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Xbox’s devastating July was inevitable

  • Microsoft cut 6,400 jobs, including 3,200 within Xbox, on 6 July 2026.
  • Five Xbox studios faced closure; four were sold, Arkane's fate unclear.
  • Xbox revenue fell 10% year-on-year amid outages, lawsuits and protests.

Microsoft's Xbox division endured a brutal July 2026, marked by mass layoffs, studio closures and grim financial results that industry observers say had been building for years. On 6 July, Microsoft cut 3,200 jobs within Xbox and another 3,200 across other departments, while also attempting to shut down…

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The next game in a huge Chinese action RPG series has plenty of action, but I hope it hasn’t totally abandoned the RPG

  • Swords of Legends’ combat demo impressed, but its RPG depth remains unclear.
  • It follows 2018 RPG Gujian 3.
  • The game has no announced release date.

PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon has played an early demo of Swords of Legends, the forthcoming sequel to 2018 Chinese RPG Gujian 3. He found its combat and folklore-inspired boss designs promising, but worries the game may have shifted too far towards linear action in the mould of Black…

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We asked the voice of Eisenhorn, Gaunt, and Garro in Warhammer 40k who his favorite character to play is

  • Toby Longworth chose Ibram Gaunt as his favourite Warhammer role.
  • Garro’s distinctive voice was his early favourite.
  • Gaunt’s Ghosts spans 15 books.

Toby Longworth, the prolific Warhammer 40,000 audiobook narrator behind Eisenhorn, Gaunt and Nathaniel Garro, has named Ibram Gaunt as his favourite character to perform. He said Gaunt’s long-running story gave him the greatest opportunity to develop the role, highlighting the appeal of sustained character work in the Black…

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Pulsar to study how we all use our gaming mice to make them better, offering prizes to those who help them build the mouse of the future

  • Pulsar is researching how gamers actually use their mice.
  • Findings will help shape future mouse designs.
  • Participants can win prizes for contributing data.

Peripheral maker Pulsar has launched a research programme inviting gamers to share how they use their mice, with the data intended to inform the design of future products. The initiative frames everyday mouse habits and preferences as valuable input for engineering decisions, positioning user feedback as central to…

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Monster Hunter Wilds finally has a demo, with big limitations

  • Monster Hunter Wilds gets a free prologue demo, 18 months after launch
  • Demo lacks photo mode and online multiplayer features
  • Capcom also cut the base game's price and revamped edition bundles

Capcom has released a free demo for Monster Hunter Wilds, more than a year after the full game launched in February 2025, giving undecided players a taste of the action RPG before committing to a purchase. The Prologue Demo lets users create their Hunter and Palico companion and…

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