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Reports following the XBOX layoffs news this morning give an idea of the cuts at some of Microsoft's studios. The most optimistic is an email quoted on Windows Central where Blizzard president...

As noted in the announcement of cuts at XBOX, both Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games are now once again independent studios. There's a statement about this from Double Fine on Bluesky and...

Esports Manager 2026 is now available for Windows PC via Steam, offering the chance to experience the complexities of running an esports team, from recruiting talent, to building your brand, to...

Space Engineers 2 Updated Roadmap.

Report: Arkane's Blade Goes Over Budget, Delayed Internally - MP1st.

Logitech Announces Date for Release of First Quarter Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2027.

Union launches hardship fund for laid off developers - GamesIndustry.biz. After Xbox Cuts, Double Fine and Compulsion Games Confirm Studio Status and Ability to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts...

Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it - GamesRadar.

In a post on XBOX Wire, XBOX boss Asha Sharma announces Microsoft is "resetting Xbox," saying "our business today is not healthy." The prescription for this is apparently cuts. While stating: "These...

ARK: Tides of Fortune and ARK: Dragontopia are now available for PC and consoles, adding new DLC and a new expansion pass to ARK: Survival Ascended, the remastered version of Ark: Survival Evolved....

Longplay Studios announces FD's Industry Tycoon, a business sim coming to Early Access on Windows PC next year. As seen on its Steam Listing and the Announcement Trailer, this will transport players...

Luminas: Parasite Reign - Release Date Trailer. July 24th. Strikers Club - Official Release Date. July 17th.

Hideo Kojima Really Sad About Frightening Digital Future After Sony Ends PlayStation Physical Disc Production - IGN.

Sonic the Hedgehog- Memories And Beyond - 35th Anniversary AX Sneak Peek. Thanks Dark Horizons via Ant.

Official patches. Ships At Sea - Hotfix v0.8.7.48272.

Cheaters have infested Meccha Chameleon as dishonest players scan images and auto paint their models - PC Gamer.

We had an intense thunderstorm in our area last night. After teasing us with a dozen or more brownouts, the power eventually went out for good. After estimating it would be back in a few hours, the...

An interview on PC Gamer with David Gaider talks with the creator of the Dragon Age series about the game he's currently pitching to publishers, which he's calling a "make or break" moment for...

Quarantine Market Simulator Releases on July 10.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall isn't bothered that people may not like its next game, and that's the most refreshing thing I've heard all week - Eurogamer.net.

Summer Games Done Quick 2026 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Sand publisher celebrates 300,000 copies sold- 'We getting a half hour of air conditioning tonight!' - PC Gamer. Counter-Strike 2 might be the biggest game on Steam, but Global Offensive is breaking...

GTA's Biggest Controversies - IGN.

Official patches. Crimson Desert - Patch Notes Version 1.13.00. Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.3.

Sony's Marvel Tokon Blocked In Over 100 Countries On Steam - Kotaku.

GOG.com announces a new giveaway, as the DRM-free digital storefront is now handing out free copies of Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, a strategy game for Windows set in space, where no one can hear you...

Lazy Frog Games announces Lost Vessel will launch for Windows on Monday, offering a free-to-play science fiction-themed idle RPG. But Lost Vessel can be found before then, as it can be played via a...

Union creates hardship fund to help devs impacted by layoffs - Game Developer.

Thick as Thieves dev OtherSide Entertainment impacted by further layoffs - GamesIndustry.biz.

CD PROJEKT IR on X: "40 million copies sold shows the incredible, lasting strength of Cyberpunk 2077 and is a testament to what CD PROJEKT does best."

GTA Online Beginner's Guide - GameSpot.

The Guild - Europa 1410 - Goods and Items. Official trailers. Content creator videos. When the game knows too much - Viva La Dirt League (NSFW). Thanks Ant.

"Together We Play" launches at National Videogame Museum, Sheffield July 18th - MCV/DEVELOP.

Relic Entertainment announces Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand, a standalone Company of Heroes game, will come to Windows PC on July 29th. This builds on the World War II tactics series with wave-base...

Kepler Interactive and Frictional Games announce a delay for ONTOS, the science fiction narrative mystery announced as coming to PC and consoles this year. A post on the game's X has the news, saying...

Publisher Pretty Soon announces FEED IT, a horror game from Italian developer Games On A Chair expected to launch on Steam on August 17th. As seen in the previously released Official Reveal Trailer,...

Microids announces K-POP Rising - Dream to Shine, a musical adventure based on the popular genre in development at Old Skull Games for PC, PlayStation 5, and Switch on November 5th. The Reveal Teaser...

Assassin's Creed Black Flag (Resynced) - Road to Launch.

Despite a report this morning... Xbox is keeping Obsidian, according to people familiar with the situation - Jason Schreier on Bluesky. 'Fewer than 10' employees remain at Thick as Thieves...

Schrodinger's Call - Official Accolades Trailer.

Minecraft Movie Build Challenge Voting Event - Minecraft.

The Epic Games Store's regular Thursday freebies are now available, so everyone can head over and collect free Windows games I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, an adventure inspired by the classic...

As it prepares to launch Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy, Stormwind Games announces plans to complement this with remastered versions of Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Remothered: Broken Porcelain,...

Palitroque announces Dystopicon, a satirical life-simulation where you must manage your time as you toil at your job of watching television in our dystopian future/present. This is expected to arrive...

Sickhead Games and Rock It Games announce the release of Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded II: Second Season and Jaleco Sports: Goal!2 for PC, offering Windows editions of these two retro game collections...

Raven Studio and Infini Fun announce Cats In The Shell, a roguelike auto-battler that will be catnip for those who love mechs and kitty cats when it launches later this year. The World Premiere...

A post on LinkedIn by Robert Bowling announces the launch of a new studio launched by this developer who first rose to prominence as Infinity Ward's former Community Manager/Creative Strategist on...

Cat Mail Co. - Official New Release Date Trailer. July 9th. Doloc Town - Official 1.0 Release Date Teaser Trailer. August 6th.

Dune: Awakening - Deep Dive- Past Year Recap and September Preview - Funcom (video).

Capcom revises the release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, saying the swordfighting game is now expected on September 4th, about three weeks earlier than the September 25th release date...