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Tenderfoot Tactics developer pulls title from Xbox to support pro-Palestine boycott
Indie developer Badru is ditching the Microsoft-owned platform in solidarity with the Palestinian-lead Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign.
April 25, 2025
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Update: Microsoft claims it has made 'fair' proposals to union workers after Zenimax staff authorize strike
Unionized ZeniMax workers have accused Microsoft of failing to address key concerns after years of bargaining, but the company claims it has made 'substantial progress' during negotiations.
April 2, 2025
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Microsoft's AI-powered Copilot assist tool is coming to Xbox
Microsoft hopes its Copilot for Gaming tool will be a personalized companion to players and help reduce the friction (and time) on in-game tasks.
March 14, 2025
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Report: Xbox handheld due in 2025, next-gen console for 2027
Microsoft's first branded handheld will allegedly come from a well-known PC gaming manufacturer and be 'unmistakably Xbox.'
March 11, 2025
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Activision Blizzard is using generative AI to hawk games that don't exist
The publisher is using the controversial technology to determine if players would want spinoffs for Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.
March 4, 2025
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Microsoft Gaming's franchise exec becomes new studio head for Minecraft dev Mojang
Kayleen Walters is taking over as Mojang's new studio head, and will remain as Microsoft Gaming's franchise VP.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Ex-Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick calls Bizarre acquisition a 'bad, expensive lesson'
According to Kotick, buying the Project Gotham Racing studio back in 2007 'violated all our principles.'
Feb. 13, 2025
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It looks like someone at Activision is leaking Slack screenshots to right-wing X users
Far-right users of X (formerly Twitter) are singling out individual Activision Blizzard employees for comments made in support of DEI and inclusion at the company.
Jan. 29, 2025
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People Can Fly teams with The Coalition on Gears of War: E-Day development
Over a decade after Gears of War: Judgement, People Can Fly is returning to help with the next mainline Gears title.
Jan. 28, 2025
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says hardline exclusives are a thing of the past
'There's no reason for me to put a ring fence around any game.'
Jan. 27, 2025
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Microsoft conducts 'small' layoffs across various divisions
This is the third year in a row Microsoft has laid off workers in January.
Jan. 16, 2025
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Xbox Cloud Gaming heads to LG Smart TVs with pre-installed app
An upcoming line of LG Smart TVs will include an Xbox app so Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play their own games or stream titles through the cloud, no Xbox required.
Jan. 7, 2025