CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Hit With Latest Mass Layoff Including Multiple Game Cancelations As Microsoft Cuts 9,100 Jobs [Update]Call of Duty, Forza Motorsport, and other teams have been impactedByEthan GachUpdatedJuly 2, 2025
CultureNewsCultureNewsBethesda Devs Win Major Union Contract At Microsoft After Threatening StrikeOver 300 QA testers secured an agreement with MicrosoftByEthan GachUpdatedMay 30, 2025
CultureNewsCultureNewsBethesda Devs Threaten Strike As Union Negotiations Drag On At MicrosoftNegotiations at the Fallout and Elder Scrolls maker began almost two years agoByEthan GachPublishedApril 1, 2025
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThis Was The Best Xbox Showcase In Years (And The Hardest To Root For)Months after some of the most painful layoffs of the year, Microsoft got everyone excited againByEthan GachUpdatedJune 9, 2024
OpinionOpinionThe Buck Stops With Phil Spencer, 1000xRESIST Is A Must-Play, And More Gaming Opinions For The WeekAlso, we've got 13 things you should NEVER say to a Fallout: New Vegas fanByKotaku StaffPublishedMay 11, 2024
CultureCultureXbox Shutters Studios, Switch 2 Specs May Have Leaked, And More Of The Week's Gaming NewsAlso Hades 2 arrives, and a tiny tweak to the GTA 6 website has fans frothingByKotaku StaffPublishedMay 11, 2024
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryWhat’s Even The Point Of Xbox Game Pass Now?As Microsoft becomes more risk averse, its subscription service lacks purposeByWilla RowePublishedMay 8, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Closes Studios Behind Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush, And More To Prioritize 'High-Impact' GamesArkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more are closing their doorsByKenneth ShepardPublishedMay 7, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Finally Closes Massive Activision Blizzard Deal, Making Call Of Duty Officially Part Of Xbox Now21 months after it was announced the $69 billion deal is finally completeByEthan GachPublishedOctober 13, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsRedfall Finally Gets 60fps Mode On Console In Its Biggest Update YetThe worst Xbox exclusive of 2023 is finally starting to get fixedByEthan GachPublishedOctober 6, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryBaldur’s Gate 3 Is One Of 2023's Best Games, Don't Turn It Into A WeaponThe success of the Dungeons & Dragons RPG has kicked off a fiery debate about game development, AAA costs, and…ByEthan GachPublishedAugust 15, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Head Phil Spencer Is Probably Playing Starfield Right NowWith the Activision deal essentially settled, Spencer can focus on Todd Howard’s 1,000 planetsByAlyssa MercantePublishedJuly 17, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Xbox Trial That Could Change Everything: 7 Bombshell RevealsMicrosoft’s fight with the FTC over the Activision deal is full of spicy detailsByEthan GachPublishedJune 27, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Manager Claims Game Pass Isn’t 'Disruptive’The head of Microsoft gaming’s indie division thinks that game pass can exist alongside traditional game salesBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 31, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNews300 QA Devs Unionize At Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Studios [Update]The Xbox maker said it will voluntarily recognize the union in line with its recent pledgeByEthan GachPublishedDecember 5, 2022
ReportReportXbox Head Defends Bethesda In Wake Of Crunch AllegationsHead of Xbox Matt Booty said that it’s ‘unfair’ to put crunch culture on ‘one studio’BySisi JiangPublishedJune 28, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsPlayStation’s Best-Selling Series Of 2021 Could Become Xbox-ExclusiveMicrosoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase could hold Call of Duty hostage from SonyByAri NotisPublishedJanuary 18, 2022
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CultureNewsCultureNewsWindows 11 Wants To Make Your PC Feel More Like An XboxFaster loading and better HDR support are making the jump from console to PCByMike FaheyPublishedJune 24, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Is An Xbox Exclusive, And Pete Hines Is SorryBut Bethesda’s Todd Howard seems to think it’s for the bestByAri NotisPublishedJune 16, 2021