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There are many ways to soft-brick a device to the point where it cannot easily be used again, and “Cloud locks” or parental locks are probably at the top of the list here. [eWastelander] recently got an XBox 360 console for a mere $15 that had been tossed out without removing said parental lock. This…

Early access statistics often don’t reflect how a game will fare after launch. Even so, Microsoft’s Combat Evolved remake has a modest rank in the TrueAchievements weekly Xbox chart. When combined with an unremarkable Halo: Campaign Evolved Steam player count, there may be cause for concern.

TL;DR: Xbox’s console-to-PC promotion with Ubisoft lets owners of select Ubisoft games on Xbox download PC versions and cross-progression carry over. The offer is one-way (Xbox-to-PC). Included titles feature Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Valhalla, Far Cry 6, The Crew 2, Rainbow Six, and others. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 / 2:36 Use left and right arrow keys…

Xbox Game Pass users are praising a recently released RPG which just hit the service this month.

A new post on Rockstar Support reveals that GTA 6’s PS5 codes are region locked, while XBOX version isn’t.

TL;DR: Two major outages in one week-the Xbox disruptions affecting store, sign-ins, libraries, and cloud features, plus a near-total PlayStation Network failure-highlight risks of an increasingly digital-only future where game ownership, subscriptions, and access depend on company servers that can fail without warning. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 / 3:05 Use left and right arrow keys…

Rockstar has locked in a release date for Grand Theft Auto VI: November 19, 2026. It’s also confirmed a detail that could trip up a lot of buyers. Retail download codes for the PlayStation 5 version will only work with a PlayStation Network account from the same region where the game was purchased.

Ubisoft and Xbox have announced a batch of games that give you a Ubisoft Connect PC entitlement if you buy them on the Xbox Store.

Update, 7/27/26, 7:24 p.m.:After suffering an outage that began late yesterday evening, several Xbox online services have been restored according to the Xbox Status page. 

Xbox is currently suffering a major service outage, days after PlayStation was hit with a similar issue. Services such as booting up digital games, logging into your account, and browsing the Xbox Store are said to be affected.