Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has probably not penned his last email thanking employees for their hard work while pointing them to the door. After Microsoft laid off around 9,000 employees today, including a number from Spencer’s gaming division, a rumor began circulating that the Xbox head will step down after the next generation Xbox…
From the outside, the vibes around Battlefield 6 (yet to be officially titled) are pretty good. Spurred by a creative direction that’s essentially “let’s do Battlefield 3 and 4 again,” folks are liking what they’re seeing from those playtests that keep leaking onto Reddit. From the inside, Battlefield 6 development could be going better. As…
Concluding trials that began last month, a French court has convicted three former Ubisoft executives based on accusations of systemic racism, bullying, and sexual misconduct that emerged in 2020 (via Courthouse News Service). Serge Hascoët, Tommy François, and Guillaume Patrux—all of whom had either resigned or been dismissed following the 2020 reports—have been found guilty…
No matter how great a game is, there’s always room for improvement. Launch day is no longer the finish line for games, it’s just the start of a looooong process of bug fixes, tweaks, and patches. After years of skimming patch notes to see if the devs have fixed that one little issue that’s been…
Matt Firor, president of ZeniMax Online Studios and game director of The Elder Scrolls Online, has announced that he is leaving the company. “After more than 18 years leading ZeniMax Online Studios, I’ll be stepping away later this month,” says a message attributed to Firor on the official TESO X account. “The studio and The…
With the humour of Rick and Morty and the darkness of, well, Rick and Morty, High on Life arrived on the FPS scene within just a few months of its announcement back in 2022. It was a hit, even if we didn’t we didn’t particularly care for the shooting or the blabbing. Three years later,…
The layoffs sweeping across Microsoft today have claimed the anticipated Perfect Dark reboot that was announced in 2020, which a Variety report says has now been cancelled. The Initiative, the studio making the game, has also been closed. “We have made the decision to stop development of Perfect Dark and Everwild as well as wind…
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs has seemingly resulted in the cancellation of a new MMO that was in the works at Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios. The cancellation of the game, codenamed Blackbird, was first reported by Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, who said on Bluesky that the unannounced MMO—an entirely original project—had been…
Lighter than air. Like the Switch 1 before it, the Switch 2 will no doubt play host to dozens of third-party controllers over the course of its (hopefully) long lifespan. First out of the gate is PowerA with its Advantage Wired Controller, which I received in a rather jovial Mario Time theme. You can also…
“You want to see something cool?”. Fans of the cult 2015 movie Turbo Kid, rejoice! The upcoming Metroidvania sequel to the post-apocalyptic action movie is coming to Switch on 5th August 2025. We first heard about Turbo Kid in February 2024, before it launched on Steam in April of that year. Now, the wait is…