Gaming & Esports Wire

2026-06-15

Xbox Cracks Under Its 3% Margin, Gears E-Day Locks October 6, and FUT Topple G2 in London

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits Xbox earns less from games than YouTube does — with new CEO Asha Sharma poised to cut studios and fast-track Halo and Fallout. Summer Game Fest reshuffled the GOTY race, Gears E-Day landed on October 6, and on the esports front, FUT Esports delivered one of the year's biggest upsets by eliminating G2 2-0 at VALORANT Masters London.

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