“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
Grand Theft Auto 6 and a slew of Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games are dominating the best-seller charts at Amazon in the US so far this year. The top five best-selling games of the year at the retail giant are listed as GTA 6, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Star Fox (2026), Mario + … Read more
A Steam game developer has called for the storefront’s refund policy to be changed, after players who praised its bitesize game were still able to get their money back. Writing on Steam allows players to refund any title played for less than two hours, up to 14 days from purchase. It’s a policy intended to … Read more
Palworld’s hotly anticipated 1.0 update launches this week, on July 10, and now developer Pocketpair has narrowed the release timing down, while issuing existing players an official recommendation on whether they should wipe their data for it. First up, Palworld 1.0. Pocketpair said it can’t give an exact release time, but it’s planning to launch … Read more