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Gaming
Windows Central says the app fixes several long-standing issues that made Game Pass feel clunky on handhelds.
Gaming
Windows Central reports the surveys ask Xbox users with multiple consoles how they’d react to major franchises going console-exclusive.
Gaming
Asha Sharma says the small team will build in the open and share its tools with developers.
Gaming
Xbox says former Mojang president Kayleen Walters will lead XP, aligning work from existing teams under one mission.
Entertainment
Xbox says its new XP division will grow its games into experiences beyond the games themselves, spanning film and TV, products, partnerships, and live experiences.
Gaming
Windows Central reports Sharma discussed Project Helix as a family of devices and boosting Game Pass at an internal town hall.
Gaming
Windows Central says Microsoft emailed users of older Samsung TVs about the app’s retirement but gave little explanation for why.
Gaming
Xbox says players earn Mythic status by completing every original achievement in a game. Achievements added later through DLC or updates aren’t required.
Gaming
Minecraft says the new realm will appear first in Dungeons II, whose September 29 launch pairs the Sift with connected regions, quests and four-player co-op.
AI
Bloomberg reports that Muse Charm has an OLED screen and 5G and can be worn with a wrist strap.
Gaming
Kotaku says the layoffs span Halo Studios, first-party teams and management. Insider Gaming reports that Rare is moving under Activision and Obsidian under Bethesda.
Gaming
Windows Central says it spoke with the WoW: Forever team at BlizzCon 2026 about the future of “Classic+” World of Warcraft ahead of a planned November launch.
Gaming
Windows Central describes Blizzard's stance on console versions as neither a no nor a clear yes, saying all three development teams gave the same answer.
Gaming
The author of a Windows Central interview with Ion Hazzikostas argues that Forever will offer far better leveling and a better new-player experience than Retail.
Gaming
GamesRadar reports that developers called the number of people trying to enter the beta “insane” and said they were scaling up.
Gaming
Pure Xbox reports that Xbox addressed the rumor, quoting the company: “We regularly test different Game Pass offerings...”
Gaming
Wowhead, citing The Sun’s interview with Blizzard at BlizzCon 2026, reports dungeon experience changes—but no change to the experience curve.
Gaming
A message quoted in the post limits testing to the Skyborne 1–10 experience, excluding the dungeon playtest.
Gaming
IGN says Blizzard’s next mainline entry in the action RPG series is set entirely in a post-apocalyptic future, 100 years after Diablo 4.
Gaming
The new addition is planned for September 2026, Kotaku says.
