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Psychonauts and Keeper developer Double Fine Productions, and South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, have reacted to their new futures as it's confirmed they will become independent developers again. Read more

Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft and Xbox have announced today around 3200 jobs are being cut before financial year 2027 ends , with a number of studios being let go to find new owners or go independent. As more details pour out, we've also learned ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks are facing cuts - even if no studios are closing. Moreover, there are new plans for their ke…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has expressed hopes that Xbox can be a company that "entertains more than a billion people each day" amidst drastic change at the company. Read more

In a move that's been brewing for a while now after Europe announced the Right to Repair directive and new battery regulations , Nintendo committed in early June to Switch revisions. Now, the hardware giant has detailed its rollout plans for Switch 2 products. Read more

The news is finally out. Microsoft is laying off thousands of people from its Xbox division and losing four game studios from its roster. Read more

July may be a quiet month when it comes to new game releases, but one of the biggest games of 2024 is graduating out of Early Access during the month. Palworld , the survival and creature-collecting hybrid whose characters look similar to Pokemon - but are legally distinct , will roll out its 1.0 update this Friday, 10th July. Read more

There's a whole world of shockingly creative YouTube channels out there, but it's not often we come across something as surprising as Atlas Arcade's playable Mario Kart video . Read more

The Steam Machine that suffered a "red line of death" last week that was thought to indicate a serious graphics card issue has miraculously sprung back to life. Read more

Last week brought us the stunning first proper trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 , which is introducing and following an all-new cast of characters and storyline (even if we're not leaving Night City). Soon after, some lucky fans and members of the press were able to watch its first episode before the season premieres on Netflix in fall 2026. Read more

Last week was a disruptive time in the video game industry, as Sony announced it would no longer be creating video game discs starting January 2028. For many, that was the ring-side bell for the death of the physical games industry. Read more

Some people get very excited for our annual non-E3 blast of games news in June . Others await the Q3-Q4 release window rush of games with glee (although, this year, I find it a bit more scary than I do exciting ). My favourite time of the gaming calendar, though, is split between two six-month blocks: I celebrate the arrival of Summer Games Done Quick and Awesome Games Done Quick like the passing…

Valve has rolled out a change to SteamOS that should help devices using a WiFi antenna get better download speeds. This latest version, 3.8.14 , was released over the weekend. The change-log only lists two changes, and one of them is pretty consequential. The new version fixes an issue that caused WiFi speeds to be limited on routers that incorrectly advertise their MCS requirements. Read more

Hideo Kojima has spoken about Sony's cessation of physical video game disc production , with the director behind Death Stranding expressing that the news made him feel "really sad". Read more

Meccha Chameleon – the viral hide-and-seek game that sold 10 million copies in just 16 days – has smashed another milestone, topping a staggering 15 million sales in less than a month. Read more

Crimson Desert's 1.13.00 update is here across all platforms, adding new outfits and expanding dyeable equipment options, addressing various bug fixes and stability improvements, and allowing Oongka and Damiane to enter the Abyss. Read more