







Inside the latest round of mass layoffs at Xbox
Multiple workers impacted by the latest job cuts at Xbox believe the decision will hamstring some studios.

It's Time To Leave Microsoft
Contrary to what you might believe from the title, this article isn't published to try to convince you to leave Microsoft (although, if you are still on the fence, please continue reading the section below); instead of providing you with a paralyzing amount of dystopian information that is already available
Despite Awards, South Of Midnight Studio Becomes Latest Victim Of Microsoft’s Implosion
Compulsion Games could be on the chopping block, months after Xbox hyped up its award wins

Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory, and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure
Major staff cuts at former 343 Industries and other teams; consultation begins at Ninja Theory; Obsidian transferred to Bethesda, buyer found for Undead Labs

Laid off id Software developer says crunch on Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC was "brutal" with up to 17-hour days
Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software may have managed to ship the Revelations DLC on time, but it reportedly came at the cost of the wellbeing of its staff

EXCLUSIVE---DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations Faced ‘Worst Crunch’ in Franchise History
DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations faced brutal crunch, with developers working up to 80-hour weeks to finish the expansion before release.

PlayStation ending production of physical software in 2028
The company claims the move comes as 'the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs.'

US console hardware market at its most precarious position ‘since the 80s’, says Circana | VGC
Xbox sales hit an all-time low as US console prices reach record highs…

Another Xbocalypse begins: Microsoft are reportedly closing or spinning off Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion
Xbox plan to close or spin off the makers of Psychonauts, Senua and South of Midnight, claims report, as Microsoft try to grow their margins.

ID Software Releases Statement Following Layoffs
Following the layoffs earlier this week, id Software has put out a statement on the matter to attempt to calm fans' nerves.

15+ years later, Microsoft morged my diagram
How Microsoft continvoucly morged my Git branching diagram.
Your Loyalty To Sony Or Xbox Means Nothing, Analyst Says
It's a good idea to remember that "you're a number on a spreadsheet" to Sony and Microsoft.

Ubisoft Embargoes Journalists Reporting On Latest Round Of Layoffs
This is not typically what embargoes are for

'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026
We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

Sure Seems Like Xbox Is Cooked
"Could you patch the Titanic when it was halfway down? No, that was sunk the second it hit the iceberg"
