According to the CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella20 Xbox-owned franchises have made individual revenues of $1 billion or more. A recent article from the company revealed this annual report for 2024, which, as he noted, comes after the company's acquisition Activision Blizzard in October 2023. Along with homegrown franchises like Halo and Gears of War, … Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the company will continue to port first-party Xbox titles to other platforms. In the shareholder letter (released alongside Microsoft's 2024 annual report), Nadella said that Xbox Game Studios “will continue to extend our content to new platforms.” Nadella referred to the decision bring Repentance, On the ground, Race to … Read more
Microsoft has settled a lawsuit over its $69 billion purchase it made last year Activision Blizzard brought forward by Call of Duty players. In end of 2022the 10 gamers (who lived in California, New Mexico, and New Jersey) filed a private lawsuit against the Xbox maker. At the time, they wanted to prevent Microsoft from … Read more
Microsoft confirmed to LoadVR is discontinuing production of the Hololens 2. The mixed reality headset will continue to be sold until supplies last, and updates for “critical security issues and software regressions” will be released until December 31, 2027. No successor or replacement appears to be expected. Earlier this year, UploadVR reported layoffs in Microsoft's … Read more
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) criticized Microsoft for laying off hundreds of video game workers in what was called an “extremely disappointing” move. “Microsoft's decision to lay off 650 video game employees is an extremely disappointing move by one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world,” reads a statement from the … Read more
Microsoft will cut 650 positions in its video game division. This second Game Filewho obtained an email sent to employees by Xbox boss Phil Spencer. Spencer indicated that the layoffs are a direct consequence of Microsoft's seismic merger with Activision Blizzard, the maker of Call of Duty. “As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure … Read more
Independent study Jyamma Games is indefinitely delaying the Xbox Series X|S port Enotria: The Last Song, and placed the blame squarely on Microsoft. For IGNfounder Jacky Greco reportedly said on Discord that Xbox “obviously doesn't care Enotria and they don't care [players].” THE Official announcement attributed the delay to “challenges” not present in the PlayStation … Read more
Unionized workers at Raven Software have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against parent companies Activision Blizzard and Microsoft. According to the game fileThe complaint charges both “bad faith bargaining” and “concerted activities,” the latter of which may include “retaliation, dismissal, [and] discipline.” The complaint comes as unionized Raven employees attempt … Read more
Microsoft has has launched four new accessibility offerings to help Xbox gamers play “wherever they want, in the way that best suits them.” The new range includes an Xbox Adaptive Joystick that can be used with the Xbox Adaptive Controller or other Xbox gamepads. The joystick is billed as a wired companion to existing controllers, … Read more
There are only a few weeks left before a new level has been introduced on Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has released a blog which details how the service's Standard plan will work for subscribers starting September 12. Standard will cost $15 per month, and the biggest change is the loss of day one access to … Read more