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One of the best sim racing brands for Xbox and PC is finally partnering with PlayStation, but I hope it can hold onto its reasonable pricing

Halo Fares a Hair Better on PS5 Than Xbox, with PS5 Pro the Best Place to Play

Welcome to the dark side, Master Chief. Tech experts Digital Foundry have released one of the more interesting console comparisons of the generation, featuring Halo: Campaign Evolved .

Xbox Players Can Now Claim Free PC Versions Of These Ubisoft Games

Xbox has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Ubisoft, and if you own certain games from the publisher on console, you'll now have free PC versions of them to play.

Former Xbox Studio Forced To Layoff 23 Employees To Ensure 'Survival Of Our Studio'

"The people we are losing were all important". It's been just over three weeks since Psychonauts and Kiln developer Double Fine announced its independence from Xbox Game Studios , and the team has now been forced into letting go of 23...

Xbox Announces Big List Of Games And Broadcast Schedule For Gamescom 2026

Get a proper look at upcoming Xbox games. With it being their 25th anniversary, Xbox is showing up in a big way at Gamescom 2026 - next month's big gaming mamma jamma taking place in the usual spot, Cologne Germany.

Double Fine hit with layoffs after exiting Xbox - "The people we are losing were all important"

Nearly a month after it was announced Xbox was cutting 3200 jobs across the division and parting ways with four studios , Psychonauts 2 studio Double Fine Productions is laying off staffers to ensure its short-term survival. Read more

Xbox Reportedly Continues To Make A $150 Loss With Every Series X|S Sold

Even after the last price hike and the next one coming this weekend, Xbox is still losing money every time it sells a Series X|S console.

Double Fine lays off 23 after leaving Xbox Game Studios

Psychonauts 2 and Keeper developer Double Fine has laid off developers following its split from Xbox, founder Tim Schafer confirms.

After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff

It's another one of those days, as Double Fine have announced that they are laying off 23 members of staff. This comes weeks after their split from Xbox that left them independent once more , which also saw South of Midnight developers...

Double Fine Announces Layoffs Following Split From Xbox

Psychonauts developer Double Fine Productions was among the five studios spun off from Xbox as part of its ongoing restructuring, and while it (thankfully) avoided closure, the divorce has forced the team to make cuts.

Xbox reveals Gamescom lineup including Fable, Alien Isolation 2

Microsoft is bringing quite a few heavy hitters to Gamescom 2026, including Xbox ggames Fable, Alien Isolation 2, and Stranger than Heaven.

Xbox Speaks Out After Double Fine Lays Off 25 Percent of Staff in Transition to Independent Status

Double Fine, best known for creating the 2005 platform game Psychonauts, has laid off 25.6% of its staff three weeks after Xbox’s massive restructuring efforts were revealed.

'Only the survival of our studio would make us consider such a painful action': Tim Schafer announces Double Fine layoffs just 3 weeks after Xbox cut it loose

After escaping Xbox, Double Fine lays off 23 people as Tim Schafer says "only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action"

Xbox Game Pass failed to hit subscriber targets because most people don't play lots of games, says analyst, and going indie won't save it: "I don't see a solution"

Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox

Double Fine is being spun off from Xbox amid a massive restructuring

Xbox Game Pass Could Have Been A Success, If Anything Went Right

Game Pass was a good idea poorly executed.

Xbox and Ubisoft console-to-PC collab lets users access games cross-device "at no additional cost"

Xbox and Ubisoft's partnership has been expanded, with an exciting console-to-pc offer for gamers with digital editions of specific games. ]]>