Xbox CEO Tells Staff First-Party Games Are Growing Again
At an internal town hall, Asha Sharma reportedly told Xbox staff first-party games are growing again and that Project Helix will be a family…
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Skydance Closes Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Taking Over WB Games and DC as Its CEOs Warn of “Difficult Decisions”
Skydance closed its WBD acquisition Oct. 6 at $31.01666668 a share in cash. WB Games and DC change hands as its CEOs warn of…
Matt Howarth, Creator of Savage Henry, Dies at 72
Matt Howarth, the indie cartoonist behind Those Annoying Post Bros. and Savage Henry, has died at 72, his publisher Cosmic Lion Productions announced.
Halo Studios Ends Canon Fodder, Vows to Finish Halo Books
Halo Studios' final Canon Fodder says Fireteam Noble and Burn the Road Home are still intended to ship, while Parasite's Wake keeps its Oct.…
Xbox FanFest Comes to Seattle’s MoPOP on Nov. 12
Xbox will close its eight-city FanFest Tour at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture on Nov. 12, days before its 25th anniversary, with sweepstakes open…
Supermassive Lays Off More Than 70 After Directive 8020
More than 70 people are leaving Until Dawn and Directive 8020 studio Supermassive Games, a departing director says, after an August redundancy plan.
Ninja Theory Layoffs Begin as Hellblade Studio Faces Closure
Ninja Theory developers say their jobs are ending or at risk, two weeks after Xbox said two deals to save the Hellblade studio fell…
Jagex Pulls Dragon Slayer II Trailer Over GenAI
Jagex took down its RuneFest Dragon Slayer II trailer after players spotted a six-fingered hand, blaming an outside partner and promising a review overhaul.
GTA 6 Skips Direct Political References, Rockstar Says
In LOVE Magazine's Oct. 5 GTA 6 issue, Rockstar says Leonida satirizes culture wars and campaign ads without naming real figures ahead of Nov.…
NBA 2K25 Delisted Oct. 30, Servers End Dec. 31
2K will pull NBA 2K25 from sale Oct. 30 and shut its servers Dec. 31, ending MyCareer, MyTeam, and VC, while Play Now and…