The Banjo revival dream might be dead (Nintendo) Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs has ended development on a number of games, ranging from Everwild to an unannounced sci-fi shooter. While Microsoft is no stranger to mass layoffs, its latest round of job cuts have been particularly detrimental to its gaming...
Rage against the Microsoft machine (Microsoft) Microsoft’s cull of 9,000 jobs has led to multiple cancelled projects, and one of them has been called ‘incredible’ by those that played it. Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an untitled game from John Romero are just some of the projects which have been cancelled...
Destiny 2 – even it has seen a decline in players (Bungie) The Friday letters page asks whether there’ll ever be a new Perfect Dark game, as readers fail to share EA’s optimism for Battlefield 6. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Losing the futureI’m not surprised...
It’s been a pretty great years so far, at least in terms of the games themselves (Credits: thirboy) 2025 is already half over but it’s been a great year so far for quality games, including Monster Hunter Wilds and Split Fiction. Not only is the summer heatwave over but so...
You’ll likely never get to see what the studio was working on next (Romero Games) The unidentified publisher behind John Romero’s next project has turned out to be Microsoft… which means yet more bad news in terms of layoffs. There is no underselling now awful the recent wave of layoffs...
Who has the money for video games anymore? (Metro) Young adults are spending less and less across the board, but the games industry has been hit the hardest. Gaming has never been the cheapest of hobbies, but it has undeniably become more expensive in recent years, to the point that...
Work on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet might speed up now (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Neil Druckmann will not have anything to do with season 3 of The Last Of Us TV show, as he returns to work at Naughty Dog full-time. Naughty Dog is one of the most respected video game...
EA seems to be overestimating Battlefield’s popularity (EA) EA is allegedly spending a huge amount of money to ensure Battlefield 6 is as popular, if not more so, than Call Of Duty. While EA hasn’t officially shown much of its next Battlefield game, dubbed Battlefield 6 by fans, some people...
Xbox has taken a battering this week (X) The full cost of Microsoft’s most recent round of layoffs is becoming clear, as Rare loses one of its most experienced developers. The sweeping job cuts at Microsoft might not have been a surprise but a day after it happened, we still...