Gaming Industry
The latest Gaming Industry coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Xbox Cloud Gaming on the Verge of Ad-Supported Tiers as Microsoft and AMD Team Up for Next-Gen Hardware
Microsoft is developing a new low-cost tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming that could be funded by advertisements, a move the company’s CFO laid out in stark detail at a recent investor summit. Xbox Chief...
Arkane Devs Warn Microsoft's Israeli Military Ties Could Shrink Xbox Audience, Threaten Game Jobs
Arkane Studios' unionized developers issued a stark warning to parent company Microsoft on Tuesday: sever all contracts with the Israeli military or face a consumer boycott that could erode the Xbox...
Steam for Chromebooks Beta to Cease Functioning on January 1, 2026, Taking Installed Games With It
Google has quietly confirmed that the Steam for Chromebook Beta will shut down permanently on January 1, 2026, rendering all locally installed games unplayable and marking the end of a four-year...
Microsoft’s $101.8B Profit Overshadowed by 17,000 Layoffs as AI Investment Hits $85B
Microsoft just delivered a fiscal year that would be the envy of any tech giant—record revenues, soaring profits, and a market cap that surpassed $4 trillion for the first time. But beneath the...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot on PC, Report Says
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the next installment in Activision’s blockbuster shooter franchise, will reportedly require all PC players to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot when it launches later this...
Xbox Design Lab Is Back: Translucent Shells and Game Skins Arrive After 6-Month Downtime
Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab unexpectedly roared back to life on August 6, 2025, ending a frustrating six-month outage that left the gaming community in the dark. The return—announced via a slick...
SteamOS Comes to Lenovo Legion Go S: Handheld Gaming Performance Jumps Up to 75% Over Windows 11
Lenovo has fired a salvo across the bow of handheld PC gaming, releasing the Legion Go S—the first non-Valve device to ship with SteamOS—and delivering frame rate uplifts of up to 75% over its...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Set to Enforce TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, Ushering a New Era in PC Gaming Security
The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is poised to become a historic inflection point in the rapidly shifting landscape of PC gaming security. With Activision's announcement that both TPM 2.0...
PlayStation 6 Leaks Reveal Game-Changing AI and Ray Tracing Tech Set to Rival High-End PCs
The next generation of console gaming appears on the verge of a transformational leap, with mounting leaks pointing to the PlayStation 6 as the torchbearer for a new era in graphical fidelity, AI...
NVIDIA Extends Windows 10 Game Ready Driver Support Through October 2026
NVIDIA’s recent pledge to extend Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 until October 2026 has resonated loudly across the PC gaming landscape. As Microsoft prepares to end mainstream support for...
The Changing Landscape of PC Gaming: SteamOS, Linux Growth, and Windows’ Response in 2025
A subtle but consequential transformation is underway in the world of PC gaming—a domain that, for decades, has been synonymous with Microsoft Windows. According to fresh data from Valve’s July...
Microsoft Fiscal Q4 2025 Earnings Highlight AI-Driven Cloud Growth and Azure’s Market Leadership
When Microsoft released its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings, the reverberations were felt far beyond Wall Street. With results marking a profound acceleration in Azure and AI-powered cloud growth, Microsoft...