Blizzard's unnamed survival MMO was canceled with layoffs at Microsoft, leaving AAA gaming with fewer opportunities for developers to shine.
Custom Controller Company HexGaming launched a Kickstarter campaign for their latest pro controller, Hex Phantom. - IS
Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.
According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."
My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.
Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.
Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately
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Goes right back to them as partners.
Okaaaaaay...
Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.
Yet, the Executives who made these poor decisions still have super high paying jobs, bonuses, benefits, and stock options. #failtown
Blizzards MMO was in development hell for over5 years, so rather than release a broken game MS decided to cancel it. When Redfall released the Sony crowd were screaming Sony would never release a game this broken. Well maybe MS didn't want another Redfall on their hands.
Wow I'm surprised this article got through as a certain mod has been taken down related news.
Isn't it good to know that while huge chunks of the workforce is being destroyed because of MS's industry consolidation, games being cancelled and Publishers being removed from competing systems so that MS, CEO's, shareholders and Bobby Kotick get nice fat pay-outs.
MS's has given a big middle finger to gamers and now to its own workers, thanks MS
"Senator Warren took to Twitter to criticize the downsizing, reminding followers of her previous warnings against the merger. “I warned that this deal would hurt workers,” she wrote. “These layoffs are a stark reminder that corporate mergers are bad for workers. The FTC should keep up the fight to unwind this merger.”
Activision Blizzard employees have described the layoffs as a “bloodbath” on social media. Reports have emerged that Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games has lost more than a quarter of its employees. CharlieINTEL puts the percentage of Sledgehammer layoffs at 25% whereas Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming has heard it’s somewhat close to 30%."
MS pushing gaming into all sorts of bad directions...
I remember how with the first xbox they were so much more responsible. But it was too good to be true. This is where they wanted to go all along. Terrible Terrible company.
Microsoft never do AAA gaming in the first place.