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businessinsider.com - Dan DeFrancesco - GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
Business Insider

Microsoft is rethinking its gaming business, and one of its first steps is shedding staff. The tech giant laid off 4,800 employees on Monday, accounting for roughly 2.1% of its global workforce. The cuts, which BI's Ashley Stewart first reported…

nme.com - Ali Shutler - The Simpsons' silly, subversive video game legacy isn't done yet
The Simpsons' silly, subversive video game legacy isn't done yet
NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

T he Simpsons ' team isn't content with their 36-year run of television dominance. They want more. This summer, a string of Disney+ exclusive shorts will see them take over streaming with the help of Laufey, Tegan & Sara and a Black Mirror parody…

collider.com - Robert Lee III - 10 Video Games Perfect for a Movie Adaptation
10 Video Games Perfect for a Movie Adaptation
Collider

Video game adaptations have been all the rage lately, ranging from massively successful movies like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Uncharted to critically acclaimed series like The Last of Us and Fallout. It's quickly become the new golden goose…

rappler.com - Charley Dueñas - For experts, it takes more than video games to raise a child
For experts, it takes more than video games to raise a child
RAPPLER

Childhood no longer exists solely in classrooms, neighborhoods, or playgrounds — it also unfolds in digital worlds, where children learn, compete, create, and build friendships. As these virtual spaces become part of growing up, they've…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - 10 Sci-Fi Video Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
10 Sci-Fi Video Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
Collider

Video games, like all forms of media, are subject to ups and downs throughout their run, with even some of the greatest games of all time, such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, having rough patches. However…

fastcompany.com - Jennifer Mattson - Microsoft and Xbox layoffs today: Tech giant cuts 4,800 jobs, including 20% of video game staff, amid AI shift
Microsoft and Xbox layoffs today: Tech giant cuts 4,800 jobs, including 20% of video game staff, amid AI shift
Fast Company

Microsoft announced on Monday it is laying off 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its workforce—with more to come—as part of a massive cost-cutting restructuring effort. The layoffs include major cuts from its Xbox division. In a memo to…

eurogamer.net - Fran Ruiz - Hatsune Miku: Starry Party is a new video game starring the virtual singer and her friends coming to Switch 2 and PC
Hatsune Miku: Starry Party is a new video game starring the virtual singer and her friends coming to Switch 2 and PC
Eurogamer.net

Good Smile Company has announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party, a new 'party action' game with chibi character designs coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam. Though the teaser trailer, which you can watch below, is cute and colourful and…

thegamer.com - Ben Jessey - 10 Video Games That Became Famous For Things Completely Outside Their Actual Gameplay
10 Video Games That Became Famous For Things Completely Outside Their Actual Gameplay
TheGamer

Typically, a game becomes famous because it offers a unique or very exciting gameplay experience that leads to strong reviews and people praising the game online. Yet, that isn't the only way for a video game to achieve fame. Some have increased in…

thegamer.com - Jade King - We Are Never Getting Another Video Game Like Pokemon GO
We Are Never Getting Another Video Game Like Pokemon GO
TheGamer

I will never forget when Pokemon GO took over the world and became the only thing anyone could talk about for months. I was in my second year of university, living in a lovely city by the sea where walking along the beach or spending time outside…

theverge.com - Andrew Webster - Xbox's bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible
Xbox's bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible
The Verge

After decimating its gaming division, Microsoft somehow hopes to eventually reach ‘more than a billion people each day.' After decimating its gaming division, Microsoft somehow hopes to eventually reach ‘more than a…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - PlayStation Crawls Back To Social Media After Disc-Killing Announcement
PlayStation Crawls Back To Social Media After Disc-Killing Announcement
Forbes

GTA V physical disc is seen in PlayStation 5 console in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The biggest story in the video game industry right now is the sweeping…

upi.com - Joe Fisher - Microsoft announces Xbox layoffs, cutting several game studios
Microsoft announces Xbox layoffs, cutting several game studios
UPI

July 6 (UPI) -- Microsoft announced Monday that it is laying off 20% of its Xbox workforce and is cutting ties with several game studios. The company is laying off 1,600 employees and plans to terminate 1,250 more over the course of the year. It is…

theatlantic.com - Will Gottsegen - A Sad Kind of Convenience
A Sad Kind of Convenience
The Atlantic

When I was 16, I did something I'm embarrassed to admit: I waited in a long line to buy a video game called Assassin's Creed III. Over the past few days, though, that experience has become ever so slightly tinged with nostalgia. Last week, Sony…

polygon.com - Josh Broadwell - PlayStation's all-digital pivot isn't actually the end of an era for millions of gamers
PlayStation's all-digital pivot isn't actually the end of an era for millions of gamers
Polygon.com

When Sony announced it would cease making physical PlayStation games in 2028, it seemed like the end of an era. It isn't. Polygon spoke with Circana senior director and video game industry advisor Mat Piscatella over email about the timing of…

nypost.com - Marc Vartabedian - Microsoft lays off nearly 5K workers, most of them at Xbox: 'Our business today is not healthy'
Microsoft lays off nearly 5K workers, most of them at Xbox: 'Our business today is not healthy'
New York Post

Microsoft is axing 4,800 employees, most of them from its Xbox division, as it and the rest of the tech industry seek to adapt to the AI era. The cuts come as the software giant has heavily invested in artificial intelligence after years of pouring…

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