When Microsoft finalized its $75.4 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard King (ABK) in October 2023, the gaming world braced for a seismic shift. With titanic IPs like Call of Duty, Diablo, Overw...
When Xbox announced the return of Perfect Dark in 2020, it wasn’t just another franchise revival — it was a statement. The Initiative, Microsoft’s then-new “AAAA” studio, was positioned as a dream tea...
Helldivers 2 represents a breath of fresh air in the cooperative shooter genre, though that same innovation can also become its biggest weakness. The game delivers a humorous narrative, packed with cl...
When Xbox and ASUS jointly announced that the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X will launch globally on October 16, the reveal was packed with technical specs, feature deep-dives, and a clear push to ...
In a year already marked by industry upheaval, Microsoft and Avalanche Studios have quietly shelved Contraband, the ambitious co-op smuggling sim that once promised to be a crown jewel in Xbox’s exclu...
Forty years ago, in the quiet town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, two British brothers—Tim and Chris Stamper—planted the seeds of what would become one of gaming’s most iconic and enigmatic studios: Rare. From...
In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the gaming industry, King—the studio behind Candy Crush Saga—has laid off approximately 200 employees, many of whom are reportedly being replaced by AI tool...
After dominating PlayStation 5 and PC with its frenetic co-op warfare, Helldivers 2 is finally storming Xbox Series X|S on August 26, 2025. Pre-orders are live at $39.99, matching its price on other p...
Xbox’s recent announcement that it has canceled the long-gestating Perfect Dark reboot and shuttered the high-profile studio The Initiative has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry. This decisi...
The immedate aftermath of Microsoft confirming that it would eliminate roughly 9,000 roles—about 4% of its global workforce—as part of a company-wide effort to streamline operations and reallocate res...
Microsoft kicked off its 2026 fiscal year on July 2, 2025, by announcing it will cut approximately 9,000 jobs—just under 4% of its global workforce—across multiple divisions, including sales, Xbox, an...
After nearly two decades, Microsoft quietly rolled out a system update for the Xbox 360—yes, the console that launched in 2005 and whose digital store officially closed in July 2024! This blog post di...
When Ninja Theory’s breathtaking sequel first launched in May 2024, it set a new bar for immersive storytelling and technical prowess. This August 12, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced arrives as a ...
Twenty years ago, Microsoft and AMD embarked on a journey that would redefine console gaming. From the GPU breakthroughs in the Xbox 360 era to the semi-custom chips powering Xbox Series X|S, their pa...
Handheld gaming has always been about delivering power and playability right into your palms, and the latest announcement from the alliance between ROG (ASUS’s Republic of Gamers) and Xbox takes that ...
