gaming

After 38 years at Microsoft and 12 years leading Xbox, Phil Spencer retires. Xbox president Sarah Bond simultaneously resigns, replaced by CoreAI division head Asha Sharma.

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming 2026 finds a $195.6B industry where record revenues mask falling margins, a funding drought, and China's growing dominance over global growth.

Five French unions led a three-day walkout at Ubisoft after the publisher cancelled six games, closed two studios, and imposed a five-day office mandate as part of a 200 million euro restructuring.