Activision, the company behind Call of Duty, is taking over the Halo franchise as part of a large corporate restructuring plan by Xbox. As part of this big change for the long-running sci-fi shooter series, longtime Halo developer Halo Studios (formerly known as 343 Industries) will suffer another round of…

Today, Xbox announced that the original studio behind its popular racing franchise, Forza, will be merging with the team behind the even more popular Forza Horizon spin-off franchise to create one larger studio and team that will be focused on Forza and Fable. On September 22, Xbox chief content officer…

Just what has NetherRealm Studios been up to since Mortal Kombat 1? All signs currently suggest that Injustice 3 is in development at the Mortal Kombat developer, and to add more fuel to the rumor-fire, a stuntworker’s resume has indicated that they worked on the yet-to-be-announced game. As spotted by MP1st,…

A new Hellblade game, simply called Senua, was revealed at the big Xbox gaming showcase over the summer. Just three months later, the studio behind it, Ninja Theory, is at risk of closing after multiple attempts to sell off the team failed. “Unfortunately, two separate agreements for Ninja Theory fell…

Microsoft has officially announced a major change to its Halo franchise, as Activision will develop the next game in the series with a new, purpose-built team. A small team at Halo Studios will continue to support the Halo community and existing games. The new studio will also exist separately from…

Tomb Raider and Star Wars porting studio Aspyr appears to have quietly placed store pages for both Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop today, when no such versions had previously been announced. They’ll both be out on September 30. Neat! A Reddit…