Rare boss Craig Duncan promoted to Xbox Game Studios chief

Today I'm sharing news about leadership changes on our team. After more than 30 years at Microsoft, Alan Hartman is retiring at the end of November. Alan's career has been one of innovation, dedication and an unwavering passion for games. Alan started at Microsoft in 1988 as a contractor in the fledgling CD-ROM group and … Read more

Hi-Rez Studios lay off unknown number of workers to give Smite 2 “a sustainable future”

Smite 2 developers Hi-Rez Studios have laid off an unspecified number of workers, as part of what they call a “internal reorganization and reprioritization”. The layoffs would ultimately benefit Smite 2, claimed the company’s boss, who added that the cuts “disproportionally affect” those working on cosmetic skins and game “system features”, as well as people in marketing and publishing roles.

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Minecraft console developer 4J Studios are making Reforj, their own open world survival game

A few months ago, Minecraft’s original console developer 4J Studios showed off a new in-house engine they had created, called the Elements Engine. Now they’ve announced what game they’re making with it. It’s called Reforj, and it’s an “open-world multiplayer survival sandbox.” But it’s not aiming to be Minecraft 2, they say.

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