As the gaming industry continues to reel from the radioactive fallout of yesterday’s colossal Xbox layoffs, a former Halo dev shared a story demonstrating just how out-of-touch the people in charge can be. On Bluesky, Dan Callan, a mission designer on Halo 4, talked about the time he got to…

Vermont Senator and self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders has weighed in on Microsoft’s recent Xbox layoffs, pointing to the company’s profits, executive compensation, and Xbox hardware price increases in response to the cuts. Whether Sanders is fully accounting for broader factors affecting the gaming industry like rising hardware costs due…

A brand-new Stardew Valley-like game, Moonlight Peaks, has just been released to positive reviews online across all platforms. Where Moonlight Peaks departs most from its core inspiration, among some of its more unique features, is its focus on the supernatural. Moonlight Peaks takes the cozy farming sim game formula of…

1 Billion DAU! Following the announcement that Xbox will cut its workforce by 20%–with 1,600 employees already laid off in the first wave of retrenchments–Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has detailed plans for the company to reach an absurd number of people every day. “I want Xbox to be one of…

Fans were wondering when the PlayStation X account would start posting again after its July 1 announcement that Sony would be ditching game discs in 2028. The answer is today, July 7, almost exactly six days later. The console maker shared a short video promoting its new wireless arcade fight…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and Nintendo’s Switch 2 version of Ocarina of Time are both leaning heavily into nostalgia, and it’s a fascinating look at how many different age groups that gaming appeals to now. There is a lot of anticipation surrounding Black Flag Resynced and the new Ocarina…