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Microsoft Gaming Rebrands to Xbox, Debuts New Logo as Xbox Chief Says Company Reevaluating Exclusive Games
Major changes are afoot at Xbox. Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma announced at a townhall meeting on Thursday that the company was letting go of the Microsoft Gaming branding and switching to Xbox. Sharma also said Xbox would reevaluate its approach to exclusive games.
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Updated Xbox Game Pass India Prices After Microsoft Lowers Subscription Costs
Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma announced the price cut, stating the service had become 'too expensive' for gamers.
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Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant is Coming to Current-Generation Xbox Consoles in 2026: Report
Microsoft is reportedly planning to expand its Gaming Copilot AI assistant to the current generation consoles this year. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant wants to bring its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gaming chatbot to more users and will be integrating the tool within the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X.
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'Return of Xbox', No 'AI Slop' and Console Focus: Who Is Asha Sharma, Microsoft Gaming's New CEO?
Microsoft announced a leadership shake-up at Xbox on Friday and confirmed that Xbox chief Phil Spencer was retiring effective immediately. Spencer has been replaced by Microsoft insider and AI executive Asha Sharma as the EVP and CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Here's everything to know about the new Xbox chief.
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Phil Spencer Retires as Microsoft Names AI Executive Asha Sharma as Gaming CEO in Xbox Shake-Up
Phil Spencer, who has run the Xbox business since 2014 and was named gaming CEO in 2022, is retiring, Microsoft said. Xbox President Sarah Bond will also leave. Xbox games studios chief Matt Booty will become chief content officer, reporting to new Microsoft Gaming CEO, Asha Sharma.
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Microsoft Reports Declining Gaming Revenue, Xbox Hardware Sales
Microsoft reported that its Gaming revenue fell 9 percent, while Xbox content and services revenue decreased 5 percent in the second quarter of FY 2026. Xbox hardware revenue fell 32 percent year-on-year, Microsoft said.
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Microsoft Launches Xbox Cloud Gaming in India: Here's How You Can Start Cloud Streaming Games
Microsoft has finally launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in India. The service was previously only available in beta in select countries. Cloud gaming support will be available with an Xbox Game Pass subscription, allowing players to stream select Xbox games off the cloud without an Xbox console.
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Microsoft Hikes Xbox Game Pass Pricing, Introduces 'Upgraded' Plans: Check New Prices in India
Microsoft announced it was hiking the prices of Xbox Game Pass and revamping the game subscription service with new plans. The company introduced Essential and Premium plans to replace Core and Standard tiers, along with Game Pass Ultimate. The prices have been hiked globally, starting October 1.
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GTA 5 Enhanced Edition Coming to PC Game Pass in April
Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, while the recently released GTA 5 Enhanced version will be available on PC Game Pass, Microsoft announced Thursday. The open-world title will join the game subscription service on April 15.
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Asus Manufacturing Xbox-Branded Handheld That Combines Windows and Xbox Experiences: Report
Microsoft is said to be working on an Xbox-branded gaming handheld in collaboration with an OEM partner. A report earlier this week said that an Xbox handheld, codenamed “Project Keenan” would launch later in 2025. A new report, however, says that handheld is not Xbox hardware and will be a partner device manufactured by Asus.
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LinkedIn to Add Games to Its Platform That Will Rank Firms Based on Employees Scores: Report
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional social media platform, is working on diversifying its offerings beyond job searches and business networking. The company is reportedly going to add games to the platform to increase user engagement. LinkedIn would be the latest in the line of several social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube that ha...
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Microsoft Agrees to Release Call of Duty on Nintendo Platforms for 10 Years Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it had agreed on a 10-year commitment to release Call of Duty for Nintendo platforms, a few days after it was revealed that the company had offered Sony same day releases for PlayStation consoles for a 10-year period. The agreement was announced by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Video Game Sales Expected to Fall for the First Time in Years: Here's Why
Video game sales are expected to fall annually for the first time in years, as the industry that thrived during the coronavirus period confronts the bleak possibility of a recession.
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Xbox Series X Will Not Have an Optical Audio Port, Microsoft Confirms
While Microsoft was announcing the details of the Xbox Series X, a Twitter used spotted what looked like an authentic S/PDIF optical audio port, right above the expandable storage port on the Xbox Series X. Now, a new report, quoting officials from Microsoft itself, has confirmed that the new Xbox will not have the S/PDIF audio port.
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Microsoft Has No Plans to Bring Xbox Live SDK to Nintendo Switch
Xbox Live SDK won't be coming to the Nintendo Switch anytime soon Microsoft confirms.
