Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming Vision Collides with Reality As of November, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will no longer enjoy the unfettered, unlimited access to cloud game streaming that Microsoft has championed since 2020. What was once Read More
The Quiet Erosion of Community Lines Bethesda’s recent release of “Dawn of the Machine,” a new campaign chapter for the original Quake, is being presented as a celebratory nod to the game’s 30th Read More
The Console as a Vestige: De-emphasizing Hardware Microsoft just expanded Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs. On the surface, it’s a feel-good story about game preservation and player choice, allowing titles like BLiNX: The Read More
The Cost of Consolidation: A Global Friction Point Hundreds of game developers rallying in front of Zenimax’s Rockville, Maryland, headquarters last week wasn’t just a local labor dispute; it was a potent symbol Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox ‘Reset’ Challenges the Gaming Industry’s Consolidation Thesis Three thousand two hundred employees from Microsoft’s Xbox division are either gone today or will be by the end of fiscal year 2027. This Read More
Microsoft’s Shifting Definition of Value The latest round of Microsoft layoffs, affecting nearly 5,000 employees primarily across its Xbox and commercial sales divisions, isn’t simply an unfortunate consequence of an ‘unhealthy business’ or a Read More