Image by GameRant Published Jul 6, 2026, 10:42 AM EDT Mohsen Baqery is a Staff Writer at GameRant based in Turkey. He mainly covers video game news and industry features while occasionally publishing guides and listicles. Mohsen started his journey into video game journalism by self-publishing reviews of games he loved,…

Image via Marvel, Xbox Published Jul 6, 2026, 10:48 AM EDT From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the focal point…

Despite promises of a reset, the unveiling of a fancy new logo, and a charm offensive for its new leadership, the news at Xbox has been getting increasingly worse throughout 2026. Between massive price increases for Xbox hardware–and possibly another one soon–the fluctuating price of Xbox Game Pass, and the…

If you’re looking for a sporting event to watch that’s exciting, makes you feel good as a human being, offers an awesome, inclusive global community, and, critically,  remains untouched by naked corruption, then Summer Games Done Quick is exactly what you need. Going on right now and running until Saturday,…

Published Jul 6, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT Derek’s love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring far off planets, and combing through dungeons with a trusty sword and shield.…

Xbox is preparing to lay off approximately 3,200 of its employees and part ways with four of its studios to new management in what CEO Asha Sharma called in an email to employees “the most significant restructure in Xbox history.” This email, shared with Kotaku, says that 1,600 of those…