Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2310.230927-2200)

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2310.230927-2200)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…

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“Not A Shmup, Not A Racer” – ‘Vector F’ Aims To Bring Something New To The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

“The first Sega Mega Drive’ side-scrolling deathmatch”. The French homebrew developer Gonesbrew has announced it is working on a new title for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, which it believes to be the “first Sega Megadrive’ side-scrolling deathmatch” released for Sega’s 16-bit console. According to its developer, Vector F (as the project is called)…

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Dedicated nature watchers are combing every millisecond of GTA 6 trailer footage to exhaustively catalogue all of its animals

Welcome to the jungle. Guns N’ Roses’ 1987 hit may have been written following a chance exchange with a territorial New York City native some 40 years ago, but its hedonistic tone, themes and lyrics fit well within the Grand Theft Auto universe. The song itself even featured in GTA: San Andreas’ in-game radio station,…

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Microsoft says it wants to completely ditch passwords as it makes passwordless login the default for all new accounts

“Ten years ago, Microsoft had a bold idea. Instead of signing in using clumsy and insecure passwords, what if you could simply smile?” Never mind that certain limitations of Microsoft’s cloud services (I’m looking at you, file sharing and collaboration) might make you weep rather than beam, because gurning logins are apparently Microsoft’s aim for…

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No More Room in Hell 2 will add new ways to play in its upcoming 1.0 launch, one of which ‘plays like your favourite classic game modes from the late 2000s’

Cooperative zombie survival sim No More Room in Hell 2 has witnessed one of the more dramatic early access developments of the last few years. Launching into a hostile reception that resulted in a Mostly Negative rating on Steam, developer Torn Banner has clawed its way back to a Mixed rating through 2025, albeit at…

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Introducing More In-Game Benefits for Free-to-Play Games with Game Pass

Category: Announcements March 26, 2025 Introducing More In-Game Benefits for Free-to-Play Games with Game Pass Steve MaslineProduct Marketing Manager, Xbox Starting this week, we’re rolling out even more value to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members with in-game benefits for free-to-play games. Members will get items like cosmetics, characters, in-game currency, and more…

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