Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll
…The game studio led by Tim Schafer is beloved for offbeat titles like Brütal Legend and Broken Age, but after being acquired by Microsoft in 2019, its only new release for years…
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‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt…
There’s nothing like an RPG over vacation
…People of Note, a new music-focused RPG from Annapurna Interactive and Iridium Studios, turned out to be exactly what I needed. In the game, you play as aspiring pop singer Cadence…
Virtual Reality
…Victoria Song Feb 2 Sean Hollister Jan 31 Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its VR game boss is leaving. Jason Rubin became Oculus’ game studios boss in…
PlayStation is getting back to what it’s good at
…God of War Laufey, the next mainline, single-player entry in the God of War series from Santa Monica Studio. Laufey stars Faye, Kratos’ wife, and based on the extensive 23-minute…
How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas
…dramas? Netflix’s Korea strategy also benefitted from a few other trends: The covid-19 pandemic not only supercharged the transition to streaming, but also led Hollywood studios to halt the productions…
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
…After that, Microsoft adopted a “day one” strategy, with subsequent releases Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 available on Game Pass at the same time they launched everywhere else. It was…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Speaking of previous strategies, Sharma also quickly reversed Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign last month. I’m told the ads were deeply unpopular inside of Xbox, and outside of…
Apple Rumors
…The sentiment internally is that the Mac Studio now represents both the present and future of Apple’s professional desktop strategy. Apple’s iPhone Overhaul Will Reduce Its Reliance on Annual Fall…
Star Wars
…The studio will “step away” from “two early-stage incubation projects” and is making “targeted team adjustments” across its Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi teams. That translates to layoffs, though it…