'Father of the Xbox' predicts the end following Phil Spencer's exit: The new CEO will be 'a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night'

Another person who doesn't know what it all means is Seamus Blackley, famed as a programmer on games including System Shock, ...

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises no 'soulless AI slop' after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI products division

"We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop," said the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming.
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Xbox Free Play Days: Try These Five Games For Free, Including Battlefield 6 (February 19-22)

Update [Thu 19th Feb 2026, 8am]: Microsoft has since added a fifth game to the list ( Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash ), which we've added into the original story down below. All five titles require you ...

Scopely to acquire majority stake in breakout mobile game "Pixel Flow!" and the development team behind it

Video game company Scopely announced today it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Istanbul-based development studio behind mobile game "Pixel Flow!"—a puzzle ...

Canadian Tire Corporation expands Microsoft collaboration in building next-generation retail intelligence platform

Building on a multi-year strategic retail partnership, Canadian Tire Corporation ("CTC" or the "Company") (TSX: CTC.A) today announced the next phase of its collaboration with Microsoft, with the ...