Xbox is apparently in the mood for some spring cleaning, except it’s summer and the broom is actually a massive layoff hammer. Industry insiders are bracing for what could be the largest single group of job cuts in the brand’s twenty-five-year history, which is saying something for a company that’s no stranger to restructuring. Hundreds…
Xbox just dropped a financial bombshell that has gamers clutching their wallets like a lifeline, because starting August 1st, console prices are going through the roof. The 512GB models are jumping up by a hundred bucks, while the 1TB versions are getting a whopping $150 price bump that feels like a personal attack. The company…
Xbox has been handing out pink slips like candy at a parade, but a new report suggests some of those layoffs weren’t random at all. Former employees are sounding the alarm, warning current staff to keep their heads down and their mouths shut because speaking up might cost you your job. According to a Game…
Craig Duncan just did the corporate version of leaving a party after twenty months, claiming he served his purpose. This chap oversaw more studios than a hyperactive intern with fifteen coffee mugs and a death wish. He walked into XBOX Game Studios, waved at Halo Studios, patted The Coalition on the back, and told Playground…
XBOX just dropped a bomb on its own backyard, leaving developers ducking for cover like startled squirrels. Compulsion Games, the South of Midnight magicians, now face a shuttering so sudden it makes whiplash look gentle. Ninja Theory, home of those glorious screaming sessions with Senua, also teeters on the edge of oblivion today. Why does…
Xbox dropped a short post on social media the other day, and it gave folks a little food for thought about handling games they dislike. The timing of the message made perfect sense because everywhere you look, people are tearing into Mixtape, that short narrative title that just landed on Game Pass and became the…