Japan.

High on Life 2 is now available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The sequel to one of the most successful third-party Game Pass launches. www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

Blizzard: "We still have millions of people who play Diablo 2 - millions of them," lead producer Matthew Cederquist said, with a heavy emphasis on the "millions". Diablo 2: Resurrected is now available with Xbox Game Pass. www.eurogamer.net/blizzard-may...

Xbox attends GDC 2026, hosting 30+ sessions. Includes Building for the Future with Xbox with Jason Ronald and Press Start: Get Your PC Game Ready for Xbox in One Day. developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/...

Forza Horizon 6 | Snow

Diablo II: Resurrected is now available with Xbox Game Pass alongside the huge Reign of the Warlock update.

Avowed among Top 20 releases on Xbox with the highest single-day active users in 2025. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

A new era for Overwatch begins. Overwatch: Reign of Talon is now rolling out. www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

Forza Horizon 6 | New Environment Footage

Playground Games summarizes 10 new features coming with Forza Horizon 6: 1. Famous landscapes of Japan, including Tokyo City, Shibuya Crossing, Ginko Avenue and Tokyo Tower, iconic mountain passes like Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma forza.net/news/forza-h...

Romeo is A Dead Man, the latest by Executive Director Goichi Suda (Suda 51), arrives on Xbox Series X|S in two days on February 11, 2026. Supports Xbox Play Anywhere. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

High on Life 2 is now available to pre-load on Xbox Series X|S (≈ 60 GB). Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on February 13. www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

Overwatch just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch; passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty. The game is projected to have renaissance moment next week with the release of Overwatch: Reign of Talon. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...

The Verge report on Xbox in 2026: • Halo: Campaign Evolved targets Summer 2026 • Gears of War: E-Day targets second half of 2026 • Kiln planned for April 2026 • Fable - Fall 2026 • Forza Horizon 6 - May 19, 2026 via @tomwarren Source: www.theverge.com/tech/874303/...

MachineGames has opened its second office and is now approaching 200 developers. The studio wants to stay at that size to keep its culture. MachineGames currently has plans for "at least a couple of games ahead". www.gamesindustry.biz/machinegames...

MachineGames: "Our intention has always been to go back to Wolfenstein. We wanted to finish the trilogy. It can be now, it can be later, but we're not done with it. That's what I can say." www.gamesindustry.biz/machinegames...

Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is coming March 5. Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NksR...

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters announced for Xbox Series X|S. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tM...

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to support Xbox Play Anywhere. Xbox Store: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...

Xbox and Bethesda is bringing multiple game to Nintendo Switch 2. • Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition • Indiana Jones and The Great Circle • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Overwatch | Reign of Talon announced, the next chapter of Overwatch. • Now just called Overwatch • The Reign of Talon: the first complete, year-long story arc • "Season 1" introduces 5 new Heroes • 10 new Heroes this year • Native Nintendo Switch 2 version • New UI www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Sg...

Double Fine's Kiln | Dev Direct Behind the Scenes Go behind the scenes of the Kiln Reveal Dev Direct. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RTO...

The next-gen Xbox could launch in 2027. AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su during the company's Q4 2025 earnings call: "Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027." www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

Crimson Desert to support Xbox Play Anywhere. www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

Bloomberg Interview with Obsidian Entertainment: • Studio now at ≈ 280 developers • Grounded 2 considered "a big hit" • The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed failed to meet sales expectations • Currently no plans for The Outer Worlds 3 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii just got added to Xbox Game Pass. www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

In my mind I'm here...

Battletoads by Dlala Studios/Rare appreciation tweet.

Having played this quite a lot now; Grounded 2 is shaping up to be special once again.

Xbox Studios Roadmap | January 2026 Update • Added Kiln to 2026 • Added Halo: Campaign Evolved to 2026 • Added Forza Horizon 6 to 2026 • Moved Fable and Gears of War: E-Day to 2026 • Added Grounded 2 (Game Preview) to 2025

In Fable, every building in the game you can go inside and every building has an interior.

Grounded 2 | The Toxic Tangle is now rolling out. • New Toxic Tangle biome with vertical exploration and environmental hazards • Ladybug Buggy mount • New creatures and enemy encounters • Mutation system rework • Expanded base building options and BUILD.M upgrades

Blizzard: The Next Chapter Showcases announced. Franchise Spotlight Schedule (PT): • World of Warcraft | Jan 29 @ 9am • Overwatch | Feb 4 @ 10am • Hearthstone — Feb 9 @ 9:30am • Diablo — Feb 11 @ 2pm www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYsA...

Forza Horizon 6 features Remastered Engine Audio and more detailed surface interaction.

What's the Xbox Studios game you're looking forward to the most right now?

Need that Xbox Dynamic Background

Forza Horizon 6 includes both 30 FPS Quality and 60 FPS Performance options on Xbox Series X|S. support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/art...

Forza Horizon 6 will support cross-play and cross-save between PC and console versions. In addition, for the first time in a Forza Horizon game, cross-save between Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, PlayStation 5, and Steam. support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/art...

Craig Duncan (Head of Xbox Game Studios) on whether we will see State of Decay 3 this year: "Here's what I'll say: I have done a number of visits to that studio in the last six to eight months.(...)" www.gamesradar.com/games/were-g...

2026 already looking sharp!

Forza Horizon 6 • Campaign: rise through ranks, unlock Wristbands as you complete events in faster and more exciting cars • Gold Wristband grants to access Legend Island • Japan is the largest map in a Horizon game yet; full of verticality, diverse biomes, seasonality forza.net/news/forza-h...

Fable

Fable and Forza Horizon 6 | 4K Key Arts

Gorgeous.

Fable is coming Autumn 2026.

Kiln by Double Fine is coming Spring 2026.

This is Forza Horizon 6.

Forza Horizon 6 is coming May 19.

Xbox Developer_Direct '26 airs in one hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXn6...

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