Interestingly, it’s a year to the day that the game launched on PlayStation. Increasingly, it looks as though Microsoft is shifting its PC gaming branding around that moniker. We’ve asked Microsoft to comment, but don’t be surprised if you see a lot of this new branding in the coming days across SGF and the Xbox Showcase. Silkson’g app packages on Steam recently got a flurry of updates, with one grabbing its first update in over a year. On Sunday is the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, which will give us a glimpse at another variety of interesting upcoming titles for Xbox and PC.

This is definitely a clear example of exploiting the algorithm. The console wars are long over, but it’s still surreal for fans to see how much has changed. According to a former Rockstar employee, GTA VI will be the most expensive game ever and nothing in the future will top it, not even GTA VII. The reason is the growing importance of artificial intelligence. Starfield has been out for nearly two years now, and its biggest problem, which has plagued it from the very start, has only gotten worse. One Zelda game flew under the radar compared to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, but it has an important narrative device for the series.

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According to The Seattle Times, 9,000 employees, or 4 percent of Microsoft’s workforce, are affected by the cuts, which started Wednesday morning. The full scope of layoffs within Microsoft’s gaming divisions are still unknown. Microsoft announced its intention to fire 3% of its staff, amounting to just under 7,000 people, in May; looming cuts to the company’s game business were first reported last week. The company previously eliminated 10,000 jobs in 2023—just one year after it announced its intention to acquire Activision-Blizzard for $69 billion—and over 2,500 more in 2024. HR is working directly with impacted employees to provide severance plan benefits (aligned with local laws), including pay, healthcare coverage, and job placement resources to support their transition. Employees whose roles were eliminated are encouraged to explore open positions across Microsoft Gaming, where their applications will be given priority review.

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Bungie confirms that Tower vendors in Destiny 2 are seeing major changes within The Edge of Fate, including the weekend exotic merchant Xur. Recent developments at Microsoft deal significant damage to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service that will be felt for years.

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Also, a look at recent changes to Team Ups, Competitive Mode, and more. Nintendo has announced that it will be increasing the prices of some of its products in Canada. Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition is an incredibly competent port of one of the best fighting games. The MMO, codenamed internally as Blackbird, was reportedly in good shape and getting ready to enter full production before being cut. Launching on July 15th, the enhanced RPG adds controller support, Steam Workshop integration, improved textures and more. The Death Stranding 2 director’s horror title allegedly sought a new publisher after Microsoft’s recent wave of layoffs.