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Granblue Fantasy: Relink knows just how to welcome players back to its sunny skies.

The recent layoffs at Microsoft, including deep cuts at Xbox, impacted 4,800 people across the business. One of the staffers let go was Kevin LaChapelle, a 37-year Microsoft veteran who helped bring to market one of the best, most-beloved features in Xbox console history: backwards compatibility. LaChapelle, who was the vice president of the Xbox platform, confirmed on LinkedIn that he was part of the cuts. He started at Microsoft in 1989 as a software designer engineer, and moved to different parts of the business over the decades. He started working on Xbox during the Xbox 360 days and later

It's one of those weeks. After Xbox pulling out of a publishing and funding deal for Project Fantasy - IO Interactive's next game - the developer has regained full control of the IP and funding. That, however, means it's readjusting its business to accommodate the ambitious RPG as well as future projects. Read more

In the wake of mass layoffs at Xbox and several studios exiting the company, Microsoft's gaming division has outlined it plans for growth. Some of these plans include a focus on its biggest IP, investing more in games like Minecraft, and removing several layers of management to streamline its studio model. One other major area of focus will be on Xbox hardware itself, as the company says its flagship console represents 80% of its current business. "In order to grow, we made a bunch of bets--and as we did that, we inherently didn't focus on the core business," Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said to Fortu

Microsoft's mass layoffs had a heavy impact on the Xbox division, and Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds, is one of many Xbox-owned studios where cuts were deep. Kotaku reports that between 60 and 70 people--roughly a quarter of the studio's workforce--have been let go. The talent laid off includes producers, QA testers, artists, and many others spanning different disciplines. Senior talent was not spared in the cuts, with Kotaku saying that some laid off were with the studio for over a decade. Others affected include the art director for The Outer Worlds and the studio

Obsidian Entertainment lost 25% of its staff due to the Xbox layoffs despite reportedly having several projects in the pipeline.

Discover the intricate map design and color palette that brought Obrimus Manor to life in Critical Role's Campaign 4.

Threading the Needle is a skill in Forza Horizon 6. Here's how to get the Threading the Needle Skill, so you can complete your challenges.

IO Interactive will close Istanbul studio, says it has regained ownership of Project Fantasy after Xbox left the project, and will continue to make it

You've heard of two-faced, now get ready for three-faced.

Hitman and 007: First Light developer IO Interactive will close one of its studios and lay off an unknown number of staff, after Xbox pulled funding for an upcoming project.

"I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on."

This isn't the sort of thing that should be happening a month after the release of a major, successful game like 007 First Light, but such is the way of the games industry.

Samurai Jack has left HBO Max, making one of animation's greatest and most visually ambitious series much harder to revisit.

Amidst a lot of bad news at Xbox this week, the company has also revealed the first wave of titles being added to the Game Pass library in July 2026. This month's new additions run across a wide variety of genres, and a day-one release is also mixed among them. Here's a closer look at everything that's on the way, which platforms these games will be available for, and which tier of Game Pass you'll need to play them. Available today, Winds of Arcana: Ruination follows the protagonist Aryn and his comrades as they explore a broken world in this 2.5D action Metroidvania. With plenty of peril alo

IGN has an exclusive first look at all the exclusives collectibles Jazwares will be bringing to Comic-Con, covering franchises like Spider-Man, KPop Demon Hunters, and Five Nights at Freddy's.

Xbox's recently announced, division-wide layoffs are a disaster, and Doom studio id Software has been hit particularly hard right as it's launching The Dark Ages' expansion-sized DLC. Now, Doom co-creator and id Software co-founder John Romero has weighed in. Read more

You may scoff at how little real-world change petitions typically produce, but you can't deny that this particular campaign has a lot of user support behind it. The Don't Kill the Disc Change.org petition, which was launched in the wake of Sony's bombshell decision to end physical disc manufacturing in January 2028, has amassed over 170,000 signatures at the time of writing. Read more

PlayStation has published its first tweet since it announced the end of physical discs on PlayStation consoles — and it’s going about as well as you’d expect.

Microsoft has announced the July lineup of games for Game Pass in its first announcement following the layoffs that ripped through the Xbox business yesterday.

The Pokémon Company's collaboration with Lego continues as five more sets have been revealed, including one for a fan-favorite Legendary.

We also got a glimpse of Aion 2's four-player party-based content, which looks similarly fast-paced, and the team told us that there’s also more challenging eight-player raids, though we didn’t get to see them. This stuff was less traditional “navigate a bunch of scenarios and regular enemies and then do some boss fights along the way” and more “here’s a cool fight against a boss, go nuts,” but it did look cool.

1 Billion DAU! Following the announcement that Xbox will cut its workforce by 20%--with 1,600 employees already laid off in the first wave of retrenchments--Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has detailed plans for the company to reach an absurd number of people every day. "I want Xbox to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day and gives everyone the opportunity to create and connect. I know we can achieve this goal. Xbox has many of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history, talented studios around the world, and we will return to growth in 2027," Sharma w

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is full of daring casting choices, but one stands out, though not for the reason you think.

Orbitals is developer Shapefarm’s first original IP game, with the goal of making a “retro anime experience for two,” as said by creative director Marcos Ramos, Orbitals’ pedigree is exceptionally promising. Jacob Lungden, Orbitals’ game director, worked as level designer and senior level designer on Hazelight’s A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction–all well-liked two-player co-op games.

Burnout creator Criterion has been re-branded as "A Battlefield Studio", but we should never forget its 30-year legacy of making phenomenal racing games.

Obsidian, the legendary RPG studio behind The Outer Worlds, Avowed, Fallout New Vegas and other acclaimed games, is losing about a quarter of its workers. That is according to a new Kotaku report, citing sources familiar with the matter. Read more

Yesterday, we officially heard what has been rumoured for the past few weeks: Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of people from its Xbox division, losing four game studios and making its remaining studios pivot to tried-and-tested franchises, all as part of a big 'reset' overseen by newly-appointed Xbox leader Asha Sharma. Read more

Moths are better than butterflies, change my mind.

Asha Sharma cuts back Microsoft's gaming operation and drops studios including Double Fine and Ninja Theory while pointing the finger at Phil Spencer