Xbox Reportedly Asked Netflix for $800 Million to License Its Games for Film and TV
Puck reports Netflix offered Xbox $500 million for seven years of exclusive film and TV rights, and Xbox countered with $800 million. The deal is said to be off.
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Rematch Season 6 Is Out Now on Xbox, Swapping Player Level for Contracts and Badges
Sloclap's football brawler kicks off Season 6 on Xbox and Game Pass today, with ten Contracts, playstyle Badges, Legacy Rewards and new Vanguard and Glitch cosmetics.
Rematch
Game Pass Could Go à la Carte, With Cloud and Multiplayer as Add-Ons
Game Pass could be about to break apart into pieces you pick yourself. According to Fortune, Xbox is planning a major Game Pass overhaul that would…
Microsoft Plans to Close Dishonored Studio Arkane Lyon, Putting 217 Jobs at Risk
Le Monde reports Microsoft plans to close Arkane Lyon, the studio behind Dishonored and Deathloop, putting 217 jobs at risk. Consultation ends 13 November.
Dishonored Definitive Edition
Last Chance: 11 Games Leaving Game Pass, Including Deep Rock Galactic and LEGO Star Wars
Deep Rock Galactic, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and seven more leave Game Pass on 31st October, with Football Manager 26 following on 10th November.
Deep Rock Galactic
Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest Is Out Now on Xbox Series X|S With Play Anywhere
The Warrior Cats action-adventure RPG is out now on Xbox Series X|S with Xbox Play Anywhere. Create your cat, pick a Clan and fight turn-based battles for £24.99.
Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest
8BitDo Ultimate 3E for Xbox Is Out Now in the UK, and You Can Swap Its Sticks, Buttons and D-Pad
8BitDo's officially licensed Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox is out now in the UK for £124.99 ($149.99 in the US). It comes with swappable ABXY modules, D-pads and thumbsticks, TMR sticks, Hall-effect triggers and a wireless charging dock.
Next Xbox Could Cost $1,200–$1,800 as Microsoft Eyes a 2027 Handheld
The next Xbox console could cost between $1,200 and $1,800, and a next-gen Xbox handheld could arrive a year before it. That's according to a new…
Wo Long 2 Is Getting Easier Insight Skills and Better Optimisation After Alpha Demo Feedback
Team NINJA has shared Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember's Alpha Demo survey results, with Insight Skill, Spirit, optimisation and graphics changes on the way before its day-one Game Pass launch on 4 March 2027.
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember
Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos Remaster Hits Xbox Series X|S on 29 October
Argonaut's Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster is complete and launches digitally on 29 October for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, Switch and PC.
Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos