Xbox is cutting contracts with external vendors as part of broader cost-saving operations, ahead of an anticipated wave of mass layoffs of its full-time, internal employees, as well as plans to spin-off various first-party game studios. Kotaku has now heard from several individuals involved in contracting with Xbox for different…

A story from the Marathon subreddit about a player named Steve who reached level 45 by only killing robots is a new viral reminder of how lots of people actually play games. Steve spent a bunch of time in Bungie’s new shooter without ever extracting, grabbing loot, completing contracts, killing…

Ahead of the game’s release on August 27, GameSpot can exclusively premiere the track “Patera” from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, by Olivier Deriviere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOz444jbArY You might recognize Deriviere thanks to his past musical work on games such as Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, Streets of Rage 4, South of Midnight,…

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a popular beginner’s entry point into the sci-fi RPG franchise for a lot of folks when the anime premiered on Netflix back in 2022, but for fans who knew where to look, it had more than a few nods and references to Cyberpunk 2077. The second season…

Fans of 2D platformers like Celeste may want to check out Greenhouse: Schism, an indie title that has recently dropped its $5 price tag and is now free for everyone. While it is clearly not as large in scope as Steam games like Celeste, it still offers an experience that…

Image by GameRant | Source: Rockstar Games Published Jun 30, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT Mohsen Baqery is a Staff Writer at GameRant based in Turkey. He mainly covers video game news and industry features while occasionally publishing guides and listicles. Mohsen started his journey into video game journalism by self-publishing reviews…