Xbox Players Demand an End to Layoffs, Studio Closures on Microsoft’s Own Fan Feedback Website | Gaming

Xbox players are taking a stand against Microsoft’s layoffs in a place where their voices may be heard the loudest: an official fan feedback website. As spotted by Kotaku, Witt…

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Well, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is now only barred from purchase in 117 countries according to Steam’s backend, which is a start | Gaming

Good news! Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls‘ Steam backend no longer lists it as not being available for purchase in 132 countries. It’s now only listed it as not being available…

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What does the future of external development look like? | Gaming

This article is part of ExDev Week. External development, whether it involves porting, co-development, asset creation, or any one of a number of other things, is becoming an increasingly important…

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A Call For Xbox To End Cycle Of Layoffs Is Trending On Fan Portal | Gaming

Fans are fed up with constant mass layoffs at Xbox. They’ve said as much on the new Player Voice Portal that Microsoft launched earlier this year. A call to “end…

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Oni Press Announces SDCC 2026 Plans: Full Panels And Signings Schedule | News World

Oni Press is heading to San Diego Comic-Con, and the resurgent publisher has a ton to talk about, like Matt Kindt’s Flux House, and a new line of Archie Comics….

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Rally Point: I am extremely here for turn-based strategy game The Great Villainess, and not just for gay reasons | Gaming

The Rally Point is a regular column where the inimitable Sin Vega delves deep into strategy gaming. LESBIANS BAGPIPES STREAMING LET’S GO!

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Gamer Wins Court Case to Restore Xbox Library | Gaming

A Gamer’s Court Win Over Microsoft A single Xbox player has won a court judgment against Microsoft that forces the company to restore a suspended account and its attached game…

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Marvel Rivals has upset players yet again with some peculiar balances that buff some of the strongest heroes | Gaming

It took all of one day for Marvel Rivals to enrage players after the release of season 9 with a new, unasked for, and slightly confusing patch. It buffed tons…

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“A kick in the teeth for the fired workers”: Unionised former MindsEye devs protest alleged fan playtest at Build A Rocket Boy | Gaming

The IWGB union have held a protest with former Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) staff outside of the MindsEye studio’s offices. The union accused the company of hosting an expenses-paid…

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Halo Studios reportedly cancels Halo multiplayer project Ekur, which had customisable Spartans and Elites and large player battles | Gaming

Halo Studios has reportedly cancelled a multiplayer project called Ekur, in a move that seems to align with the wide-ranging Xbox cuts announced last week. Halo reporter Rebs Gaming originated…

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GameSir Launches T7 Pro W Retro Green Wired Controller for Xbox and PC | Gaming

GameSir, a global gaming peripherals brand renowned for combining high-performance engineering with distinctive design, today announces the launch of the GameSir T7 Pro W Retro Green Wired Controller. Combining dependable…

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Obsidian still have “the same DNA” that went into New Vegas and KOTOR 2, The Outer Worlds 2 director insists, following chatter around layoffs | Gaming

Last week, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 developers Obsidian lost around quarter of their staff to Microsoft’s mass layoffs. The studio were subsequently reported to be pivoting to start…

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Analyst: Game console shipments expected to decline 19.5% to 33.9m units in 2026 | Gaming

Game console shipments are expected to fall 19.5% this year to 33.9 million units, according to new analyst data. A report from S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan attributes this decline…

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Q&A: Discussing Puerto Rican Culture, the Chupacabra, and the “True Weird” of BEAST OF BORIKÉN with Writer Julio Anta | News World

“A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don’t Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life!”…

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Xbox veteran stresses Sony’s all-digital future would compromise game ownership: ‘Digital is convenient until someone else decides you’ve had enough’ | Gaming

One of the original Xbox founders, Laura Fryer, suggests Sony is stripping away game ownership via an all-digital future It comes after PlayStation announced physical game discs won’t be produced…

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion gets an extra ending cutscene, made by a modder keen not to finish up on a rather awkward note | Gaming

Warning: Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 lie ahead. Shagging Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 might say various things about your taste in blokes, but it’s understandably the way a lot…

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A new Copilot feature tells you what might be slowing down your PC—while gorging itself on a fair chunk of your system RAM | Gaming

If you ask Microsoft Copilot if it’s a web app, it answers in the negative. Technically, as the AI points out, Copilot now interfaces with you through an Edge-based web…

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“An oversight we deeply regret”: Games Done Quick cancel SNK-sponsored stream following backlash over studio’s Saudi Arabian ownership | Gaming

Games Done Quick, the speedrunning organisation behind events like Games Done Queer and the yearly Summer Games Done Quick, have cancelled a stream sponsored by Metal Slug developers SNK following…

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Ascend to ZERO Warps onto Xbox and Game Pass | Gaming

Ascend to Zero – now on Xbox and Game Pass When every second counts, having the ability to rewind time sounds like a pretty useful advantage. That’s exactly the hook…

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God of War Laufey studio hints at 2027 release window following tweet that assures players it “will be available on disc” | Gaming

We may not know the precise release date of the upcoming God of War Laufey, but a new tweet suggests we’ll get it before the end of 2027. In a…

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ICv2: Top 50 Comics – June 2026 | News World

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub and Comic Shop Assistant POS systems at stores selling American comics around the world. …

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Report: Obsidian to work on Fallout title as unannounced projects cancelled | Gaming

Obsidian is reportedly developing a new Fallout game after canceling several unannounced projects. This is part of a broader Xbox restructuring that reportedly impacted 60 to 70 Obsidian employees. According…

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Ryse: Son of Rome was supposed to be Xbox’s Assassin’s Creed but nobody bought it | Gaming

We all remember Ryse: Son of Rome, right? It launched alongside the Xbox One in November 2013 as a cinematic action game starring Roman centurion Marius Titus on a revenge…

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Watch a new Total War: Warhammer 40,000 gameplay video and weep for your graphics card | Gaming

Last month at the PC Gaming Show we got to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at Total War: Warhammer 40,000 including glimpses of a battle between the Astra Militarum and…

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Sen. Bernie Sanders blasts Microsoft over Xbox price hike, layoffs, and tax breaks | Gaming

Photo Credit: Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders is criticizing Microsoft after the company raised Xbox prices and cut jobs, arguing that the move is another example of corporate wealth rising…

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Steam’s “no questions asked” refund policy makes it “super easy for players to abuse this rule”, says indie developer | Gaming

An indie developer who says they have had to refund 55,000 sales allegedly due to Steam’s two-hour refund policy said it “should not be possible” for players to be refunded…

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Call of Duty on Xbox Game Pass expertly highlights why the service is so brilliant | Gaming

Xbox Game Pass is by far the best video game subscriptions service going at the moment, and if Xbox keeps giving it the attention it deserves its rivals would be…

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Marvel Just Secretly Erased a Major Fantastic Four Story From Its X-Men Timeline | News World

X-Men ’97 Season 2 is going from strength to strength. The story may not be perfect, but episode 4 ended in the most dramatic way; the time-traveling X-Men failed to…

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Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon director for undisclosed amount | Gaming

Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled a lawsuit against Bungie and Sony over allegations of misconduct. Barrett was reportedly dismissed by Bungie in 2024 following an internal investigation into…

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Brazilian Courts Force Xbox To Restore Hacked Account | Gaming

Xbox, the gaming giant in the midst of a firing frenzy and whose CEO was just appointed to the Federal Reserve, has been humbled by one of their own players….

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