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Thursday, October 15
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Microsoft trades size for comfort with its new pad, which makes the real question who actually needs a controller that fits in a pocket.
The Xbox Nano Controller measures five inches, weighs 100 grams and costs $50, making it the smallest gamepad Microsoft has offered.
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Wednesday, October 14
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Radio has always lived inside the car in GTA. GTA 6 breaks that link and turns music and talk into something you carry with you.
GTA 6 is the first in the series to play music on foot: your character can listen to radio and on-demand podcasts through headphones.
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The launch shows how hard it has become to judge an Xbox game when much of its audience plays through a subscription instead of buying a copy.
Gears of War: E-Day sold an estimated 230,000 copies in week one, while 1.7 million people played it through Xbox Game Pass.
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20:44?
The series returns after twelve years without a new entry, and anyone who plays the demo now keeps their save when they buy.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches October 15, 2026, and progress from the demo, which is out now, carries over to the full game.
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19:52?
A Disney project is being rebuilt so AI does more of the work, and Epic's CEO frames the shift as a matter of company survival.
Epic Games has reportedly delayed its Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter so the game can be built using more AI.
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16:03?
Decompilation and emulation used to be fan territory. Now a platform holder is testing the same tools to bring its back catalog to new screens.
Xbox Labs aims to make improved versions of older-generation Xbox games playable in web browsers. Microsoft announced it on October 13, 2026.
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Thursday, October 1
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One fighting game sparked a political fight, and its outcome is still printed on every game box sold in the United States.
Mortal Kombat's Fatalities were brutal enough to trigger a Congressional hearing and the creation of the ESRB, the US age rating for games.
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12:31?
Reports point to a new entry rather than a remake, led by a director who has already shipped an Uncharted game.
Naughty Dog is reportedly making a new Uncharted featuring Nathan Drake, led by The Lost Legacy director Shaun Escayg.
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The denial follows a report that Microsoft's leadership weighed a spin-off, and aims to settle doubts about the company's commitment to gaming.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Xbox is not for sale, rejecting sale rumors in an interview with The Verge.
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07:48?
Sony fronts October with last year's racing game, but the second name on the list is the one more likely to keep subscribers playing past the month.
PlayStation Plus monthly games for October 2026: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2.
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03:11?
Players can now turn a physical game disc into a digital license, which changes what a disc purchase on Xbox is worth.
Xbox now lets all Xbox One and Series owners turn game discs into digital licenses, following a test phase with Xbox Insider members.
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Wednesday, September 30
1 Article07:30?
Rockstar puts an official size comparison on record for the first time and treats weather as a simulated system, not just a backdrop.
Rockstar confirms the GTA 6 map is twice as large as GTA 5's, and the game simulates tropical storms and hurricanes.
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