The tectonic shifts in player behavior and more, at the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit
The absolute bonkers boom in the gaming industry is old news at this point, though the numbers are still stunning. The industry was worth...
Halo studio boss reveals the 3 pillars of why Xbox is thriving
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is finishing the year strong. Unlike the 2020 holidays, the company isn’t only relying on new hardware to carry its...
Xbox is working with developer Mainframe on cloud MMO with scaling complexity
Finnish studio Mainframe is working on a cloud-native massively multiplayer online adventure for Xbox Game Studios. That’s according to reporter Jez Corden on The...
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...
Deathloop review — Arkane Lyon at the top of its game
Deathloop is one of the best games of the year. And I say that as someone who has previously recognized the quality of Arkane...
Xbox hires Portal dev Kim Swift to make cloud games (like Kojima’s)
Microsoft is getting serious again about cloud-native games. To that end, the company’s Xbox division announced today it has hired former Stadia game design...
Xbox and Bethesda will talk this week about what the acquisition means
Regulators in the United States and Europe approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax Media, and that means Bethesda is now an Xbox studio. But what...
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:...
Xbox Game Studios has a record year heading into console launch
Microsoft said its Xbox Game Studios has so far enjoyed a record year in terms of the number of games it has launched ahead...
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...