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2026-10-08 1 story
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- Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing "as many people back as possible" after furloughing "most" of its developers 7 sources
- "After an all-time low, we've started to return to growth" - Asha Sharma touts Xbox turnaround after drastic restructuring and many hundreds of layoffs 5 sources
- Footage From Canceled Perfect Dark Reboot Surfaces, Showing Off Fruit Physics and Parkour 4 sources
- What’s Next For Halo Under Activision? Probably Not The Endless 2 sources
- The Next Gears Of War Game Probably Won’t Need 7 Years To Cook 2 sources
- Gravity Well lays off more than 40 developers after losing its funding 2 sources
- Undead Labs speaks about its split from Xbox, revealing it has to "make some changes" to State of Decay 3 following layoffs
- State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar
- Games industry investors are "sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks", says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry
2026-10-06 6 stories
- Xbox Was At An “All Time Low,” But Is Now Growing Again CEO Says Without Providing Any Real Evidence 5 sources
- Unlead Labs studio head says they were 'irresponsibly transparent' in preparing staff for layoffs 5 sources
- Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week 3 sources
- Warhorse co-founder believes 'AI is not a get out of jail free card' and that execs have a 'simplified mental model' of what it means for games
- Some staff at Eternal Strands and ex-Ubisoft devs Yellow Brick Games report they've been laid off
- Netflix expands TV game lineup with Conjuring spinoff
2026-10-05 3 stories
- Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts 10 sources
- Supermassive Games Layoffs Arrive With Over 70 People Let Go 2 sources
- Halo Studios says "it is absolutely our intent" to release new Halo book, despite layoffs and a rumored lore reboot from Activision
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2026-09-30 5 stories
- "Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around 10 sources
- Former Halo lead suggests three ways Activision could revive the legendary series, and urges the company to hire laid off Bungie staff 4 sources
- Ex-PlayStation Boss Has Some Advice For Xbox: “Pick A Lane” 2 sources
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2026-09-25 6 stories
- GTA veteran's MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy has entered administration, following yet more reports of layoffs 3 sources
- The Next Halo Game From Halo Studios Was Reportedly Still Years Away, Before Microsoft Handed the Franchise to Activision 2 sources
- Microsoft's failure to find a home for Ninja Theory voids the one, very tenuous upside to Senua's SGF reveal
- Microsoft CEO Attempts To Kill Remaining Xbox Goodwill
- Gears of War: E-Day Review Embargo Date & Times
- Former Microsoft Veteran Slams Asha Sharma’s XBOX Leadership Approach
2026-09-24 5 stories
- Microsoft Culled Age of Empires Studio Before Handing It Over to Activision, With Nearly Half of All Staff Gone 5 sources
- "It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week 5 sources
- Quake Champions ditches free-to-play and kills off its Microsoft Store version eight years after its original release 3 sources
- Don't expect regular Destiny 2 updates to return, despite the surprise "unvaulting" of game additions 2 sources
- Halo Fest Is Still Set for December 2026