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Microsoft Gaming Rebrands to Xbox, Debuts New Logo as Xbox Chief Says Company Reevaluating Exclusive Games
Major changes are afoot at Xbox. Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma announced at a townhall meeting on Thursday that the company was letting go of the Microsoft Gaming branding and switching to Xbox. Sharma also said Xbox would reevaluate its approach to exclusive games.
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Updated Xbox Game Pass India Prices After Microsoft Lowers Subscription Costs
Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma announced the price cut, stating the service had become 'too expensive' for gamers.
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Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant is Coming to Current-Generation Xbox Consoles in 2026: Report
Microsoft is reportedly planning to expand its Gaming Copilot AI assistant to the current generation consoles this year. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant wants to bring its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gaming chatbot to more users and will be integrating the tool within the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X.
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'Return of Xbox', No 'AI Slop' and Console Focus: Who Is Asha Sharma, Microsoft Gaming's New CEO?
Microsoft announced a leadership shake-up at Xbox on Friday and confirmed that Xbox chief Phil Spencer was retiring effective immediately. Spencer has been replaced by Microsoft insider and AI executive Asha Sharma as the EVP and CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Here's everything to know about the new Xbox chief.
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Phil Spencer Retires as Microsoft Names AI Executive Asha Sharma as Gaming CEO in Xbox Shake-Up
Phil Spencer, who has run the Xbox business since 2014 and was named gaming CEO in 2022, is retiring, Microsoft said. Xbox President Sarah Bond will also leave. Xbox games studios chief Matt Booty will become chief content officer, reporting to new Microsoft Gaming CEO, Asha Sharma.
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Microsoft Reports Declining Gaming Revenue, Xbox Hardware Sales
Microsoft reported that its Gaming revenue fell 9 percent, while Xbox content and services revenue decreased 5 percent in the second quarter of FY 2026. Xbox hardware revenue fell 32 percent year-on-year, Microsoft said.
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Microsoft Launches Xbox Cloud Gaming in India: Here's How You Can Start Cloud Streaming Games
Microsoft has finally launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in India. The service was previously only available in beta in select countries. Cloud gaming support will be available with an Xbox Game Pass subscription, allowing players to stream select Xbox games off the cloud without an Xbox console.
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Microsoft Hikes Xbox Game Pass Pricing, Introduces 'Upgraded' Plans: Check New Prices in India
Microsoft announced it was hiking the prices of Xbox Game Pass and revamping the game subscription service with new plans. The company introduced Essential and Premium plans to replace Core and Standard tiers, along with Game Pass Ultimate. The prices have been hiked globally, starting October 1.
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GTA 5 Enhanced Edition Coming to PC Game Pass in April
Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, while the recently released GTA 5 Enhanced version will be available on PC Game Pass, Microsoft announced Thursday. The open-world title will join the game subscription service on April 15.
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Asus Manufacturing Xbox-Branded Handheld That Combines Windows and Xbox Experiences: Report
Microsoft is said to be working on an Xbox-branded gaming handheld in collaboration with an OEM partner. A report earlier this week said that an Xbox handheld, codenamed “Project Keenan” would launch later in 2025. A new report, however, says that handheld is not Xbox hardware and will be a partner device manufactured by Asus.
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LinkedIn to Add Games to Its Platform That Will Rank Firms Based on Employees Scores: Report
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional social media platform, is working on diversifying its offerings beyond job searches and business networking. The company is reportedly going to add games to the platform to increase user engagement. LinkedIn would be the latest in the line of several social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube that ha...
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Microsoft Agrees to Release Call of Duty on Nintendo Platforms for 10 Years Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it had agreed on a 10-year commitment to release Call of Duty for Nintendo platforms, a few days after it was revealed that the company had offered Sony same day releases for PlayStation consoles for a 10-year period. The agreement was announced by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Video Game Sales Expected to Fall for the First Time in Years: Here's Why
Video game sales are expected to fall annually for the first time in years, as the industry that thrived during the coronavirus period confronts the bleak possibility of a recession.
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Xbox Series X Will Not Have an Optical Audio Port, Microsoft Confirms
While Microsoft was announcing the details of the Xbox Series X, a Twitter used spotted what looked like an authentic S/PDIF optical audio port, right above the expandable storage port on the Xbox Series X. Now, a new report, quoting officials from Microsoft itself, has confirmed that the new Xbox will not have the S/PDIF audio port.
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Microsoft Has No Plans to Bring Xbox Live SDK to Nintendo Switch
Xbox Live SDK won't be coming to the Nintendo Switch anytime soon Microsoft confirms.
