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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., speaks during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. After a nearly two-year process, Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, giving Xbox a vast array of new content but also an imperative to reap financial returns. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
'Our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger,' Phil Spencer says, as Microsoft announces another round of mass layoffs at its gaming division
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EA reportedly expects Battlefield 6 to bring in 100 million players, a number that even DICE devs don't think is feasible A new report says Battlefield 6 development has been more expensive than planned, and the campaign is way behind schedule.
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Microsoft cancels the Perfect Dark reboot that blew us away last year, closes developer The Initiative Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees today, and cancellations and closures are following.

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PC PowerPlay brings the Painkiller

By Ben Mansill published

We go hands-on with 2025's coolest co-op shooter

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Today's Dune: Awakening patch notes are as long as a sandworm, with more than 300 changes, bug fixes, and squashed exploits

By Christopher Livingston published

News Changes include adjustments to 'thopter speed and those annoying antigravity bubbles, plus it's now easier to jump into a vehicle when you're panicking.

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Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go

By Andy Chalk published

news Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., arrives to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs are expected to testify to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade Commission's effort to block their $69 billion deal. Photographer: Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft

By Tyler Wilde published

news The Xbox head is not stepping down "anytime soon."

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battlefield has always been controversial

EA reportedly expects Battlefield 6 to bring in 100 million players, a number that even DICE devs don't think is feasible

By Morgan Park published

NEWS A new report says Battlefield 6 development has been more expensive than planned, and the campaign is way behind schedule.

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Serge Hascoët (R), former creative director of Ubisoft, speaks with his lawyer as he arrives for the trial of French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment former executives for harrasment and sexual assault at the courthouse in Bobigny, suburb of Paris, on June 2, 2025.

French court finds 3 former Ubisoft executives guilty of workplace harassment

By Lincoln Carpenter published

News The sentencing of ex-Ubisoft bosses arrives five years after the onset of its toxic workplace scandal.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 10: Matt Firor, Game Designer and Producer, speaks about 'Elder Scrolls Online' during the Bethesda E3 conference at the Event Deck at LA Live on June 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 12. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company

By Andy Chalk published

news Word of Firor's surprise departure came just hours after Microsoft announced the layoff of 9,000 employees.

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Joana Dark close up with sky in background

Microsoft cancels the Perfect Dark reboot that blew us away last year, closes developer The Initiative

By Andy Chalk published

news Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees today, and cancellations and closures are following.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., speaks during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. After a nearly two-year process, Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, giving Xbox a vast array of new content but also an imperative to reap financial returns. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A new MMO in development at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax has been cancelled as Microsoft puts thousands more people out of work

By Andy Chalk published

news Multiple ZeniMax employees have confirmed the cancellation, and layoffs at the studio.

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