In a VGC interview, Hideki Kamiya said he has recently spoken with several former Scalebound developers, but any revival is on hold while CLOVERS focuses on Okami 2. The studio head said he would still like to finish the cancelled Xbox One exclusive if the opportunity arises.
A surge in interest around Grand Theft Auto VI is already spilling over into the UK console market, with PS5 sales up 33% and Xbox Series X/S sales up 34% in the week after the game's Extended Look. The effect comes more than a year before GTA 6 is due out on November 19, 2026.
Microsoft announced that it will also let players buy Xbox cloud playtime separately, without a Game Pass subscription, starting in November. The move arrives alongside new monthly hour caps for subscribers, with extra cloud gaming time available for purchase once they run out.
A new report says Nexon could end up with the StarCraft intellectual property from Blizzard Entertainment, with Microsoft Xbox holding the final say on whether any sale happens. According to Chosun, the contract is close to being finalized, and if it goes through, Nexon could gain the rights to develop a sequel to StarCraft.
Microsoft announced the first wave of September 2026 Game Pass updates, and Cyberpunk 2077 is among the games set to leave the service on September 15. The game will be removed from the Cloud and Console libraries, ending a run of about six months after it was added in March 2026.
Microsoft has started testing Xbox Disc to Digital with Xbox Insiders on August 31, 2026, giving a first look at how the conversion flow works on supported consoles. The program lets compatible Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S discs be converted into digital licenses tied to the user's account.
Former id Software producer Andrew Willis said DOOM: The Dark Ages — Revelations was largely built in just three or four months, a schedule he called the worst crunch in franchise history. Released on July 7, 2026, the DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion already has a Steam page and has drawn positive reviews from critics and players.
Richard Browne said on Sunday that Sony had not changed its physical-discs strategy after Gamescom, undercutting the rumor that the company was preparing a reversal. In a public post, he said there had been no talk of Sony shifting course.
The rumor itself was said to come from a Eurogamer Spain podcast, where speculation heard at Gamescom supposedly pointed to a shift in Sony's thinking. That version of the story also claimed Microsoft had told publishers that its next console would be 100% physical, which was used to fuel the idea that Sony could be rethinking its own approach.
At Gamescom, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was pressed on The Elder Scrolls VI, but she stopped short of saying the game will land on PlayStation or stay on Xbox only.
— Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO. She also said every platform needs some form of exclusive experiences and content, while noting that Microsoft has publicly named Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution as console exclusives.
A new podcast rumor suggests Sony's timeline for winding down PlayStation physical games may be less fixed than expected, with the company allegedly considering a one- to two-year delay. The discussion, which surfaced around Gamescom, points to a possible pushback from the originally reported 2028 target.
Matthew Belloni reports that Xbox is shopping a single, bundled film-and-TV package to Hollywood, with Netflix, Paramount, and Universal among the studios said to be circling. According to the Puck reporter, Microsoft wants more than $300 million for a long-term deal, and the package reportedly covers more than a dozen games.
Raw Fury and Fury Studios have set Kingdom III: Rising Realms for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series, and PC, and the first trailer is now live alongside a Steam page for the sequel.
The series has long been known for its stripped-down setup: a monarch rides across the land, drops coins for subjects, and watches them chop wood, raise walls, and take up bows. That rhythm returns in Kingdom: New Lands and Kingdom: Two Crowns, which are the earlier entries in the series.
During an interview with the BBC, Xbox boss Asha Sharma said the company is focusing on performance while keeping the next console efficient and affordable, but she stopped short of confirming whether Project Helix will include a disc drive.
Sharma said the current hardware and component crisis means the industry has to innovate around affordability and efficiency, while still giving players more choice in how they play and buy their console.
Microsoft has decided to meet physical game owners halfway, offering an unusual compromise between discs and digital purchases. Xbox will now let you convert a supported disc-based game into a digital license, all while keeping the physical media in your possession. The feature is still in testing, but if it rolls out to all users, the traditional approach to buying games on Xbox could shift in a big way.
Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary by going back to one of the most recognizable design elements of the original console – the translucent green shell. Microsoft has teamed up with Razer, 8BitDo, GameSir, Backbone, and PowerA to drop a special lineup of accessories, ranging from mice and keyboards to mobile controllers and even a sling bag.
Mortal Shell 2 is getting a closer look through how its class-like system shapes combat, with best Shells offering very different ways to approach a fight. In the game, Shells determine abilities, skills, and other innate characteristics, so the choice of body matters as much as the weapon in hand.
Responding to rumors about a new Ori game, Thomas Mahler said he has seen no sign of it and called the reports "nonsense". In a post on X, the Moon Studios head also said he had not heard anything about the alleged project.
Mahler did not stop at denial. He wrote, "
As before, I haven't heard anything about any of this.
Insider NateTheHate has revealed exactly which game he was referring to when he'd earlier talked about an upcoming Xbox announcement. It's a new Ori entry. Though it immediately turned out that he doesn't know any more than everyone else about whether it'll actually show up.
One of twelve custom Xbox One X consoles made for the launch of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has surfaced on eBay. Seller neoframe is asking $11,999 for the 1TB console, roughly 995,000 rubles at the Central Bank exchange rate as of August 22. In the listing, though, he notes he's open to considering offers. There's already public interest: within a day, the listing had drawn over three thousand views, with nine people adding it to their watch list.
