Tag: Xbox

Xbox’s big reset continues, as the company has targeted RPG icon Obsidian Entertainment, laying off about a quarter of its staff and cancelling a sequel to the underrated 2025 action-RPG Avowed. According to a July 8 Bloomberg report, Obsidian Entertainment has cancelled „multiple projects“ so that the California-based developer can focus on a bigger franchise: […]

Microsoft recently announced mass layoffs affecting 4,800 people, including 3,200 at Xbox, and now US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has ripped the technology giant for cutting staff at a time when it’s making massive profits. Posting on social media, Sanders pointed out how Microsoft made more than $100 billion in profit in 2025, with CEO […]

If you’ve been watching the World Cup or soccer in general, you’re surely familiar with Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, and now he’s provided a deeper window into his life and specifically his gaming habits. In a „day in the life“ video on his YouTube channel (via PureXbox), Haaland began by saying he’s a big fan […]

Über 3.000 Entlassungen, mehrere Studio-Abspaltungen und eine neue Führungsstrategie: Xbox befindet sich im größten Umbruch seit Jahren. Doch was bedeutet das konkret für den Xbox Game Pass?

Xbox will sich nach dem Entlassungs-Beben auf seine stärksten Marken fokussieren und gleichzeitig zur Plattform der Zukunft wachsen; PlayStation streicht die Spiele-Discs und bereitet sich auf die teuerste Konsolengeneration aller Zeiten vor. Wir diskutieren, wie sich das Gaming dadurch verändert. Das ist die Videoversion unseres GameStar Podcasts. - Alle Folgen des GameStar Podcasts - GameStar Podcast bei […]

Hitman and 007: First Light developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it is closing its Istanbul office, laying off staff in the process as part of cuts that the studio said were „necessary“ to help the company stay afloat in the future. IO said it made these cuts after Xbox dropped out of funding Project […]

Microsoft recently announced sweeping layoffs affecting 4,800 people, including 3,200 at Xbox alone. This is happening as part of a „reset“ of Xbox, and this includes changes to the company’s various subsidiaries, including Bethesda. Bethesda boss Jill Braff said the cuts at Xbox „reflect the realities of our industry and business.“ She said Bethesda has […]

Exactly a month ago, State of Decay 3 re-emerged at the Xbox Games Showcase with a new gameplay trailer promising a 2027 release window–plus the game’s inclusion on Xbox Game Pass. But the open-world survival game might not arrive on Microsoft’s subscription service after all.  Game File reports the company acquiring developer Undead Labs is […]