Basketball was one sport I loved playing as a kid—not only to compete or spectate, but just for fun. I was not good at it. So I stopped playing, partially because I hated feeling like my teammates were stuck with me. When I got benched, that bummed me out. But when I got put in,…
Bloomberg reports that Compulsion Games isn’t the only Microsoft studio fighting to stay open during the great “Xbox reset” announced last week by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and “several other studios” are at risk of closure, reports the publication, which cited undisclosed sources who are familiar with Microsoft’s plans. Double…
Last year’s explosion of ‘friendslop’ games inspired by Peak’s phenomenal success may be a recession indicator, but I’m still here for it: I love seeing indie developers focusing on small, cheap, creative games built around the idea of hanging with the pals. But the game industry’s tendency to pile onto a promising trend does mean…
Xbox Games Studios head Craig Duncan has stepped down after just over a year-and-a-half in the role, reports The Game Business. Duncan led Sea of Thieves developer Rare for nearly 13 years before being promoted to head of Xbox Game Studios in 2024, which put the rest of Microsoft’s studios under his stewardship, including Double…
Today marks the beginning of Steam Next Fest, the thrice-yearly, week-long smorgasbord of delectable demos served up by game creators of all sizes as samplers for their in-development delights. And unsurprisingly, as the Steam catalog adds tens of thousands of games every year, that translates into a lot of demos. To be precise: This season’s…
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I’ve pretty much lapsed in my Wordle devotion. Once a fanatic who would crawl through broken glass to make sure I kept my daily streak alive, I now only remember to play Wordle maybe a few times a month. Hey, it happens. Five empty boxes can only remain appealing for so long. So I’m always…
Just days after signalling that large-scale layoffs at Xbox are imminent as part of its ongoing overhaul, Microsoft’s gaming division is reportedly planning to shutter Compulsion Games, the award-winning studio behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few (via Kotaku). Neither Xbox or Compulsion Games have yet made an official statement regarding the studio’s closure…
N64-mative stuff. 23rd June 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the N64, Nintendo’s first console designed with full 3D in mind. Originally planned to be the Ultra 64, this console helped shape the burgeoning era of 3D gaming with classics like Super Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and Wave Race 64 (the games were more…
Overwatch’s next hero might carry twin pistols and has a quick dash, but she’s no Tracer. Tomorrow, when Shion makes her debut, Overwatch will have a hero who fights like a Devil May Cry character. In fact, the character action game series was so much of an inspiration that Blizzard originally gave Shion a Devil…