A year after laying off 25% of its workforce in what it called “a company reset,” engine maker Unity has reportedly put even more people out of work. The layoffs were reported by multiple Unity employees on LinkedIn (via Game Developer) and while the number of people let go is currently unknown, a post on…
Category: Games Sid Meier’s Civilization VII on Xbox Reignites That ‘Just One More Turn’ Feeling Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 11, 2025 I can’t remember the last time I was able to get started in a grand strategy game this quickly, but that’s what Sid Meier’s Civilization VII on Xbox Series X|S has…
Summary Undying is available today. Help Anling and Cody survive the zombie apocalypse. A unique blend of heartfelt narrative, survival, and RPG gameplay. A Journey of Love and Survival Comes to Xbox Hello, Xbox players! I’m David Brevik, President and Executive Producer at Skystone Games. As someone who has spent decades creating and supporting games…
As stories go, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is one you’ve heard before. Which is for the best, really, because the short story it’s based on is one of The Witcher books‘ more aimless ones and wouldn’t work terribly well if a lighter hand had been taken to adapting it into a 90 minute…
How Sony is helping us LCDeal with it. The reveal of Switch 2 back in January answered some burning questions but mainly it confirmed rumoured details and leaked info regarding the size, shape, and magnetic Joy-Con of Nintendo’s next console. Annoyingly, there are still a lot of unanswered questions and the platform holder is keeping…
Category: Responsible Gaming February 11, 2025 Celebrating Safer Internet Day by Digging Deeper into AI with Minecraft Education Kim Kunes, VP Gaming Trust and Safety, Xbox People are using AI more and more at home, at work, in school, and everywhere in between. According to the most recent Microsoft Global Online Safety Survey, there has…
Ubisoft’s return to Steam has continued slowly but surely since September 2024, when the company finally decided that enough was enough and it was time to start selling games where people actually want to buy them. That means day-one releases on Steam, which is a big deal in its own right, but Ubisoft has been…
During all of my initial review testing and overclocking of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards, I had no issues with the black screening problem that we’ve seen cropping up in various forums and Reddit threads. My Founders Edition cards have worked beautifully and not once set fire to the wooden cabin tinderbox…
Keep hunting for answers. Thanks to Monster Hunter Wilds‘ recent beta tests and ever-closer release date (28th Feb), all eyes are on what’s next for the series. Importantly, this is a next-gen entry and, despite the wishes of Capcom’s investors, that means it’s not scheduled to come to Switch. But what about Switch 2? That’s…
WinRAR, the compression and encryption software known for having a paid version that many users deftly dodge, has put out flashy new merch including a messenger bag modelled after its iconic logo. For $150, you can get some of the geekiest (and most fun) merch I’ve seen this year. In an announcement tweet that has…