Category: Announcements Resetting XBOX Asha Published July 6, 2026 This message was just sent to Team XBOX employees globally. Team, We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history. After careful consideration, I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and…
I think we can all agree, Warhammer 40k’s Inquisitors are cool customers. Once you put aside their whole shtick of being able to commit genocide on a whim, exterminatus-ing planets that have fallen to the predations of Chaos, they’re basically Witch Hunters hanging out in a moody and noir-ish sci-fi future. There’s a reason folks…
While the Amiga is legendary for its library of fast-paced action, platformers and shoot ’em up’s, developer Paulthetall has introduced a change of pace for the platform with his new game called ‘Lincity’. A free and open-source construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city’s socio-economy, similar in…
Company is asking for feedback ahead of full production. The emulation handheld sector has given us plenty of ‘tributes’ to classic handhelds, including clones of the GBA, DS, PS Vita and GBA SP – and now we’ve got a device which pays homage to the Nintendo 2DS. As spotted by Notebook Check, MagicX has teased…
World of Warcraft‘s had another brush with a digital plague—on the Moon Guard US server, capital cities were overcome with waves of toxic activity that saw vitriol line the streets. But enough about trade chat—there was also a debuff spreading around and killing people. The incident occurred late last week, when Stormwind was suddenly assailed…
As a manufacturing hub, China sees plenty of unique hardware projects—like this gaming Megazord. But there’s plenty of innovation to be found beyond one-and-done projects like this. For instance, back when the US Department of Commerce restricted the export of Nvidia’s RTX 4090 cards, Chinese manufacturers got creative. The so-called RTX 4080M card was one…
Seven years ago, a user of the Steam Controller subreddit found a prototype of the original Steam Controller at a local Goodwill. Recently, in a strange bit of luck, a second prototype has been found at Goodwill. If one more pops up at the same chain, one must assume that Gabe Newell is simply dropping…
“I’ve been trying to put together a Mega CD translation project for a long time”. An old Japanese-exclusive Sega Mega CD title inspired by popular magical girl shows of the ’70s and ’80s has just received an English fan translation, courtesy of Stargood Translations (h/t: Read Only Memo). Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip was released…
We’ve watched the slow death of physical games media for a decade now, whether it be discs costing more, digital-only consoles, or the recent revelation from PlayStation that come 2028 it will cease productions of videogame discs. It’s nerve-wracking for videogame conservationists, player’s rights advocates, fans of the hobby, and even Hideo Kojima himself. Kojima…
“he’ll say something that sounds exactly like Goku”. Legendary developer Masahiro Sakurai has more than proven his worth in the industry, having helmed all-timers like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby Air Riders, and Kid Icarus: Uprising, while also providing one of the most comprehensive series of videos on game development with his YouTube channel. It’s…