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Last week brought the news that Xbox had dropped their support for Project Fantasy the, er, fantasy project in development at IO Interactive. The Hitman maker announced they would remain “100% committed” to the game, and ensure “This wonderful universe…
IO Interactive has announced it has regained full ownership of its in-development online RPG Project Fantasy following its split from an external funding partner last week, which was later confirmed to be Xbox. The studio behind Hitman and 007 First…
On Monday, Microsoft announced a new wave of layoffs, including 1,600 being let go across various Xbox divisions. In total, 3,200 Xbox employees will be laid off by the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year, which just started in July 2026.…
According to Dan Callan, former Xbox lead Don Mattrick wanted a real-money auction house added to Halo 4
Despite being just 31 episodes into Campaign 4, the cast of Critical Role hasn’t been pulling any punches. From the get-go, Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan set the tone for the new world of Aramán as fairly bleak, with the…
Xbox aren’t closing or selling off Doom developers id Software as part of their latest business teardown, but they are reportedly laying off around half the studio, with swinging cuts aimed at id’s legendary technology team in particular. Even as…
Threading the Needle is a skill in Forza Horizon 6that will test your street racing ability as you must weave through traffic. It’s also featured as part of challenges, like in the Horizon Decades Festival Playlist. However, it’s not a…
007: First Light and Hitman developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it will be laying off staff, as well as closing its Istanbul studio, in the wake of Xbox withdrawing funding for IOI’s in-development online role-playing game, Project Fantasy. But…
Understanding matchmaking in Arc Raiders has been something of a white whale for players, especially since we first got confirmation that aggression-based matchmaking did actually play a part in creating lobbies. Since then Embark has been more open about what…
New CEO Asha Sharma hit the reset button on Xbox yesterday, taking out 1,600 jobs at once with another 1,600 cuts still to come before the end of the year. Very few studios escaped the scythe: even id Software’s legendary…