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The Microsoft Studio Behind Halo Franchise Is All But Starting From Scratch Key points from the article: At least 95 employees laid off (FTE and contractor) Tatanka will be in Unreal Engine and may not be (just?) a battle royale No new story content for Infinite. New ideas were pitched for new Halo games in Unreal Engine but those folks were also impacted by layoffs

Gears 6 is reportedly The Coalition’s next game after two other titles were cancelled | VGC WWW.VIDEOGAMESCHRONICLE.COM It's claimed that the Canadian studio was recently affected by layoffs at Microsoft…

Looks pretty good.

AN OPEN WORLD CO-OP SHOOTER COMING SUMMER 2022 Launching exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC in Summer 2022. Play it Day One with Xbox Game Pass. Bite Back Redfall is an open-world co-op FPS from Arkane Austin, the award-winning team behind Prey and Dishonored. Continuing Arkane’s legacy of carefully crafted worlds and love of creative game mechanics, Redfall brings the studio’s signature gameplay to the co-operative action and FPS genres. Welcome to Redfall The quaint island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors against diabolical enemies threatening to bleed the town dry, choose your hero from a diverse roster, grouping up with others to create the perfect team of vampire slayers. SLAY TOGETHER Redfall blends single- and multiplayer options seamlessly, allowing the player to venture into the darkness alone or to squad-up with up to three friends for four-player co-op. Teammates can try different hero loadouts and combine their strengths to overcome the vampire legion and their brood of maniacal followers. Devinder Crousley Devinder Crousley is an internet-famous paranormal investigator, amateur cryptozoologist, and aspiring inventor. His recent book tour landed him in Redfall, just before it went dark. After years of struggling to create cutting-edge tech to hunt paranormal phenomena, everything is finally starting to click. In Redfall, monsters are real and his inventions work. As he puts them to use fighting vampires, he documents every step of the way. If he gets out of this alive, he’ll have all of the validation he needs. Layla Ellison Layla Ellison moved to Redfall from Wisconsin. She studied biomedical engineering at Redfall Technical University and interned at the ominous Aevum Therapeutics research facility, where apparently something went very wrong. She says everything after that is kind of a blur. The last thing she remembers is waking up with a killer headache and wild telekinetic powers. Remi De La Rosa Remi De La Rosa is a combat engineer, and a brilliant one at that. She’s lived her life on the frontlines of conflict, using her brilliant mind to protect her loved ones and help those in need around the world as part of an elite Navy rescue unit. On their way to investigate the Redfall incident, her ship was destroyed, and her entire crew was lost. Now, with the help of her robot cohort, she’s determined to help rescue Redfall’s survivors and eliminate any enemies that stand in her way. Jacob Boyer Jacob is an ex-military sharpshooter, sent in to Redfall just before the sun darkened as part of an elite private security force. Dark circumstances separated him from his platoon, forcing him down a rogue path. Now he stalks the streets of Redfall, neutralizing evil from the shadows with supernatural precision. Look for a mysterious, ragged raven circling overhead—you may not see him, but Jacob will be nearby. REIGN IN BLOOD Redfall’s vampires aren’t your typical bloodsuckers. They were created after a scientific experiment went horribly wrong and are continuing to evolve. After their transformation, some vampires develop powerful abilities and grow into bigger and badder vampires. But they’re not the only thing standing in your way – players will also face off against the human cultists who worship the island’s hungry new leadership with the hopes of joining their ranks.

Xbox will host a new Developer_Direct games show with Arkane, Bethesda, and more — here's when | Windows Central WWW.WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM A showcase of upcoming Xbox games is on the horizon.

You Xbox owners have some splainin' to do.

DF Direct Weekly: are PC minimum specs out of control? WWW.EUROGAMER.NET Or is it time to bid farewell to classic PC graphics hardware?

Teaser on Twitter today... Banished as the main antagonists? Yes please. I still do need to play Halo Wars 2, but the Atriox trailers were awesome. Edit - While this is for Halo Wars 2, and I don't know if Atriox will even be in the new Halo, I liked the idea of the Banish far more than whatever we were fighting in Halo 4 and 5.

Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire NEWS.XBOX.COM Creators of Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft and more join Team Xbox As a team, we are on a mission to extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We all know that gaming is the most vibrant and […] Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories NEWS.MICROSOFT.COM Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2022 – With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now […]

Of all the games presented today, this was the one that captured my interest the most! What Is Obsidian’s Pentiment? - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Josh Sawyer’s just-announced medieval narrative mystery, Pentiment, has been in development for about four years now. But if you ask Sawyer, it really started way, way back in 1992.

"I've been told, by very reliable people that Starfield was 100% an Xbox exclusive. I've even made bets about it, and I don't bet unless I know I'm willing to bet. So I'm really, really confident that Starfield is only releasing on Xbox when it does, and I've been told as well that Microsoft is trying their hardest to get the game out for this holiday. They really want Starfield out this holiday. The game's basically sort of finished - it's in bug squashing mode right now, very much like Halo Infinite, and it would be a big boon for Game Pass and Xbox if both Halo and Starfield could launch this fall."

EDIT: GameIndustryBiz and Digital Foundry debunk rumor. ORIGINAL: Source is 4Chan, but Jez Corden said, "I know it's 4chan but I legit wouldn't be surprised if this is true," and Andy Robinson of VGC News says, "Fable might just make it out before the end of this gen," in response to a tweet from Jason Schreier about long dev times. From the cancellation of Fable Legends to the closure of Lionhead Studios and now supposedly this, Fable's been having a lot of trouble, but it's not dead: it's just likely going to take much longer to release (and Q4 2024 may be too optimistic if they've restarted the project) assuming the rumor is true.

Video Game Workers at Microsoft and Activision Take Steps to Unionize - The New York Times T.CO Microsoft has remained neutral during a labor organizing bid as the Xbox maker seeks regulatory approval for its Activision acquisition.

Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Xbox is preparing to join other major games publishers in raising the prices of its major new titles from $60 to $70.

Just because we had to delete and repost this doesn't mean these games aren't still coming soon! pro tip: play Gears 5 on Sep. 6 (4 days early) with XGP Ultimate all dates: https://t.co/TcXYjowLUz pic.twitter.com/0CCThbSCMd — Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) September 4, 2019

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buyout gives first insight into Xbox Game Pass revenue WWW.EUROGAMER.NET Microsoft's buyout of Activision Blizzard has given first insight into the revenue generated by Xbox Game Pass. Brazil'…

Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick WWW.THEVERGE.COM No pricing or release date on the Xbox streaming stick yet.