… The end of Ensemble and Titan has largely been shrouded in mystery for years, though in late 2025, DOOM designer and former Ensemble dev Sandy Petersen alleged then-Xbox head Don Mattrick terminated them to try and safeguard a short-term bonus . …
… Then again, earlier this year, former Bethesda lore specialist and Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann told PC Gamer that Starfield's development suffered when Howard wasn't able to focus on the game, noting that "when he would get pulled away from the game that would really hurt the game." Ultimately, it… …
… Ultimately, all of this new information lines up with the criticisms of Microsoft and Halo Studios leadership that former Halo devs have voiced in the past, and after this story as well as everything Glenn Israel has alleged recently, the community is pushing for Microsoft to conduct an investigati… …
If you keep a close eye on Xbox and gaming news, then you may remember that Glenn Israel — the former art director at Halo Studios formerly 343 Industries who left the developer last October — levied serious allegations against the studio two months ago, accusing its leadership of committing "uneth… …
… For context, The Verge's Tom Warren reported that Microsoft started opening access to Claude Code for its employees in December, including developers, project managers, and designers, allowing them to interact and experiment with the AI -coding assistant directly in their workflows. …
… His firm stance against AI is noteworthy at a time when various different game developers have stirred up a controversy by experimenting with the technology, with Baldur's Gate 3 dev Larian facing blowback for using it while making Divinity and later stopping , ARC Raiders using AI voice lines befo… …
While the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda is renowned in the gaming community for its large, content-dense open-world RPG titles, its latest projects — 2018's Fallout 76 and 2023's Xbox game Starfield — were departures from the studio's norm. …
… I can promise you all one thing.There is not a single dev at Bungie that wants all the hard work and dedication from their peers and coworkers to fail. …
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