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In the wake of Xbox gutting Halo Studios and moving the franchise under Activision, content creators as well as current and former Halo devs have started talking about the series publicly online. That’s led to some messy drama and accusations, including a claim that Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) put some content creators on a…

“What else is there to say?” It’s a sentiment many in the games industry have shared following the news that Microsoft laid off another 268 employees. This after the company gave its headcount a buzzcut to the tune of 1,600 mere months ago. The dismal news just keeps coming. We knew it would, because Microsoft…

Ask anyone who is a player, pundit, worker or analyst what the biggest threat to a video game’s potential success in 2026 is and you’ll get a whole spectrum of answers, ranging from a fixation on short-term earnings by the executive class to the cost-of-living crisis. One thing most would agree on though would be:…