CultureNewsCultureNewsPhil Spencer Says Halo Studio Remains ‘Critical’ To Xbox Despite CutsThe Microsoft Gaming CEO does damage control during a rough patch for XboxByEthan GachPublishedJanuary 27, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard Boston Devs Blame Boss For Torpedoing Union [Update]Workers at Proletariat Studio say the CEO treated unionization as a personal betrayalByEthan GachPublishedJanuary 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard's 'Workplace Ranking' For Employees Sounds Like Hell [Update]A manager has reportedly been fired for speaking up against itByLuke PlunkettPublishedJanuary 23, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox's Phil Spencer Says Microsoft's 10K Layoffs 'Hurts' In Email To StaffThe CEO of Xbox sent a company-wide email addressing the mass layoffs at ZeniMax and other game studiosBySisi JiangUpdatedJanuary 20, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Last Of Us’ Original Co-Director Unhappy Over HBO Show Credits SnubBruce Straley left Naughty Dog in 2017 after the launch of Uncharted 4ByKenneth ShepardPublishedJanuary 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsPro Overwatch Teams Reportedly Want Legal Fight Against Activision Over MoneyThe Overwatch League has struggled to find profitability in its six yearsByKenneth ShepardPublishedJanuary 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Slashes 10K Jobs, Including At Xbox And Halo StudiosKotaku has learned that developers at 343 Industries and The Coalition have been impactedByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 18, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsOops: Microsoft Called FTC Unconstitutional, Regrets The ErrorXbox's parent company says it ‘should have dropped’ language in lawsuit response claiming the FTC violated the…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 5, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsOverwatch 2 Greek Myth Mode Immortalizes Top Players In A Cool WayIt’s every hero for themselves in the new Battle for Olympus mode, running from January 5 to 19ByClaire JacksonPublishedJanuary 4, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsHot Damn: Another Activision Blizzard Studio Is Unionizing [Update: No It's Not]A Blizzard studio that worked on new World of Warcraftexpansion Dragonflightis the latest trying to make historyByEthan GachPublishedDecember 27, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2022A good year for Game Pass, but a weird year for Xbox and studios like ActivisionByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 22, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard President Leaves To Take Over Bored Ape Yacht ClubBAYC owner and blockchain company Yuga Labs made the announcement yesterdayByAshley BardhanPublishedDecember 20, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsFortnite Fined $520 Million For Invading Kids’ Privacy And Tricking PlayersEpic will pay a small fortune over the FTC’s investigation into its hit battle royaleByEthan GachPublishedDecember 19, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsCongress Wants To Know What The Biggest Game Companies Are Doing To 'Combat Extremism'A letter is being sent to companies like EA, Activision Blizzard and RiotByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 15, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Best Video Game Surprises Of 2022From surprise sequels to unions becoming more of a thing, good stuff happened this year, I promiseByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 15, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Microsoft Offered Sony Call Of Duty On PlayStation PlusMicrosoft is still trying to get its Activision purchase over the lineByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 12, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsConsole Warriors Mad, Sad At Xbox's Latest Awards No-ShowLast night’s event at the Microsoft Theater didn’t have much to share about MicrosoftByAshley BardhanPublishedDecember 9, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Diablo IV Devs Say June Release Date Will Lead To More CrunchThe sequel’s troubled development undermines Blizzard’s commitment to changeByEthan GachPublishedDecember 8, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsFeds Sue To Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through [Update]The Federal Trade Commission has moved to block the acquisition on grounds that it would give the Xbox maker too…ByIsaiah ColbertPublishedDecember 8, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2022Between Elon Musk destroying Twitter, terrible game launches, and Bobby Kotick still being employed, 2022 kinda…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 8, 2022