We’re doing something new! Every day after Headlines airs I’ll give a text-based rundown of the show with links to each of our sources used. For those who prefer to read and to give thanks to all the hard work people around the industry are doing. Here are the video game headlines for May 7th, 2024.
- Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda – IGN
- Hades 2 early access review Roundup
- Nintendo announces an announcement about when they’ll announce a Switch Successor (and June show)
- Sea of Thieves doing well at launch on PS5
- Sony blinks on Helldivers 2
- Ghost of Tsushima studio says the Steam version won’t need a PSN account for single-player
- New Tomb Raider game details rumored
- RUMOR: Resident Evil 9 release date revealed
- Hellblade 2 PC specs detailed
- Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Contracts 2 confirmed for Game Pass
- Remedy cancels co-op MP Codename Project Kestrel
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Today’s biggest, saddest, and most frustrating headline was of course the closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and Alpha Dog by Microsoft Gaming.
“In a new report posted via the folks at IGN, it’s been confirmed that Microsoft has closed a number of studios across the Bethesda studios, closing some beloved studios and saying good bye to a number of long-standing teams.
In an email obtained and verified by IGN, Matt Booty confirmed the closure of Arkane Austin (Developers of the critically panned Redfall – hey, we liked it!) and Tango Gameworks, developers of the critically acclaimed Hi-fi Rush, which recently released on PlayStation 5 to underwhelming sales.
You can find the rest of the article HERE
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