Microsoft rolled back the steep Game Pass price increases it imposed in 2025, bringing costs down close to their previous levels after public pushback. During a Summer Game Fest interview with Game Business Live, Matthew Ball — a games industry analyst and newly-installed Xbox chief strategy officer — said Game Pass lost

Under new CEO Asha Sharma, Xbox has rolled back recent Game Pass pricing after heavy backlash. At Summer Game Fest 2026, chief strategy officer Matthew Ball said Xbox lost "millions of subscribers" in the months following a 50 percent price increase last October, a decline he directly attributed

Xbox substantially raised Game Pass prices in October 2025, a move that cost the company millions of players, Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball said. "We shed millions of subscribers over the span of a few months," he said. Game Pass Ultimate rose from $19.99 to $29.

I switched to Chrome, but Apple’s upcoming MacOS 27 updates and Apple Intelligence features have me reconsidering Safari. Apple announced a range of Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades at WWDC 2026, and several browser additions could make everyday tasks simpler. One highlight is an easier way to handle

The Soundcore Boom 2 Plus Portable Speaker by Anker is a 140-watt boombox-style outdoor speaker with a top handle and an included strap for slinging it over a shoulder. Bluetooth 5.3 handles the wireless connection between a phone and the speaker, while an aux-in port provides wired playback when

Apple unveiled the first iOS 27 developer beta at WWDC 2026 on June 8. A public beta is expected within the next month or two, with the general release likely arriving in September 2026. While public betas let enthusiasts test new features, most users are best served by waiting for

The Habitable Worlds Observatory Technology Maturation Project Office and Columbus Technologies seek participants for a Detector System Development Study to advance critical detector technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory. The request for proposals asks qualified organizations to support detector technology maturation studies aimed at moving candidate technologies toward Technology Readiness

Nightdive’s first trailer for Thief: The Dark Project Remastered leans into a “how you remember it” approach, touching up medieval environments and reworking the game’s famously low‑poly NPCs. The studio’s prior System Shock 2 remaster shows a clear grasp of Looking Glass’ Dark Engine, and the

France's consumer rights office has fined Nintendo €35 million (roughly $46 million) over defects in original Switch Joy‑Con controllers, a problem commonly known as stick drift. The detachable controllers often began to behave as if the stick were being pushed constantly in one direction, which made many

The official Halo YouTube channel posted a new story trailer for Halo: Campaign Evolved, but many viewers noticed all of the footage was captured on a PS5 Pro. Despite Halo being an Xbox-owned franchise, that detail — displayed at the bottom of the video — drew amusement, confusion and anger online. On

Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball offered more detail on the company's approach to exclusives during an interview with The Game Business' Chris Dring at Summer Game Fest. Ball did not name which future titles will be exclusive, but said Xbox has 'an internal framework and

I've used Linux since 1997 on desktops, laptops, tablets, phones and servers. Overall the experience has been very positive, but a handful of recurring problems have persisted. Audio recording is the most frequent headache. Playing music is usually plug-and-play, but recording can stutter, drop out or fail — Audacity

As Summer Game Fest season winds down, a surprising number of the games revealed were remakes, remasters, and re-releases. It was during the PC Gaming Show, when both a Thief and Company of Heroes remaster were revealed, that the scale of returns from the past became clear. Here’s the

Beats Solo 4 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $130, down $70 from their usual $200 price. The offer is live now and available to both Prime and non-Prime members. All colorways — Matte Black, Black & Gold, Cloud Pink, Metallic Pink, and Slate Blue — are included in the deal.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference runs June 8–12, with the keynote at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. ET on June 8. The address will stream on YouTube, Apple's website, Apple TV and the Apple Developer app. This will be Tim Cook's final

WWDC 2026 kicks off today at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live via the Apple Developer app, Apple’s website and the Apple YouTube channel. Major reveals are expected, including a redesign of Siri, new Apple Intelligence features and updates to iOS 27.

Amazon Prime Day 2026 starts on June 23 and runs through June 26, and early discounts on gaming headsets are already appearing. With the price of many PC-gaming items rising, Prime Day is a timely chance to pick up a new set while prices are reasonable. A good headset can

Prime Day runs June 23–26, but some retailers already seem to be rolling out early offers. Two prebuilt gaming PCs around the $1,500 mark have appeared that carry that familiar Prime Day feel. One is an iBuyPower Element Pro with an RTX 5070 listed at $1,449 at

Developer Dante D. Leoncini has got the original Half-Life running on a 2007 Nokia N95 at a steady 30 frames per second. He notes there is some slowdown but says, "I've already identified the cause and am working on a fix." Leoncini enabled mouse and keyboard

At the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft announced a partial return to console exclusives: Gears of War: E-Day and inXile's Clockwork Revolution will not come to PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch 2. The company insisted these are not timed exclusives and said PC versions will be available, while games

Nintendo has confirmed a new Nintendo Direct for Tuesday, June 9. The showcase will focus on titles from Nintendo and its third-party partners coming to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The Direct will stream on Nintendo's YouTube channel at 7 a.m. PDT / 10 a.m. EDT and

The Xbox Showcase offered a few pleasant surprises this year: Marcus in normal clothes drew a laugh, Gears of War E-Day looks as gnarly as ever, Clockwork Revolution promises a time-bending steampunk RPG with a hit of Bioshock nostalgia, and Vivarium appears to be a charming Ghibli-esque life sim. Among

AYN posted on its Discord that its Thor and Odin 3 handhelds will see price increases. The company says "new pricing will take effect once the current inventory allocation is sold through" and that the "new pre-order batch will continue to use UFS 3.1 storage."

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Google’s premium foldable Android smartphone, is currently $1,499 on Amazon, marked down $300 from $1,799 for a 17% discount. The Pro Fold opens like a book to reveal an 8-inch inner display and a 6.4-inch cover screen for one-handed use.

Felipe Chavez, co-founder and CEO of Robot.com, describes a future in which robots handle the repetitive physical work that pushes people to quit. During a visit to the company's San Francisco headquarters he played a Chobani commercial with the whimsy of a Studio Ghibli movie, illustrating a