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Xbox will be "sunsetted" under new CEO, original co-founder expects: "Her job is going to be as a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night"
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (409+ words) Microsoft's pivot to AI has well and truly reached Xbox, OG console designer reasons Original Xbox co-founder and console designer Seamus Blackley reckons it's no coincidence that Microsoft installed a CoreAI executive like Asha Sharma as the new CEO of…...
Now might be the worst time to buy an Alienware laptop, don't waste your money in 2026
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (446+ words) The only rig I'd recommend waiting for this year Is there ever a bad time to buy a gaming laptop? Well it depends. If the brand you're after is about to launch a new model that solves the biggest issue…...
The longer Valve waits, the more this could happen: Virtual Desktop has just sniped one of the Steam Frame's coolest gaming features in a win for all eye-tracking VR headsets
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (220+ words) Between a rock and a hard place - how long will Valve stall for time on its new hardware? We're still awaiting confirmation from Valve on when its new Steam Frame VR headset will land on the shelves. Although it was…...
Xbox co-founder says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has "a hammer called gen AI" and "there's a nail with an Xbox logo on it"
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (389+ words) Nadella "believes that games are going to be driven by AI," which is why he just "put a gen AI person in charge" of Xbox For Seamus Blackley, who oversaw the creation of the Xbox console and brand in the…...
Xbox president Sarah Bond speaks out after news of her Xbox departure: "I’ve decided this is the right time for me to take my next step, both personally and professionally"
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) "I've had the privilege of spending time with Asha over the last few weeks as we've planned for this transition" Xbox President Sarah Bond has posted a statement she sent to Xbox staff as she departs from the company after…...
Play Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Virtual Boy, they said. It will be fun, they said. I ended up having to lie down
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (361+ words) Labo VR games on Virtual Boy have one massive migraine-inducing drawback To cut the Virtual Boy some slack, the new Switch 2 accessory isn't exclusively to blame for my now ongoing migraine symptoms. If anything, the blame lies more with Breath…...
Forgive my laughter, I can't believe the $1,000 Asus ROG Ally X is getting a price hike, even if it is only in Japan for now
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) Even premium handhelds aren't safe during RAMageddon I really shouldn't be surprised at Asus ROG Xbox Ally X price hikes, given the carnage RAMagedon is already inflicting on the best gaming handheld scene. Yet, upon hearing that the portable PC…...
"This is the culmination of over a decade of work": Nintendo's forgotten Mario Kart game is finally playable again 21 years later as the best GameCube emulator gets even better
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (326+ words) "Maybe a few dozen years later than anyone expected," but who's counting But there are other Triforce games that never really lived outside the arcade. Those titles include Mario Kart Arcade GP and its sequel, which were based on the…...
Nintendo Treehouse product team makes game developers "terrified" because they don't "give a s***" about anything other than how a game plays: "They were like these alien gods"
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (198+ words) Now I'm starting to get scared" The Nintendo Treehouse product development division seems to share the same red-nose jolliness as the rest of kid-friendly Nintendo in its various gameplay livestreams, but former Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack says it has…...
I own 23 Resident Evil figurines, and I'd still rather buy Requiem's amiibos instead of a $300 statue
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (147+ words) Opinion | Anyone got a spare $600 bucks? There's nary a disk drive in sight. It's never bothered me, but it does mean that the only gaming collectibles I keep track of these days are statues or figurines. I find ways of…...