Doom creator John Romero’s next shooter project loses funding following Microsoft cuts
The next shooter project from Romero Games has lost funding following recent layoffs and studio closures at Microsoft. The Galway-based studio, set up by Doom...
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Microsoft Xbox layoffs June 2025 – tracking the situation as it happens
Yesterday, as widely expected based on earlier reports, Microsoft began another sweeping round of layoffs – its fourth in just 18 months – this time...
Chinese action-RPG Where Winds Meet confirmed PlayStation console exclusive
Where Winds Meet, the forthcoming action game from Chinese developer Everstone Studio, will be a PlayStation console exclusive on its launch. A new CGI trailer...
Zenimax Online Studios head Matt Firor announces departure, following widespread layoffs and the cancellation of in-development MMO
Zenimax Online Studios president Matt Firor has announced his intention to step down, following layoffs at the company and the cancellation of its upcoming MMO....
Sea of Thieves and Banjo-Kazooie director Gregg Mayles reportedly leaving Rare after 35 years
Rare’s most seasoned creator Gregg Mayles – known for directing the likes of Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves, as well as his work on Donkey...
Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO, not retiring from Xbox “anytime soon”
Phil Spencer won’t be retiring from his position at Xbox “anytime soon”. Yesterday, Microsoft announced swathes of layoffs across the entire company, including its gaming...
The Sims 4 gets glass walls, rooftop greenery, and a bunch of other free bits ahead of next expansion
Soon, the fairies will be upon us thanks to The Sims 4‘s incoming Enchanted by Nature expansion. But before all that, EA has laid the...
Neil Druckmann steps away from HBO’s The Last of Us TV adaptation
The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann is stepping away from his creative involvement in HBO’s TV adaptation, calling this a “difficult decision”. In a...
Perfect Dark reboot and new Zenimax MMORPG reportedly cancelled as part of latest Microsoft cuts
UPDATE 6:27pm UK: Chris Linn, senior producer at Zenimax Online Studios, has confirmed the cancellation of the unnanounced MMO on LinkedIn. Linn wrote: “Hi everyone!...
Former senior Ubisoft staff convicted in French harassment case, receive fines and suspended sentences
Three former senior Ubisoft employees – including one-time chief creative officer and second-in-command Serge Hascoet – have received suspended prison sentences and fines from a...