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Xbox in Upheaval: Sarah Bond Resigns as President Following Phil Spencer’s Retirement and Asha Sharma’s Appointment
Microsoft’s gaming division is undergoing its most significant leadership shakeup in years. Phil Spencer, the longtime head of Xbox who served as Microsoft Gaming CEO, is stepping down into retirement, while Xbox President Sarah…
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Jake Solomon’s Midsummer Studios Shuts Down, Taking AI-Powered Life Sim ‘Burbank’ With It
Jake Solomon, the celebrated game designer behind the modern XCOM series and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, has revealed that his independent studio Midsummer Studios is closing its doors — just 21 months after it was…
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Ubisoft Toronto Hit With 40 Layoffs, But Publisher Insists Splinter Cell Remake Lives On
Ubisoft has confirmed that 40 employees at its Toronto studio are being let go as part of the company’s sweeping cost-reduction initiative, but maintains that the long-awaited Splinter Cell remake remains in active development.…
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Todd Howard Manages Expectations: Starfield’s Upcoming Update Won’t Win Over Its Critics
Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard is setting the record straight about what players should expect from Starfield’s next major content drop. In a recent appearance on Kinda Funny, Howard made it clear that…
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Destiny 2’s Next Major Update Pushed to June as Bungie Scrambles to Revamp the Aging Shooter
Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2’s highly anticipated Shadow and Order update will not arrive in March as originally planned. The developer announced across its social media channels and Discord that the update is…
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Monster Hunter Wilds Celebrates First Anniversary With Massive Final Update Before Upcoming Expansion
Capcom has rolled out patch 1.041 for Monster Hunter Wilds, delivering what the studio calls the final free update before a large-scale paid expansion arrives later this year. The update, which went live on…