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...
Gears of War: E-Day campaign trailer debuts on Opening Night Live
Microsoft showed the campaign trailer for Gears of War: E-Day tonight at a live show in Germany. The company made the announcement during Opening...
Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox | exclusive
Compulsion Games, the maker of compelling games like South of Midnight, has pulled off a management buyout and is now separated from Xbox. Guillaume...
Doug Bowser, Shawn Layden and Peter Moore unite for historic GamesBeat Next gaming legends panel
It’s our honor to announce a dream panel of game legends that will kick off our GamesBeat Next 2026 conference in San Francisco on...
A question for the industry: How will external developers use AI tools? | The DeanBeat
Here’s a question I’m pondering. How will external developers use AI tools for their customers, the game development and publishing companies? Keep Reading with...
Contractors lose jobs but Xbox source says no layoffs of staff at Halo Studios
A number of game contractors said their lost their jobs after Halo Campaign Evolved shipped on July 28. However, I have been told there...
Xbox consoles prices rise up to 33% in Europe
Microsoft’s Xbox consoles got price increases as much as 33% this weekend as the company dealt with a rise in memory chip and SSD...