All News tagged with 'Industry News'

Head of Xbox creator experience Sarah Bond says Xbox fans are "deeply, deeply passionate" and that "They believe in us; they want it to work so badly."

Posted 1 month ago by Heidi Nicholas 60

Sega has announced that a surprise Sonic Central will be celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday, offering us a chance to see some of the publisher's upcoming projects.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 14

Microsoft is increasing the price of Xbox Series X consoles and the monthly price of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions soon

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 259

EA has announced its restructuring its internal studios into two organizations, EA Entertainment and EA Sports, to "empower" its creative teams.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 25

Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has once again dashed hopes that Xbox will get into the VR business, saying that the market is "not quite there yet."

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 107

Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussed how the team "wanted to make sure we had a great show" with Xbox Games Showcase 2023, and how he feels they "didn't hit" the bar set by customer expectation in 2022.

Posted 1 month ago by Heidi Nicholas 77

Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has revealed that Microsoft is no longer developing first-party games for Xbox One and is now fully focused on making games for Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 324

Motion Twin has announced a Dead Cells animated series made by French studio Bobbypills — the studio which does Dead Cells' animated trailers — which is set to arrive in 2024.

Posted 1 month ago by Heidi Nicholas 6

Outriders developer People Can Fly has partnered with Microsoft to develop a new AAA Xbox game codenamed Project Maverick.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 74

Microsoft is bringing another round of Xbox gaming goodness our way today with Xbox Games Showcase Extended. Here is when the showcase begins and where you can watch it.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 16

More Lord of the Rings Xbox games could be on the way, as publisher Embracer said it needs to be "exploiting Lord of the Rings in a very significant fashion" to turn it into a major gaming franchise.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 79

Embracer Group has announced a large-scale restructuring program that will result in the company closing studios, canceling game projects, and laying off staff.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 44

The US Federal Trade Commission has requested a temporary restraining order in an attempt to halt Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 71

Todd Howard has discussed the length of time it takes for Bethesda Game Studios to develop a game, and says that The Elder Scrolls 6 could be the last game he works on in the fantasy series.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 45

Ubisoft Foward kicks off later today, offering us an exclusive look at some of its upcoming titles and Twitch Drops for several games. Here is when the show begins and where you can watch it.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 22

Alongside the addition of first-party Xbox games on Nvidia GeForce Now, Microsoft has announced that PC Game Pass will be available on the service soon.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 20

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said that he is still "confident" that the Activision Blizzard deal will go ahead and that Microsoft continues to seek out solutions with regulators.

Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 26

The Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct kicks off later today! Here is when the show begins and where you can watch.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 24

When is Summer Game Fest 2023? What time does Summer Game Fest 2023 start? How can I watch Summer Game Fest 2023, and what can I expect? Here is everything you need to know about the digital event.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Carey 22

Microsoft has been fined $20 million by the US Federal Trade Commission for illegally collecting and retaining the personal information of children without their parents' consent.

Posted 2 months ago by Sean Carey 71

According to a new report, Microsoft is considering a number of ways to save the Activision Blizzard deal, including potentially pulling Activision from the UK altogether.

Posted 2 months ago by Tom West 148

ReLogic Games and Paper Fort Games have just announced a partnership for the "huge project" of the official Terraria board game adaptation.

Posted 2 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 12

Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has denied claims of systemic harassment at the company and says he's "all for" unions, just not one that "doesn't play by the rules."

Posted 2 months ago by Tom West 51

Microsoft will appeal the Competition and Markets Authority's decision to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a court hearing set for July.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 58

The Witcher 3 has surpassed a huge milestone that has pushed the epic open world action-RPG into the top ten best-selling video games of all time, according to CD Projekt.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 30

Daedalic Entertainment has issued an apology for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and has promised patches that will address the game's bugs and technical issues.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 195

Microsoft has made significant changes to Xbox achievement rules in what appears to be an attempt to stop extremely quick completions and easy Gamerscore titles from flooding the Xbox store.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 752

Revenant Hill was just announced — it comes from The Glory Society, which includes two Night in the Woods co-creators, and has a similar art style. Unfortunately, it looks like it might skip Xbox for now.

Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 26

Square Enix has detailed why Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 console exclusive, revealing that Sony simply made the best offer.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 144

Summer Game Fest is almost here, and host Geoff Keighley says the two-hour showcase will feature a number of things that will be "pretty big for this audience."

Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 35

Universal Pictures has announced that the Five Nights at Freddy's movie will release in October, and the teaser trailer gives us every hope we'll be in for a treat.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 24

Games Workshop has announced that this year's Warhammer Skulls showcase, which will be packed with world premieres and news on Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine II, kicks off next week.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 31

Microsoft has begun its ten-year partnership with Nvidia by adding Gears 5 to its cloud gaming service, GeForce Now. More Xbox games will be added next week.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 44

Take-Two's CEO has said that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is "good for the industry," and reiterated Take-Two's support for the deal.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 31

Take-Two's CEO might have hinted during the company's latest earnings call that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 could launch next year, as Take-Two prepares for a profitable fiscal year 2025.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 25

It looks like Sega might follow in the footsteps of other big publishers and start charging $70 for some of its premium games.

Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 84

Ubisoft's latest earnings call has revealed that the publisher aims to increase its Assassin's Creed team sizes by 40% "in the coming years."

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 40

CD Projekt has confirmed a round of layoffs at Project Sirius developer, Molasses Flood, after it finished "defining a new framework" for The Witcher spinoff.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 25

Embracer Group has announced that Amazon Games is working on a new MMO based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels for console and PC.

Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 32