The Xbox layoffs have been absolute hell. Xbox’s new boss Asha Sharma is “resetting” Microsoft’s gaming division and this week it’s resulted in over 3,000 job cuts. We already know multiple teams have been impacted, while other developers like Double Fine (Psychonauts) have regained their independence. Now, more details about the layoffs are beginning to…
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“To a level where basic gameplay is possible”. Earlier this year, South Korean publisher and developer Pearl Abyss began “research and development” on a Switch 2 version of its new open-world action-adventure Crimson Desert. The CEO Heo Jin-Young has now shared an update during the company’s latest corporate briefing, noting how this version is being…
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Yesterday’s layoffs at Xbox took, and will continue to take, a terrible toll. Some trumpeted the fact that no studios were closed, although the practical impact of spinning them out to independence or new ownership remains to be seen, but that has no bearing on the blow to morale caused by such deep cuts to…
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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…
Polish studio Rebel Wolves hasn’t been shy about The Witcher 3’s influence on its open world vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. Based on the four hours I’ve spent with it, I think the resemblance is unmistakable, but tasteful. It’s far better than a clone, and this new studio has a kit bag of ideas…