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Dan Greenawalt, director, founder, and vice president at Turn 10 Games, has departed from the studio after spending 27 years as part of the company. This comes as Turn 10 is merged with Playground Games as part of Xbox's mass restructuring initiative that made headlines as it resulted in 3200 layoffs and four studio closures earlier this year.

'None of these people have ever made a game,' BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk says of game industry executives: 'They just don't know how it works' In a rare interview, Zeschuk said the closure of BioWare is sad, but his greater concern is for the people put out of work. It's been almost 15 years since BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka announced their retirements from the videogame industry, and they've been resolute about staying out of it ever since: Muzyka continues to head up the ThresholdImpact investment firm he founded in 2012 and holds multiple roles at the University of Alberta, while Zeschuk owns Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company, also based in Alberta, where he works with a small handful of other BioWare veterans. But Zeschuk stepped back into the videogame spotlight, briefly, following last week's closure of BioWare by parent company Electronic Arts, telling 80lv that he got the news hours after it happened because he was on a fishing trip, and by the time he flew home a couple days later, he'd "already shelved it away." "I wasn't there to share in the moment, which in some ways was nice because I was able to kind of just take my time with it," Zeschuk said. Having gone through the crucible of game development, I'm not going back in there." 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80.

EA's sale to Saudi-led consortium was "final nail in the coffin" for BioWare, says studio co-founder "I'm not saying it doesn't hurt and doesn't suck." One of BioWare's famous doctor-founders, Greg Zeschuk, has finally spoken about the studio's closure last week, saying it's "kind of sad" and that EA's leveraged buyout by a Saudi-involved consortium "was the final nail in the coffin". Speaking to 80 Level, Zeschuk - who founded BioWare in 1995 with fellow medical students Ray Muzyka and Augustine Yip - said he was fishing when news of the studio's closure broke. "I got like 10 texts," Zeschuk said. PC, PS4, Xbox One See 13 more Mac, PC, iOS Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Mac, PC Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S Xbox PC, PS3, Xbox 360 PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Nintendo Wii U, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 PC, PS4, Xbox One Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox, iOS Mac, PC

Newly merged Skydance mandates staff return to office five days a week, offers Voluntary Buyout Program Skydance CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz say RTO policy "is in the best interest" of employees The newly merged Skydance Corporation has mandated employees return to the office for five days a week and is offering a Voluntary Buyout Program (VBO). Earlier this month, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery completed a $111 billion merger and now operate under Skydance. Paramount Games Studio and WB Games were combined into a single unit managed by Tony Driscoll.

Сооснователь BioWare считает покупку EA саудовскими инвесторами «последним гвоздём в крышку гроба студии» Сооснователь BioWare Грег Зещук поделился мыслями о закрытии студии. Он считает, что покупка EA саудовскими инвесторами стала ключевым фактором. «Думаю, это был последний гвоздь в крышку гроба. Теперь это совершенно другая компания», — заявил Зещук.

Сооснователь BioWare Грег Зещук (Greg Zeschuk) считает, что окончательно судьбу студии определила смена владельцев Electronic Arts. По его мнению, новые инвесторы EA заинтересованы прежде всего в коммерчески предсказуемых проектах, тогда как разработка масштабных ролевых игр, которыми прославилась BioWare, требует слишком много времени и ресурсов. Об этом Зещук рассказал в интервью 80 Level, комментируя закрытие BioWare и отмену следующей части Mass Effect. «Думаю, это был последний гвоздь в крышку гроба», — заявил разработчик, говоря о выкупе Electronic Arts за 55 млрд долларов консорциумом инвесторов во главе с Государственным инвестиционным фондом Саудовской Аравии (PIF).

Are you curious about how to unlock skills in Phantom Blade Zero ? Various perks can be found in the “Train Abilities” menu, which is accessible whenever you interact with a bell/fast travel point. However, there are some caveats related to progression and exploration. In This Article The Phantom Blade Zero skill unlock system Interconnected perks and Banyan’s Hearts The Phantom Blade Zero skill unlock system Unlocking skills in the game isn’t as straightforward as it seems.

Are you eager to repair the Illusory Pipa in Phantom Blade Zero ? This musical instrument is obtained a few hours into the campaign, but it’s going to take a long time before you can fully utilize its functions as a Phantom Edge weapon. We’ve got all the info for you right here, though there are some minor spoilers , too. In This Article The Illusory Pipa location and quest NPC Where to find the Illusory Pipa Head Where to find the Illusory Pipa Backplate Where to find the Illusory Pipa Strings Illusory Pipa functions in combat and exploration The Illusory Pipa location and quest NPC The Phantom Blade Zero Illusory Pipa is acquired once Soul wakes up in the Village of Lu, the game’s third region.

