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Featured storyAn armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
First Operator Prestige workaround

Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Prestige not working?

Check your first Operator Prestige requirements and remove spare equipment before using the launch workaround.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 25 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
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An armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
Launch purchase requirements

Is Modern Warfare 4 on Game Pass?

Choose a full game edition, check Xbox Play Anywhere and separate your purchase from online or cloud membership.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Official Xbox Free Play Days artwork showing Wuchang, Dead by Daylight, Darkwood, Spirittea and Everspace 2
This weekend's trials

Xbox Free Play Days: 29 Oct-1 Nov 2026

Choose the right console or PC version, check your Game Pass tier and keep your progress if you buy.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 11 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Gravhounds key art showing armed canine workers fighting on an alien planet
November Game Pass

Game Pass new games for November 2026

Plan your November downloads and FM27 Launch Preview, then check the games leaving before you start a new save.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 11 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago face each other in an official Gears of War: E-Day campaign image.
Accessibility / Menu audio

Gears of War: E-Day: how to turn off menu narration

Menu Narration controls the screen reader; Text-to-Speech controls chat. Choose the setting for the voice you hear.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
An Xbox Series X console with a Gears 5 disc beside its optical drive.
Disc ownership / Digital access

Xbox opens disc-to-digital licensing to all players

Any Xbox console with a disc drive can claim eligible games; Play Anywhere titles can then appear in the Xbox PC app.

GamerGuru Platform Desk · 5 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
An Xbox Mythic Achievement notification appears over a Gears of War: E-Day screenshot.
Xbox achievements / Completion rules

Xbox tests Mythic Achievements without requiring later DLC achievements

A new progress filter separates the original achievements still needed from later add-ons.

GamerGuru Platform Desk · 3 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A person with a controller plays an Xbox game on a large television in a living room.
Cloud gaming / TV support

Xbox app support ends on 2020 Samsung TVs on 3 November

Owners can keep cloud streaming through a supported external device, PC, phone or console.

GamerGuru Platform Desk · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A hooded figure in a breathing mask stands against blue and orange light in Dune: Awakening artwork.
Dune: Awakening / Faction missions

Dune: Awakening makes a sandbike race count towards faction power

A sandbike race reveals how Dune: Awakening's faction board ties political progress to what you actually do.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 23 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Xbox Free Play Days artwork showing the games available during the September 10 weekend.
Free Play Days / September 10-13

Madden NFL 27 and Dustborn are free to try on Xbox this weekend

Madden NFL 27 and Dustborn do not require Game Pass this weekend.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 13 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
The Crazy Taxi World Tour logo appears on a yellow textured background.
Multiplayer testing / Xbox Series X|S

Crazy Taxi: World Tour's selected-player Xbox test is now live

Selected Xbox Series X|S players can test Crazy Taxi: World Tour's multiplayer until 14 September.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

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