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Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonQuake: Dawn of the Machine – Available TodayThe post Quake: Dawn of the Machine – Available Today appeared first on XBOX Wire.
Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonEA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Early Access Trial Available Now With EA PlayMembers can experience the all-new Persona Engine and redefined gameplay for up to 10 hours in the early access trial. It’s your league. Your next sea...
Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonGhost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites – A Major Free Update Powered by Community Feedback and Player InsightsGhost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites is out now for XBOX Series X|S. As a major free update, Last Rites refreshes the gameplay experience of Ghost Recon Wi...
Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonFree Play Days – NBA 2K26, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Wax Heads, and MoreDive into the action with Free Play Days this weekend, where sports, strategy, and all-out firefights collide for an unforgettable gaming spree! Sport...Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonGears of War: E-Day Early Access Open Beta Starts Today – Everything You Need to KnowThe post Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Open Beta Starts Today – Everything You Need to Know appeared first on XBOX Wire.
Aug 6, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonMonsters Are Coming! Launches on XBOX Series X|S on August 6 — With a New Update Built for Challenge SeekersThe City Reaches XBOX Series X|S Since launch, Monsters Are Coming! has continued to grow through new systems, balance updates, community feedback, and...
Aug 5, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonIndie Selects for August 2026: Adventure is Calling This SummerEvery Wednesday, dive into the Indie Select Hub — your gateway to a fresh, curated indie collection plus four themed spotlights that rotate weekly! Yo...
Aug 5, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonAvailable for XBOX Insiders: More Control Over Captures, Saves, and WishlistsStarting today, XBOX Insiders can try out new XBOX console updates designed to make it easier to capture and share memorable gameplay moments, track you...
Aug 4, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonComing to XBOX Game Pass: Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta, Cricket 26, Date Everything!, and MoreGrab your COG tags, we’re jumping into the Early Access Open Beta for Gears of War: E-Day! You can also grab your Dateviators to Date Everything!, and...
Aug 3, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonBeast of Reincarnation: Early-Game Tips to Help You Manage the MiasmaBeast of Reincarnation doesn’t hesitate to throw you into its wide, weird world. Game Freak’s unexpected action-RPG takes cues from greats from acro...
Aug 3, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonCelebrating 25 Years of Play: New Community Designs, XBOX Updates, FanFest Tour Dates, and More25 years ago, XBOX set out to bring players together through the games and worlds they love, and today, that mission is still what drives everythin...
Aug 3, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonKeep Your Cemetery Running (and the Zombies Out) in Zombie Graveyard SimulatorIf you’re just starting your journey in Zombie Graveyard Simulator, here’s our first piece of advice: don’t let the peaceful daytime fool you. A w...
Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonHow a Bucket Full of Pink Cow Dung Became an Item in The Immortal John TriptychOK, It’s summer 2022. I’m making a house interior for my Renaissance-paintings-come-to-life style adventure game, Death of the Reprobate (one of thr...
Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonHard Work Pays off as Shard Squad Comes to XBOXProduced by Brazilian studio The Root Studios and published by Nuntius Games, Shard Squad is a bullet heaven roguelite featuring charming pixel art visu...
Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonHow to Smash, Slash, and Shoot Your Way to Victory in Kusan: City of WolvesHi, I’m Jake Yeom, CEO and Game Designer at CIRCLEfromDOT, a Korean development team working on our first game – the high-octane hardcore top-down s...
Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonHow Real Houseplant Horticulture Inspired Leafy CornerThere’s something magical about watching a plant grow. The slow unfurling of a new leaf over days and weeks. My partner and I are a husband-and-wife d...Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonA New Look for Reforj: Explore the World’s Stunning Rixel TransformationFor the past six months, the Reforj art and engineering teams have been working on one of the most ambitious changes in the game’s development so far....Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonIntroducing Call of Duty: Mobile Season 7 — TerminatedThe post Introducing Call of Duty: Mobile Season 7 — Terminated appeared first on XBOX Wire.Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonThe Elder Scrolls Online: Celebrate Bethesda’s 40th with a Free Reward and SaleThe post The Elder Scrolls Online: Celebrate Bethesda’s 40th with a Free Reward and Sale appeared first on XBOX Wire.
Jul 31, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonNext Week on XBOX: New Games for August 3 to 7Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get mor...
Jul 30, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonA Microsoft Flight Simulator Cinderella Story: Building the A220 AirlinerEarlier this week, Synaptic Simulations, a small team of young developers only a few years out of high school, launched their first product on the Micro...Jul 30, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonCelebrating Age in 2026 – Where We’re At, and Where We’re GoingThe post Celebrating Age in 2026 – Where We’re At, and Where We’re Going appeared first on XBOX Wire.Jul 30, 2026 / Xbox Live's Major NelsonXBOX App Available on Hisense and VIDAA OS-powered TVsWe’re continuing to bring XBOX to more devices players already own, giving them more ways to jump into their favorite games, especially those who may...