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For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. Join the GamesRadar community for quick access. Behind the scenes, though, things with the next Mass Effect were on shaky ground for some time, reportedly, as the massive $55 billion EA buyout by Saudi Arabia's private investment fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and private equity fund Silver Lake fell into place.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Xbox. Last year, we were saddened when the annual Xbox Year in Review feature didn't make a comeback for 2025 , but based on what's been uncovered behind the scenes, we're getting a new version of it in 2026! For those who don't know, Year in Review (sometimes known as "Xbox Wrapped") is a feature where you can see your Xbox activity from the past 12 months, including games you've played the most and the achievements you've acquired. Read the full article on purexbox.com

As Skydance merges with Warner Bros. and Paramount, the company offers voluntary redundancy and mandates return to the office Who'd have thunk it. Skydance - the newly formed corporate megazord combining Warner Bros and Paramount - has issued a full five-day return-to-office mandate to employees, and offered voluntary buyouts as the merging of the companies begins. The company was formed earlier this month following a much-debated $110bn Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros., in which both companies were squished together to be led by a refreshed board, which includes former UK prime minister Tony Blair (in an advisory role), philanthropist Laurene Powell, and former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.

None of us have any bloody time any more, do we? The economy being in the toilet is obviously part of that, but the other part is that we're all adults and now we have to do responsible adult things like our laundry, and buying toilet paper, and buying toilet paper again because it simply never ends. It all makes playing games just that little bit trickier, especially when it comes to lengthy strategy game runs. If you're longing for a quick dose of some 4X strategy, though, Monarchs at Play, a turn-based city-builder that only takes an hour, might be the thing you're after.

New details have come to light about A24's Elden Ring movie, including how Amazon could be involved and its beefy runtime. According to Deadline , Amazon MGM is buying up the Elden Ring movie's Pay-1 streaming rights for numerous international markets in a deal potentially worth "tens of millions of dollars." The site reported that there could be "interesting activations" on Amazon's Twitch platform as part of the deal. A Pay-1 rights deal means the company gets exclusive rights to broadcast a movie after it ends its theatrical run and comes to home video. Finally, the Deadline report backed up the earlier rumor that the Elden Ring movie cost as much as $200 million to produce , making it A24's most expensive film ever.

Microsoft has announced a new program called the Voluntary Exit Offer that it's extending to thousands of workers at the company, including people on the Xbox team. Microsoft is doing this to shed employees, but the messaging is that a program like this could be appealing to someone who was already thinking about leaving and can now do so with a pay package. The report said 60,000 workers are eligible for the Voluntary Exit Offer, and this works out to more than 25% of Microsoft's entire workforce. For the latest period, Microsoft reported $90 billion in revenue (up 18%) and a profit of $35.8 billion (up 22%).

Phantom Blade Zero is asking players to free up 300GB of space for pre-loading, double its actual 145GB file size Kung Fu'd for thought. Pre-loads are live for Phantom Blade Zero, the debut action game from Chinese developer S-Game. Alongside news of the pre-load, the studio revealed the final set of PC requirements, including how much space the game is going to take up on your drive. Once installed, Phantom Blade Zero will occupy a chonky 145GB of your precious storage space.

For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. Official communication from Microsoft does not detail how many employees will be eligible for the voluntary exit offer, but CNBC reports that "around 60,000 people" will receive the offer, or around 27% of the company. That's on top of the 6,000 laid off in May 2025, 9,000 laid off in July 2025, and 4,800 laid off in July 2026.

With Xbox cuts not done, Microsoft offer voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 workers across the company in latest attempt to get rid of staff That's around a quarter of Microsoft’s total workforce, according to reports Staff at Microsoft continue to recieve emails they'd probably rather not be getting. After telling some the other week of plans to mandate four days in the office starting in February and presiding over multiple rounds of layoffs at their gaming division Xbox, Microsoft are now offering volutary buyouts to 60,000, roughly 25% of their overall headcount. Business Insider report that staff in the US, Canada, India, and the UK, but that not every team within the company is on the eligibility list. There's no indication at current as to whether Xbox will be affected, with exec Matt Booty having noted when announcing September's layoffs that the division was "roughly three-quarters of the way" through efforts to get rid of 3200 staff in total.

I'm buying on Xbox what I'd usually pick up on Steam and other consoles. Since Xbox announced that physical disc-based games could be converted into digital licenses playable on both console and PC, I've been all-in on physical purchases. I've always been an advocate for physical ownership, long before disc to digital , but the ability to buy a physical copy of a game and essentially turn it into a PC license - I'm even more so. Xbox's disc to digital programme has got to be one of this console generation's defining features, giving players a genuine reason to reach for games off the shelf, dust 'em off, pop them into the disc tray, and claim digital licenses in the process.

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