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Follow Xbox Series X|S coverage spanning new game announcements, release dates, patches, technical issues, Game Pass developments and wider platform updates across Microsoft's current generation console lineup.
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Latest Xbox Series X|S stories, releases and platform changes.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Mixtape is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud and Xbox Game Pass. Beethoven & Dinosaur's new narrative adventure follows three friends on one last night together, with each memory shaped by music.
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Hydroneer launches May 8 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, six years after its original Steam release. The console version brings the mining sandbox's digging, automation and couch co-op systems to a new audience.
Wizardry
Atari now owns the first five Wizardry games and their underlying IP, opening the door to republishing, remasters, console ports and physical releases. Drecom still holds the Wizardry trademark and rights to later entries.
Multi-platform
Yacht Club Games has set a May 29 release date for Mina the Hollower after its earlier delay. The pixel-art action-adventure is headed to Switch, Switch 2, PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones Year 3 begins May 12 with Shattered Seas, adding the Galleon, new World Tiers, deeper seasonal progression and Steam Deck verification. Ubisoft's wider Sails of Power roadmap also teases more ships, Trials and quality-of-life updates through 2026.
Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six Siege's Rainbow Is Magic event has returned from May 6 to May 20, bringing back Bop the Teddy, Air Cute One and operator archetypes.
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Xbox One S All-Digital launched seven years ago today, arriving as an odd late-generation experiment that made the disc-free console future feel real.
James Bond
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak says 007 First Light is already running on Nintendo Switch 2, with the studio now expecting the port around late summer 2026.
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is adding several CoreAI veterans and other product leaders to Microsoft's gaming division. The reshuffle comes as Xbox looks to move faster, reconnect with players and developers, and return the business to growth.
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RGG Studio has revealed a fuller look at Stranger Than Heaven, its new action-adventure game spanning five decades of Japanese history. The game is now planned for this winter on Xbox platforms and PC, with Game Pass availability confirmed.
Civilization
Firaxis and 2K will release Civilization VII’s free Test of Time update on May 19. The update adds Time-Tested Civs, reworks Victories and replaces Legacy Paths with Triumphs.
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Grove Street Games has revealed BeastLink, a multiplayer kaiju action game where human squads, vehicles and playable monsters collide across destructible city maps. The game is planned for Early Access in summer 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
