
Five Studios Gone as Xbox Axes 3,200 Jobs
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls the business 'not healthy' as 1,600 roles are eliminated immediately, with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all leaving Xbox ownership.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls the business 'not healthy' as 1,600 roles are eliminated immediately, with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all leaving Xbox ownership.
A small but necessary update addresses a skin rename and restores Klei Account item functionality on dedicated servers.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma laid bare the division's financial reality: for every dollar invested in its studios, Xbox lost 64 cents. Now 3,200 people are paying for it.

Asha Sharma announced the biggest restructure in Xbox history, cutting 3,200 jobs and spinning out four studios. Then she promised Xbox would entertain over a billion people every day.

Dreamlight Valley gets its first paid adventure pack this week, bringing Pooh Bear, Eeyore, and Piglet to a honey-soaked corner of the Hundred Acre Wood.

33 Immortals' first hotfix tackles a critical save data bug, Weapon Mastery failures, and several combat friction points that emerged post-launch.

The Doctor is back in the 10th Anniversary Event queue after being temporarily disabled. This bugfix patch tackles event stability, audio glitches, and a long list of map collision problems.

The Necromancy system gets a complete rework, Temple's infinite resource exploit is dead, and Battle Magic reverts to pre-nerf stats.

The Bonewright profession gains a new divination system today, while developers commit to incremental combat overhauls rather than one massive overhaul.
Paradox Interactive launches the Open Beta Summer Edition for Hearts of Iron IV, introducing experimental rebalancing across naval combat, doctrines, and unit experience systems.
The Skitarii class needs work. Fatshark's acknowledged the feedback and laid out a roadmap for fixes arriving next patch.

Sunlight Sands brings summer fun to Gielinor from July 6th to August 3rd, ditching the Beach's dailyscape grind for relaxed progression and fresh rewards.

Mecha BREAK's next update rebalances multiple Strikers, adjusts ranked progression rules, and extends Season 4 by two weeks.

Spike Chunsoft pushes Danganronpa 2x2 into early 2027, but new details about the alternate Slayhem storyline and a revamped 3D world map soften the blow considerably.

SGDQ 2026 opens with a rare full-completion DKC2 run, a Kirby Air Riders debut, and a packed Day 1 schedule raising money for Doctors Without Borders.

Pearl Abyss dropped a massive Crimson Desert patch with boss gear, Abyss expansion, and dozens of fixes. Everyone's talking about the pets curling up in bed with you instead.

Captain America's new Seaside Sentinel skin broke the internet with its generous proportions. Days later, players are convinced NetEase quietly dialled things back.

Bellwright's July 3rd hotfix tackles co-op stability, NPC display quirks, and pet merchant tooltips.

V0.8.04 closes several nasty holes that could trap you in unfinishable missions, sorts the UI frame drops, and gives merchants a proper overhaul.

Sony's PSN requirement means Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls won't be available on Steam in 132 countries. It's the Helldivers 2 fiasco all over again.

Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed in 2022 and has produced exactly two trailers since. Square Enix now admits its announcement strategy needs to change.

Baldur's Gate 3 is rightly praised for its queer representation, but one writer's experience reveals how the game's romance options still assume lesbian desire mirrors straight male attraction.

After a rollback yesterday, Update #2 is live with server fixes, movement improvements, and significant weapon balance changes.

Oongka and Damiane can now tackle the Abyss in the latest patch, alongside 47 new outfit pieces and a stack of stability fixes.