King and ZeniMax Media will reportedly face cuts, but the full extent of the damage to Microsoft Gaming as a whole is unknown.
Halo Studios wrote about how it rebranded from 343 Industries at HaloWC last year, and how this year it will have more to show.
According to creative director Brandon Adler, players who like stealth can build that way, while those want to blow things up also can.
This follows a post by 3D Realms' George Broussard about 1,000 to 2,000 layoffs, affecting 10 to 20 percent of the Xbox division.
While details haven't yet been revealed about the layoffs, management is expecting "substantial" cuts across various teams in Xbox.
Microsoft returns to Cologne, Germany, for the world's largest gaming trade fair, which runs from August 20th to August 24th.
Obsidian's Brandon Adler promised the role-playing game will respect players' time by offering a world that reacts to their choices.
The second weekend of the multiplayer beta will feature Execution and King of the Hill alongside additional hours for playing.
According to director Brandon Adler, the studio wanted to improve the combat even back when The Outer Worlds first shipped.
"We're a game developer. We love to make games. We don't set the prices for our games," said game director Brandon Adler.
Game director Brandon Adler also spoke about how he wanted to give The Outer Worlds 2 players more variety in its writing.
Many technical aspects of the improvements in Gears of War: Reloaded were revealed by technical director of the game, Kate Rayner.
Ultimate Edition owners, pre-orders and Game Pass subscribers can access Team Deathmatch maps and Canals in King of the Hill.
"We sort of burned the house down last year," says Microsoft VP of Games Marketing Aaron Greenberg ahead of today's Xbox Games Showcase.
These round of layoffs will follow up another round from back in May where 3 percent of Microsoft's workforce was laid off.
Limited Run Games is known for its work in teaming up with developers and publishers to release physical editions of games on consoles.
The next update due this Summer includes additional NPC abilities and behaviors, new Unique weapons and armor, and custom map markers.
New settings allow for displaying chests on the player's minimap, cancelling power attacks on the Bow and Arquebus, and more.
It will also be available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on day one, and as a free upgrade for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition owners.
South of Midnight made quite an impact when it came out, sitting between two popular multiplayer titles in number of players.
