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(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-like subscription service offering hundreds of options for endless play

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Nintendo will stop selling Switch 1 systems in Europe starting mid-February 2027, with new units no longer being sold to retailers after this time

In the wake of Xbox’s planned layoffs across its gaming division, which will impact 3,200 employees, with 1,600 of those workers immediately let go yesterday, Doom developer id Software has been hit particularly hard. A new report suggests the legendary studio has lost roughly half of its staff

Microsoft is rethinking its gaming business, and one of its first steps is shedding staff

Remember the controversy surrounding then-Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray and video games?

Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday announced it is cutting 4,800 roles across the company, roughly 2.1% of its workforce. The bulk of the layoffs, 3,200, will come from Microsoft’s Xbox division. 

My Nintendo appointment at Summer Game Fest 2026 was intense, with over 10 playable titles in a 2.5-hour window. One of those titles was Orbitals, which everyone seemed eager to get their hands on—even those without Nintendo appointments. I, on the other hand, wasn’t as familiar. During the appointment, I hopped onto a futon couch…

It will soon be the end of an era for the Nintendo Switch console, as it’s confirmed that it will be killed for good in 2027