This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the future of Xbox after the announcement Microsoft is shutting a swathe of Bethesda game studios. Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall once seemed primed to benefit from being available via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s much-touted subscription service often seen as the best reason to own the company’s console. … Read more
“Why close instead of divest?”.The news of the four studio closures at Xbox continues to dominate the gaming news this week, and we’ve seen plenty of notable figures (including the boss at Arkane Lyon) sharing their thoughts on the situation as it stands right now.The CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios, for example, racked … Read more
A sea of red is coming.’Assassin’s Creed Red’ was officially unveiled back in September 2022, but we’re still waiting for a proper reveal from the folks over at Ubisoft following the tiny teaser trailer up above. Earlier this year we heard that a new trailer could be dropping in May before a gameplay deep dive … Read more
Another May Xbox Game Pass addition has just been confirmed!
The figures are barely moving.We’ve heard for a while now that Xbox Game Pass growth is slowing down these days – Microsoft has said that the service has struggled to expand numbers-wise since at least late 2022. Well, the overall US numbers seem to be backing that up, and that’s across gaming subscriptions in general.Circana’s … Read more
“I’m completely rediscovering the game”.This time last week, Bethesda unveiled plans for the biggest update in Starfield history, adding a bunch of new features including better surface maps, new ways to customise gameplay and a 60FPS mode on Xbox Series X.Something that was also mentioned was the ability to stick to a third-person camera during … Read more
Things don’t sound good for Perfect Dark
“This is the largest Battlefield team in franchise history”.Battlefield 2042 development recently wrapped up over at EA and DICE, so naturally, murmurings about the next instalment in this famous FPS franchise are starting to appear. This week, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has been hyping up the next game in the company’s latest financial report (thanks, … Read more
Alongside Spyro and whatever else.Let’s have some good news, shall we?!If you’ve been looking forward to a massive drop of Activision Blizzard games on Xbox Game Pass, it sounds like we’re getting pretty close now. Recently, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy was spotted getting a PC version on the Xbox PC app, and now the same … Read more
Many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony-published LittleBigPlanet series.Speaking with MinnMax, Mark Healey – who co-founded LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule back in 2006 – revealed that during the early stages of the game, the Xbox maker was “on the prowl” and was “kind of trying to steal” the studio from going … Read more