IO Interactive is facing layoffs today after an “external partner” pulled out of the production of the Hitman studio’s new IP called Project Fantasy. Microsoft has long been believed to be the publisher working with IO Interactive on the game following an FTC leak several years ago, which two sources…

After multiple reports suggesting mass layoffs at Xbox are imminent, many employees are bracing for the worst any day now. But among those Xbox studios that have already unionized, preparation for such an event looks a little different. Instead of just waiting for the bad news to arrive through an…

A few days into President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, it’s clear it sucks. It doesn’t help that the whole event looks incredibly cheap, poorly managed, and dirty. I could say the same thing about most state fairs I’ve been to, so I guess mission accomplished. This is indeed…

Microsoft reportedly does not plan to cancel Hideo Kojima’s OD. The mysterious project is therefore expected to survive the latest wave of Xbox-wide cost-cutting, though it remains unclear whether OD is anywhere close to release. OD was originally announced during the December 2023 edition of The Game Awards. Its first…

Hasbro is attempting to find someone to make Baldur’s Gate 4, but another developer it talked to about the possibility has turned it down. Following up the massive success of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be an incredibly difficult task, and it seems another dev who has a history with the…

Overwatch’s collaborations have taken many forms, but they’re often mostly divorced from the world and story of Blizzard’s hero shooter. As the team has shifted into a narrative-heavy seasonal structure in 2026, however, these crossovers have more opportunities to factor in the stories Blizzard is telling through comics, short stories,…