State of Decay 3 • Shared-world co-op — Up to 4 players in a persistent world (shared system from Grounded) • Untethered multiplayer — Play together or split up freely while progressing shared goals • Based on feedback — Players are already playing an Alpha version news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Over two years of fighting over bringing competitive Xbox back.

"Matthew Ball went on to acknowledge that certain Xbox exclusives will sell fewer units than they might otherwise if they were multiplatform, but that is a short-term issue, and making these changes will help Xbox’s console business grow in the future". www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...

Matthew Ball (Xbox CSO) on Xbox Console Exclusives: "[Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution] are the start of a program. (...)

Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Reveal Deep Dive | Official Xbox Podcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LgN...

Satya Nadella reposted Xbox' new commitment to Xbox Console Exclusives.

The Xbox 25th Anniversary Controller will have the Original Xbox logo on the back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-IN...

Next level.

Sneak peek at the Gears of War: E-Day main menu, using the beloved, classic vertical layout.

State of Decay 3

This was such a fun day. Seeing your ratings, it looks like many saw a strong show from Xbox today. And so did I. The Xbox games line-up is really impressive. Xbox Game Pass content pipeline is looking insane with big and varied games coming from both first- but also third-party teams.

Matt Booty on the return of Xbox Console Exclusives: "We want people to have a reason to get on board with Xbox. We want them to have reason to buy an Xbox, a reason to be an Xbox fan. We know that exclusives are important. That's why we got Gears coming in 2026, Clockwork in 2027. (...)

This is Gears of War: E-Day. • Xbox Console Exclusive • Campaign co-op: two-player split-screen, four players online • Iconic cover‑based combat returns, enhanced with modernized movement and traversal that add freedom and verticality • Campaign: 4K/60 FPS with Raytracing, multiplayer up to 120 FPS

Clockwork Revolution | 4K Screenshots inXile cooking 😍

Rate the Xbox Games Showcase + Gears of War: E-Day Direct and tell me your thoughts!

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Xbox Console Exclusives are the start of a new commitment for Xbox growth. "These are not timed exclusives. Games already announced for multiplatform releases will stick to that plan – we’re committed to investing in and growing XBOX both on console and beyond." news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox Console Exclusives. This is Xbox coming back to its senses by acknowledging they need to strengthen its own platform again. More will be needed, but this is a good start.

Clockwork Revolution looks incredible and is coming 2027; it's Xbox Console Exclusive.

Spyro: A Realm Beyond announced; coming Spring 2027. Day One Game Pass Ultimate.

Persona 6 is coming Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Senua will have "a much stronger emphasis on action and gameplay". www.senuagame.com

HOLY SHIT

Senua announced by Ninja Theory. Coming 2027.

State of Decay 3 is coming 2027.

Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming July 28 and it looks gorgeous.

We are back.

Xbox Games Showcase + Gears of War: E-Day Direct begins in one hour. Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RinX...

It's Showcase day. It's Emergence day.

24 hours.

Son of Thanjai announced; an open-world, action-adventure game set in 11th century South India. Supports Xbox Play Anywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3HK...

Great to see the support for Xbox Play Anywhere so far this Summer gaming events season.

Screenbound is coming Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on September 10. www.trueachievements.com/news/screenb...

RuneScape: Dragonwilds to support Xbox Play Anywhere. Coming September 15. www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/...

The Blood of Dawnwalker is launching September 3. Supports Xbox Play Anywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGv-...

33 Immortals launches June 10. Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation announced, coming day one to Xbox Series X|S.

Grounded 2 | Into The Abyss coming August 11. Also coming to PS5 on the same date. youtube.com/shorts/REYds...

Stranger Than Heaven is coming January 15, 2027. Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is coming September 29. www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Xbox Games Showcase | Global Times

Rewatch the incredible Gears of War: E-Day announcement trailer to get in the mood for Sunday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=12m0...

Winter in Forza Horizon 6 is breathtaking. Really happy seasons are back to Forza Horizon 4 scale again.

Xbox Business Update 2: Return of Xbox

Asha Sharma via Bloomberg: "To start revive Xbox, we shipped more in the last 100 days than in the last year; Game Pass returned to growth. Most importantly, we starting to get back being closer to our players & community. For the next 100 days, we have to reset the business."

Asha Sharma via Bloomberg: "(...) we are increasingly becoming a platform and in order to be a platform you must have exclusive content and services. We are looking into that, we have to be very thoughtful about each title and learn from similar cases in the industry."

ID@XBOX Indie Selects Demo Fest announced and available today. More than 30 game demos ready to play across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox on PC (June 4 - June 30.) news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...