1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (317+ words) Head of Xbox Game Studios Craig Duncan and Xbox Game Studios chief of staff Louise O'Connor are leaving the outfit. Two Xbox executives'both formerly with long-running tenures at Rare'are leaving Xbox. Reported by The Game Business, head of Xbox Game…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (435+ words) Rumblings of major change'and potentially expansive layoffs'at Xbox continue to sound following Asha Sharma's ominous pronouncement of a business "reset" earlier this month. Those rumblings come from sources speaking to The Information about a potential restructuring of Microsoft's video game…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (574+ words) Plus: Could an arbitration clause prevent families suing Roblox from taking the company to court? It's World Cup season and that means these intros might become unbearable for those of you who couldn't care less about a handful of blokes…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (525+ words) Nearly 30 billion scans made by players may be used for drones and military robots. Nearly 30 billion scans made my Pok'mon Go players have reportedly been sold to a military drone technology company. The report, conducted by Trouw and published on…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (568+ words) 'Solidarity feels like a very important part of the scene right now.' Video game media isn't doing so hot. The past few years have been studded by layoffs and site closures. This year alone, Eurogamer, Polygon, The Verge, Inverse, AV…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (498+ words) Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the video game division must display 'optimism and realism' as it moves forward. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is preparing to reset Microsoft's video game division after years of decline. According to Bloomberg, the move will…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (687+ words) The No Fakes Act makes no distinction between harmful deepfakes and legitimate digital replicas, ESA argues. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has argued against SAG-AFTRA's Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (No Fakes) act, arguing that there isn't…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (386+ words) The French publisher could eliminate up to 380 roles. Ubisoft Winnipeg and Ubisoft Belgrade are being shuttered by the French publisher, which is also proposing further job reductions across its Barcelona studio and global publishing business." A source familiar with the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (393+ words) The company says demand for Xbox consoles is outstripping supply, and the memory crisis is posing a 'severe limitation' on production speeds. Matthew Ball, Xbox's chief strategy officer, said the ongoing memory crisis is not getting any better, in the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (739+ words) Telltale Games was once the standard-bearer for interactive storytelling. Its new leaders want to reclaim that title in a more sustainable way. Related: How to direct unconventional games like Control Resonant What then, should the game industry expect of the…...