Tag: Xbox Series S
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Is Finally Coming to PS5 with Pro Support this Fall
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to PS5 in late 2025, with DualSense features and enhancements for PS5 Pro. Set in the dangerous Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, the survival shooter features a choice-driven narrative. Originally released on Xbox and PC in 2024, it received positive reviews after a turbulent development.
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Xbox Game Pass Expands its July 2025 Lineup Including One First Party Title Entering Game Preview
Microsoft has revealed the second wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in July, including the underrated RoboCop: Rogue City, the return of the quirky comedy shooter High on Life, and the Game Preview release of Obsidian Entertainment’s Grounded 2.
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XBOX CASUALS EPISODE 48: Xbox Partners with AMD for Next Generation and Library Compatibility
On this episode of Xbox Casuals, Josh Finney and Corey Dirrig break down Xbox’s new AMD partnership, the wave of Microsoft layoffs—including the sudden cancellation of Project Blackbird—rumors of classic IP revivals, and what they’ve been playing.
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XBOX CASUALS EPISODE 47: Perfect Dark and Everwild CANCELLED, The Initiative Shut Down by Xbox
Xbox just dropped a bombshell on the industry—studio closures, major game cancellations, and massive layoffs. What does it all mean for the future of Xbox? Let’s break it down.
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No, Phil Spencer is Not Retiring from Xbox
After a flurry of rumors earlier today, Microsoft has confirmed in a statement Thursday that CEO of Gaming Phil Spencer is not planning to retire anytime soon.
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Protect Super Earth on Xbox as Helldivers 2 makes the Jump to Xbox August 26, 2025
Arrowhead Game Studios surprisingly announced that Helldivers 2 is officially launching on Xbox Series X|S on August 26, with full crossplay support across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
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BREAKING: Perfect Dark Cancelled after Microsoft Closes The Initiative
Microsoft has confirmed the closure of The Initiative, the Xbox game studio established in 2018 to lead high-profile projects like Perfect Dark. The news follows earlier reports that Perfect Dark was in danger, and now it’s official—the game is cancelled, and the studio is being shut down.
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Xbox Hit by New Wave of Layoffs as Microsoft Begins to Restructure their Gaming Division
Microsoft is cutting more jobs across its Xbox divisions, starting with staff from Activision’s King team and Bethesda’s ZeniMax marketing group. Xbox head Phil Spencer said the move is meant to help the company focus on key growth areas and work more efficiently.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 281: Video Game Metacritic Draft 2025 Rounds 4 through 10
This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, LeRon, Corey, Stephanie, and Pat return for Part II of their annual Metacritic Draft, covering rounds 4 through 10. They wrap up the episode by sharing the games they’ve been playing and what they’ve been up to lately.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 278: Have Nintendo and Sony Found their Princess Zelda in Hunter Schafer?
This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, LeRon, Stephanie, and Corey are joined again by Nellie Lott to discuss Nintendo’s digital vs. physical this generation, if Sony and Nintendo have found their Princess Zelda for the live-action movie, Summer Game Fest, and more.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Split Fiction Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and Taylor are joined by Taylor’s friend Carlos to discuss Split Fiction, the newest game by Josef Feris’ Hazelight Studio. How does it compare to their previous Game of the Year winning title It Takes Two? Let’s find out!
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 267: Will Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sell Enough to Keep Ubisoft Alive?
This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, Corey, LeRon, and Pat discuss Assassin’s Creed Shadows and if it will sell well enough regardless of all the hate surrounding it to keep Ubisoft alive.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 265: Monster Hunter Wilds and a Discussion about Game Reviews
This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, Corey, LeRon, Stephanie, and Pat discuss if game reviews are relevant in today’s gaming world, relaxing games, and their impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 263: Xbox Games will Benefit Greatly on Switch 2
This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, Corey, LeRon, Stephanie, and Pat discuss the benefits of Xbox Games on Nintendo Switch 2 and how Microsoft is preparing to become the biggest multiplatform publisher.
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XBOX CASUALS EPISODE 37: Avowed Initial Impressions and Xbox’s Multiplatform Strategy
This week on Xbox Casuals, Josh and Corey talk early impressions of Avowed, what Xbox’s transition into multiplatform publishing could look like, more Call of Duty on Game Pass, and more.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: A Space for the Unbound Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and Taylor are joined by Lala from Toge Productions to discuss A Space for the Unbound, a slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixel art set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy…
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XBOX CASUALS EPISODE 34 – What is the Secret Game at the Developer Direct?
This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the potential for next week’s Developer Direct, what the secret game might be, their games of the year, and more.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Life is Strange: Double Exposure Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This week on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat is joined by his new cohost, Taylor, and Boss Rush contributing writer Shane to discuss the newest entry in the Life is Strange series, Double Exposure, the long awaited yet controversial sequel.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 255: Sony Wants Kadokawa and Our Infinity Nikki Impressions
This week on The Boss Rush Podcast, LeRon, Stephanie, and Pat discuss Infinity Nikki, Sony wanting to purchase Kadokawa, their PlayStation wrapups, and more.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 254: Breaking Down the Nominees for the 2024 Bossies
This week on The Boss Rush Podcast, Stephanie, LeRon, Pat, and Corey sit down to hash out the nominations for The Bossies. Do you think they made the right choices? Let’s find out.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – The Past, Present, and Expectations of the Future
This week on an anniversary edition of The Boss Rush Podcast, founders Corey Dirrig and Edward Varnell sit down to discuss the past, present, and future of the brand, past mistakes and things they would have done different, the butterfly effect of those decisions, and more.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Dead Space Remake Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and LeRon come together to discuss the remake of an Xbox 360/PS3 classic survival horror game, Dead Space. Does this game that helped revive a dying genre hold up?
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Tobi Stolz-Zwilling, Warhorse Studios, Developer of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
This week, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Tobi Stolz-Zwilling, the PR Manager at Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios, to talk about the game, the hand-picked collector’s edition, and more.
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