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Microsoft’s Xbox handheld is a good first step toward a Windows gaming OS
The first thing I did when I got my hands on the Xbox Ally was reboot it. I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that’s debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use…
How to watch Gamescom 2025 and what to expect
It feels like Summer Game Fest is only just in our rear view mirror and yet there’s another video game extravaganza on the horizon. Gamescom is the planet’s largest gaming event and we’re sure to find out about a bunch of interesting new games at the Opening Night Live showcase (and, fingers crossed, maybe get…
Video Games Weekly: Censorship, shrinkage and a Subnautica scandal
Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who’s covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the…
Microsoft gaming division suffers further layoffs
Last week, it was rumored that Microsoft was getting ready for a major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Bloomberg is now reporting that employees in the company’s gaming division were informed of job cuts Wednesday morning. The PC giant has been on a cost-cutting mission lately, announcing it would let go of 3…
ASUS and Microsoft unveil ROG Xbox Ally handheld consoles – Overclocking.com EN
If you’re reading this, you’ ve known about this project between Microsoft and Asus for some time. So it’s no surprise to see the Rog Xbox Ally arrive… except that we might not have expected them so soon. Another surprise is that there will be two consoles, and above all, Microsoft already seems to have…
Everything new at Summer Game Fest 2025: Xbox handheld, Resident Evil Requiem and more
It’s early June, which means it’s time for a ton of video game events! Rising from the ashes of E3, Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest is now the premium gaming event of the year, just inching ahead of… Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards in December. Unlike the show it replaced, Summer Game Fest is an egalitarian…
The GTA 6 trailer makes Rockstar’s changed politics very clear
Back in 2022, Bloomberg reported that “Rockstar Games cleaned up its frat-boy culture – and Grand Theft Auto, too.” The changes took shape in different ways, from less crunch to a narrowing of the gender pay gap for workers at the studio, and to the introduction of the game’s first playable female character, a Latina…
How to solve the chess puzzle in Destiny 2
The chess puzzle in Destiny 2 is just the first piece in an all-consuming puzzle the Destiny community is rapidly trying to solve ahead of the The Edge of Fate expansion reveal for Destiny 2 on May 6. If you don’t complete this chess puzzle, released in the twilight of the “Heresy” episode, you can’t…
Marathon may be made for PvP fans, but Bungie says there’s still plenty for the rest of us
Marathon, Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, has been officially rerevealed via a Saturday stream out of the developer’s main offices in Bellevue, Washington. As part of a preview event for press and creators, Bungie flew me out to Washington to spend about six hours with the game, see the reveal event early, and speak to some…
How The Sims franchise leader went from QA to Maxis’ top creative role
For nearly four years, Lyndsay Pearson has led The Sims franchise as the creative franchise vice president at Maxis. But her legacy at the studio, owned by Electronic Arts, spans more than 20 years as she worked her way up from a quality assurance tester on The Sims, moving into an associate producer role for…
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