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Bethesda has converted Quake Champions from free-to-play to a paid game, retiring the Microsoft Store version and consolidating on Steam. Existing players keep their progress and receive all previously locked content at no cost, with Platinum refunds for
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Bethesda president Jill Braff assured staff that Obsidian Entertainment will remain a distinct creative force after moving under Bethesda's control as part of Xbox's broader restructuring. The studio will continue working on a new Fallout project with
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Microsoft Gaming undergoes significant reorganization with 3,200 job cuts and studio reshuffles, repositioning Xbox with console as the anchor platform while consolidating studios under proven commercial operators.
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Bethesda has converted Quake Champions to a paid application with version 1.31, removing microtransactions, battle passes, and all seasonal mechanics. Players who accessed the game before September 23, 2026 retain free access; new players must purchase it
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Microsoft has reorganized its studios by positioning Obsidian Entertainment under Bethesda Softworks oversight, a move that includes Obsidian's ongoing Grounded project and a new Fallout collaboration with Bethesda Game Studios.
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Microsoft announces major internal reorganization affecting Halo, Obsidian, Rare, and other studios as part of ongoing "reset" strategy. The changes include 268 new layoffs.
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Xbox has consolidated two major studios under different publishers as part of ongoing organizational changes. Rare now operates under Activision, which is also developing the next Halo title, while Obsidian Entertainment has moved under Bethesda.
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Microsoft is preparing another wave of job cuts this week, with plans to consolidate game studios across Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision, and Blizzard, according to reports.
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Former id Software producer Andrew Willis recently criticized Xbox Game Pass as extremely poorly managed and argued that Doom: The Dark Ages should not have been included on the subscription service.
2 min readXbox CEO Asha Sharma is focusing on transparency and clear communication as part of her strategy to fix the company following massive layoffs and restructuring.
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A report from Newzoo details the revenue performance of Fallout 76, placing the online role-playing game among top earners in its genre for the first half of 2026.
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A developer from the Starfield team has opened up about the immense scale of the sci-fi role-playing game, admitting that their original ambitious vision needed significantly more personnel to execute properly.
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