Game News Round-Up

Xbox Backward Compatibility launches on PC, four Xbox games playable now: Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy

Gamescom 2026's exhibition area is fully booked for the first time

Steam has overhauled their gift features, allowing users to gift games to email addresses, to people not on their friends list and to people in different regions

Hasbro records $56m write-down and cancels "several games" scheduled for 2028 and beyond

• "We are focusing our digital investment behind the franchises, platforms, and partners where we see the clearest upside"

Alpha Dog Games founders reacquire studio from Microsoft following 2024 closure

• Based in Nova Scotia, Alpha Dog Games was founded in 2012 by Shawn Woods and Jeff Cameron
• Alpha Dog Games were the creators of Mighty Doom