Inside a studio layoff — Big questions for Microsoft’s intentions for id Software (updated)
The team at id Software seemed safe from the Xbox layoffs, as the studio hadn’t been notified that it was up for closure or...
Xbox cancels Perfect Dark, shutters The Initiative as layoffs begin
Microsoft’s layoffs have extended into Xbox, according to internal memos. The cuts of 4% of the company’s staff are affecting the gaming divisions, including...
Perfect Dark gets a reveal at Xbox Games Showcase
Joanna Dark makes her big return in Perfect Dark, which got a full gameplay reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase. The game, which was...
Why The Initiative hired Crystal Dynamics to help with Perfect Dark
It’s something we are hearing more often these days: making video games is difficult. And the job isn’t any easier during a pandemic and...
Xbox/Bethesda E3 2021: Where were games like Avowed, Perfect Dark, and Fable?
Microsoft has a lot of games in the works, but the company is dealing with limits of physics as well as some poor timing....
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future
The Game Awards always inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show looks into the past year, which now seems like...
Xbox studio The Initiative debuts Perfect Dark at The Game Awards
Microsoft helped to kick off The Game Awards this evening with a quick reveal of what its new studio The Initiative is working on:...
The Initiative’s first game — What’s the so-called ‘AAAA’ studio making?
Microsoft has a lot of games in development for Xbox Series X and Game Pass. But the most mysterious project is the one that The...
Rare Replay celebrates the historic studio’s past — and future
GamesBeat chats with Rare studio head Craig Duncan about the company's "huge bundle of gaming history."
5 clever co-op games that justify human interaction
These should give you a good reason to clean your house for company.