Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty dropped an internal memo killing 'Microsoft Gaming' for good and saying the quiet part out loud. Here's the full breakdown of what it means for the platform and its players.
Read Now →Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launched on Switch 2 today. Directive 8020 scored 72 on Metacritic — divisive but Supermassive's best Dark Pictures yet. Subnautica 2 Early Access is Thursday. And Forza Horizon 6 Premium opens Saturday.
April ended with Saros scoring 88 on Metacritic and Invincible VS at 79. Now May arrives with Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, Mixtape, and Lego Batman: Legacy on the horizon. Here's everything happening in gaming right now.
April is officially over — Saros, Pragmata, Hades 2 on console, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, Vampire Crawlers, Mouse PI and more all dropped. Cast your final vote for the best game of what might be the greatest gaming month ever.
The F.E.A.R.-inspired supernatural FPS that built a cult following on PC in 2023 joins Xbox Game Pass today. If you slept on it at launch, this is your moment. Here's why Trepang2 is one of the most underrated shooters of the past three years.
General launch is tomorrow, April 30. Deluxe players have been inside Carcosa for 48 hours and the reactions are extraordinary. Pre-load is live. Unlock times confirmed. Five-year Returnal anniversary. Here's everything for day one.
Hotta Studio's urban open-world RPG launched today on PC, Android, iOS, PS5, and Mac with full cross-platform support. Anime visuals, supernatural anomalies, city exploration. Here's what NTE is and whether it's worth your time.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes launched today on PSVR2, Meta Quest, and PC VR. Playing Dark Six searching for Six in first-person VR completely transforms how this franchise's dread lands. If you have a headset, this is the weekend's must-play.
“Saros is the best PS5 exclusive of 2026 and a genuine Game of the Year contender. The bullet-hell roguelite formula Housemarque pioneered with Returnal is evolved, refined, and expanded into something more accessible and more rewarding. The story doesn't always stick its landing — but the action is among the finest in any game released this generation.”
“Six years of delays paid off. Pragmata is one of the best new IPs in years — a heartfelt, mechanically original sci-fi adventure that proves Capcom is in a golden era.”
“The jaw-dropping rubber-hose art direction earns every headline it gets, but the gunplay beneath it is the real surprise — competent, fast, and satisfying. The detective story doesn't keep up, and the ending stumbles, but this is a debut that demands attention.”
“Invincible VS is a better fighting game than its IP origins had any right to produce. The tag mechanics are deep, the roster feels authentic, and online is where it truly comes alive. The story mode is embarrassingly thin and solo players will run out of content fast. But as a competitive and casual fighting experience, it absolutely delivers.”
“The gold standard of roguelites arrives on console in its definitive form. 120fps, all patches included, day-one Game Pass. Console players waited seven months. It was absolutely worth it.”
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launched on Switch 2 today. Directive 8020 scored 72 on Metacritic — divisive but Supermassive's best Dark Pictures yet. Subnautica 2 Early Access is Thursday. And Forza Horizon 6 Premium opens Saturday.
April ended with Saros scoring 88 on Metacritic and Invincible VS at 79. Now May arrives with Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, Mixtape, and Lego Batman: Legacy on the horizon. Here's everything happening in gaming right now.
April is officially over — Saros, Pragmata, Hades 2 on console, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, Vampire Crawlers, Mouse PI and more all dropped. Cast your final vote for the best game of what might be the greatest gaming month ever.
The F.E.A.R.-inspired supernatural FPS that built a cult following on PC in 2023 joins Xbox Game Pass today. If you slept on it at launch, this is your moment. Here's why Trepang2 is one of the most underrated shooters of the past three years.
General launch is tomorrow, April 30. Deluxe players have been inside Carcosa for 48 hours and the reactions are extraordinary. Pre-load is live. Unlock times confirmed. Five-year Returnal anniversary. Here's everything for day one.
Hotta Studio's urban open-world RPG launched today on PC, Android, iOS, PS5, and Mac with full cross-platform support. Anime visuals, supernatural anomalies, city exploration. Here's what NTE is and whether it's worth your time.
“Saros is the best PS5 exclusive of 2026 and a genuine Game of the Year contender. The bullet-hell roguelite formula Housemarque pioneered with Returnal is evolved, refined, and expanded into something more accessible and more rewarding. The story doesn't always stick its landing — but the action is among the finest in any game released this generation.”
“Six years of delays paid off. Pragmata is one of the best new IPs in years — a heartfelt, mechanically original sci-fi adventure that proves Capcom is in a golden era.”
“The jaw-dropping rubber-hose art direction earns every headline it gets, but the gunplay beneath it is the real surprise — competent, fast, and satisfying. The detective story doesn't keep up, and the ending stumbles, but this is a debut that demands attention.”
“Invincible VS is a better fighting game than its IP origins had any right to produce. The tag mechanics are deep, the roster feels authentic, and online is where it truly comes alive. The story mode is embarrassingly thin and solo players will run out of content fast. But as a competitive and casual fighting experience, it absolutely delivers.”
“The gold standard of roguelites arrives on console in its definitive form. 120fps, all patches included, day-one Game Pass. Console players waited seven months. It was absolutely worth it.”
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes launched today on PSVR2, Meta Quest, and PC VR. Playing Dark Six searching for Six in first-person VR completely transforms how this franchise's dread lands. If you have a headset, this is the weekend's must-play.
The 'We Are Xbox' memo is the most honest thing Microsoft Gaming has published in years. Asha Sharma literally said players are frustrated. That's not PR, that's an admission. Now back it up.
Game Pass Starter in Discord Nitro is genuinely smart. That's 200 million Discord users who could stumble into Xbox's library. The subscription war just got interesting.
April 30 survival guide is needed because Saros, Invincible VS, AND Diablo 4 all in the same week is criminal. My backlog has a backlog at this point.
Summer 2026 calendar piece is required reading. Forza Horizon 6 Japan, Elden Ring Nightreign, Splatoon Raiders, 007 First Light — we are genuinely eating this year.
The 'We Are Xbox' memo is the most honest thing Microsoft Gaming has published in years. Asha Sharma literally said players are frustrated. That's not PR, that's an admission. Now back it up.
Game Pass Starter in Discord Nitro is genuinely smart. That's 200 million Discord users who could stumble into Xbox's library. The subscription war just got interesting.
April 30 survival guide is needed because Saros, Invincible VS, AND Diablo 4 all in the same week is criminal. My backlog has a backlog at this point.
Summer 2026 calendar piece is required reading. Forza Horizon 6 Japan, Elden Ring Nightreign, Splatoon Raiders, 007 First Light — we are genuinely eating this year.