Game News

Bond and Hitman Developer Closing a Studio and Laying Off Staff After Xbox Pulls Funding

"These are hard, but necessary decisions."

PlayStation's First Tweet Since It Announced Plans to Kill Discs Is Going About as Well as You'd Expect

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Xbox Makes First Game Pass Lineup Announcement Following Layoffs — and CEO Asha Sharma's Admission That Microsoft's Gaming Strategy Failed to Work Out

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+ 2, The Planet Crafter, Palworld 1.0, and more.

'My Heart's With All of You' — John Romero Says id Software Has 'Done a Great Job' Moving the Studio's Legacy Forward and Hopes Someone Is Working to Preserve It All Amid Xbox Layoffs

"The last few games showed real care, skill and respect for what those worlds mean to people."

Staff at Fallout: New Vegas Developer Obsidian Reportedly Left Unsure How 'Huge List of Projects' Can Continue After Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard

Microsoft cuts continue.

First LEGO Pokémon Minifigures Revealed, Including Professor Oak and Red, Plus Pikachu and Eevee

Let's go.

'She'd Be Great as Mystique': Obsession Star Inde Navarette Confirms Meeting With X-Men Director Jake Schreier, as Marvel Fans Discuss Who She's Likely to Play

Grin and Bear it.

Microsoft Expected Game Pass Would Have 77 Million Subscribers by Now but It Reportedly Only Has 30 Million, as Xbox Boss Admits the Strategy Has Failed

What next for Game Pass?

Nintendo Confirms Switch 1 Global Availability After Announcing European Withdrawal

Continental drift.

GKIDS Reveals 3 New Collector’s Editions of Beloved Films and Blu-ray Remaster of Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop at Anime Expo 2026

Linda Linda Linda, Look Back, and Angel's Egg are all getting special editions this fall.

Meccha Chameleon Hits an Astonishing 15 Million Sales, Teases Collaboration With Famous Japanese Star — and Fans Have Theories for Who It Might Be

Fresh coat of paint.

U.S. Helps Vietnam Arrest 7 People Allegedly Involved in One of the Largest and Most Popular Free Streaming Sites for Anime

No more sailing the seven seas?

Pokémon Go Hosting Major 10th Anniversary Broadcast This Week

Catch it.

The Elder Scrolls Online Has Reportedly Lost 'As Much as Half' of Its Development Team as Its Roadmap Is Being Re-Evaluated

The MMO may be on its last legs.

'We Need to Change Course' — Bethesda Boss Tells Staff the Company Must Focus on 'Our Strongest Franchises' as Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard

The Fallout continues.

Undead Labs Reportedly Won't Be Required to Bring State of Decay 3 to Xbox Game Pass After Microsoft Sale

New owners expected to be revealed later this summer.

Fans Mourn Starfield Amid Xbox Layoffs, With Bethesda Now Seemingly Focused on Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake

Houston, we have a problem.

As Xbox Tries to Sell or Close Arkane, the Future of Marvel's Blade Remains Unclear, With Reports Suggesting It Was Delayed Internally and Is Running Over Budget

Will it be saved?

Nintendo Switch Consoles Will No Longer Be Sold From Mid-February 2027 Onwards — at Least in Europe

Joy-concluded.

Double Fine and Compulsion Confirm Status Following Xbox Cuts, Get to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts and South of Midnight

"Your continued support is greatly appreciated."

The Most Significant Restructure in Xbox History: Live Report

Thousands of staff cut, four studios leave Microsoft, and what about the games?

Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Announces 3,200 Layoffs, Including 1,600 Today, With 4 Studios Leaving for New Management — Read the Email to Staff in Full

"I know this is painful."

New Nintendo Switch 2 Announced for Europe This Fall: Will Be Slightly Heavier, But With User-Replaceable Batteries

Charge in.

Love and Deepspace Fans Pay Tribute to Canceled Character Valko at Anime Expo

Organizer Kurina explains how and why the community project came to be