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To hell: "Factory: Bloodbath"
The Agency has pinpointed and locked in the coordinates for the Overtime Raid "Factory: Bloodbath." Infiltrate the blood-soaked factory, track down encrypted data drives, and carve through rampaging hostiles. Secure your haul, extract to the Shelter - and the Agency will make it worth your while...
Here Are The Games EA Says It Will Still Make Amid Cancelations And 400 Layoffs: ‘We’re The Number One Publisher In Western HD Gaming’
The post-sale bloodbath has begun
First Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 teases a bloodbath ahead of another action-packed season
The new season airs on October 20
After Microsoft's latest bloodbath, former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra offers "props to Xbox"
Uncertainty circles Halo after a major shakeup at Microsoft that has seen hundreds more Xbox employees laid off, including many developers at Halo Studios, and the Halo IP moved to Activision. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, at least, seems thrilled by this, calling the move "the best news...
After Microsoft's latest bloodbath, former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra offers "props to Xbox"
"The best news in a decade plus," Ybarra says of Halo
GTA 6 has turned October into a new release bloodbath, but AA first-person soulslike Valor Mortis is hellbent on entering the fray
Going with a $40 price point will make it an "and game".
GTA 6 PS5 Controllers Are Somehow Affordable Despite Scalpers
I was expecting a bloodbath, but scalpers are going surprisingly easy on the limited edition GTA 6 controllers.
Marvel's Wolverine Review: A Gripping Emotional Bloodbath
Are you curious to see if Insomniac Games pulled it off with Marvel's Wolverine? Learn more in this review.
'Zelda: Ocarina of Time' Remake and Switch 2 Console Pre-Orders Will Be a Bloodbath
Nintendo revealed a special foil cover, a themed Switch 2, and console accessories that scalpers and Zelda fans alike will want to buy
Id Software lead says devs "don't have the incentive to care anymore" with Microsoft threatening another 1,600 Xbox layoffs after latest bloodbath
With Microsoft's plan to cut 3,200 employees at Xbox still looming over the industry as a whole and affecting various studios, id Software lead services programmer Chris Hayes says developers are left without "the incentive to care anymore." Microsoft's cuts are certainly no secret, with a plethora...
Id Software lead says devs "don't have the incentive to care anymore" with Microsoft threatening another 1,600 Xbox layoffs after latest bloodbath
"No one's growing, no one's learning"
The makers of the glorious Othercide have another tactics RPG bloodbath out in September, with a playtest live now
Lightbulb Crew's Othercide was a melancholy meatgrinder of an XCOM-style tactics RPG, featuring the world's worst mum. It saw you leading squads of sorrowful, blade and pistol-wielding clones into stark geographical projections of anguish. With the odds generally against you, the game put a huge...
Bloodbath Ahead For EA As It Looks To Cut $700 Million In Annual Costs Under Saudi Arabia
The Battlefield maker has billions in debt to service as part of its leveraged buyout
EA Studios Brace for Layoff Bloodbath as New Owner Debt Demands $700 Million Cost Cuts
Here it comes. EA is about to gut itself in a bid to help settle its self-inflicted and eye-watering $18 billion debt. The company took said debt on when it was bought up by a consortium consisting of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The buyout was...
Doom Director Addresses id Software Bloodbath: ‘What Matters The Most Is That The Games Are Good’
id Software was hit hard in the latest round of Xbox mass layoffs
"How Ubisoft and Embracer leadership aren't in prison absolutely eludes me": Helldivers 2 studio QA manager laments "darkest timeline" as layoffs hurt thousands
The bloodbath gets thicker
One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work
Compulsion says it's open to working with studios "across the games and entertainment industry."
"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs
John Carmack, the co-founder of legendary Doom and Quake developer id Software, has shared his thoughts on the reported "bloodbath" of layoffs at his former studio, following Xbox's devastating "restructuring". Read more
'I'm Not Convinced There's a Viable Way Forward': DOOM Dev Relegated to 'Support Studio' Size
Rip and tear. A big theme of the Xbox layoffs this week has been just how hard they’ve hit several teams – and remember, this is just the first phase, with a further 1,600 job losses to come. By not closing any studios, Microsoft has broadly navigated the “bloodbath” somewhat unscathed, but I think...
Doom Designer John Romero Says He Hopes People Are Preserving id Software’s History Amid Reported Xbox Bloodbath
The veteran dev shared his condolences a year after his own studio reportedly faced cuts from Microsoft
Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union
ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they've been cut deeply.
Arkane temporarily spared in Xbox bloodbath thanks to French law, but its future is up in the air
Putting all my hopes and dreams on an independent Arkane.
'I Know This Is Painful': Xbox Confirms 3,200 Job Losses in Industry Bloodbath
1,600 employees out of work today. Xbox has confirmed that an eye-watering 3,200 employees across the division will lose their jobs, in one of the most significant industry shake-ups of all time. According to the company, 1,600 jobs will be lost today, while four studios will leave the platform...
Two OG Xbox Games With 'Handheld' Tag Could Hint At PC Backwards Compatibility
Native PC back compat on the way? All eyes are on Xbox this week as we draw closer to what is being talked up as a potential 'bloodbath' for Xbox Game Studios. Not quite the sentiment we expected from Xbox's 25th anniversary, but amid all the noise surrounding layoffs and studio closures, we may...
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