343 Industries has publicly refuted recent reports that the studio will only no longer be developing Halo projects.
Numerous layoffs at Xbox's studios continue to underscore the various problems with its handling of first-party titles and beloved IPs.
Sea of Thieves is getting a new update that hopes to reduce PvP queue times, and along the way, is kicking off its new PvE adventure.
"The people I worked every day with were passionate about Halo and wanted to make something great for the fans," says Patrick Wren.
Bethesda's Latin American Instagram account says a Starfield release date will be announced very soon. A standalone showcase for the game is currently in the works.
343 Industries was reportedly hit hard by recent layoffs, with an email by studio head Pierre Hintze noting some roles "being eliminated."
Xbox employees who have been at the company for "more than a decade" are gone, with marketing and HoloLens teams also affected.
"It’s been incredible supporting them on their thrilling pirate adventure," developer Lucid Games says.
A new report claims that the European Commission is likely to pose antitrust objections to Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
A new rumour claims Bethesda's sci-fi RPG has been delayed out of the first half of 2023, but is still targeting a Summer release.
While Firefight still hasn't been confirmed for the first-person shooter, 343 Industries continues to build on Forge's features.
"In general, subscription buyouts don't pay for that many years of a team's development, unless your team is very small," says Finji CEO Bekah Saltsman.
It's been claimed that PlatinumGames and Microsoft are in the very early stages of bringing back Scalebound.
The release date for Arkane's open world first person shooter is expected to be announced at Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct later this month.
Though rumored last year to no announcement, the compilation is still very much in development, as per XboxEra's Nick Baker.
"Our goal has been to be as transparent as possible on what dev teams/games to expect to see in the show," says Xbox's Aaron Greenberg.
In a new turn of events, both Google and Nvidia have joined Sony in raising concerns over Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Halo Infinite is kicking off its 2023 with a new event—Joint Fire—which will revolve around the game's new Covert One Flag game mode.
The official German Xbox blog states that release dates for the three upcoming first party titles will be announced at the showcase later this month.
The next major update for Xbox consoles will make them more "carbon aware" thanks to a new Shutdown option that saves more power.
