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No layoffs at Xbox as a result of leadership shakeup, new chief content officer Matt Booty says: 'My focus is on supporting the teams and leaders we have in place and creating the conditions for them to do their best work'
By Andy Chalk published
news We'll see how long that lasts.

New Xbox boss promises no 'soulless AI slop' after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI products division
By Tyler Wilde published
news "We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop," said Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

Players spent roughly 10,250,000,000 monthly hours in Roblox in 2025, analyst says—more than Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Roblox alone accounted for 67% of the games industry's growth outside of China in 2025.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024
By Andy Chalk published
news Sarah Bond, who was widely expected to take the reins one day, has instead resigned from the company.

Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism
By Andy Chalk published
news Well what did you expect him to say?

Arc Raiders is such a huge hit, Nexon has put Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund in charge of everything else too
By Andy Chalk published
news Söderlund has been named executive chairman of Nexon, heading up "long-term strategy, creative direction, and how Nexon develops games globally."

The Future Games Show returns this March with the voices of Lae'zel and Batman as hosts
By Joshua Wolens published
News Devora Wilde and Shai Matheson have a whole lotta news to share this March 12.

Street Fighter 2 producer Yoshiki Okamoto now makes gacha games and spends half a million dollars on each 'to make sure the people who spend the most don't end up dissatisfied'
By Jody Macgregor published
News You have to think like a whale to catch a whale. I'm pretty sure Herman Melville said that.
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