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Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld breaks the internet, Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, and Apple clears the way for better Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone
By Sean Endicott published
All the news! This week was about more than Palworld, but the survival game took the gaming world by storm.
Microsoft cancels Blizzard's survival game amid layoffs, shifts developers to "one of several promising new projects" [UPDATED]
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Moving On Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Blizzard's upcoming survival game, moving some of its developers to other projects.
Diablo 4 players are voicing their concerns over Season 3 and to put it lightly — it's not going down well
By Jennifer Young published
SEASON OF THE CONFLICT Season of the Construct started with promise but the players aren't happy with the theme
Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media
By Samuel Tolbert published
Ugh More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.
Blizzard's Overwatch 2 director responds as major upcoming change sends shockwaves through the community: "It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context"
By Brendan Lowry published
Self-Heals? An upcoming Overwatch 2 change shocked the community, prompting Blizzard to respond with more context.
Microsoft's Brad Smith reflects on the UK CMA regulator, changes tone while discussing the Xbox-Activision purchase
By Jez Corden published
Breaking Brad Previously, Microsoft's Brad Smith said that the UK was "closed for business" over regulatory scrutiny of Xbox's big Activision deal, but has since changed stance.
As Bobby Kotick leaves Microsoft and Activision for good, ex-employees recall how Kotick once threatened to 'have an employee killed'
By Jennifer Young, Jez Corden published
💀ABK Today marks Bobby Kotick's last day at the helm of Activision Blizzard King, a day this former employee chose to recall a disturbing tale of Kotick's behavior while CEO of the company.
New Microsoft Activision Blizzard leadership changes see CEO Kotick and others leave soon, Xbox fully take over
By Brendan Lowry published
Big Shifts Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down as Microsoft makes several significant leadership changes.
Microsoft could 'disrupt and threaten' PlayStation business — Sony's Xbox fears laid bare in massive hack
By Jez Corden published
Huge leaks A big leak purports to detail Sony's thinking about Xbox's future, and how PlayStation could be threatened by Microsoft's position.
"We have no plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo." Xbox CEO Phil Spencer on console hardware, the future of Activision-Blizzard, and much more
By Jez Corden published
On Xbox's future Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox lead Phil Spencer discusses a range of hot topics, including the future of games like StarCraft, innovation in Xbox console hardware, cloud gaming, and much, much more.
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