Microsoft hasn't officially announced anything about a Disc to Digital program, but traces of it are already showing up in system files. Reddit user Morichh posted two icons that, according to him, belong specifically to this feature, meant to let Xbox owners convert eligible physical games into digital licenses, it's reported. The image shows a disc paired with symbols representing the shift from a physical format to a digital one.
In a VGC interview, Hideki Kamiya said he has recently spoken with several former Scalebound developers, but any revival is on hold while CLOVERS focuses on Okami 2. The studio head said he would still like to finish the cancelled Xbox One exclusive if the opportunity arises.
A surge in interest around Grand Theft Auto VI is already spilling over into the UK console market, with PS5 sales up 33% and Xbox Series X/S sales up 34% in the week after the game's Extended Look. The effect comes more than a year before GTA 6 is due out on November 19, 2026.
Microsoft announced that it will also let players buy Xbox cloud playtime separately, without a Game Pass subscription, starting in November. The move arrives alongside new monthly hour caps for subscribers, with extra cloud gaming time available for purchase once they run out.
A new report says Nexon could end up with the StarCraft intellectual property from Blizzard Entertainment, with Microsoft Xbox holding the final say on whether any sale happens. According to Chosun, the contract is close to being finalized, and if it goes through, Nexon could gain the rights to develop a sequel to StarCraft.
Microsoft announced the first wave of September 2026 Game Pass updates, and Cyberpunk 2077 is among the games set to leave the service on September 15. The game will be removed from the Cloud and Console libraries, ending a run of about six months after it was added in March 2026.
Microsoft has started testing Xbox Disc to Digital with Xbox Insiders on August 31, 2026, giving a first look at how the conversion flow works on supported consoles. The program lets compatible Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S discs be converted into digital licenses tied to the user's account.
Former id Software producer Andrew Willis said DOOM: The Dark Ages — Revelations was largely built in just three or four months, a schedule he called the worst crunch in franchise history. Released on July 7, 2026, the DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion already has a Steam page and has drawn positive reviews from critics and players.
Richard Browne said on Sunday that Sony had not changed its physical-discs strategy after Gamescom, undercutting the rumor that the company was preparing a reversal. In a public post, he said there had been no talk of Sony shifting course.
At Gamescom, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was pressed on The Elder Scrolls VI, but she stopped short of saying the game will land on PlayStation or stay on Xbox only.
A new podcast rumor suggests Sony's timeline for winding down PlayStation physical games may be less fixed than expected, with the company allegedly considering a one- to two-year delay. The discussion, which surfaced around Gamescom, points to a possible pushback from the originally reported 2028 target.
Matthew Belloni reports that Xbox is shopping a single, bundled film-and-TV package to Hollywood, with Netflix, Paramount, and Universal among the studios said to be circling. According to the Puck reporter, Microsoft wants more than $300 million for a long-term deal, and the package reportedly covers more than a dozen games.
Raw Fury and Fury Studios have set Kingdom III: Rising Realms for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series, and PC, and the first trailer is now live alongside a Steam page for the sequel.
During an interview with the BBC, Xbox boss Asha Sharma said the company is focusing on performance while keeping the next console efficient and affordable, but she stopped short of confirming whether Project Helix will include a disc drive.
Microsoft has decided to meet physical game owners halfway, offering an unusual compromise between discs and digital purchases. Xbox will now let you convert a supported disc-based game into a digital license, all while keeping the physical media in your possession. The feature is still in testing, but if it rolls out to all users, the traditional approach to buying games on Xbox could shift in a big way.
Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary by going back to one of the most recognizable design elements of the original console – the translucent green shell. Microsoft has teamed up with Razer, 8BitDo, GameSir, Backbone, and PowerA to drop a special lineup of accessories, ranging from mice and keyboards to mobile controllers and even a sling bag.
Mortal Shell 2 is getting a closer look through how its class-like system shapes combat, with best Shells offering very different ways to approach a fight. In the game, Shells determine abilities, skills, and other innate characteristics, so the choice of body matters as much as the weapon in hand.
Responding to rumors about a new Ori game, Thomas Mahler said he has seen no sign of it and called the reports "nonsense". In a post on X, the Moon Studios head also said he had not heard anything about the alleged project.
Insider NateTheHate has revealed exactly which game he was referring to when he'd earlier talked about an upcoming Xbox announcement. It's a new Ori entry. Though it immediately turned out that he doesn't know any more than everyone else about whether it'll actually show up.
One of twelve custom Xbox One X consoles made for the launch of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has surfaced on eBay. Seller neoframe is asking $11,999 for the 1TB console, roughly 995,000 rubles at the Central Bank exchange rate as of August 22. In the listing, though, he notes he's open to considering offers. There's already public interest: within a day, the listing had drawn over three thousand views, with nine people adding it to their watch list.
Microsoft hasn't officially announced anything about a Disc to Digital program, but traces of it are already showing up in system files. Reddit user Morichh posted two icons that, according to him, belong specifically to this feature, meant to let Xbox owners convert eligible physical games into digital licenses, it's reported. The image shows a disc paired with symbols representing the shift from a physical format to a digital one.