John Romero has commented on the layoffs that have impacted Microsoft-owned id Software as part of sweeping cuts to the Xbox business. Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma announced the most “significant” restructure in Xbox historywith 1,600 staff let go immediately, and another 1,600 staff to follow over the course of the current financial year. … Read more
You probably shouldn’t bet on a Starfield sequel if news coming out of Xbox’s reset is anything to go by. According to a new report from BloombergMicrosoft’s restructuring of Xbox will see Bethesda focusing on a handful of franchises going forward: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake. These five franchises are expected to … Read more
Elevate your Forza Horizon 6 gameplay experience. Logitech G is giving you the perfect excuse for you to upgrade from a controller to a bona fide racing wheel. For a limited time, you can get either a refurbished Logitech G29 (PS5, PC) or Logitech G920 (Xbox, PC) Racing Wheel and Pedal Set for just $129.99 … Read more
“As much as half” of the team working on The Elder Scrolls Online has been laid off, according to a report from Kotakuleading many to wonder how the game will continue. Earlier today, Microsoft began carrying out its “reset” of the Xbox brand by laying off thousands of employees. Although no studios are shutting down, … Read more
Pokémon Go will hold a very special 10th anniversary broadcast this Thursday, July 9 — with details on what it will contain currently top secret. It’s now been a decade since Pokémon Go first launched and became a global phenomenon. Remember that first trailer where players were shown catching, trading and then battling a giant … Read more
We’re halfway through the year, so that means a new booster set for the beloved Disney Lorcana card game. Attack of the Vine! is the thirteenth set since the TCG was released three years ago, with pre-release events starting July 17th and the wide release on July 24th. Time flies, and now the game is … Read more
Skyrocketing Japanese indie hit Meccha Chameleon just surpassed 15 million sales, despite launching on Steam less than a month ago. Now, the paint-and-seek multiplayer game is getting a collaboration with a well-known Japanese star, and fans are abuzz with excitement over who it might be. Developed by a team of two in just two months … Read more
The boss of Bethesda has told staff the company must now focus on its “strongest franchises” amid sweeping layoffs across Xbox. Today, Microsoft announced 3,200 staff are set to lose their jobs at Xbox across the current financial year, with 1,600 of those layoffs happening today, July 6. In an email sent to staff, Xbox … Read more
As Undead Labs continues development on State of Decay 3 under new ownership, it sounds like the zombie survival sequel won’t be required to be on Xbox Game Pass. That’s according to Game Filewhich reported on the studio’s post-Microsoft future after Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced layoffs that will affect 3,200 staff throughout the current … Read more
Double Fine and Compulsion Games have issued public statements to confirm their status following word of today’s enormous cuts by Xbox, discussing their respective futures as independent studios. While neither company will be shut down, neither will be part of Xbox Game Studios going forward either — and in an address to Xbox staff that … Read more