In October 2024, Team Blue, the California gaming studio owned by Netflix, closed — with 35 people losing their jobs. It’s the latest in a series of closures or layoffs, leaving the industry insecure. Advertisements In September 2024, Microsoft gaming layoffs hit the headlines after the ...
These existing Microsoft-owned studios have produced some recent hits, such as Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Forza Horizon 4, State of Decay and We Happy Few, which have helped bring more attention to both the Xbox console and its Game Pass subscription program, which is now available f...
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations, respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, an online...
Microsoft Corporation has made a name for itself with its Xbox gaming consoles and accessories. Xbox is a line of gaming consoles developed and owned by Microsoft Corporation. The first Xbox console was released in 2001, and since then, Microsoft Corporation has released several iterations of the...
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the new Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass, which marks a significant gamble for Xbox and the latest in a series of moves to determine the future of Microsoft’s gaming division. Activision, now owned by Microsoft, releases a new Call ...
having the best reputation and brand recognition of the lot. Somewhere along the way they also purchasedLernout & Hauspie, a Belgian speech technology vendor which had purchase Dragon, who madeDragon Naturally Speaking, a name which you might recognize. This is legacy is all owned by Microsoft ...
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Kepler Interactive, a game publisher co-owned and run by developers, on Tuesday said it got $120 million in funding from Chinese gaming firm NetEase Inc. The group, formed with seven gaming companies including Alpha Channel and Sloclap,...
Microsoft-ownedMojang Studios, the creative force behindMinecraft, is branching out into new revenue channels as the gaming industry faces slower growth. Speaking toBloomberg,Åsa Bredin, who leads Mojang Studios, says the company is stepping into areas such as merchandising, education, and streamin...
It strengthened its portfolio in January 2022 with a $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie, the makers of "Halo" and "Destiny", though "Halo" is still owned by Microsoft. Sony also invested $2 billion in April 2022 in Epic Games, the company behind "Fortnite". ...
Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham, the unit's design chief, is departing, and Blizzard will stop developing a new survival game, Matt Booty, head of Microsoft's gaming studios, said in a memo. The Verge published Booty's memo, which a Microsoft spokesperson said ...