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Plus a big Starfield update is coming.

According to reporting from The Verge, Xbox is looking to have a rather big year in 2026. Citing confidential sources, The Verge says that the Xbox division at Microsoft will release a new Forza game, a new Halo, a new Fable, and a new Gears of War title this year.

Of course, all of these were already known to be coming. Forza Horizon 6 will be the first of these four to be released, with a release date set for May 19th.
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More unfortunate news for People Can Fly.

People Can Fly announced that they have halted development on two projects. As a result of these projects being cancelled, the studio had to "scale down" their teams, which is just a gentle way of saying that layoffs have once again hit the studio.

This is now the second round of layoffs to hit People Can Fly in about six months. About 120 employees were laid off in December 2024. The number of layoffs made today were...

Prices have gone up globally.

Effectively immediately, the pricing on all Xbox consoles, controllers, headsets, and other peripherals have been increased. In an announcement made today, Xbox says that the price increase on consoles and accessories begins May 1 with pricing on some Xbox games going up to $79.99 for the holiday season.

These price increases are global, with just one exception: Headsets. Headset prices are going up only in the United States and Canada....

It's still a Mad World, only slower.

Gears of War: E-Day is a new installment in the Gears franchise that takes us back to the start of it all. No, it's not a remake or a remaster of the original Gears of War. Instead, Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel to the franchise, featuring an origin story that depicts the Locust invasion on Emergence Day.

It seems like the developers at The Coalition weren't quite sure how to continue the story after Gears 5 presented two possible...