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Category: GamesJuly 28, 2025 Xbox July Update: More Ways to Play on PC – Stream Your Own Games via the Xbox PC App and More Dean Shimabukuro, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing At Xbox, we’re always working to make your experience more meaningful, flexible and fun – wherever and however you choose to play. This month, we’re introducing new features in the Xbox PC app that bring that vision to life, giving you more ways to stay connected to your games and your progress. These updates are part of a broader effort to make the Xbox experience on…
The Evolution Championship Series (Evo) returns to Las Vegas from August 1-3, hosting players from more than 60 countries around the globe for a weekend of high-stakes competition. Tens of thousands of the most passionate members of the fighting game community will reunite at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the second year in a row to celebrate the games that unite them – with only the top competitors bringing home the championship title. With an expanded lineup of hit fighting games, insightful play-by-play commentary from veteran hosts, and first looks at upcoming games and hardware, this year’s Evo has…
It’s a special time of year for fighting game fans and competitors gearing up for the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) in Las Vegas this weekend. To kick off this exciting week, we’re pleased to share new images and the official name for Project Defiant, now called FlexStrike wireless fight stick. Play Video As announced during the June 2025 State of Play, FlexStrike is the first fight stick controller designed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Compatible with PS5 or PC via a wired connection or wirelessly with PlayStation Link, our innovative ultra-low latency wireless technology, FlexStrike wireless fight stick features mechanical switch…
Category: gamescomJuly 28, 2025 Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Maxi GraeffGaming Marketing Lead DACH, Xbox SummaryXbox returns to gamescom with over 20 titles to play, including the first public hands-on opportunities for multiple games.Play Hollow Knight: Silksong with a new demo – on PC or ROG Xbox Ally X.The Xbox booth will also include a theater experience for The Outer Worlds 2.For those who can’t attend, check out the official Xbox @ gamescom Broadcast: Live From the Showfloor on August 20 & 21. We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany from August 20-24 to connect with our fans from…
Last week, we asked you to share the friendly and villainous side characters of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: youarerexam shares Neil with his gun raised moving through shadows EmperorHal shares Tomorrow tossing an apple in the air carletto0809 shares a nightmarish version of Dollman sorathluna shares Fragile playfully posing for a picture calisarah1998 shares Rainy basking in the nighttime air sicparvismagna_vp shares a portrait of baby Lou Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring…
Category: GamesJuly 25, 2025 Tales of the Shire: How to be a Hobbit – an Essential Guide to Settling into Bywater Julia GesslerCommunications Specialist, Wētā Workshop SummaryTales of the Shire is out on July 29 for Xbox Series X|S.Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the peaceful corner of Bywater.Get some tips and guidance on living life at a Hobbit’s peaceful pace. The pies are cooling on the sill, the garden is being tended, and tea is nearly ready, dearest Hobbits. Our cosy life-sim, Tales of the Shire, launches on July 29 for Xbox Series X|S. Based on the…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for July 28 to August 1 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published July 25, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Grounded 2 Xbox Game Studios ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ Get it now Grounded 2 (Game Preview) – July 29Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series…
Category: Games Asphalt Celebrates 20 Years on the Track! Raul Orrego del RioGame Manager, Asphalt Legends Unite Published July 24, 2025 The Asphalt series is kicking off its 20 year anniversary, and celebrating two decades of spectacular races with a season full of surprises! Since its first start on the track with Asphalt GT, back in 2005, the Asphalt series has been constantly at the frontline of arcade racing for 20 years! Over the course of 9 main line titles, including 12 spin-offs and adaptations, we’ve helped define the meaning of speed alongside our fans, who have gone behind the…
Category: Games Rematch: 3 Million Xbox Players, a Record Breaking Beta, and the Future Beyond Season 0 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published July 24, 2025 For the world’s most popular sport, it’s legitimately surprising to realize how few football/soccer games there are out there. And it’s fair to say that Rematch has made clear that there’s a hunger for new approaches to the beautiful game. Since release (including launching day one with Game Pass), Sloclap’s wonderfully physical take on the game has passed 3 million Xbox players. Not only that, but Rematch broke an Xbox record before it even…
Category: PlaytestsJuly 24, 2025 DUCKSIDE: Join the Playtest from July 24 – July 28 Tim, Xbox Program Manager You’re invited to join the flock and take part in the DUCKSIDE Playtest! Deliver feathered fury in a persistent world survival game with PvP, PvE, crafting, base building, and hat wearing ducks, wielding weapons. Xbox Insiders can sign up and start playing now! In DUCKSIDE, you play as a combat-trained duck. Build and upgrade your ultimate base to withstand attacks, engage in intense land and aerial combat, and complete PvE missions and raids to score valuable loot to establish yourself as the…