Indie Call of Duty studio takes over Halo franchise amid new Xbox layoffs
Microsoft has assigned development of the next Halo game to Activision, the studio behind Call of Duty, as part of a new wave of Xbox layoffs affecting 268 empl…
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News Your Guide to Gears of War: E-Day — Launch Date, Release Times, and All the Key Details for Xbox and PC
Gears of War: E-Day, the first major franchise entry in years, is a prequel set during Emergence Day, when the Locust horde first surfaced. Early access begins …
Indie Ninja Theory, Hellblade developers, face closure after Microsoft fails to secure buyers
Microsoft is moving to close Ninja Theory, the Cambridge-based studio behind the Hellblade series, after two separate sale agreements fell through. The proposed…
News Report: Kojima asked Sony $400 million for Physint, but Xbox is only paying a "fraction" of that amount
A reported $400 million budget figure for Kojima's Physint has been walked back, with sources saying Xbox is paying far less than what Kojima asked Sony. Sony p…
News Xbox to cut hundreds of jobs and consolidate studios, The Information reports
Xbox is reportedly preparing to cut hundreds of jobs this week, marking the second major round of layoffs at Microsoft's gaming division. The cuts follow recent…
Release Dates 10 Xbox Games Launch Today, Including a Top-Rated 2026 Game Pass Release
Ten new games arrive on Xbox on September 22, headlined by two Game Pass additions. Well Dweller, a dark fairy-tale metroidvania scoring 91 on Metacritic, is av…
Hardware Razer's Xbox 25th Anniversary accessories tempt longtime PlayStation fans
At Gamescom 2026, Microsoft leaned into Xbox's early-2000s identity with a retro green-and-black booth, while Razer's Xbox 25th anniversary accessories drew att…
News Xbox cuts 268 jobs as Halo, Rare, World's Edge, Obsidian, Playground, and Turn 10 shift under Activision and Bethesda.
Xbox has confirmed 268 job cuts affecting Halo Studios and other first-party teams, adding to multiple restructuring rounds at Microsoft's gaming division over …
News Xbox announces further layoffs and major changes across its studio structure
Microsoft announced a major Xbox restructuring: Halo moves under Activision, Ninja Theory is closing, and Obsidian, Rare, and Turn 10 are affected. Details on t…