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Xbox reportedly planning more layoffs as "CEO calls for "Xbox reset"
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (343+ words) Sources suggest the cuts will likely come as Microsoft ties up its fiscal year at the end of this month Bloomberg reports that new CEO Asha Sharma is considering the cuts as the company fights to stem declining revenue. Though…...
New Arm tech enables the use of Unreal Engine Mega Lights on mobile
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (696+ words) The mobile title Neural Dawn, developed with Sumo Digital, showcases Arm's neural graphics technology The UK-based semiconductor and software design company Arm has revealed the game Neural Dawn, which takes advantage of Arm's neural graphics technology to allow the use…...
Xbox explains new exclusives policy: players "can expect a reliable pipeline" of exclusive titles in service of "turning around the business"
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (288+ words) Matthew Ball says "we know how we're going to make those decisions," with internal and external communication to follow Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball has given more insight into the firm's new commitment to platform exclusives, following the announcement…...
Nintendo confirms revised Switch 2 console with replaceable battery for EU consumers
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (228+ words) Update complies with EU legislation requiring accessible consumer hardware batteries by 2027 Nintendo has announced a revised Switch 2 console for Europe to comply with legislation requiring replaceable batteries. The platform holder stated that products with model numbers beginning with BEE, i. e. the…...
Nintendo of Europe agrees to pay "35m fine for Joy-Con drift defects
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (252+ words) Nintendo of Europe has agreed to pay a "35 million fine after a French regulator found the company misled customers about Joy-Con drift defects on original Switch controllers. As reported by La Monde, an investigation by France's General Directorate for Competition,…...
"We have secured our components for this year" " Nex Playground hopes to avoid any further AI-related price rises
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1089+ words) Ahead of the console's UK launch, David Lee and Thomas Kang discuss payments for developers, avoiding shovelware, and that all-important RRP Pre-orders are already live for the UK and Ireland launch of the Nex Playground, which is set to ship…...
Fable delayed to February 2027
1+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) Reboot was slated for Autumn 2026; Xbox wants Playground Games' title to have "the dedicated moment it deserves" Xbox has delayed Playground Games' Fable to February 2027. In a post last week, the company stated that, "in order to plan our game…...
The RAMageddon hits home | Opinion
1+ week, 5+ day ago (878+ words) The RAMageddon hits home Games Industry. biz The extent to which the ongoing crisis in cost and supply of digital storage " primarily meaning RAM and SSDs " is going to impact the games business can be hard to grasp. It's been…...
Xbox CEO says it's already seeing positive impacts following Game Pass price cuts
1+ week, 5+ day ago (299+ words) "We will have to outwork the problem in front of us in our path to restore durable growth," says Asha Sharma Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says that recent price cuts to Game Pass are already delivering positive results. In an…...
GDC Trends Report 2026: As use of generative AI rises, devs face "infrastructure problem"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (418+ words) Key insights cover the professional ethics of AI, the growth of co-dev partnerships, and challenges of securing publishing and funding Organisers of GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 have released the second annual GDC Trends report, offering insights into emerging industry trends....