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Over 100 staff laid off as Galway-based Romero Games shuts down after funding cut
GALWAY-BASED GAME studio Romero Games has shut its doors after funding was pulled by its publisher, leaving more than 100 ...
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Microsoft Lays Off “Hundreds” Of Gaming Division Employees, Cancels Multiple Projects Including ‘Perfect Dark’ And ‘Everwild’
Microsoft announce massive layoffs, including Xbox. Multiple games are cancelled, and rumors claim Phil Spencer won't remain ...
Best Xbox exclusives you need to own
With State of Decay 3 coming in 2025, now's your chance to check out why State of Decay 2 cemented the series as one of the best Xbox exclusive franchises ever. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where ...
Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?
Amid this week's layoff bloodbath, Microsoft has insisted every game shown at its Xbox showcase in June is safe. But what ...
Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today
The Initiative was shut down, leading to the cancellation of Perfect Dark. Everwild at Rare was cancelled, with many senior ...
The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it
In December 2024, Jason Hall, known online as PirateSoftware, is a former Blizzard employee turned Twitch streamer who ...
If you want more PlayStation games on Xbox, you'd better buy Helldivers 2 — Sony will go where the money does
Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation game published by Sony to come to Xbox, but will others follow suit? If fans support it ...
Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off
Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts ...
How to use every Xbox controller on PC
Here's how to use your Xbox controller on PC, no matter the make or model. The Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S ...
Gamers shocked as Playstation's 'Helldivers 2' announces Xbox launch
The news of Helldivers 2 's Xbox launch is even more surprising considering it happens the same day Microsoft releases Gears of War: Reloaded on PlayStation 5, the first time the once Xbox-exclusive ...
Opinion
Microsoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them all
But there’s another story to be told here — and it’s older and, if possible, even sadder. Microsoft has simply never been any good at running game studios.