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Compulsion Games, recently cut in Xbox layoffs, puts out a call for co-development partners as it returns to independence, alongside other divested studios.
Halo: Campaign Evolved goes gold ahead of its July 28 launch on Xbox Series X|S and PS5, marking the franchise's PlayStation debut.
Independent retailer Video Games Plus sends an open letter to Xbox boss Asha Sharma urging Microsoft to support physical releases on Project Helix.
Double Fine and Compulsion Games return to independence as Xbox lets them go, with both studios retaining their game catalogs and receiving investment.
Kevin LaChapelle, the architect of Xbox backward compatibility, is among the layoffs at Microsoft's gaming division, which also cut roughly 25% of Obsidian staff.
Microsoft is cutting about 3,200 Xbox jobs, roughly a fifth of the division, and parting with five studios, in what its CEO calls the biggest restructure in Xbox history.
Microsoft is reportedly testing a system that would convert physical Xbox game discs into digital entitlements, potentially bridging ownership and the all-digital future, though details remain unconfirmed.
Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier, Signs of the Sojourner, and Boom Boom Rocket have all been pulled from the Xbox Store, with no physical editions to fall back on.
Microsoft is raising Xbox Series prices worldwide from August 1: $100 more for 512GB models, $150 for 1TB, and the 2TB model is discontinued entirely.
QUByte's first ReConnect showcase revives the Gaelco arcade library and teases a wave of PS1-era ports, including Biomechanical Toy and Tiger Shark.