Xbox Wants To Entertain 1 Billion People Every Day. It Can’t Even Explain How

1 Billion DAU! Following the announcement that Xbox will cut its workforce by 20%–with 1,600 employees already laid off in the first wave of retrenchments–Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has detailed plans for the company to reach an absurd number of people every day. “I want Xbox to be one of the few companies that entertains…

Orbitals’ Cosmic Anime Co-op Made Me Feel Like A Kid Again

Image: Kepler Interactive I had to remind myself recently that it’s been less than a year since we first saw Orbitals back at The Game Awards 2025. It feels like forever ago, not because the seven months since have been particularly packed — though they absolutely have — but because in that time, I don’t…

Orbitals Preview – Anime nostalgia meets co-op puzzle action

When I sat down to play Orbitals at this year’s Summer Game Fest, it felt appropriate that we weren’t given Herman Millers or high-backed “gamer chairs,” but bean bags. There, on the carpeted floor of an improvised living room, complete with a bunk bed and an old-fashioned entertainment console, my co-op partner and I watched…

You and I Are Polar Opposites Actors Discuss Their Characters

You and I Are Polar Opposites has quickly become one of this year’s biggest anime. The show, based on the manga of the same name, has taken on a life of its own. Ahead of its season 2 release, Kotaku sat down with Sayumi Suzushiro (Suzuki) and Shogo Sakata (Tani) to discuss their experiences working…

What an all-digital PlayStation means for the games industry

When Sony announced it would cease making physical PlayStation games in 2028, it seemed like the end of an era. It isn’t. Polygon spoke with Circana senior director and video game industry advisor Mat Piscatella over email about the timing of Sony’s decision and what prompted the company to focus so heavily on digital media….

Logitech Mobi Fold review | PC Gamer

Today’s best Logitech Mobi Fold deals The humble mouse has been through some changes in its time. When it’s not adding extra buttons all over the place it’s twisting your wrist into unlikely positions or looking like whatever the Mad Catz RAT was. A general theme over the years, however, is that they’re getting bigger,…

Zenimax “reaffirms commitment” to ESO, as Xbox layoffs cut deep

The Elder Scrolls Online‘s Community Manager, Jessica Folsom, has laid out the Zenimax Online Studios team’s “immediate focus” of Season One following the news about an estimated 1,600 layoffs at Xbox on July 6, 2026. Ex-staffers have started sharing news of their redundancies from the MMO studio on sites like LinkedIn and Bluesky, including Mike…

PS Plus Premium Adds Free Trial for Hit 2026 PS5 Exclusive Game

PS Plus Premium has quietly added a free full game trial for a hit 2026 PS5 exclusive action game. Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Saros is Housemarque’s latest outing, which was released on April 30. The game boasts a Metacritic average score of 87/100. PS5 exclusive action game Saros gets chunky PS Plus Premium free…

Xbox Lays Off FanFest Creator Three Months After Bringing It Back

Earlier this year, Microsoft brought Xbox FanFest back to LA for its summer 2026 gaming showcase. Earlier today, the company laid off the person who originally pitched and created it. Chris Munson arrived at Microsoft back in 2010 as part of the Halo marketing team. Nearly 16 years later, he was one of 1,600 people…

Limmy has finally been banned from Dead by Daylight, but he’ll be back very soon

“It has finally happened,” Limmy says. “Hello everybody; I have been banned from Dead by Daylight for having a laugh.” It’s official: Limmy has, indeed, been banned from playing Behaviour’s iconic horror game. For now. The alert on-screen is pretty simple: “You have been banned” it warns, framed aptly by the current loading screen’s raging…