Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees earlier this week, cancelling games Everwild, the Perfect Dark reboot, and an unannounced MMO in the works at ZeniMax Online Studios in the process. Romero Games’ new shooter fell victim to the massacre too. One game that apparently didn’t get cancelled, though, is OD, the new thing from Hideo Kojima,…
But new catches, new games, and a new studio are in the net. Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge was a hit back in 2023, blending unsettling horror and sea creatures with atmospheric storytelling and some good ol’ reeling in. Now, after some paid DLC and free updates, the New Zealand-based developer is ready to move on…
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced around 9,000 layoffs—many of which gutted teams and canceled games all over Xbox Game Studios—and it hasn’t gone over great with, well, anyone whose conscience is intact. The Communications Workers of America, a major media union with several locals within Microsoft, took the moment to address its disappointment with a…
This week, as part of an enormous round of cuts at Microsoft, the company closed down The Initiative and cancelled the ace-looking reboot of Perfect Dark it had been working on. The game had first been announced in 2020 but a “gameplay reveal” was shown in 2024’s Xbox Games Showcase: and it blew us away….
Fortnite’s frantic Blitz Royale has been the game’s most popular attraction since it launched as a time-limited mode two weeks ago—and now Epic is hinting that it might become permanent. Blitz Royale drops 32 players into a miniature Fortnite map and turbocharges the match with special powers: invisibility while sprinting, infinite ammo, faster reloads, and…
In a Rush. If you’ve been playing Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition since its launch on the Switch 2, chances are you’ve been enamoured by its excellent gameplay and surprisingly deep story mode. Hidden within the main menu, however, is a cheeky little surprise. The title plays host to a section called ‘Game…
You’ve been feeling it too, haven’t you? You try to scroll up on a gaming news article and the ads crowd out the text so thoroughly you have to reload. You want to find a short guide for collectibles in a new RPG, but beneath Google’s flat-out wrong AI summary there’s only a parade of…
Super C, Contra Force, and TMNT ports are next on the menu. The Nintendo ROM hacker and serial NES to SNES porter Infidelity is planning to bring three Konami NES games to the SNES later this year, he announced recently on social media. These include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989), Super C (1990), Contra Force…
No one could USB-C this… With the launch of the Switch 2, accessory manufacturers have been rushing to bring their products to the market in a bid to offer alternatives to Nintendo’s own set, including docks. The latter has been causing headaches for many, and it seems Nintendo has put in place restrictions on the…
Actor Michael Madsen, known for his portrayal of brooding, intimidating tough guys in a career spanning more than 40 years, has died at age 67. The Hollywood Reporter says the cause of death has been reported as cardiac arrest. Madsen appeared in hundreds of films and televisions shows over the years, beginning with something called…