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Xbox Makes First Game Pass Lineup Announcement Following Layoffs — and CEO Asha Sharma's Admission That Microsoft's Gaming Strategy Failed to Work Out
Microsoft has announced the July lineup of games coming to Game Pass. This is the first such announcement following the recent layoffs that affected the Xbox business and CEO Asha …
Aion 2 Is an MMO That Gives You Wings and the Cutest Pets You’ve Ever Seen | IGN Preview
A preview of Aion 2 describes it as an MMO featuring wings and cute pets. The preview also mentions seeing four-player party-based content that is fast-paced, and the developers co…
Criterion’s Future Is Battlefield, but Don’t Forget the Burnout Heritage Within Its Walls
Criterion Games, the creator of the Burnout series, has been rebranded as "A Battlefield Studio." The article emphasizes that despite this rebranding, the studio's 30-year legacy o…
Orbitals Is Like an Anime-Styled It Takes Two, and So Far We Love It | IGN Preview
A preview of the game Orbitals describes it as an anime-styled co-op experience similar to It Takes Two. The game is developer Shapefarm's first original IP, and its creative direc…
The Outer Worlds and Fallout New Vegas studio Obsidian is reportedly losing a quarter of its staff in Xbox layoffs
Obsidian Entertainment, the RPG studio behind The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas, is reportedly losing about a quarter of its staff due to the recent Xbox layoffs. According t…
What exactly is going on with Marvel's Blade? Arkane Lyon's fate remains unclear in the wake of Xbox's controversial 'reset'
The fate of Arkane Lyon and its in-development game, Marvel's Blade, remains unclear following Xbox's major restructuring. The French studio is undergoing "consultation" due to loc…
State of Decay 3 may no longer launch into Game Pass, now that Microsoft is letting developer Undead Labs go
State of Decay 3 may not launch on Game Pass after all, as Microsoft is parting ways with its developer, Undead Labs. Microsoft found a buyer for Undead Labs and will continue to f…
'My Heart's With All of You' — John Romero Says id Software Has 'Done a Great Job' Moving the Studio's Legacy Forward and Hopes Someone Is Working to Preserve It All Amid Xbox Layoffs
John Romero, co-creator of Doom, has commented on the layoffs at id Software, which is now owned by Microsoft. Romero stated that id Software has "done a great job" moving the stud…
Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick once reportedly suggested Halo 4 should have a real-money auction house like Diablo 3 infamously did
Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick once reportedly suggested that Halo 4 should feature a real-money auction house for campaign mech skins, similar to the controversial one in Diablo 3.…
Xbox Game Pass subscription numbers are reportedly well below where Microsoft wants them to be
The total number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers has reportedly dropped to 30 million, a loss of around 4 million compared to 2024 numbers. This figure is well below Microsoft's ambi…
Staff at Fallout: New Vegas Developer Obsidian Reportedly Left Unsure How 'Huge List of Projects' Can Continue After Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard
Staff at Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas, are reportedly concerned about the studio's future. This uncertainty comes after the studio was hit hard by Mi…
First LEGO Pokémon Minifigures Revealed, Including Professor Oak and Red, Plus Pikachu and Eevee
The first LEGO Pokémon sets to include minifigures have been revealed. The sets will feature Professor Oak and Red, along with Pikachu and Eevee, and are set to debut later this ye…