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Microsoft brought Xbox Backward Compatibility to PC on July 22, letting Windows 11 and handheld owners play four original Xbox games for the first time.

The CWA and CWA Canada filed unfair labor practice charges against Microsoft on July 15, accusing it of bad-faith bargaining and unlawful firings over the Xbox layoffs, as Bethesda and ZeniMax workers rallied.

Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard confirmed Fallout 5 is in pre-production on Creation Engine 3 and named The Elder Scrolls VI the studio's top priority, days after sweeping Xbox layoffs.

United Videogame Workers-CWA has created a Game Worker Hardship Fund giving laid-off U.S. and Canadian developers grants of up to $5,000.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed about 3,200 role cuts through FY27, roughly 1,600 immediately. Double Fine and Compulsion exit as independent studios with their IP, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs head to new owners.

Halo Studios' Unreal Engine 5 remake of Halo: Combat Evolved arrives July 28 on PS5, Xbox and PC, day one on Game Pass and marking the franchise's first appearance on PlayStation.

Circana data shows the Switch 2 sold 5.9 million U.S. units in 12 months, trailing only the Game Boy Advance, while PS5 and Xbox posted their worst May in over two decades.

Reports say Microsoft is closing Hellblade studio Ninja Theory and put Double Fine and Compulsion in exit talks, days after a public Xbox 'reset' memo.

Xbox gave its prequel shooter a firm October 6 release date and an August 6 open beta, with The Coalition saying it rebuilt every asset on Unreal Engine 5.

Square Enix brought the second chapter of its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox on June 3, its first release outside Sony's hardware.

Playground Games' Japan-set racer debuts to universal acclaim on May 19, yet only Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers include it on day one after Microsoft's October 2025 subscription overhaul.

IO Interactive will ship 007 First Light on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on May 27, 2026, but the Nintendo Switch 2 version slips to late summer as CEO Hakan Abrak insists on a polished port.