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Yesterday brought the news that Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come. Xbox CEO Asha…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has admitted Game Pass has failed to grow as Microsoft had expected, with reports indicating it is tens of millions of subscribers short of previous targets….

Xbox laid off around 1600 people yesterday, July 6th, as mass cuts accompanied by the decision to part ways with five studios were set in stone. This substantial upheaval’s also…

Supergirl might be available to rent or buy at home before the end of July The comic book movie has made just $100 million worldwide Its digital release could be…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has expressed hopes that Xbox can be a company that “entertains more than a billion people each day” amidst drastic change at the company. This statement…

Microsoft’s first Xbox-branded handheld arrived last October with sold-out shelves, a translucent marketing blitz and the full weight of the Xbox brand behind it. Nine months later, the story has…

Two of the most interesting aspects of early access space survival MMO EVE Frontier always seemed to exist in opposition to me: Its striking, deliberately crafted vision of a dark…

Epic Games has settled a legal case against a former contractor accused of leaking confidential information about Fortnite’s then unannounced collaborations with IPs like Minecraft, Ben 10, and Game of…

One of the biggest names in gaming could use an infinite money glitch right now. With revenue falling and a string of acquisitions not paying off, Microsoft-owned Xbox will slash…

There’s a good reason why Batman’s signature catchphrase is simply, “I’m Batman.” When the Dark Knight announces his presence, it’s enough to strike fear into the hearts of criminals. Batman…

Happy this week, all! Also: huge apologies to the World Cup organisers and teams for any matchside cosmic sabotage brought on by our struggle to feed the Maw. Truth be…

Microsoft will cut some 4,800 jobs, including the largest overhaul in its gaming brand Xbox, the company said. Approximately 3,200 jobs will be cut from the company’s gaming operations in…

Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft and Xbox have announced today around 3200 jobs are being cut before financial year 2027 ends, with a number of studios being let…

The latest mass layoff at Xbox will see roughly 3,200 people lose their jobs—1,600 today, and 1,600 more over the next fiscal year—and four game studios turned loose into the…

Xbox once vowed to “Power Your Dreams.” These days, it just wants to keep the power — meaning the lights at its Redmond, Washington HQ — on. On Monday, new-ish…

I don’t think anybody reading these hallowed pages really judges games by their sales figures, but it’s nice to hear that perspective affirmed by no less a Legendary Fightguy…

Compulsion Games and Double Fine – two formerly Xbox-owned developers now spun out from the Xbox family of studios as Microsoft enacts a deep round of cuts and divestitures –…

After weeks of uncertainty, Microsoft have finally revealed what their big Xbox business “reset” involves. Spoilers: it’s not great! Gaming division CEO Asha Sharma has announced that they will…

Superman is usually thought of as the greatest hero of them all, saving the day when the odds are down. In the current DC Multiverse, “Superman energy” is a name…

Xbox is hitting the reset button. Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a sweeping…

The latest double whammy that both Grand Theft Auto 6 and PlayStation will soon be ditching disks and going digital has angered fans and roused old discussions of what ownership…

Xbox have officially announced the scale of the mass layoffs and rejigging of their studio lineup which have loomed on the horizon for the past couple of weeks. While Double…

When Compulsion Games was founded in 2009 as an independent studio, we were just a few dreamers in a leaky old gramophone factory devoted to creating rich storylines and experiences…

Though Last Orders, the second DLC for massive Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London, is taking longer than Team FOLON originally planned, the modders have revealed that their next game is…

Psychonauts and Keeper developer Double Fine Productions, and South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, have reacted to their new futures as it’s confirmed they will become…

Xbox has announced sweeping cuts as part of its previously announced reset. 3,200 staff are to be laid off, with 1,600 roles being eliminated today, according to an internal email…

Ready for some new additions to Xbox Game Pass? Well, July is already looking stacked, but we’re expecting Microsoft to update the list imminently (probably on Tuesday), and before then…

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Last week brought the news that strategy game publisher Slitherine have penned a deal with Cyanide Studios to continue developing Blood Bowl 3 (which will soon become Warhammer Blood Bowl….