Industry Consolidation themes
2026-07-06 8 stories
- Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures in "most significant" Xbox restructuring in history 24 sources
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to "entertain more than a billion people" every day: here's why that's a deeply unrealistic thing to say 8 sources
- State Of Decay And Hellblade Devs Are Being Sold, But Buyers Remain Mysterious For Now 6 sources
- Here’s What’s Going On With Marvel’s Blade And Its Developer Amid Xbox “Reset” 6 sources
- Xbox CEO Admits Game Pass Has Not Worked Out, Reportedly Lost Millions Of Subscribers Since 2024 5 sources
- Report: Obsidian losing around one quarter of its staff to 'Xbox reset' 4 sources
- Scopely helps fund the new studio from the mind behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Changes Its Name And Logo
2026-07-05 2 stories
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- Hideo Kojima's experimental Xbox exclusive, OD, is reportedly safe from Microsoft cuts 3 sources
- Sega Europe vet Post steps down as West Studios COO, Rovio's Pelletier-Normand taking his place
- MTG taps Supercell exec to lead marketing at ‘Europe’s largest collection of midcore studios’
- Kepler Interactive acquires stake in indie publisher Oro Interactive from venture capital firm
2026-07-01 8 stories
- 'I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs', say Xbox union workers as destructive reset looms from a company that spent over $80 billion on AI last year 4 sources
- Ubisoft appoints former 2K and Amazon exec Christoph Hartmann to lead Creative House 2, overseeing Splinter Cell, The Division and Ghost Recon 3 sources
- Slitherine acquires Warhammer Blood Bowl licence from troubled French publisher Nacon 3 sources
- Report: Hideo Kojima's Xbox Exclusive 'OD' Is Safe From Cancellation At Microsoft 3 sources
- Microsoft Is Reminding Xbox Game Pass Members That They'll Have to Buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 if They Want to Play Day One 2 sources
- Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its big 'reset' 2 sources
- Two OG Xbox Games With 'Handheld' Tag Could Hint At PC Backwards Compatibility
- Consoles continue their trend of just becoming worse PCs
2026-06-30 9 stories
- IO Interactive to lay off employees after Xbox pulls support for untitled fantasy game 14 sources
- Report: Xbox considering sale or closure of Arkane, other studios, as layoffs loom 11 sources
- Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs 4 sources
- Report: NBCUniversal could expand into games after Comcast spinoff 3 sources
- Xbox upheaval news: Rumors, changes, and cancelled games in 2026 2 sources
- Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go are dead: Microsoft's budget Surface PCs are the last to be cut from its portfolio
- Stillfront seeks new CEO as Alexis Bonte steps aside
- Atari's Rise Continues as It Acquires SteamWorld Maker Thunderful
- Amid Xbox “Reset,” Microsoft Is Having Its Worst Month In 26 Years
2026-06-29 5 stories
- State Of Decay Studio Undead Labs Reportedly At Risk Of Closure 6 sources
- Supermassive Games CEO steps down following launch of Directive 8020 5 sources
- CD Projekt rebrands to CD Projekt Red 4 sources
- Xbox Ending Contracts With Third-Party Vendors Ahead Of Studio Layoffs 2 sources
- GTA 6 is shaping up to be a disaster for stores like GameStop
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- Amid reports Xbox is preparing for significant layoffs, a wave of staff at South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games announce their departure 6 sources
- On the podcast: Google Play store fees, Kingshot’s World Cup ads, AppsFlyer’s gets $1bn, Kabam layoffs, ex-King execs kill Queen, more
- Italian studio 34BigThings regains independence from Embracer
2026-06-24 3 stories
- Tim Sweeney on the future of games, AI, and whether Valve will ever join forces with Epic: 'It's now clear that nobody's going to end up with an absolute monopoly'
- Redout Dev Now Fully Independent, Teases 'Major Title' Based on 'Revered' IP
- GameStop CEO Gives Up $35 Billion Payout To Focus On eBay Purchase