✅ No need to play the older games first ✅ The story takes place 10 years after Ace Combat 7 ✅ The plot is easy to follow on its own ✅ Fast, arcade-style aerial combat, without the complexity of a flight sim ✅ A training mode to learn the advanced controls ✅ Returning locations and references for longtime fans ✅ Also a great way to go back and discover the older games afterward Ace Combat 8: Wings of the Raven launches October 1, 2026, on Xbox Series X|S.

Here are the gifts from the XBOX FanFest 2026 in London: •An XBOX 25 poster •An official bag and lanyards •Fresh Kid x XBOX 25 caps •Two controllers: one Pride / LDN 25 and one white 25 •A FanFest London 2026 pass •Coasters •Wristbands •XBOX 25 candies •XBOX 25 x 8BitDo charging base cards FREE PHYSICAL GAMES There were 4 shelves. You picked one. The game covers were facing inwards. You didn't know which game you would get until you pulled it out.

XBOX gave us a special side quest for FanFest London 👀 We got tattoos, played games like Fable and Modern Warfare 4 early, taking down a Gears of War E-Day corpser and even more #XBOXFanFest | Powered by #XBOXON

Air traffic control to Joker 1: You are cleared for takeoff. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE releases October 2nd! Get a 3-day head start with the Deluxe Edition! Pre-order: spr.ly/6010BGYiiI

Obsidian's new #Fallout may be further along than we think. Before the Xbox reorganization, Josh Sawyer was leading Project Michigan. According to Jason Schreier, this new IP looked a lot like Fallout. The project is over, but some assets could be reused (Game Rant). Michigan was never a Fallout prototype, so how much can be reused remains unclear. Obsidian may not have to start from scratch.

A large collection of cute goodies 💕 Here is a recap of the items found at the Infolens booth! Did you find your favorite??

25 years of XBOX in one room at #XBOXFanFest 🥺 Which generation was yours? #XBOXFanFest #XBOXFanFestLondon

Reminder, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered releases tomorrow!

PHYSINT: the $400M budget reportedly isn't accurate. According to Jason Schreier, Jez Corden and Christopher Dring, Xbox signed for "significantly less." The real amount remains unknown. But a AAA game with Bill Skarsgård won't come cheap.

World of Tanks x DOOM Be ready October 1st beth.games/4dVJRr1

Pizza Cutter in Action.

"you busy October 6?" we're booked for all of Gearstober.

Save point reached 💾 Catch up on This Week’s XBOX updates: xbx.lv/4ykTCY8

Murder your thirst, then flex on your foes. Now, for a limited time, when you buy any Liquid Death Energy in the US, you’ll get a code for the exclusive in-game Chainsaw Flex pose.

Next Week on XBOX - Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E- Day Premium Edition, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered, and more. Read here: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/…

Hell has a new battlefield 🔥 Unlock DOOM Slayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 through the limited-time DOOM Event Pass: xbx.lv/3VOE4xe

Double Fine didn't lay off staff after Keeper's commercial failure in October 2025. The studio cut jobs in July 2026, at the exact moment it left Xbox and lost its funding. 4 years without shipping a single game, fully funded by Xbox, zero layoffs the entire time. The day the money stopped, 25% of the staff was gone. Funding dictated employment, not performance.

Say hello to two new five-star Resonators (and many more exciting updates!) Wuthering Waves Version 3.7 launches on September 30: xbx.lv/4rrKGO7