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Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond stated that the decision this week to close a number of its game development studios was made to make sure "the business is healthy for the long term."

Turn 10 Studios published a message to the community with details about future updates for the ill-fated Forza Motorsport. Players can look out for more content and significant multiplayer updates.

Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond has confirmed that its long-in-development mobile game store will officially launch sometime in July, initially as a web-based store so it can reach more people.

Pentiment, the 2022 medieval-themed adventure RPG game from developer Obsidian and publisher Microsoft, has won a 2024 Peabody Award. The game won the media award in its Interactive category.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Core members can now jump into three games this weekend for no extra cost. At the same time, all Xbox players have access to three Destiny 2 expansions for free too.

The Epic Games Store has begun a fresh giveaway as part of its weekly offer. Circus Electrique is free to claim for the next seven days, an RPG with circus management and tactical combat elements.

The Nvidia Geforce NOW cloud gaming service adds five new games to its library, including Honkai: Star Rail. Members of the GeForce NOW Rewards program will get a special in-game bonus.

Microsoft is reportedly requesting a number of current team members at ZeniMax to take voluntary severance deals, following Tuesday's cuts of three game development studios in that division.

Microsoft tried to convince the LittleBigPlanet developers to switch from Sony to Xbox. An Xbox representative suggested handing over more money, but the offer was ultimately rejected.

Arkane Austin, the development studio behind Redfall, was reportedly close to releasing an update for the game that would have added an offline mode. Microsoft decided to shut down the studio today.

The Netflix games library is expanding with five more titles for mobile devices in May. The newly announced games for subscribers include SEGA's hit platformer Sonic Mania Plus, Katana Zero, and more.

Some of Bethesda's team members are not happy with today's decision by Microsoft to close a number of game developers at that division, with one stating. "This is absolutely terrible."

Arkane Austin has revealed that people who bought the Redfall Hero Pass for the vampire shooter will get some kind of credit from Bethesda Softworks as the game will no longer be updated.

The Xbox Wireless Controller family just got a new member. The Fire Vapor Special Edition comes with red-orange swirl patterns on the faceplate and grips that are unique to each controller.

Microsoft will be closing a number of development studios at Bethesda Softworks, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog Studios, along with other cuts at Bethesda.

CD Projekt RED has announced that its long-awaited REDkit mod editor for its hit fantasy RPG game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will finally be released for free to all PC owners of the game on May 21.

Remedy Entertainment and Tencent have canceled the cooperative multiplayer project that was recently internally rebooted. Codename Kestrel's development resources are being moved to other projects.

Nintendo has given fans a time frame as to when they can expect an announcement for the next console from the company. A new Nintendo Direct for new games is also being planned for this June.

id Software has announced that its annual QuakeCon LAN gaming event will be held August 8-11, 2024, in Grapevine, Texas. The event could be used by id to officially reveal Quake 6.

Some members of the Xbox Insider Program will be able to try out upcoming improvements to the Microsoft Store app on Xbox that will make it easier to find online game discounts and deals.

Supergiant Games' first ever sequel has surprise launched in early access across Steam and the Epic Games Store. The rogue-like entry has players taking the fight to the Titan of Time itself.

CI Games has officially confirmed in a press release that Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 it has published are coming to Xbox and PC Game Pass sometime later this year.

Sony has reversed its course and will no longer make PC Steam players of its hit sci-fi third-person shooter Helldivers 2 link their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account to keep playing.

NetherRealm Studios has released a new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC trailer that finally shows us how Homelander, the amoral superhero from the hit TV series The Boys, will be depicted in the game.

Helldivers 2 on Steam is no longer available to buy in 177 countries. That's because signing into a PlayStation Network account is not accessible in those places, and the game will require PSN soon,

Arrowhead's CEO has stated that the developer is working with Sony to find a solution for PC players of Helldivers 2 that, due to their location, cannot create a PlayStation Network account

VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source.

Developer Ninja Theory has posted the final PC hardware and software recommendations for its upcoming action-adventure game Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, which will be released on May 21 by Microsoft.

One year after the disappointing launch of Arkane Austin's vampire shooter Redfall, players who paid $100 for its Bite Back version are still waiting for its DLC content to be released.

A reliable source has reported that Lords of the Fallen will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in the last week of May. The action RPG was released in 2023 and could be added to Game Pass this month.

Sony will soon force new and existing Helldivers 2 PC players to link their Steam accounts to PlayStation Network accounts. That has resulted in the game getting review bombed on its Steam page.

A reliable leaker reports that Resident Evil 9 may be revealed soon, as the January 2025 release date remains on track. Marketing timelines mean RE9 is likely to be announced in the coming month.

Microsoft is holding a sweepstakes where the winner and their friend will fly to Los Angeles to attend the Xbox Games Showcase event on June 9. It's also giving away tickets to that event.

XDefiant, the free-to-play shooter that Ubisoft has been working on for a few years, will finally launch in its "preseason" mode on May 21 for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.

The 2024 edition of the THQ Nordic Showcase will stream on August 2 and will include info on a number of the publisher's upcoming games, including Titan Quest II, the Gothic 1 Remake, and more.

Stardock has launched The Political Machine 2024, the latest version of its US presidential election sim game series. It adds new features like primary elections, candidate debates, and more.

Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a part of Microsoft's latest Xbox Free Play Days promotion, and it's available for all Xbox Series X|S players to try for no extra cost.

The latest giveaway for PC gamers from the Epic Games Store brings copies of Orcs Must Die 3 and Cat Quest II to claim, two titles with cooperative play. The giveaway lasts for seven days.

The Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service will add seven new games this week, including Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. It also has a new method to make it easier to start playing on the Steam Deck.