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Microsoft Launches Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC, Starting With Four Classic Original Xbox Games
Microsoft brought Xbox Backward Compatibility to PC on July 22, letting Windows 11 and handheld owners play four original Xbox games for the first time.
Unity Unveils Unity 7 Roadmap at Unite Seoul, Promising No Breaking Changes From Unity 6
Unity announced Unity 7 at Unite Seoul, promising a zero-rebuild upgrade from Unity 6, faster shader builds, and an optional approach to AI tooling.
Nacon's Midgar Studio Liquidated After 18-Year Run, Leaving Edge of Memories' Fate Uncertain
A French court ordered Nacon-owned Midgar Studio into liquidation after 18 years, leaving the fate of its unreleased RPG Edge of Memories unclear.
US and Canadian Game Worker Unions File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Microsoft Over Xbox Layoffs
The CWA and CWA Canada filed unfair labor practice charges against Microsoft on July 15, accusing it of bad-faith bargaining and unlawful firings over the Xbox layoffs, as Bethesda and ZeniMax workers rallied.
MindsEye Developer Build A Rocket Boy Faces Worker Protests Over 'Extravagant' Fan Playtest Amid Mass Layoffs and Surveillance Lawsuit
Former staff and the IWGB union protested outside Build A Rocket Boy's Edinburgh studio after it flew in fans for a MindsEye playtest following an estimated 250 to 400 layoffs.
Game Workers Union Launches Hardship Fund Offering Up to $5,000 to Developers Hit by Industry Layoffs
United Videogame Workers-CWA has created a Game Worker Hardship Fund giving laid-off U.S. and Canadian developers grants of up to $5,000.
Xbox Confirms 3,200 Job Cuts and Parts Ways With Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs in Sweeping Restructure
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed about 3,200 role cuts through FY27, roughly 1,600 immediately. Double Fine and Compulsion exit as independent studios with their IP, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs head to new owners.
Nintendo to Sell a Switch 2 With a User-Replaceable Battery in Europe This Autumn as EU Rules End Original Switch Sales in February 2027
Nintendo will roll out revised hardware with swappable batteries in Europe and stop selling the original Switch family from mid-February 2027.
Valve's Steam Machine Launches at $1,049 on June 30 as a Reservation Lottery Replaces Preorders
Valve's cube-shaped SteamOS console shipped June 30 in four configurations from $1,049, sold through a randomized reservation lottery, with the company blaming an AI-driven memory shortage for a price far above its original target.
As PlayStation Sets a January 2028 End Date for Disc Games, the Video Game History Foundation Presses the ESA for a Legal Digital-Preservation Path
Frank Cifaldi says downloading Grand Theft Auto VI and hoping it runs in 50 years is not a preservation solution, and asks the ESA for legal ways to archive digital-only games.
Sony Bans Brazil's Afil Games From the PlayStation Store as Its 2026 Shovelware Purge Widens to Whole Publishers
Sony has cut off shovelware publisher Afil Games and tightened PlayStation Store publishing rules, extending a year of store purges from individual titles to entire catalogs.
Switch 2 Closes Its First U.S. Year at 5.9 Million Units, the Second Fastest-Selling Game System Since Tracking Began in 1995
Circana data shows the Switch 2 sold 5.9 million U.S. units in 12 months, trailing only the Game Boy Advance, while PS5 and Xbox posted their worst May in over two decades.