Xbox Staff Are Protecting Themselves Against Microsoft
Generative AI adoption, layoffs, studio closures. Under Microsoft, Xbox is being changed. Staff aren't going to take it.

Generative AI adoption, layoffs, studio closures. Under Microsoft, Xbox is being changed. Staff aren't going to take it.
Of all the studios to voluntarily recognise their staff's union, I didn't expect it to be ZA/UM, the makers of Disco Elysium and Disco Elysium-related controversies.
Thirteen years ago, Starbreeze launched Payday 2, and for a decade, they continued developing it with new heists, weapons and cosmetics. That ended two years ago with the launch of Payday 3. Now, though, it's the 2nd game in the series that has a Subscription service? We try to make sense of it.
An Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will now cost you $360 a year. Are you really spending more than that on new games?
A mountain of great AAA, AA and Indie games awaits in October, so let us guide you through the biggest and best of the lot.