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For the first time in seven years, Microsoft Casual Games has launched a new mobile app – Microsoft Jewel is available now as a standalone app for iOS and Android. It becomes the fifth app in the Microsoft Casual Games mobile lineup.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied reports suggesting Microsoft was considering selling its gaming business.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has pushed back on speculation that Microsoft could spin off its games division, telling the New York Times: “Xbox is not for sale.”

Starting today, XBOX Insiders can get an early look at Mythic Achievements, a new way to celebrate the games you’ve completed and the milestones you’ve earned along the way.

CD PROJEKT Red has added Xbox Play Anywhere support to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered ahead of its September 29, 2026 release. If you buy the digital Xbox version, you can use that same copy on a Windows PC too, with no extra charge.

If you don’t value day-one releases or the other perks on offer, Ultimate might not be the tier for you.

A September 2026 report claims Microsoft’s next-generation console, Project Helix, will include a traditional optical drive capable of reading discs from the original Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One generations. That claim is unverified, originates from a lower-tiereporting that describes a console still working through its physical-media options

Satya Nadella rarely talks about Xbox at length, and when he does, he talks about it the way he talks about any other Microsoft business unit. Asked about a gaming division that has spent the year shedding staff, closing studios and handing Halo to Activision, the Microsoft CEO did not reach for regret. He reached…

When you suspend a game on the Xbox Series X and S, the console captures a snapshot of its current state and saves it in RAM instead of closing it. That’s how you’re able to immediately jump back into a suspended game from the Home screen, picking up right where you left it — no loading screens.…

If you’ve ever had a lingering curiosity wondering if PlayStation games can be played on an Xbox, well, they can. Technically.