Company
Microsoft
Latest News
Xbox in Talks to Close Double Fine, Ninja Theory
Bloomberg reports the Psychonauts and Hellblade studios are negotiating to spin off as independent companies to avoid closure, days after Xbox moved to shut Compulsion Games.
Treyarch Studio Head Mark Gordon to Retire
Gordon, at the Call of Duty studio since 2005 and its head since 2016, is stepping down to focus on his next chapter, with Kevin Hendrickson and Yale Miller taking over as co-heads.
Xbox to Close South of Midnight Studio Compulsion
The Peabody-winning studio's planned closure is part of broader Xbox cuts expected next month, with reports suggesting a second studio could follow.
Xbox Game Pass Lost Millions of Users After Price Hike
Chief strategy officer Matthew Ball told a Summer Game Fest audience that the October 2025 increase to $29.99 a month drove the losses, which preceded the company's April price cut.
Gears of War: E-Day Reportedly Cost $400 Million
Insider Tom Henderson put the budget at over $400 million, which would be more than 20 times the 2006 original's, adjusted for inflation.
Microsoft Considers Selling XBOX, Report Says
Three sources tell The Information that Microsoft has considered spinning Xbox into a wholly owned subsidiary or a joint venture, structures that would make the unit easier to sell. The new Halo and Fallout plans in the same report are the friendlier half of the story.
Analysis
The Steam Machine is the End of Gaming Consoles
At $1,049 for an open PC in a box that Valve refuses to sell at a loss, the Steam Machine resets what a living-room console costs and does. With Xbox's Project Helix and the PlayStation 6 both built as PC hybrids, the case that the conventional console is ending has rarely looked stronger.