Hideo Kojima’s Xbox console-exclusive horror game, OD, is reportedly safe amidst reports and rumors of studio closures, layoffs, and game cancellations at Xbox loom. According to a report from IGN, a source familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox plans has stated OD remains in development at Kojima Productions and will still be…

Man, anyone else just having a tough time this week? I know I shouldn’t complain about it too much. I am not in the direct line of fire of the most recent news in video games, nor in national politics. But I think it’s fine for us all to acknowledge…

Published Jun 30, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT Marc Deschamps has been writing about video games and popular culture for more than a decade, at various outlets. Prior to joining GameRant, Marc served as a freelancer, staff writer, and editor at sites like IGN, Nintendojo, and ComicBook. Gaming is one of Marc’s…

Red Dead Online rolls out a brand-new wave of special bonuses for playing the game’s Bounty Hunter missions, available for a limited time. The new bonuses grant players everything from bonus Red Dead Online money and increased XP to big discounts. While new content for Red Dead Online has been…

A Destiny 2 player finds and shares an incredibly powerful build capable of completing hard endgame activities and Raid encounters completely solo, deleting bosses and regular enemies alike. One could argue that there is a silver lining to Destiny 2 getting its final update in June, and that comes from…

Hitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive is the latest in a growing list of studios suffering layoffs, this time, this time in relation to a franchise that it hasn’t even launched yet. Project Fantasy, IO Interactive’s first attempt at crafting a fantasy RPG, is still in development, but…