Even a product lead for Xbox Family and child safety has been laid off. Approximately 9,000 employees have been laid off today at Microsoft, including situs toto within the gaming division. Everwild, which was expected to launch with Game Pass for Xbox Series X/S and PC, was a new, original title from Rare. Few details about the game were available, though development had been troubled; in 2021, the project was “restarted from scratch.” The game was officially announced in 2019 with a brief trailer. In February, during an interview with XboxEra, Spencer cited Everwild as a game release he was looking forward to. “It’s nice to see the team with Everwild and the progress that they’re making,” Spencer said at the time.
You don’t have to wait for a sales window to grab a gaming bargain – the best free Steam games are all available to download and play without charge. Valve is launching the first version of a new tool for Steam to measure performance in games. The first, as the company plans further improvements to the feature. One of my favorite action games of all time, which is heavily inspired by the John Wick movies, is on sale now for less than $10 on Nintendo Switch. Having Druckmann focused on making killer video games is probably the right move for Sony. According to developers who worked on the project, via VGC, Everwild has been in development in some form for over 10 years, but struggled to nail down a clear direction, even after a recent reboot.
Built by beat ’em up aficionados DOTEMU, it looks pretty tight. Following the success of the first game, Mundfish is back with Atomic Heart II, with a greater emphasis on RPG mechanics according to Geoff Keighley. Section 9 which formed from the developers of Little Nightmares has debuted their new game, dubbed End of Abyss, which looks fantastic. I exclusively revealed Project Kennan a few weeks ago here on Windows Central, but it has yet to be formally revealed. Microsoft and our sources suggested to us that the Black Myth Wukong delay was the result of some form of exclusivity deal with PlayStation and Sony.
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Microsoft has today made significant layoffs to its gaming division, per a memo sent to staff by Xbox boss Phil Spencer and reviewed by IGN. Paste Media has launched a new website, Endless Mode, that’s dedicated to “games, anime, theme parks, and interactive entertainment,” according to a press release. A former Microsoft Game Studios executive producer has released a video discussing the future of Xbox. This is where you’ll find all of TheGamer’s – get this, right – game news. We cover big, breaking stories and smaller, viral ones, on everything from triple-As to indies to streaming.
It’ll be playable until then, though you can no longer purchase in-game premium currency, and it’ll disappear from EA Play on August 15th. EA says there have been no layoffs as a result, though jobs were lost at BioWare in January. Some figures in the industry aren’t buying the line that Game Pass is a good deal for developers. As the gaming industry reels from the effects of the Xbox layoffs, the founder of Arkane Studios chimes in with a certain take on the Xbox Game Pass.
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The revenge flick is being developed by a single developer, and is coming to Steam next year. The legends at Capcom have shown a new trailer for the Onimusha reboot, dubbed Way of the Sword. It looks absolutely fantastic, with tight hack n’ slash combat, and a 2026 launch window for Xbox and PC.
Helldivers 2 is finally coming to Xbox, but fans shouldn’t get their hopes up that this means more PlayStation exclusives are on their way. Wordle is a simple daily word game that has taken the internet by storm. With only 6 chances to get the right answer, players may need a little help. Everwild would have been Rare’s first brand-new release since Sea of Thieves, which launched in 2018.
Europe’s biggest game developer conference will again offer a wide range of events and sessions for international game developers, publishers, and service providers. From this date, players will no longer be able to earn gold points on digital purchases. The platinum coins earned by completing weekly challenges and claimed against physical rewards and icons for Switch profiles will continue. Nintendo has given interesting caveats to the removal of the My Nintendo Gold points scheme.