Regardless of whether the affected studios go independent or find a buyer, Windows Central claims there will be layoffs across the board.
The campaign would have given Xbox users the pros and cons of physical and digital copies of games, leaving the decision up to them.
Sega's controversial "remaster" of the original Space Marine is seemingly heading to other platforms after launching on PC and Xbox.
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb claims that Arkane planned to "begin debuting it in some way later this year", with a release planned for 2027.
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Despite initial reports of its potential closure, Xbox will apparently hold on to Obsidian Entertainment as layoffs loom large.
Updates to the Epic Games Store Listing for Revelation reveals mentions of a Premium Story Pass, hinting at INTERmission-style DLCs.
The existence of a game dubbed Metroid Ravenous was revealed thanks to an errant publishing of Brazil's Official Gazette of the Union.
The disc-to-digital solution allegedly works for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S games, but not for Xbox 360 or OG Xbox titles.
Xbox's next-gen console could move away from offering a disc drive, especially following PlayStation's recent announcement.
The accusations have come up in light of employees at Rockstar Games asking the company to officially recognize the union.
Despite five studios apparently at risk and various layoffs, Xbox reportedly continues to support Kojima Productions' horror title.
Reportedly running over budget, Arkane Lyon's title was allegedly slated to launch in 2026 before being delayed to late 2027.
Developer Panache Digital Games joins the likes of Romero Games as studios that had projects under development with Microsoft's funding.
According to 3D Realms and Apogee co-founder George Broussard, a large number of Xbox studios are going to be shut down as a result.
The project's existence was discovered on the website for Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's IP360 program.
According to The Game Business, launch-month sales for titles like Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem are predominantly on PS5.
Like Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Compulsion Games, Undead Labs may shut down if it doesn't find a buyer soon.
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani believes that the Helldivers 2 developer might have signed its final Game Pass deal.
Leaker Kepler_L2 posits a grim update for the next-gen console while claiming that its specs have been "locked in for a long time."
A "source with knowledge of the plans" told The Hollywood Reporter that it's not on the cards, either at launch or in the following months.
