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TL;DR: Defiance, the Xbox 360-era MMO shooter, is being revived by Fawkes Games, with a relaunch of the 2013 version set for April 18, 2025, as a free-to-play game on Windows PC. Players must ...

You don’t need to open up your Xbox 360 console for this mod, but you will need some time and patience. You don’t need to open up your Xbox 360 console for this mod, but you will need some ...

The seventh generation of consoles headlined by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 may not be so dead after all. Despite Microsoft’s determination to end its elder console’s long lifespan by killing off ...

A new Xbox Series X console giveaway gives Xbox fans the opportunity to land the new Xbox console for free. The Xbox Series X has been out and available for five calendar years. And during this ...

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six different and classic PS3 and Xbox 360 games are currently available for free. And some of these PS3 and Xbox 360 games are the best of ...

Microsoft is preparing to launch an AI-powered Copilot for Gaming soon that will guide Xbox players through games and act as an assistant to download and launch games. Copilot for Gaming ...

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Polygon has not independently confirmed the launch of an Xbox handheld — either in 2025, or in 2027 with a next-generation console — but we’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment.

The company reportedly has an Xbox partner handheld planned for 2025 as it works on its next-gen consoles aiming for release in 2027. It looks like the Switch 2 won’t be the only handheld ...

The next-gen Xbox will reportedly be a PC with a "TV-friendly shell." This hardware design shift could significantly simplify game development for the next generation of Xbox consoles. The Xbox ...