie Lynn

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Feature

Xbox 360 at 20 | "It's the last game that made me cry": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director on the iconic Xbox 360 RPG, Lost Odyssey, and its unexpected legacy

"One of the best games of its kind."

Nov. 18, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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Feature

Xbox 360 at 20 | Memories of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's big swing at disrupting the games industry

Talkin' 'bout my generation.

Nov. 18, 2025 Tom Orry

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News

Xbox 360 turns 20 on 22nd November, so we've got a week of coverage looking back at Microsoft's best and most successful console

Remember when things were good?

Nov. 17, 2025 Tom Orry

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News

Microsoft announces Xbox Partner Preview for later this week focused on third-party games

Bond! King Arthur!

Nov. 17, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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News

Despite its high price, Xbox ROG Ally X sales have exceeded even ASUS's expectations as the handheld is in "short supply"

"We are working closely with key component suppliers to ramp up production."

Nov. 17, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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Feature

"$400 with a controller. This would really send a message" One analyst on how Valve's Steam Machine could make the biggest impact on the games industry

"The elephant in the room is that Valve just beat Xbox to the punch."

Nov. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

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Guide

Upcoming video games and 2025 releases

Triple-A and indie games releasing in 2025 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and Mobile.

Nov. 12, 2025 Marie Pritchard

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Deals

Tech | This special edition Xbox gamepad is 31% off at Amazon US in a solid early Black Friday deal

The Cipher Red is a favourite of mine.

Nov. 10, 2025 Reece Bithrey

Opinion

Xbox Series X/S at five years old - at this point is there anything else left to say?

Jump out?

Nov. 10, 2025 Tom Orry

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Deals

Tech | Save 15 percent on our favourite Xbox gaming headset from Amazon

Even after all these years, it's still top dog.

Nov. 5, 2025 Reece Bithrey

Feature

I cannot work out what this terrible new Xbox Game Pass advert is trying to say, but I know Microsoft has once again missed the point

Why is a man inside a video store returns box? Is he eating the Xbox 360 games? Does he work at the store?

Nov. 4, 2025 Tom Orry

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News

Here are your Xbox Game Pass games for November

Black Ops 7! Sniper Elite Resistance! Whiskerwood!

Nov. 4, 2025 Connor Makar

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News

What will Microsoft do about the Trump administration's provocative use of the Halo IP? "What I wouldn't do is anything public," says former Microsoft attorney

"The list of brands Microsoft wants most to protect probably doesn't have Halo on it."

Oct. 31, 2025 Robert Purchese

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Trump administration's use of Halo "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation", says key series designer

"I personally find it despicable."

Oct. 30, 2025 Robert Purchese

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News

What comes after the Xbox Series consoles? Well, it's pretty much just a PC - even the Microsoft CEO has said so

PC, or not PC. That is the question.

Oct. 30, 2025 Connor Makar

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Will Microsoft be able to stop the White House using AI-generated Halo imagery to depict Trump as Master Chief and to promote and recruit for ICE? Depressingly, I doubt it

Warthogs and all.

Oct. 28, 2025 Robert Purchese

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"Our biggest competition isn't another console, it's everything from TikTok to movies," says Xbox president

"We are all seeking to meet people where they are."

Oct. 26, 2025 Vikki Blake

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Long-time Microsoft-exclusive Halo is coming to PS5 for the very first time: "This is Halo for everyone"

Halo again.

Oct. 25, 2025 Vikki Blake

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Microsoft's push for high Xbox profit margins behind job cuts, publishing on PlayStation, and cancellation of projects like Perfect Dark, claims report

30% profit margin is way above industry average.

Oct. 23, 2025 Tom Orry

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News

Xbox is more expensive for developers too, as Microsoft bumps up dev kit cost

Due to "macroeconomic developments".

Oct. 22, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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Next-gen Xbox confirmed in development, following rumours Microsoft would stop making consoles

"We are always listening to what players and creators want."

Oct. 20, 2025 Ed Nightingale

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