"The distress it's in kills me"

Ahead of its release next month, Bungie is looking to do some server stress-testing for Marathon, and anyone who joins in will get some digital goodies for their efforts. The studio--which is owned by Sony--has also revealed rewards for Xbox gamers,

Amazon is giving gamers a fresh opportunity to pick up the Xbox Series X at a meaningful discount. Microsoft’s most powerful console is currently marked down by $80, taking its $650 retail price and bringing it to $570. In a market where console prices have trended upward instead of down, that reduction is nothing to sneeze at.

There’s new leadership in charge at Xbox, but no clear sign of where the division is heading.

Xbox is facing "no pressure from Microsoft" to use AI under the new leadership of Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. Speaking to Windows Central, Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty explained that the firm wants to use AI for support, not disruption.

New Xbox CCO Matt Booty shares his thoughts about the future of Xbox's first-party games amidst Microsoft Gaming's leadership shake-up.

“Hi Asha Sharma, as the new Xbox CEO I hope that you understand how important exclusive games are and how games like Halo, Forza, Gears. Fable… Created an identity for Xbox and its players becoming a key point for Xbox’s success,” wrote one player with a Gamerscore over 200,000. “Xbox games must be only on Xbox.” “Hear you,” she wrote back.

Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are out.