Xbox CEO Insists It’s Not For Sale Amid Studio Closures, Layoffs

The “Xbox reset” has people wondering whether Microsoft is preparing to exit the video game business, but Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has flatly denied that the gaming division will be put up for sale. “Xbox is not for sale,” Sharma said to The New York Times. “We will do whatever it takes to set the…

Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Now Available For All Players

Last month, Xbox announced a new disc-to-digital program that allows players to use physical game discs to access their digital counterparts. After rolling out this program to Xbox Insiders, it is now live for all Xbox owners. Inserting an eligible Xbox Series X or Xbox One disc into a console will automatically grant players a…

Xbox’s Experiments With Cloud Gaming Seem To Be Collapsing

A couple of years back, Xbox looked like it was all-in on cloud gaming. Everything was, we were assured, an Xbox. In 2024 the streaming-based tech was looking promising, if perhaps not at the level of quality people might want. In 2026, things look very different. Some Samsung TV owners have just been told they’ll…

New Crusader Kings 3 expansion tasks you to “wrestle with sin” in a transformative overhaul to religion

Paradox has just launched new Crusader Kings 3 expansion By God Alone, and with it a major free update to its medieval-era grand strategy game. Aimed at dramatically expanding the potential of religion and faith, the DLC introduces playable theocracies, including the ability to step into the Papacy yourself, along with dealing with crises such…

You Can Get The Witcher 3 Remastered For Free On Switch 2, If You Can Borrow A Switch 1 Cart

Image: Nintendo Life CD Projekt Red went all-in on its promise to bring The Witcher III: Wild Hunt – Remastered to all those who owned the base game, digital or otherwise. But it seems we Switch 2 players might be able to get in on the full game for free, if you have the chance…

Former Halo Exec Outlines ‘Three Paths’ That Could Lead To Successful Games In The Future

The Halo IP is going through a period of transition right now, with Halo Studios seemingly releated to ‘support studio’ status for the most part, while Activision is building a team to create the next mainline entry in the series. Lots of industry names have been sharing their takes on this over the past week,…

James Bond Fans to Get a New Mission as 007 First Light Teases Free DLC

James Bond fans may have a reason to return to 007 First Light as soon as this week. Developer IO Interactive has teased a new free DLC coming. The game was released earlier this year to critical acclaim and sold over 4 million units in just three months. Taking to social media, the game’s official…

Arc Raiders’ executive producer explains how he ‘wasn’t completely prepared for how hard’ a live service game would be and warns against the dangers of burnout

I have a lot of fond memories about Arc Raiders’ release. The world was beautiful, terrifying, and expansive. It provided some of the best community interactions I’ve had in a game to date, and it was just a refreshingly good time to share with friends. But that didn’t last as long as I and many…

Suda51’s Grasshopper Manufacture Leaves NetEase, Is Independent Studio Again Months After Romeo Is A Dead Man’s Launch

China-based NetEase Games acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind the No More Heroes series, Lollipop Chainsaw, and more, back in 2021. Now, months after the launch of Romeo is a Dead Man, the studio’s latest release, Grasshopper Manufacture has split from NetEase to become an independent studio once more.  Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda, better…

Nintendo Reminds Everyone About The Other N64 Classic It Just Remade With A Free Update

Star Fox for the Switch 2 just got a surprise update that adds new stages and features for battle mode, as well as some significant tweaks to other parts of the game. It’s nothing as drastic as a completely new level of mode, but it might be enough to remind everyone that The Legend of…