Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. It wouldn’t be the end of a calendar year without getting some ...

Where do I even begin? Microsoft’s stewardship of its increasingly vast gaming empire — which includes Xbox consoles, the Game Pass subscription service, and not one but three massive publishers — had ...

Last year, I suggested that Xbox could have a big year ahead in 2025, but that it would once again come at a cost, including layoffs, price increases, and other nasty bits of news. And that is more or ...

The November 2025 Xbox Partner Preview has come to a close after showing off sneak peeks at games like Armatus, Raji: Kaliyuga, 007 First Light, Vampire Crawlers, and more. The 30ish-minute ...

Discover how Xbox Game Pass 2025 dominates the gaming world with new AAA Xbox subscription games, innovative features, and Microsoft gaming’s evolving subscription ecosystem Pixabay, thiagoci The ...

By Devindra Hardawar Dec. 23, 2025 8:00 am EST And speaking of Valve, the company's recently announced Steam Machine has also stolen a lot of potential thunder from Xbox. The Steam Machine is ...

It's tough to really wrap your head around 2025 for Xbox. There were some real hits from Xbox Game Studios, fantastic day-one, third-party launches on Game Pass… and then a whole lot of baffling moves ...