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James Bond game dev confirms layoffs in wake of Xbox cuts

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Arc Raiders has finally added 'one of the most requested matchmaking features' meaning players can now Jekyll and Hyde their way through lobbies

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John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left

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IO Interactive says Project Fantasy isn't dead, but confirms that layoffs are happening

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Xbox CEO amidst layoffs: 'I think our core has to be healthy'

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Samurai Jack is no longer streaming on HBO Max — and that's a huge loss

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Pokémon’s Next Lego Sets Are Cool But Good Lord, Those Prices

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PlayStation Breaks Six-Day Silence After Announcing The End Of Discs And Gets Immediately Roasted: ‘Physical Forever You Cowards’

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Doom Designer John Romero Says He Hopes People Are Preserving id Software’s History Amid Reported Xbox Bloodbath

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Lego reveals 5 new Pokémon sets: first photos and details

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IO Interactive closing Istanbul studio after regaining control of Project Fantasy

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Christopher Nolan broke his big rule when casting The Odyssey's Lupita Nyong'o

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Xbox CEO Says Healthy Console Is ‘Necessary But Not Sufficient’ For Success

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My cozy game of the month is a moth-watching game where you can explore whimsical forests and uncover more about these fuzzy legends

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Xbox layoffs show it was too big not to fail

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Analysts think SK hynix's DRAM and NAND prices will finally drop by the end of 2028, but not before a huge rise over the next year

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Arc Raiders update changes how matchmaking works

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Update: 136 workers have been laid off at id Software

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What an all-digital PlayStation means for the games industry

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Logitech Mobi Fold review

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After buying up between $1m and $5m in Dell stock this year, Trump tells everyone to 'go out and buy a Dell computer'. Again.

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Transporter 3 is one of Jason Statham's most underrated action movies, and it's finally free to stream

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance star says it didn't lead to work in other games: 'The industry at large has never really given a f***'

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It looks like Blizzard's escaped Xbox's grim reset scythe for now, though there's still time to be caught in the second 1600-strong layoff wave coming 2027

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Asus ROG Strix XG129C review

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A nasty Windows 11 bug is taking upwards of 500 GB worth of storage, and is surprisingly difficult to spot, but there's a fix

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Magic's new Secret Lair is a print-to-demand charity drop with Global Fund for Women

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How do you reconcile your lore-heavy, dark sci-fi MMO with mod tools that might let people get way too goofy? 'Everything's canon,' say the developers of EVE Frontier

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Report: Obsidian losing around one quarter of its staff to 'Xbox reset'

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The First Reactions To Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Call It ‘Clunky,’ ‘Astonishing,’ And Like Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings

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Game Pass could see major change under new Xbox restructure

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The Outer Worlds And Grounded Studio Obsidian Losing Around 25 Percent Of Its Staff To Xbox Layoffs

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The games industry reacts to Xbox layoffs: 'We are clearly at a turning point'

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Xbox Lays Off FanFest Guy Three Months After Bringing Back Xbox FanFest

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CD Projekt Red thanks 6000 Edgerunners 2 advance viewers for not spoiling the show in stunning display of opsec: 'Thank you so much for keeping your promise properly'

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Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda: Elder Scrolls Online developer 'gutted'

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Kirby Air Riders' Summer Games Done Quick debut proves why it's the Switch 2's best game

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Fake Eyelashes And Street-Walking: How The Cast Of You And I Are Polar Opposites Got Into Character

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Legendary former Tekken boss says people don't 'properly evaluate' Hidetaka Miyazaki's 'remarkable' FromSoft career

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Game Collectors Mourn The Death Of The PlayStation Disc: ‘It Will Feel Like I’m Starting Over From Scratch’

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Overwatch Finally Achieves Mixed Reviews Three Years After Being Steam’s Lowest-Rated Game

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Pokémon Pitch Black fan pulls world's first ever gold god pack

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Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers have fallen massively short

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The State Of Xbox’s 25+ Game Studios And What They’re Up To In 2026

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Even Obsidian couldn't escape the Xbox cuts, with losses ranging from a 21-year veteran artist to an engineer who'd only been there 2 months

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Chainsaw Man creator's devastating 2024 film gets new 4K release

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Arcane's Jinx returns with a high-end collectible that should stun fans

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Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch In Europe Next Year

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The Cyberpunk TCG That Crowdfunded More Than $7.5 Million In Just A Couple Of Hours Is A Blast To Play

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Xbox Can’t Meet Ridiculous New Goal Of ‘Entertaining’ 1 Billion A Day Even If We All Boot Up A Call Of Duty Right Now

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