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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Gaming Division Staff Including Blizzard President Mike Ybarra 1sly

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Even the mighty Microsoft isn’t immune to the massive layoffs sweeping across the video game and tech industries as it announces plans to reduce its gaming division’s workforce 8%, affecting roughly 1,900 employees from recently acquired Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax Online Studios, and even Xbox. “As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed [...]

Xbox Will No Longer Be ing Unlicensed Accessories Come November 12 1ar1e

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Bad news for Xbox s who’ve hooked up unlicensed third-party accessories to their consoles. Starting next month, unauthorized accessories will no longer work with your gaming system. Those include controllers, headsets, and other unlicensed hardware that work with Xbox systems. While you’ll still be able to use unlicensed accessories for the time being, you’ll constantly be reminded with a pop-up [...]

343 Industries Says Halo ‘Is Here To Stay’ As Xbox CEO Addresses Recent Layoffs 2d6u6i

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Last week saw Microsoft lay off around 10,000 employees which included 343 Industries developers working on Halo Infinite’s single-player campaign. The game’s creative director was also transferred to Xbox’s publishing division and the position permanently removed. Naturally, this has caused concern among the game’s community over the future of the multiplayer shooter. 343 Industries’ studio head Pierre Hintze, however, was [...]

Discord Voice Chat Is Now Available For Testing On Xbox 1z4d3h

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Discord is coming to consoles, or at least to Xbox anyway, as one of the most popular chat app starts testing its voice chat feature on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. of the Xbox Insiders program can now start chatting up their PC and Xbox buddies on Discord, but it won’t be as simple as clicking a [...]

Microsoft Will Reportedly Be Launching A Games Streaming Device And App For TV In 12 Months 5r142k

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The ability to stream games from the cloud to your TV seems to be the next big thing in gaming, or at least Microsoft seems to think so. Insider sources told VentureBeat that the tech giant is planning to release a device that will allow s to stream games on their TVs to expand on their existing Xbox cloud gaming [...]

Microsoft Plans To Place Third-Party Ads In Its Free-To-Play Xbox Games 6qj6i

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Microsoft is looking to earn a few extra bucks in its free-to-play titles aside from what they’re already getting from microtransactions. The tech giant is reportedly looking into placing ads in some of its Xbox games to generate additional revenue. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Microsoft plans to create a private marketplace where selected brands and companies can purchase ad space for [...]

Ubisoft And Xbox Plan To Host Digital Events In Lieu Of E3 686a4e

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In light of the Entertainment Software Association’s decision to cancel E3, several video game companies have begun looking at alternative ways to showcase their wares. According to IGN, Ubisoft and Xbox have recently announced their plans to host their own digital events instead. “E3 has always been an important moment for Team Xbox,” tweeted Xbox Head Phil Spencer. “Given this [...]

Crossfire X Coming To Consoles In 2020 5n4p1x

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A console version of Crossfire, the world's most popular shooter, is coming to Xbox One in 2020. Titled Crossfire X, the console version is developed by Smilegate, the same studio behind the 2007 original Crossfire. The original PC version of Crossfire still boasts over 8 million concurrent players, over 650 million ed s, and its routinely grosses over $1 billion [...]

Unity Announces for Xbox One X 1y4b19

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Unity has just announced in a recent blog post that the game engine will now be offering for development on the Xbox One X. With the Xbox One X's demanding 4K HDR output, scaling projects with Unity's is "as easy as changing some quality settings". The process of developing for Xbox One X is the same as [...]

Microsoft's Xbox Game Goes Live Today 3z3u2u

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Xbox fans will be excited to see what Microsoft has in store for them with their latest addition to the Xbox platform — the newly launched Xbox Game . The Xbox Game , which went live for Xbox Live Gold s earlier today, is a monthly game subscription service that allows players unlimited access to a rotating catalogue of games. [...]

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