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Contraband Has Been Canceled

Microsoft has announced that Contraband has been canceled. The open-world co-op smuggling game developed by Avalanche Studios (the team behind the Just Cause franchise) was first announced in 2021, but received no updates in the years since, so this news isn’t too surprising. As the latest Xbox Game Studios cancellation in recent months though, following the layoffs and cancellations that affected Perfect Dark, Everwild, and more, my feelings on Xbox’s first-party game lineup aren’t too optimistic. Let’s talk about it.

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Xbox Games Showcase 2025 Predictions!

The 2025 Xbox Games Showcase is right around the corner and I’m hoping to see some big things from Microsoft, so let’s talk all about my predictions!

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Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Predictions!

We covered my predictions for the rumored PlayStation Showcase, so now it’s Xbox’s turn. The Xbox Games Showcase is just a few weeks away and there’s a lot that I’m hoping we see from Microsoft. Will Gears 6 finally be announced? Is there going to be a new Perfect Dark trailer? Will we finally get to see gameplay for Fable? I have predictions for all those games and so many others, so let’s talk about them!

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The Xbox Games Showcase Was Exactly What Xbox Needed

Microsoft just held their double feature Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct, and I’m happy to say that the team easily knocked it out of the park. If your confidence in the future of Xbox was shaky prior to today, now it’s almost certainly stronger than ever before.