Xbox's avatar based communications and social entertainment experience is out today. Avatar Kinect will be available to both Gold and Silver accounts up until September 8, after that the service will be Gold subscription only. To celebrate the release of Avatar Kinect, Microsoft gave comedians 90 seconds with Avatar Kinect to see how funny they can be. With your help to choose who is the funniest of the comedians, you get a chance to win a Xbox 360 Kinect bundle. Voting starts July 28, all you have to do is head over to Xbox's Facebook page to vote!
Google partnered with Gentle Monster and Samsung to launch AI smart glasses with Gemini integration at Google I/O 2026. Priced from $379, they are built to actually look good.
Forza Horizon 6 launches today on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass. Set in Japan, it's already earned universal acclaim and 1.4 million early access players.