Microsoft Reportedly Cutting 20% of Xbox Workforce in Major Restructure
Microsoft has confirmed a major Xbox restructure, with thousands of roles being cut and reports saying around 20% of the Xbox workforce will be affected.
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Microsoft has confirmed a major Xbox restructure, with thousands of roles being cut and reports saying around 20% of the Xbox workforce will be affected.
Pre-installing can be useful near launch, but when the Xbox app shows Stranger Than Heaven with 221 days left on the countdown, the feature starts to feel more confusing than helpful.
Xbox Cloud Gaming can be brilliant on mobile with a controller, but the service is still not available everywhere. For players in unsupported regions, Game Pass Ultimate can mean VPN workarounds, weaker value, and one big question: what are they really paying for?
A raw test of Aphelion shows why ultrawide support still matters I was genuinely looking forward to playing Aphelion on a 32:9 super ultrawide monitor. The atmosphere looked strong, the sci-fi setting had my attention, and after our earlier Aphelion launch coverage, this felt like the right game to test properly on a wider PC…
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Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus offer strong value, but they still leave out some major games. From Nintendo exclusives to premium multiplatform releases, here are notable titles still missing from both services in 2026.
A first-person sci-fi “stalk ’em up” where a lone software engineer and their C.A.T. tool pick through a silent moon base. Platform played: PC (Windows) — preview build. ROUTINE is a first-person sci-fi horror “stalk ’em up” set on an abandoned lunar base built around an ’80s vision of the future. You’re a software engineer…
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As of July 11, 2025, the PC version is still unavailable—Steam and Battle.net editions remain unaffected The Game Pass PC version of Call of Duty: WWII has been taken offline by Activision after serious reports emerged of Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploits targeting players. The exploit allowed attackers to take control of users’ machines during…
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