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…

The Splatoon Raiders Direct outlined the structure of the upcoming single-player-focused title, and it looks packed with challenging encounters against hordes of Salmonids. If any raids get a little too punishing, an online feature will lend solo players support in a way that recalls modern Monster Hunter games. As detailed…

After a few months of radio silence and an ambiguous “it’ll come out when it’s ready” vibe from Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered officially has a Switch 2 release date. The remaster of the 2006 RPG classic is coming to Switch 2 on August 11, and Bethesda and…

Published Jun 30, 2026, 11:03 AM EDT From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the focal point of his career, Cameron…

Resident Evil Requiem saw its co-protagonist Leon S. Kennedy deal with yet another zombie outbreak, but will he ever get a happy ending? Resident Evil 2 game director Hideki Kamiya certainly hopes so, and he has an idea for a retirement game that would be radically different from the survival-action…

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…