Switch 2 is the second fastest-selling console in US history, as PlayStation records its worst May in decades - and Xbox its worst May ever

Let's start with the good news: Switch 2 has become the second fastest-selling console in US history, after just 12 months on sale. It shifted a whopping 5.9m units, placing it only behind Nintendo's own Game Boy Advance - which sold 6.5m units in the 12 months after it arrived, 25 years ago.

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South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games are allowing staff to openly seek new jobs ahead of possible Xbox layoffs, according to report

With the days ticking down until July, when Xbox are said to be fully pulling the trigger on mass upheaval that could see studios closed and will almost certainly see jobs cut, bosses at one of the studios reported to have its future hanging in the balance have given some staff permission to openly seek new work. This, it's claimed, is the reason a bunch of devs at South of Midnight studio…

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Kolejne niepokojące wieści z Xboxa. Twórcy South of Midnight szukają nowej pracy

Microsoft szykuje si&eogon podobno do przeprowadzenia kolejnej du&zdotej fali zwolnie&nacute w dziale Xbox, i cho&cacute firma wci&aogon&zdot nie og&lstrokosi&lstroka oficjalnej decyzji, w sieci pojawiaj&aogon si&eogon kolejne sygna&lstroky sugeruj&aogonce, &zdote zmiany ju&zdot si&eogon rozpocz&eogon&lstroky. Dotycz&aogon one Compulsion Games, studia odpowiedzialnego za South of…

Amid reports Xbox is preparing for significant layoffs, a wave of staff at South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games announce their departure

At least a dozen people have departed award-winning South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games this week, following reports that Xbox is planning major restructuring that could result in "significant" layoffs and studio closures.

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Former Halo art director who complained about "fraud" and "cronyism" warns looming Xbox layoffs are a chance for bosses to settle scores

Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has warned current Xbox staff that Microsoft's impending "reset" of their gaming business is an opportunity for studio execs to rid themselves of employees who've criticised their behaviour, citing his own, alleged experience of being driven out by "senior Halo representatives". Israel is encouraging any and all Xbox staff who've made trouble for…

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Sea of Thieves is becoming a live-action movie, the Gears of War film apparently has a plot, and Microsoft's considering bringing the Halo TV show back

Xbox's's piratical multiplayer game Sea of Thieves is being made into a live-action movie, Microsoft is toying with the idea of bringing the Halo TV series back - or at least doing something more in that area - and we've got the first plot details for the Gears of War film. There's a plot? Stop it - don't!

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A Xbox tem um plano para encontrar o "próximo Kojima" da indústria

Asha Sharma, a recém-nomeada CEO da Xbox, valorizou a importância de apoiar projetos únicos como OD, o novo jogo de terror de Hideo Kojima. Numa entrevista à Entertainment Weekly, a executiva apresentou a sua visão para o futuro da plataforma, dizendo que a indústria tem o dever de manter as portas abertas a novos talentos.

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Nowa gra Kojimy ma być tak straszna, że otrzyma specjalny system, żebyśmy nie odłożyli pada z przerażenia

Hideo Kojima ujawni&lstrok nowe szczegó&lstroky dotycz&aogonce OD: Knock, tajemniczego horroru powstaj&aogoncego we wspó&lstrokpracy z Xbox Game Studios. Twórca serii Metal Gear Solid twierdzi, &zdote jego nadchodz&aogonca produkcja ma przekroczy&cacute granice strachu znane z dotychczasowych gier, cho&cacute jednocze&sacutenie zaoferuje rozwi&aogonzanie dla osób, które nie b&eogond&aogon w…

Twórca Ori ostro o Game Passie. „Fabryka przeciętności” i „trochę jak komunizm”

Thomas Mahler, wspó&lstrokza&lstroko&zdotyciel studia Moon Studios i re&zdotyser serii Ori, do&lstrok&aogonczy&lstrok do grona osób krytykuj&aogoncych strategi&eogon Microsoftu zwi&aogonzan&aogon z Xbox Game Pass. Deweloper stwierdzi&lstrok, &zdote model subskrypcyjny móg&lstrok odnie&sacute&cacute sukces, gdyby Xbox dostarcza&lstrok wi&eogoncej hitów, zamiast - jak to uj&aogon&lstrok -…

The Outer Worlds 2 studio Obsidian accused of "violating state wage and hour laws" for profit in California lawsuit

Obsidian Entertainment, developers of The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed, have been sued in California for allegedly engaging "in a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations". The case was initially filed in the Superior Court of Orange County by plaintiff Victoria Turner in the latter half of 2025, with Turner accusing Obsidian of - among other things - failure to pay minimum and overtime wage…

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CEO da Moon Studios compara Game Pass ao "comunismo"

A estratégia do Xbox Game Pass podia ter resultado, mas a Microsoft não conseguiu lançar os grandes sucessos necessários para sustentar o seu serviço a longo prazo. É esta a opinião de Thomas Mahler, CEO da Moon Studios (conhecida por Ori e No Rest for the Wicked), que partilhou a sua opinião sobre o estado atual da divisão de videojogos da Microsoft.

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No, Tom Cruise wasn't nearly Halo's Master Chief, and Julia Roberts wasn't nearly in the series either - but there was this conversation at a party

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise didn't nearly voice Halo's famous protagonist Master Chief, and Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts wasn't nearly in Halo either. There _was_ a conversation at a party once, between a casting agent and Halo voice director and composer Marty O'Donnell, but that's as far as it got.

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