Doom dev Id is now “about the same size we were when making Doom 2016” after layoffs

It’s been a tough week for Doom studio Id Software. The team that established the groundwork for basically all FPS games to come with classics including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake was hit with devastating layoffs this week. With 3,200 job cuts announced by Xbox amid wider losses impacting 2.1% of Microsoft’s global workforce, a…

Reminder: Tetris 99’s New Crossover Event Celebrates The Return Of Star Fox, Unlock A Special Theme

Update [Sun 12th Jul 2026, 9am]: Here’s your reminder that this Star Fox themed Tetris 99 event is currently taking place. Nintendo has also released an official game trailer. Once again, if you participate and earn 100 event points you’ll unlock this theme featuring art, epic music and Tetrimino designs inspired by Star Fox’s outing…

You can mod out the yellow filter in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

After Traffic and Breaking Bad used it for scenes set there it became know as “the Mexican filter”, though it’s sometimes used for scenes set in South Asia or anywhere a bit tropical. You may recognize it as “the piss filter” that stained the original incarnation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s the yellow gradient…

Microsoft Responds To Right-Wing Conspiracies About Layoffs

The “Xbox reset” is a misery. An unforgivable consequence of an era of mismanagement. Studios under their umbrella have been let go or eviscerated as Microsoft aims to lay off over 3,000 employees. The turmoil has made its way to Fox News, whose “fury” framing of it has dredged up the “Great Replacement Theory” circuit…

Is the new GTA Online heist a last hurrah, or a sign of things to come?

It isn’t quite what I envisioned when I wished for GTA on PC in 2026, but Rockstar has just announced that its new GTA Online expansion The Kortz Center Heist is mere days away. That’s right, it’s time to load up Grand Theft Auto 5’s multiplayer mode once more, and I’m particularly taken by the…

TennoCon 2026 news: Warframe’s Banshee is getting a rework

One of Warframe’s oldest playable Warframes is finally getting a much-needed new kit. Since Warframe’s debut in 2013, it has transformed from a methodical and monochrome shooter into a riotous fast-paced space opera. The roster of playable Warframes has, in turn, grown with increasingly complex abilities. Banshee, who debuted in the game’s first year, is…

Big Walk Is Destined To Be Your Next Big Co-Op Obsession

Often my job involves playing games before they come out. Sometimes, this means I’ll come away feeling like I’ve just played the next big thing. That’s one of the most exciting parts of my job, really, and it happened yesterday; I’m certain Big Walk is the next big thing.  Developed by Untitled Goose Game’s House…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Skin Returns In Rayman Legends Retold

Image: Ubisoft Edward Kenway this week returned in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and alongside this release, Ubisoft has confirmed this character skin will also be revived in the upcoming release Rayman Legends Retold. Retold will be arriving for the Switch 2 on 1st October 2026 and comes packed with 3D visuals, a brand-new story,…

Official Avengers: Doomsday Art Gives Clear Look At X-Men

It has been seven, count ’em, seven years since the Avengers last assembled on the big screen. In that time, the vice-like grip Marvel had on the cinema has come undone. Come the holidays, Disney is breaking the bank to bring audiences back with Avengers: Doomsday, another massive crossover. Teasers have been brief so far,…

TennoCon 2026’s demo is the “darkest Soulframe has ever been,” but perhaps the most intriguing, too

In the midst of all things Warframe, Soulframe can sometimes feel like it gets lost at TennoCon. Digital Extremes’ highly anticipated fantasy MMO has been lurking in the shadows for a while, with consistent updates transforming it into a very different beast from the game we saw oh so many years ago. This year, however,…