Xbox reportedly extends deadline for Arkane sale as shutdown date looms
During its recent announcement of potential studio shut-downs or spinoffs as part of its company-wide reset, Xbox named five specific studios as being on...
Deal falls apart after Netflix offers $500M to license Xbox games for motion picture adaptations
Netflix reportedly offered Microsoft $500 million to license Xbox games for adaptations, but the deal fell apart because Microsoft countered by asking for $800...
Gears of War: E-Day review | Don’t skip this one in the busy season
We’re in the midst of an unprecedented launch of so many games, each of them racing to get out the door before the November...
Mojang ramps up creator ecosystem hiring as Minecraft takes aim at Roblox, Fortnite
Mojang Studios is hiring across its partner developer relations and creator monetization teams in a bid to build out Minecraft’s creator ecosystem. Over the...
Minecraft Live unveils new dimension, Dungeons II release date and a real-world theme park
Minecraft is launching its first new dimension in 14 years. On September 26, Microsoft-owned Mojang Studios hosted Minecraft Live, Minecraft’s regular online broadcast where...
Quo Vadis, Xbox? | Jon Kimmich guest post
A better console may steady the ship, but only a true platform gives Xbox reason to exist. By Jon Kimmich, CEO of Software Illuminati.
Blizzard Entertainment workers ratify first union contracts with CWA
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment employees are now covered by their first union contract, after two years of bargaining with Microsoft over job security, AI...
Microsoft introduces time limits and usage-based pricing for Xbox cloud gaming service
In a sign that cloud gaming isn’t immune from rising data center costs, Microsoft announced today that it is introducing time limits for Xbox...
Wolf Haus Games unveils edgy and satirical open world cult survival game Join Us
Wolf Haus Games has unveiled the open world cult survival game Join Us. The Unreal Engine game is coming in March 2027 for the...
How Double Fine is charting its destiny outside of Xbox, starting with a Kickstarter campaign | Tim Schafer interview
Tim Schafer, CEO of Double Fine Productions, has been busy dealing with a lot of change in the past couple of months, but he...