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With over 9,000 people laid off, Xbox more expensive than ever, and several studios closed, Microsoft's pro-AI CEO says the "best way to innovate is to have good margins"
By Scott McCrae published
News You'd think having an extra 9,000 people around would help with the whole innovating thing

Minecraft is adding two new desert-based mobs in its next update: undead camels and even spookier skeletons that don't catch fire during the day
By Scott McCrae published
News But on the plus side, your mounts can swim now!

Battlefield 6 Season 1 and Battle Royale RedSec rollout leaves fans feeling that EA is turning the FPS into a "soulless" Call of Duty clone: "I feel disgusted and downright sad!"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Battlefield 6 players are feeling frustrated just one month in

YouTube smacks down Valve's beloved Counter-Strike 2 skins and potentially crushes GTA 6 videos in new content restrictions against gambling, "mass violence," and "realistic human characters"
By Anna Koselke published
News Google to tackle "graphic content" in games

Valve has done a "very good job" of building a "massive marketplace" on Windows with Steam, but Microsoft and Xbox are looking to go one step further: "We're going to be everywhere"
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
News Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also adds another hint that the next Xbox will be a PC hybrid

"A lot of companies" are interested in reviving Doom icon John Romero's new FPS that Microsoft reportedly pulled funding on: "If you move and start working with somebody else, they get $50 million for free"
By Scott McCrae published
News Even if it doesn't work out you have "assets that you can use to make another thing"

Battlefield 6 lead defends RedSec performance, says what the battle royale can do at 30hz "beats most of the competition" like Warzone and Fortnite
By Anthony McGlynn published
News RedSec has launched better than most similar battle royale games

Former Microsoft exec slams Xbox lead's "social network envy," says gaming's biggest rival isn't TikTok – it's time
By Anna Koselke published
News "Gaming doesn't compete with short-form video"

Amazon is killing one of the only good games it's released, fantasy MMO New World: "The recently launched Season 10 and Nighthaven update will serve as the final content release"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "We've reached a point where it is no longer sustainable to continue supporting the game with new content updates"
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