Steam reviews are usually a hellscape that players weaponize to grind their axes, but in the days following Microsoft’s closing of beloved Bethesda studios, some players are using them
To preface, I know this should not bother me, or really make me feel any sort of way. In an era where nonsensical brand deals that render narratives entirely incoherent
Following Microsoft’s abrupt closure of four Bethesda studios earlier this week, increasingly dumb details keep coming out about the logic–if you could call it that–behind the decision.
This week, Microsoft — a company that already announced layoffs of 1,900 game workers earlier this year — once again took the scythe to its own workforce, shuttering four Bethesda studios
It’s another day in the darkest timeline: Microsoft announced today that it’s closing four Bethesda studios, following on the heels of wider layoffs in January. According to an
Rob Loftus, ex-principal producer at Volition, calls what happened to his former workplace last August a “gut punch.” In a suspiciously coincidental bit of timing, the Embracer-owned studio announced that
It’s been another wacky week in the world of Xbox, a platform that in trying to slightly shift its video game release strategy ran full force into the pitchforks
After a multiyear wait, the second part of Square Enix’s gargantuan Final Fantasy VII remake effort is finally on the verge of release, and this week, the company dropped
It’s a big day for AI in journalism–or at least, for Microsoft. This morning, Semafor revealed a partnership with Microsoft to bring AI to its newsroom. Meanwhile, CUNY’
Over the weekend a number of reports have emerged claiming that some of the Xbox brand's biggest exclusives--including Starfield and the upcoming Indiana Jones game--are going to be
Last week Microsoft laid off almost 2000 people from its gaming division, a staggering 8% of that section's total workforce. People with families, dependents, mortgages. People who had
