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Phil Spencer reportedly had so much fun playing the Elder Scrolls Online dev's unannounced MMO that Xbox's Matt Booty had to take his controller from him — 4 months later it's canceled
By Jordan Gerblick published
news What could've been

Upcoming Bethesda games: every game currently in the works
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here's all the upcoming Bethesda games on the way in 2025 and beyond, from Elder Scrolls to Fallout

After 7 years of development, Elder Scrolls Online developer's new MMO is reportedly canceled amid wider Xbox layoffs
By Scott McCrae published
News Zenimax Online developers have reportedly been locked out of their Slack accounts, suggesting layoffs at the studio

"Pick your lane and stick to it": Former Blizzard president says it's "tough to see Xbox confused" amid "this is an Xbox" branding: "They have to figure out what needs to change... and fast"
By Scott McCrae published
News Meanwhile, one of Microsoft Game Studios' earliest producers thinks "Xbox hardware is dead"

All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming From OD to Physint, there's no shortage of upcoming Hideo Kojima games heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X

How Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"
By Josh West published
Exclusive | There's a reason 2025 is being called the "Year of Obsidian"

I think the ROG Xbox Ally X can tell us a surprising amount about the "next-generation of Xbox"
By Josh West published

As Play Anywhere takes center stage, the future of Xbox has never been clearer: "Our plan is to keep making amazing games and have them reach as many players as we can"
By Josh West published
Exclusive | Inside Xbox Play Anywhere

Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"
By Josh West published
Features Summer Preview | Obsidian Entertainment details the lessons learned after its first early access adventure, and how it changed the studio's approach to Grounded 2

With The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian is dedicated to making sneaky playstyles truly viable: "We have a strike team going room-by-room to see if we can stealth properly through each location"
By Josh West published
Features Summer Preview | The improvements to stealth in The Outer Worlds 2 reflect the effort Obsidian is putting into creating an RPG that's reactive to your decisions
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