Posts By Joelle Daniels

Microsoft Doesn’t Factor Revenue Lost by First-Party Games in Game Pass Profitability

Microsoft Doesn’t Factor Revenue Lost by First-Party Games in Game Pass Profitability

With the money that is usually spent by Microsoft on third-party titles on Xbox Game Pass, the service has been profitable.

Nintendo is Investigating Shorter Game Development Cycles to Offset Rising Costs

Nintendo is Investigating Shorter Game Development Cycles to Offset Rising Costs

Company president Shuntaro Furukawa also noted that development teams are looking into how these costs can be brought down.

ILL Developers Were Inspired by Silent Hill, Half-Life 2 For Their “Alive and Dangerous” Worlds

ILL Developers Were Inspired by Silent Hill, Half-Life 2 For Their “Alive and Dangerous” Worlds

Two of the artists behind ILL also brought up how the creature design in the game was inspired by old horror movies from the 1970s.

007: First Light Kicks Off Wishlist Milestones Promotion With Bonus Rewards

007: First Light Kicks Off Wishlist Milestones Promotion With Bonus Rewards

If enough people add 007: First Light to their wishlists, players will get in-game rewards like bonus skins for Bond and his gadget.

Monster Hunter Wilds Lecture on Game Optimisation at CEDEC 2025 Cancelled

Monster Hunter Wilds Lecture on Game Optimisation at CEDEC 2025 Cancelled

Capcom likely cancelled the lecture due to threats and targeted harassment faced by its employees over Wilds' performance issues.

Xbox Series S Optimized Titles Can Be Easily Ported to Nintendo Switch 2, Says Virtuos

Xbox Series S Optimized Titles Can Be Easily Ported to Nintendo Switch 2, Says Virtuos

The technical director noted that while the Switch 2's CPU is closer in power to a PS4, DLSS makes its GPU closer to Xbox Series S.

GTA 7 Likely Less Expensive to Make Than GTA 6 Thanks to AI – Former Technical Lead

GTA 7 Likely Less Expensive to Make Than GTA 6 Thanks to AI – Former Technical Lead

Former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermiej talks about how it's already happening, with programmers making up "maybe 10, 15 percent" of teams.

The Last of Us Creator Praises Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The Last of Us Creator Praises Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Neil Druckmann described Sandfall Interactive's RPG as "one of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time."

Switch 2 is the “Most Iterative Console Nintendo Has Launched in Some Time” – Virtuos

Switch 2 is the “Most Iterative Console Nintendo Has Launched in Some Time” – Virtuos

Developers from veteran support studio Virtuos have spoken about the successful, record-breaking launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.

Helldivers 2: Super Citizen Edition is Replacing Steeled Veterans Warbond With a Warbond Token

Helldivers 2: Super Citizen Edition is Replacing Steeled Veterans Warbond With a Warbond Token

The Warbond Token allows players to pick any premium Warbond of their choice rather than being stuck with Steeled Veterans.

Xbox Producer Suggests Those Hit by Lay-Offs Should Use AI for Career Planning, Emotional Clarity

Xbox Producer Suggests Those Hit by Lay-Offs Should Use AI for Career Planning, Emotional Clarity

Predictably, the post has since been taken down by its author because of the amount of backlash it got for suggesting the use of AI.

Destiny: Rising is Coming to Android, iOS on August 28, Pre-Registrations Are Now Live

Destiny: Rising is Coming to Android, iOS on August 28, Pre-Registrations Are Now Live

Destiny: Rising will include the sorts of game modes that fans of the series have come to know and love, from PvP to PvE missions.

Forza Motorsport Series Has Been Cancelled – Rumour

Forza Motorsport Series Has Been Cancelled – Rumour

Reports indicate that the simulation-styled racing franchise has been cancelled along with Turn 10's getting hit by massive cuts.

Dying Light Developer Confirms Cancelled Projects, No Lay-Offs

Dying Light Developer Confirms Cancelled Projects, No Lay-Offs

In its statement, while Techland didn't confirm its cancelled projects, it did mention that none of its developers had been laid off.

Phil Spencer Enjoyed ZeniMax Online Studios’ Blackbird Before its Cancellation – Rumour

Phil Spencer Enjoyed ZeniMax Online Studios’ Blackbird Before its Cancellation – Rumour

Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty had to reportedly pull the controller away from Spencer when he tried an early build in March.

MindsEye Developers Notified of Job Risks, CEO Blames “External and Internal” Saboteurs – Rumour

MindsEye Developers Notified of Job Risks, CEO Blames “External and Internal” Saboteurs – Rumour

Studio head Leslie Benzies has also reportedly addressed the team, talking about BARB bouncing back and MindsEye getting a relaunch.

ZeniMax Online Studios’ In-Development Sci-Fi MMO Has Been Cancelled – Rumour

ZeniMax Online Studios’ In-Development Sci-Fi MMO Has Been Cancelled – Rumour

The MMO, codenamed internally as Blackbird, was reportedly in good shape and getting ready to enter full production before being cut.

Battlefield 6’s Single-Player Campaign Development is Reportedly Far Behind Milestones

Battlefield 6’s Single-Player Campaign Development is Reportedly Far Behind Milestones

Ridgeline Studios, the original team on the campaign, allegedly shut down with "nothing left" for other studios to build upon.

Battlefield 6 Development is Facing Problems With Hitting Internal Milestones and Budgets – Rumour

Battlefield 6 Development is Facing Problems With Hitting Internal Milestones and Budgets – Rumour

EA's leadership has reportedly set a target of 100 million players or more over a set period for the next mainline Battlefield.

Phil Spencer is Not Retiring “Anytime Soon” – Microsoft

Phil Spencer is Not Retiring “Anytime Soon” – Microsoft

Phil Spencer, who originally took on leadership of the Xbox division back in 2014, apparently has no plans to retire for now.