Tag: Xbox Game Studios

Halo: Campaign Evolved really, really wants you to know you can get a physical disc even if you buy it on PS5

Halo: Campaign Evolved really,…

Microsoft is using Sony’s decision to end production of discs from 2028 as a selling point for Halo: Campaign…
Believe your eyes: Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard

Believe your eyes: Microsoft…

In an announcement that has rocked the gaming industry, Microsoft has announced it plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. In…
Former Nintendo boss “surprised” more Xbox games aren’t on Switch 2

Former Nintendo boss “surprised”…

Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé is “surprised” that Xbox has “not yet fully embraced” the newly released…
“Are we breaking Halo?” How 343 Industries found Infinite’s balance between old, new, order, and chaos

“Are we breaking Halo?”…

Halo Infinite is, at its core, a bit of a contradiction. On one hand, it’s a back-to-basics for the…
“The future of gaming shouldn’t come at the expense of ownership” – Anti-DRM champion GOG restates the fundamentals as PlayStation kills off discs

“The future of gaming…

In the wake of Sony announcing the end of PlayStation game discs, and as concerns about game ownership swirl…
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony’s years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it’s probably “a straight spreadsheet decision”

Former PlayStation boss Shawn…

Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios leader and Sony veteran of 32 years, Shawn Layden, has described Sony’s surprise decision to…
Is yet another Microsoft studio, Obsidian, negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure? Conflicting reports emerge

Is yet another Microsoft…

A new report from The Game Business suggests that Obsidian Entertainment is another studio currently negotiating with Microsoft to…
007 First Light studio IOI facing layoffs as Xbox pulls funding for Project Fantasy RPG

007 First Light studio…

Xbox has pulled out of a deal to fund and publish the online fantasy RPG – Project Fantasy –…
Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its big ‘reset’

Dishonored developer Arkane is…

Arkane Studios, the developer behind the Dishonored series and the upcoming Blade, is among the studios Microsoft is currently…
Turns out Halo Infinite isn’t infinite at all as Halo Studios ends active development after just four years

Turns out Halo Infinite…

Active development on Halo Infinite will end on the same day that Operation: Infinite kicks into gear: 18th November.…