As if 2023’s historic volume of gaming layoffs wasn’t enough, 2024 is starting in the exact same vein—studios including CI Games, Behaviour Interactive, and Riot Games have all let people go in January, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn. A message from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer to employees (via The Verge) says 1,900 employees are…
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick. Nintendo of America is back at it again with yet another eShop sale to round out the summer. Yes, the ‘Blockbuster Sale‘ is now live on the North American eShop, and will be bringing discounts aplenty to a bunch of sweet Switch 1 titles…
“They want physical versions of the game”. There’s absolutely no denying the fact that physical sales of video games are now dwarfed by digital ones – the market has shifted dramatically away from boxed products to instant downloads. While this is tremendously convenient for most players, there are still those who prefer the physical experience….
As if Elden Ring character stats weren’t confusing enough, FromSoftware further obfuscated their purpose in Elden Ring Nightreign. Each Nightfarer has letter ratings instead of numbers to denote their relative proficiency with each stat, but the real values are hidden. You just have to trust they’re going up a meaningful amount each time you level…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is currently in an early access beta period, with the full release slated for 14 November. Activision’s annualised treadmill is such a feature of the landscape now you forget it ever had serious competition, though this year EA’s taking yet another crack at it with Battlefield 6. The game…
*Jurassic Park sunglasses GIF*. EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, has somehow managed to find himself $5 million richer than usual this year, according to the latest Proxy filing by the company. As reported by Stephen Totilo over at Game File, the extra cash on top of an already very nice annual income, flies directly in the…
Yesterday’s 1,600 layoffs at Xbox—just half of the 3,200 job cuts Microsoft intends to inflict on its gaming division by the end of its 2027 fiscal year—seem to have taken a heavy toll on the company’s celebrated accessibility efforts. In the 24 hours since CEO Asha Sharma pronounced Xbox’s “reset,” senior and lead accessibility specialists…
LUFTHOHEIT has scaling, loads of sprites and bags of colour. The Genesis / Mega Drive has always had a solid reputation when it comes to hosting intense shmups, but a new project by a trio of talented homebrew coders is aiming to push the platform to its absolute shining apex. Developed by @birt_shannon, @Carsten1349 and…
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is finally here! After many months of anticipation, exciting reveals and thrilling teasers at the end of each trailer, it’s time to gather together and start hunting some of the fiercest monsters out there. This all-new journey kicks off with the research commission following the path of some mysterious new monster…
During the holiday shopping season, families around the country can discover exciting ways to have fun and stay active together at the Ring Fit Adventure™ Play Experience. Beginning on Dec. 13 and running until Dec. 29 at select malls across the U.S., the experience will let shoppers play Ring Fit Adventure, a one-of-a-kind of adventure…