Microsoft is shaking up its Xbox division by handing Halo, Sea of Thieves, and Age of Empires over to Activision, alongside new studio mergers and layoffs.
Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox employees as part of an ongoing restructuring effort, while potential sales for studio Ninja Theory have fallen through.
Microsoft's gaming division is undergoing massive changes, consolidating studios, shifting key franchises like Halo to Activision, and cutting thousands of jobs.
Control Resonant expands Remedy's supernatural universe into an open-world Manhattan, trading tight corridors for gravity-defying movement and melee combat.
Microsoft is preparing to launch Xbox Mythic Achievements, a new reward system for completing a game's full 1,000 Gamerscore complete with a unique unlock sound.
Discord is rolling out a global age assurance system that automatically estimates user age based on account signals, following a previous pause due to privacy concerns.