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'State of Decay 3' has far more wishlists on Steam than Xbox heavyweights 'Halo' and 'Gears of War'
By Jez Corden Published
Xbox State of Decay 3 was facing cancellation before Xbox thankfully found it a buyer — a buyer who will now reap the rewards of Microsoft's endless stupidity and impatience.

Microsoft announces new Cloud Rebuild recovery feature for Windows 11
By Zac Bowden Published
Windows 11 A new recovery option coming to Windows 11 will let you reinstall the OS and your drivers using the internet without a USB key, even when Windows itself is unbootable.

So far, Xbox's cuts haven't targeted Blizzard (for now) — President Johanna Faries emails staff
By Jez Corden Published
Xbox The World of Warcraft and Overwatch maker seems to have largely been spared from Xbox's broader cuts, although the future remains uncertain.

As Microsoft's Xbox layoffs wrack Bethesda, the dev's union voices frustration
By Brendan Lowry Published
Bethesda As Microsoft's latest wave of mass layoffs hit Xbox, the union of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls dev Bethesda responds to the "stressful annual routine."

This file explorer keeps shipping features Microsoft hasn’t matched
By Sean Endicott Published
Apps A third‑party file explorer just added Tree View, better multi‑pane controls, and cleaner navigation, once again beating Microsoft’s own File Explorer.

Mass Xbox layoffs will reportedly impact Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly"
By Brendan Lowry Published
Bethesda Microsoft's mass layoffs at Xbox have reportedly affected Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly," though devs will still be able to work on their core IPs.

Xbox wants to entertain "more than a billion people each day"
By Adam Hales Published
XBOX Xbox's restructuring comes with an enormous long-term ambition: reaching one billion daily players. Here's why that goal seems so difficult to achieve.

Xbox CEO takes direct control of Minecraft to better compete with Roblox amid layoffs
By Brendan Lowry Published
Minecraft As Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs come down, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma assumes direct oversight over Minecraft, Candy Crush, and its development teams.
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