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'Tone-Deaf' Xbox Producer Tells Fired Workers To Use AI For Support, Faces Backlash
Matt Turnbull, executive producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, told the fired employees to seek help of AI chatbots.
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Call of Duty: WWII on Xbox PC App Taken Offline After Players Report Security Issue
Call of Duty: WWII reportedly has an exploit on the Xbox PC app that allows malicious actors to hack into players' PCs. Activision has acknowledged the issue and has taken the game offline while it investigates the problem.
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Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Arkane Studios Founder Calls Game Pass 'Unsustainable' After Xbox Layoffs
Microsoft-owned Arkane Studios founder has called Xbox Game Pass "unsustainable" following a wave of layoffs last week that hit the Xbox division hard. Game Pass offers subscribers several new games, including all first-party Microsoft games, at launch for no additional cost.
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Helldivers 2 is Coming to Xbox Series S/X Next Month, Pre-Orders Now Live
Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox next month, developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced on Thursday. The game will mark the first time a Sony-published title will launch on the Xbox platform.
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Microsoft Says Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Not Retiring 'Anytime Soon' After Rumour Surfaces Amid Layoffs
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said Xbox chief Phil Spencer was not retiring "anytime soon". The rumour surfaced after company-wide layoffs at Microsoft that affected around four percent of the total workforce.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
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Xbox Game Pass Titles for First Half of July Announced: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, the Ascent and More
Microsoft has announced the first wave games joining Xbox Game Pass in July. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 leads the lineup, arriving as a day one title on the service on July 11. The company also announced that its newly introduced Retro Classics collection now has over one million players.
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Halo Studios Will Share Update on Halo Games in Development in October
Halo Studios announced last year that it was working on multiple Halo games. The developer has now said it will share an update on its projects later this year at Halo World Championship.
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Tech Giants Like Microsoft, Google, IBM Slash Thousands Of Jobs In 2025 Amid Restructuring, AI Integration
Tech Companies Layoffs: Major tech companies are cutting thousands of jobs in 2025, driven by economic factors and the increasing integration of AI, which is reshaping roles.
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Microsoft Reportedly Planning 'Substantial' Layoffs at Xbox Division Next Week
Microsoft will reportedly cut jobs at its gaming division next week. This would be the fourth round of layoffs at Xbox since the beginning of 2024. Last year, the Xbox parentshut down three Xbox studios.
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Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition With Xbox App, Complementary Game Pass Ultimate Subscription Launched
Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition was launched on Tuesday. It is a limited edition model of the affordable mixed reality (MR) headset, which was first introduced by Meta in September 2024. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition comes with a preloaded Xbox app that serves as a hub through which users can launch game titles via the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta).
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Microsoft's Xbox PC App Gets Aggregated Gaming Library With Access to Titles From Third Party Stores
Microsoft's Xbox PC app will get significant upgrade later this year, with an aggregated gaming library. This update will roll out to testers soon and unify access to games installed from "leading PC store fronts." This enhancement follows the launch of Asus's Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds, earlier this month.
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Microsoft Says Next-Gen Xbox Will Run on AMD Chip, Not Be 'Locked to a Single Store'
Microsoft said it had established a strategic, multi-year agreement with AMD to co-develop chips for its future devices, including including the next-generation Xbox consoles. The next Xbox will be backwards compatible, the company confirmed. Microsoft said the Xbox experience won't be tied to one device or one store, suggesting the next-generation...
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ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Orders to Reportedly Begin in August; European Pricing Tipped
The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds are planned for launch in select markets in Holiday 2025. A games industry tipster has shared details about pricing, pre-orders and launch window for the two devices.
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'Tone-Deaf' Xbox Producer Tells Fired Workers To Use AI For Support, Faces Backlash
Matt Turnbull, executive producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, told the fired employees to seek help of AI chatbots.
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Call of Duty: WWII on Xbox PC App Taken Offline After Players Report Security Issue
Call of Duty: WWII reportedly has an exploit on the Xbox PC app that allows malicious actors to hack into players' PCs. Activision has acknowledged the issue and has taken the game offline while it investigates the problem.
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Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Arkane Studios Founder Calls Game Pass 'Unsustainable' After Xbox Layoffs
Microsoft-owned Arkane Studios founder has called Xbox Game Pass "unsustainable" following a wave of layoffs last week that hit the Xbox division hard. Game Pass offers subscribers several new games, including all first-party Microsoft games, at launch for no additional cost.
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Helldivers 2 is Coming to Xbox Series S/X Next Month, Pre-Orders Now Live
Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox next month, developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced on Thursday. The game will mark the first time a Sony-published title will launch on the Xbox platform.
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Microsoft Says Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Not Retiring 'Anytime Soon' After Rumour Surfaces Amid Layoffs
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said Xbox chief Phil Spencer was not retiring "anytime soon". The rumour surfaced after company-wide layoffs at Microsoft that affected around four percent of the total workforce.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
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Xbox Game Pass Titles for First Half of July Announced: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, the Ascent and More
Microsoft has announced the first wave games joining Xbox Game Pass in July. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 leads the lineup, arriving as a day one title on the service on July 11. The company also announced that its newly introduced Retro Classics collection now has over one million players.
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Halo Studios Will Share Update on Halo Games in Development in October
Halo Studios announced last year that it was working on multiple Halo games. The developer has now said it will share an update on its projects later this year at Halo World Championship.
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Tech Giants Like Microsoft, Google, IBM Slash Thousands Of Jobs In 2025 Amid Restructuring, AI Integration
Tech Companies Layoffs: Major tech companies are cutting thousands of jobs in 2025, driven by economic factors and the increasing integration of AI, which is reshaping roles.
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Microsoft Reportedly Planning 'Substantial' Layoffs at Xbox Division Next Week
Microsoft will reportedly cut jobs at its gaming division next week. This would be the fourth round of layoffs at Xbox since the beginning of 2024. Last year, the Xbox parentshut down three Xbox studios.
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Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition With Xbox App, Complementary Game Pass Ultimate Subscription Launched
Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition was launched on Tuesday. It is a limited edition model of the affordable mixed reality (MR) headset, which was first introduced by Meta in September 2024. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition comes with a preloaded Xbox app that serves as a hub through which users can launch game titles via the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta).
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Microsoft's Xbox PC App Gets Aggregated Gaming Library With Access to Titles From Third Party Stores
Microsoft's Xbox PC app will get significant upgrade later this year, with an aggregated gaming library. This update will roll out to testers soon and unify access to games installed from "leading PC store fronts." This enhancement follows the launch of Asus's Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds, earlier this month.
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Microsoft Says Next-Gen Xbox Will Run on AMD Chip, Not Be 'Locked to a Single Store'
Microsoft said it had established a strategic, multi-year agreement with AMD to co-develop chips for its future devices, including including the next-generation Xbox consoles. The next Xbox will be backwards compatible, the company confirmed. Microsoft said the Xbox experience won't be tied to one device or one store, suggesting the next-generation...
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ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Orders to Reportedly Begin in August; European Pricing Tipped
The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds are planned for launch in select markets in Holiday 2025. A games industry tipster has shared details about pricing, pre-orders and launch window for the two devices.
