The Outer Worlds And Grounded Studio Obsidian Losing Around 25 Percent Of Its Staff To Xbox Layoffs
Roles impacted spanned all disciplines, and included employees with over a decade of experience at the studio
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The games industry reacts to Xbox layoffs: ‘We are clearly at a turning point’
The latest mass layoff at Xbox will see roughly 3,200 people lose their jobs—1,600 today, and 1,600 more over the next fiscal year—and four game studios turned loose into the forest: Compulsion and Double Fine as independents, Ninja Theory and…
Xbox Lays Off FanFest Guy Three Months After Bringing Back Xbox FanFest
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Steam Machine vs PS5: How Does Valve’s New Mini PC Stack Up?
There’s no way around it, the Steam Machine is extremely expensive for the level of performance you get out of it. I still think that anyone who’s only looking to play games would probably be better served with a PS5…
CD Projekt Red thanks 6000 Edgerunners 2 advance viewers for not spoiling the show in stunning display of opsec: ‘Thank you so much for keeping your promise properly’
First reported by GamesRadar, CD Projekt Red has thanked thousands of fans for doing something exceedingly rare in today’s entertainment space: Not spoiling a hotly anticipated new show even though they got advance access. 6,000 fans showed up to the…
How to Build a Better Steam Machine for (Slightly) Less
The Steam Machine is an awesome little system with serious gaming chops and cute aesthetics. They make a great entry-point for PC gaming if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines for a while and want that console-like experience, with some…
GKIDS Reveals 3 New Collector’s Editions of Beloved Films and Blu-ray Remaster of Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop at Anime Expo 2026
Media distributor GKIDS announced four new home video releases “built specifically for collectors” during its 2026 Anime Expo panel. The distributor unveiled three new collector’s editions of beloved anime films, in addition to the first-ever Blu-ray release for Hideaki Anno’s…
Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda: Elder Scrolls Online developer ‘gutted’
On Monday, Xbox announced it was laying off 1,600 employees, with 3,200 in total to be laid off by the end of its fiscal year. Xbox is divesting from four studios, with the future of a fifth, Dishonored developer Arkane…
Kirby Air Riders’ Summer Games Done Quick debut proves why it’s the Switch 2’s best game
Summer Games Done Quick has begun, which means that we’re in for a full week of video game speedruns. This year’s charity livestream, which is raising money for Doctors Without Borders, features Hollow Knight: Silksong, Pragmata, Resident Evil Requiem, and…