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 history, with 1,600 staff let go immediately, and another 1,600 staff to follow over the course of the current financial year. As part of the restructure, four…
I’ve loved anime since the Toonami and early Adult Swim days, so certain aesthetics will always elicit a melancholy nostalgia that reminds me of late nights and VCRs. This feeling overcame me when I played the ‘80s and ‘90s anime-inspired Orbitals for the first time…
Staff at Obsidian Entertainment are reportedly concerned about the studio’s future projects after it was hit hard by Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs.
Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma announced the most “significant” restructure in Xbox history, with 1,600 staff…
It’s been a week since the romance game Love And Deepspace studio Infold announced it was canceling the addition of one of its new love interests – a werewolf named Valko – but fans of the game are continuing to call for his release. One of the people fighting the good fight is Kurina, who created a real-world tribute to Valko at Anime Expo, which quickly grew with notes and gifts from Love…
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.
Grand Theft Auto 6 and a slew of Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games are dominating the best-seller charts at Amazon in the U.S 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…
Microsoft is using the fact that Halo: Campaign Evolved will offer a physical game disc in its box as a selling point.
On social media, and in a blog post offering answers to frequently asked questions, Microsoft leads with the fact that Halo: Campaign Evolved’s physical edition will include a game disc in its box.
Weeks ago, this simple fact would have seemed obvious — but now, following a…
CD Projekt has hailed the success of Cyberpunk 2077, announcing it has now hit the 40 million copies sold mark. That’s up 5 million copies from the last time the developer announced Cyberpunk 2077 sales, back in November when it hit 35 million.
It’s also one of the most…
A study led by Professor Ryuta Kawashima suggests that driving a manual transmission car is beneficial for the brain, and could help prevent dementia. Kawashima is a neuroscientist known for the Brain Age and Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training games, released primarily on…
UPDATE: Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has said The Game Business report about Obsidian is incorrect, and that the studio is not in negotiations to avoid shutting down.
“Plenty of details are still up in the air surrounding the layoffs (picture will be clear on Monday) but Xbox is keeping Obsidian, according to people familiar with the situation,” Schreier said in a post on social…
