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Xbox Layoffs Cut Veteran Bethesda Artist Behind Skyrim’s Khajiit and Argonians

Her July 8 departure highlights the loss of long‑tenured creative stewards as Microsoft presses ahead with thousands of cuts in its gaming division.

Sega Says AAA Can Learn From Indies After Sonic Pico Park Partnership

GTA 6’s November Release Reshapes the 2026 Fall Game Calendar

Bloober Team Hires Veteran Leaders and Shifts to a Seven-Game, Multi-Project Slate

AAA Game Budgets in the U.S. and Canada Now Top $300 Million

MachineGames Moves Toward Full-Time Office Work With Five-Day On-Site Rule for Leads

Former Assassin's Creed Director: AAA's Future Is Smaller, Modular Teams

Ex-Nexon Chief Says AAA Development Is ‘Structurally at Its End’ as AI Looms Large

Take-Two CEO Says Gaming Is Shifting to PC and Open Platforms

EA Pushes Companywide AI Use as Staff Report Flawed Tools and Job Fears

Clovers Sets Early Course for Okami Sequel, Stresses Independence From Capcom

Sakurai Proposes Generative AI to Address Unsustainable Game Development

Ubisoft Releases Open-Source Tool to Enhance Accessibility for Colorblind Gamers

Helldivers 2 Director Criticizes Gaming Industry's Trend Dependence and Urges Innovation

Volition’s Closure Highlights Gaming Industry’s Budget Crisis

Phoenix Labs Lays Off Majority of Staff Following Years of Turmoil

Worlds Untold Studio Halts Operations After Losing NetEase Funding

Hi-Rez Studios Lays Off Employees to Focus on Smite 2

Embracer's Lost Boys Interactive Cuts 139 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs