Halo wandert zu Activision, Playground und Turn 10 fusionieren, wÀhrend nach neuen Entlassungen bei Microsoft weiteren Studios das Aus droht.
Two firms considered acquisition.As part of another wave of Xbox job losses, Microsoft has confirmed it intends to shutter Hellblade studio Ninja Theory.Previously, it was thought the British team had found a buyer, just like the State of Decay 3 team Undead Labs. However, an update from Xbox executive Matt Booty revealed that talks with two separate companies surrounding an acquisition had failed.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Halo, Rare and World's Edge now fall under the Activision banner.There's been a whole bunch of news today amidst job cuts and studio reorganisations over at Xbox, and one of the big stories is that Activision is now becoming responsible for Rare, World's Edge and making a new Halo game.It remains to be seen what kind of role Activision will have with Rare (known for Sea Of Thieves, Banjo-Kazooie and many other classic titles) and World's Edge (Age of Empires, Age of Mythology), but those studios
Big changes are afoot at Microsoft, as the company announced a massive reorganization of its Xbox gaming division. While Activision and Bethesda will expand their remit, adding several studios to their portfolio, Forza series developers Playground and Turn 10 won't be included in the consolidation. Instead, the two developers are joining forces, merging into one developer after years of tag-teaming on games like Forza Horizon and Fable. "These two studios have been creative and franchise par
When the R-rated Bloodborne movie was officially announced with YouTuber SeĂĄn McLoughlin AKA JackSepticEye signed on as a producer, many wondered what, exactly, his involvement might be. Now, we have a better idea. Appearing on 100 Questions with Tom Simons (via GamesRadar), McLoughlin said you can think of his role as a producer as a "vibe-checker" for the movie. In essence, McLoughlin said that when he's on calls with stakeholders discussing key elements of the "vetting process" and hirin
For decades, Halo developers have resisted the influence of the vastly better-selling Call of Duty shooters. Now, the makers of Call of Duty own Halo. As part of Microsoft's on-going axing-down of their Xbox gaming business, the company have placed Bungie's old FPS in the hands of Activision, while making layoffs at erstwhile series custodian Halo Studios and demoting the latter to a support studio for existing Halo games. Read more
Norwegian developer and publisher Funcom has finally released its massive open-world survival game on the PlayStation Store today. The game was previously released on PC and received a positive response. Dune: Awakening is released for PlayStation 5 on the PlayStation Store. The game is also enhanced for PS5 Pro. Funcom currently lists the game for $49.99 […] The post Unique Open-World PlayStation 5 Game Arrives Today on PS Store appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
According to THQ Nordic, when Epic Mickey: Rebrushed heads to Nintendo Switch 2 next month, it’ll be a free upgrade for Switch 1 owners. This applies to not only the digital version, but the physical version as well. On the digital side, THQ Nordic is planning a free patch. Those who own a physical copy on Nintendo Switch can insert... The post Epic Mickey: Rebrushed will have free Nintendo Switch to Switch 2 upgrade, other details appeared first on Nintendo Everything.
A highly rated single-player adventure game is now available for free on the PlayStation Store for the PS5. The game allows players to get achievements and earn trophies fairly quickly. Published by Arcade Distillery, The Light in the Darkness: The Director’s Cut is a story that takes place in Nazi-occupied France. Based on over 4000 […] The post PS5 Gets Fantastic, Free Adventure Game With Quick Trophies appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
In the wake of the latest round of reshuffles and retrenchments, Microsoft has confirmed that State of Decay 3 developer, Undead Labs, has reached an agreement with a new publisher that will keep the game alive. Undead Labs will now continue working on State of Decay 3, with Microsoft confirming that the game will still launch on Xbox Game Pass day-one when its ready. The studio confirmed the news in an announcement of its own, confirming that it is now a completely "independent, employee-ow
Endlich wieder Witcher: CD Projekt macht die Dürreperiode zwischen Witcher 3 und Witcher 4 kurzerhand zur Oase. Das Team von Fool’s Theory, das für CD Projekt den Großteil der eigentlichen Entwicklung übernimmt, haut neben einer vollwertigen Erweiterung für das Rollenspiel von 2015 auch noch ein Remaster raus, mit dem ihr Witcher 3 nochmal komplett neu erleben könnt. Aber was genau wurde da eigentlich remastered? Welche Änderungen bringt die neue
Endlich wieder Witcher: CD Projekt macht die Dürreperiode zwischen Witcher 3 und Witcher 4 kurzerhand zur Oase. Das Team von Fool’s Theory, das für CD Projekt den Großteil der eigentlichen Entwicklung übernimmt, haut neben einer vollwertigen Erweiterung für das Rollenspiel von 2015 auch noch ein Remaster raus, mit dem ihr Witcher 3 nochmal komplett neu erleben könnt. Aber was genau wurde da eigentlich remastered? Welche Änderungen bringt die neue
Tides of Annihilation is a visual spectacle, with boss fights that feel epic in scale, and a story that I canât wait to play more of.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation bekommt ein neues Feature, das es Spielern erleichtern soll, sich zu leveln. Dabei können Spieler sich dazu entscheiden, dass Charaktere automatisch auf das empfohlene Level für den jeweiligen Abschnitt gebracht werden. Doch die Funktion hat bei den Fans für einige Diskussionen gesorgt. Mehr
Xbox says it's now "roughly three-quarters of the way" to completing its planned 3,200 job cuts.
Forget the brave knight, the shining sword and the conveniently placed magical armour. Well Dweller has a much smaller hero in mind - and he's carrying a matchstick. The post Things Get Grim In Well Dweller – Now On Game Pass, Xbox And More appeared first on TheXboxHub.
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Hi PlayStation players! This is Sylvain from Emeteria, a New Tales studio, the team behind Fading Echo, and weâre excited to share that our fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG is launching today on PlayStation 5. In Fading Echo, you play as One, a young Legend fighting to save Corel, a fractured world being consumed by a […]
Wie gehtâs weiter mit Master Chief? Microsoft hat heute bestĂ€tigt, dass das nĂ€chste Hauptspiel der Halo-Reihe vom Call of Duty-Entwickler Activision entwickelt wird, wĂ€hrend bei Halo Studios im Zuge einer umfassenden Umstrukturierung der Xbox-Studios Massenentlassungen stattfinden. Xbox kĂŒndigte heute 268 Entlassungen âbei Halo Studios, anderen First-Party-Studios sowie im XGS-Management und in den zentralen Funktionenâ als Teil âŠ
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When I was younger, I loved Chewits. Each parcel of chewy sugar threatened to tear out a tooth, but their punch of strawberry, blackcurrent, and orange flavour was hard to resist. Left to my own devices, I would take packs of Chewits, unwrap all the sweets, and press them together in the palm of my hand until they formed a single Chewit boulder. The different colours and flavours became indistinguishable but the sheer size and density of the thing was attractive to my inner glutton. The first t
Open world blues.Whether we like it or not, in-game guidance systems have become a staple of modern gaming.Sometimes this stuff can feel incredibly heavy-handed, like the controversial 'fart gas' in Marvel's Wolverine. Other times, it just comes off as a bit annoying, like when Atreus and Mimir constantly offer up puzzle hints in God of War.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Well, there you go. Xbox have enacted a second round of layoffs and internal upheaval this year, following July's initial shooting of 1600 staff into the sun and parting ways with multiple studios. This time, 268 staff have been let go, while a bunch of studios still under the Xbox umbrella have been folded into or underneath each other. Meanwhile, the Halo series has been handed to Activision. Read more
