1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (412+ words) There won't be an offline version, says Nintendo. Nintendo is winding down service for its 2019 mobile game Mario Kart Tour later this year. Announced via a FAQ, racing will come to an end on September 29. "We sincerely thank the many…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (393+ words) The news comes with Activision Blizzard parent company Xbox cutting jobs across the board. Blizzard Entertainment has laid off what studio president Johanna Faries has described as a "small number" of employees in China. An email penned by Faries and…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (769+ words) Don't mind the screams. Ignore the gleaming, blood-slicked guillotine and basket overflowing with wide-eyed craniums and do your very best to craft a hit video game. The investors demand it. Succeed and you might get to spend another year in…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (542+ words) The union claims around a dozen roles have been eliminated at Bethesda Game Studios Montreal. Labor union CWA Canada has informed Game Developer that around a dozen employees have been laid off at Bethesda Game Studios Montreal following the latest…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (201+ words) Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch console to retailers in February 2027. Newsbrief: Nintendo's original Switch console finally has a sunset window in Europe. According to Nintendo's official site (via Wario64), Nintendo will stop selling original Switch units to retailers in…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (570+ words) 'It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio.' Microsoft has commenced what it describes as the "most significant restructure in Xbox history" and confirmed it will be eliminating 3, 200 roles across its video game division by the…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (270+ words) The move comes with the company pivoting away from video games and entertainment. Niantic Spatial is winding down its office in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and laying off an undisclosed number of employees. James Everett, creative director at Niantic Spatial, confirmed…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (235+ words) Carbon is the technology behind the sci-fi MMO's sprawling persistent universe. EVE Online developer Fenris Creations (formerly known as CCP Games) has open sourced its cross-platform game engine framework, Carbon." The move means developers, players, and researchers can now access…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (468+ words) Plus: Union creates hardship fund to support laid off developers and Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature. Thirty years of hurt. Never stopped me dreaming." There appears to be a near 1: 1 overlap between supporting England during a major football tournament and working…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (483+ words) The reported feature would allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. Xbox employees are reportedly testing a feature that would allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The news comes via The Verge, according…...