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October 18, 2024
Alan Hartman, the current head of Xbox Studios, prepares to retire next month, and a former Rare boss will be…
Juno (Xanthe Huynh) checks the status of her Orbital Ray in Overwatch 2 (2022), Activision Blizzard
September 28, 2024
As part of Microsoft's previously announced redundancy reductions, Activision Blizzard will soon pink slip nearly 400 employees.
Indiana Jones (Troy Baker) senses something is off in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024), MachineGames
September 13, 2024
Microsoft has undertaken another round of gaming layoffs, this time cutting 650 employees from their Xbox and Activision Blizzard divisions.
Kait (Laura Bailey) looks out on the aftermath of the Locusts' latest attack in Gears 5 (2019), Microsoft
July 16, 2024
Xbox parent company Microsoft has reportedly shuttered one of their internal DEI teams due to "changing business needs".
Joanna Dark (TBA) is looking a little bland in Perfect Dark (TBA), Microsoft
July 4, 2024
For the third time this year, Microsoft is reportedly set to hit their Xbox division with a round of sweeping…
June 20, 2024
'Halo' series composer Marty O'Donnell has revealed that, more than anything, the video game industry's number one fear is outrage…
Joanna Dark (Laurence Bouvard) lives to fight another day in Perfect Dark Zero (2005), Microsoft Game Studios
May 11, 2024
A new report suggests that development on Microsoft's planned 'Perfect Dark' reboot is currently "in a very rough place".
Chai (Robbie Draymond) and 808 find themselves taken aback by Roquefort's (David Fane) true form in Hi-Fi Rush (2023), Tango Gameworks
May 10, 2024
Following Microsoft's axing of 'Hi-Fi Rush' dev Tango Gameworks, Head of Xbox Matt Booty has declared that the company needs…
Chai (Robbie Draymond) delivers a crushing blow in Hi-Fi Rush (2023), Tango Gameworks / A vampire screams in horror as he realizes he's stuck in Redfall (2023), Arkane Austin
May 8, 2024
In the latest round of video game industry layoffs, Microsoft has announced the closure of Bethesda's 'Redfall' and 'Hi-Fi Rush'…
A Grunt (Joseph Staten) stands ready to meet his maker in Halo Infinite (2021), 343 Industries
March 28, 2024
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says the recent ABK layoffs were partially needed due to shrinking industry forecasts.