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E-Ink faceplates for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine are on their way, but they will be produced by a third-party manufacturer rather than by Valve itself. The development points to an emerging accessory ecosystem forming around the console-style PC even before its release, giving owners a way to customise…
Ex-PlayStation boss says Xbox must choose: platform or publisher, not both.
Platforms need exclusives; the biggest publisher must go multi-platform.
PlayStation Studios never topped ~22% share, aiming to grow the market.
Shawn Layden, a former senior PlayStation executive who spent three decades at Sony and oversaw its 13-strong roster of first-party studios before leaving in 2019, has argued that Microsoft must decide whether Xbox is a platform or a publisher, because it cannot successfully be both. His comments, made…
Microsoft announced 3,200 Xbox layoffs affecting major studios; Bethesda operations saw 440+ positions eliminated
The OneBGS union, representing 240+ Bethesda workers, is organising a multi-city rally to demand severance negotiations, priority job transfers, and rehiring guarantees
Bethesda Game Studios union workers have announced plans to protest the recent mass layoffs impacting Microsoft's Xbox division, telling members, "The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear. We won't let that happen." Read more
Xbox CEO Sarah Bond reportedly joins a Federal Reserve task force.
The role concerns price stability and employment.
Article body was inaccessible; summary drawn from the headline only.
Xbox chief executive Sarah Bond has reportedly been appointed to a US Federal Reserve task force focused on price stability and employment, according to the article's headline. The move has drawn attention because it comes after she oversaw price increases on Xbox hardware and a round of staff…
GTA Online's Kortz Center Heist arrives 14th July on PS5 and PS4.
Requires a Mansion upgraded with the new Art Studio extension.
Discounts and bonus cash on offer for early log-ins.
Rockstar Games is set to release a new major update for GTA Online titled the Kortz Center Heist, arriving as early as 14th July on PS5 and PS4, with free next-gen upgrades already available. Positioned as a way for players to occupy themselves ahead of GTA 6's release…
Xbox has moved to reassure fans over the future of id Software's technology following a wave of mass layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division. The company confirmed that development of id Tech, the engine behind franchises such as Doom, is not being left to a skeleton crew, directly rebutting…
Rock Paper Shotgun reports on C-Beams, a forthcoming space action-RPG from developer Distant Light Games and publisher Hooded Horse. While the title nods to the "C-beams" line from Blade Runner's famous "tears in rain" monologue, the writer argues its deeper inspiration is Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity, a beloved…
The developer of Garfield Kart has publicly needled Nintendo following the news that Mario Kart Tour is being wound down, cheekily positioning its own feline-themed racer as the "better" alternative that will always remain playable. The jab plays on a wider frustration among gamers about publishers pulling the…
The Sinking City 2 launches on PS5 for u00a341.35 / $49.99.
Frogwares deliberately undercuts rivals priced at $60 or more.
It releases on 18th August 2026, with a pricier Premium Edition.
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has priced its upcoming Lovecraftian survival horror game The Sinking City 2 at £41.35 / $49.99 on PS5, deliberately undercutting the $60-or-more price tag common to premium survival horror releases. The developer says the decision is about fairness and giving as many players as possible…
PlayStation is again reportedly considering closing PS3 and Vita digital stores.
A previous closure attempt sparked a fierce player and collector backlash.
Sony reversed that earlier decision, keeping the ageing stores open.
PlayStation is once again reportedly weighing the closure of the digital storefronts for its older PlayStation 3 and PS Vita consoles, and this article recalls how a similar move was received the last time it was floated. When Sony previously announced plans to shut these stores, the reaction…
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