Rumor: MS Is Not Replacing Developers With AI – They’re Firing Them To Pay For Their AI Investment
If this claim is correct, it means no game could have been good or successful enough.
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Halo Studios Also Has Layoffs – While Insiders Claim No One Is Confident About Their Next Project
We do have to consider how much we can believe these claims on their own.
Rumor: Halo Game Development Is Shifting Towards Contractual Studios
This seems to be a logical explanation for these layoffs, at least within Halo Studios.
Rumor: Xbox Will Announce Long Rumored Layoffs This Wednesday
Microsoft has to absolutely explain these layoffs when they happen.
Halo Studios Will Show Us What They Have Been Working On In This Year’s Halo World Championships This October
It could literally be anything since Halo Studios hasn't given us any hint on what's next.
Rumor: Bethesda Has Internal Trailers They Are “Demonstrating” Of The Elder Scrolls 6
Unfortunately we really may have to wait until the game is close to release to see it.
Treyarch: Fans Of Black Ops 2 Will Have A “Good Time” In Call Of Duty Black Ops 7
You don't evoke a classic game like that if you aren't at least trying to live up to it.
Rumor: “Negative Chatter” Coming Out Of UK Xbox Studios Today
Other rumors have named Xbox studios outside of the UK as well.
Xbox’s Turn 10 Studios and Stoic Studios Are Rumored To Have Huge Layoffs
It's starting to look like these layoffs rumors are real.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Two New Game Modes Accidentally Leaked From Current Playtests
It all certainly sounds promising so far.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced Details Revealed
This delivers everything that gamers were asking for at launch.
Rumor: Microsoft Closing Studios, Layoffs Could Be At 1,000 to 2,000 Developers
This is a potentially devastating loss of talent in the industry.
South of Midnight Is One Of The Most Highly Rated Xbox Games On Steam
It's vindication for Compulsion Games, who finally has an unqualified critical and commercial hit.
Activision: Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Will Have An “Evolution Of Omnimovement” Grounded In The Franchise Timeline
Activision based their decisions on the game's movement system based on its place in the timeline.
Rumor: Kepler Tells Gamers To “Get Ready For The First <$1000 Console”
You know what they say about things that are too good to be true.
Rumor: Backwards Compatibility Will Be “Coming Forward” To Next Xbox Console Generation
There's a cloud of uncertainty on what the next generation of Xbox consoles will even be.
Rumor: Xbox Handheld Not Cancelled, Next Xbox Console To Be Revealed In 2026
This rumor just completely contradicts everyone else.
Microsoft, Not Obsidian, Priced The Outer Worlds 2 At $ 80
We should always be asking the publisher in these cases.
The ROG Xbox Ally Is Not A Portable Way To Play Xbox Console Games Natively
To be fair, this is probably what you should have expected from a partner device.
Activision Reassures Fans They Are “Committed” To Bringing Call Of Duty To Switch (?)
It doesn't seem to be clear if they meant the Switch 2, or if they're really adding the original Switch in too.
Rumor: Why Was Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Not Confirmed For Switch 2?
Microsoft has a legal obligation to Nintendo so, no, this is about more than console wars.
Phil Spencer: Microsoft’s 2026 Includes Fable, Gears of War: E-Day, The Next Forza, And “A Classic That’s Been With Us Since The Beginning”
There's a lot of speculation that it's Halo but it could very well be something else.
Rumor: Is Indiana Jones And The Great Circle About To Be Announced For The Switch 2?
Well, of course Disney and Microsoft would want to sell the Indiana Jones game to Nintendo fans.
Doom: The Dark Ages Is id’s Biggest Launch Ever, Outperforming Doom: Eternal By A Wide Mark
It's a golden age for Microsoft Gaming.