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'Pretty Wild' — Halo Studios Cinematic Director Promoted and Laid Off Within the Same Week as Xbox's Brutal Restructuring Continues Halo Studios’ tidligere cinematic director Josh Daniels fortæller, at han blev forfremmet og afskediget i samme uge som led i Xbox’ omfattende omstrukturering. I alt er 268 stillinger berørt på tværs af Halo Studios, andre førstepartsstudier og centrale Xbox-funktioner. Samtidig har Activision overtaget udviklingen af det næste Halo-spil, mens Halo Studios fortsat skal understøtte eksisterende spil og fællesskabet.

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GTA 6's Miami Takeover Has Begun Following the Completion of a 'Welcome to Vice City' Sign in the City Rockstar Games har opsat et stort "Welcome to Vice City"-skilt på toppen af Kaseya Center i Miami som led i markedsføringen af Grand Theft Auto 6. Ifølge lokale oplysninger betaler selskabet knap en million dollar for installationen, mens flere mulige kampagneaktiviteter i byen stadig er uafklarede. GTA 6 udkommer 19. november 2026 til PlayStation 5 og Xbox Series X|S.

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Garfield's Newest Game Is a Sarcastic Slog, an Overly Familiar 3D Platformer Dragged Down by Bad Jokes and Sluggish Action IGN anmelder Garfield - Escape from Monday som en skuffende 3D-platformer med 40 baner og en spilletid på omkring ni timer. Spillet har en charmerende, PS1-inspireret grafik og fantasifulde madtemaer, men platformingen beskrives som simpel, og Garfield fremstår mest som en konstant brokkende figur. De ekstra kostumer og samleobjekter giver kun begrænset dybde.

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Wardogs Season 2's Release Date Has Been Revealed and It Will Add New Weather Effects Such as Rain Wardogs sæson 2 udkommer 15. oktober og tilføjer vejreffekter, blandt andet kraftig regn, som kan påvirke spillets synlighed og køretøjer. Opdateringen nulstiller samtidig spillernes oplåsninger og ranglister, hvilket skal skabe en mere lige start, men allerede har mødt kritik. Spillet har solgt over to millioner eksemplarer i sin første weekend, mens en konsoludgave først ventes i 2028.

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'I'm Cautiously Optimistic' — Halo Fans Can't Decide if Activision Takeover Is a Good Thing or Not Activision overtager udviklingen af det næste Halo-spil efter en større omstrukturering hos Xbox, der også har medført massefyringer hos Halo Studios. Fans er splittede: Nogle frygter mere aggressiv mikrotransaktions- og DLC-fokus, mens andre håber, at Activision kan revitalisere serien efter flere års skuffelser. Den endelige retning for spillet er endnu ikke kendt.

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Sea of Thieves Fans Are Concerned for Rare's Future Amidst Xbox Reset Rare er blevet lagt under Activisions paraply som led i Microsofts omfattende ændringer af Xbox’ førstepartsstudier. Det har skabt bekymring blandt Sea of Thieves-spillere, der frygter, at studiet fremover primært skal fungere som støttehold for Call of Duty og Halo. Rare’s konkrete fremtid er endnu ikke fastlagt, men fans håber fortsat på nye selvstændige projekter.

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MANHATTAN UNDER SIEGE - IGN IGN bringer en fiktiv rapport fra Manhattan, hvor en lækket video angiveligt viser mennesker, der svæver i luften omgivet af rødt lys. Vidner forbinder hændelsen med den paranormale enhed Hiss, mens Federal Bureau of Control afviser det hele som massehallucination. Historien fungerer som markedsføring for action-rollespillet Control: Resonant, der udkommer til konsoller og pc den 24. september.

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A Minecraft Simulation Proved That The Game Can Beat Itself After Nearly Two Billion Years En Monte Carlo-simulering viser, at Minecraft kan gennemføre spillets mål helt uden en spiller. YouTuberen RedLogic fandt en verden med de nødvendige ressourcer og lod spillets tilfældige væsner arbejde videre, indtil dragen blev besejret. Simulationen dækkede 1,97 milliarder år, fordi endermen, sne-golems og creepers kun meget sjældent udførte de nødvendige handlinger.

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Best Buy is a Great Spot for the Latest Pokémon TCG Drops, If You're Looking to Beat the Scalpers En sponsoreret IGN-artikel beskriver Best Buy som en mulighed for at købe Pokémon-samlekort til vejledende priser. Forhandleren fremhæves for køsystemer, invitationsadgang, købsbegrænsninger og beskyttelse mod bots og scalpers. Artiklen gennemgår også medlemsfordele, forhåndsadgang til forudbestillinger samt muligheden for at bestille online og hente varerne i en butik.

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Undead Labs Becomes Employee-Owned After Xbox Separation and Confirms State of Decay 3 Is Still In Development Undead Labs er blevet selvstændigt og medarbejderejet efter at have skilt sig fra Xbox. Studiet bekræfter samtidig, at State of Decay 3 stadig er under udvikling og aktuelt befinder sig i alfa. En lukket betatest er planlagt inden udgangen af 2026, mens spillet efter planen udkommer i 2027 til Xbox, Game Pass, pc og PlayStation.

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'You're Going to Take a Hit': Rainbow Six Siege Director Bracing for GTA 6 Launch Impact, Promises Players Who Stick Around Will Be Served 'Like Kings and Queens' Ubisoft forventer, at Rainbow Six Siege vil miste spillere midlertidigt, når Grand Theft Auto 6 udkommer i november. Spillets kreative direktør Joshua Mills siger, at holdet vil fokusere ekstra på de spillere, der bliver, blandt andet med en ny sæson og hidtil uannoncerede overraskelser. Han understreger samtidig, at spillerne sandsynligvis vender tilbage efter interessen for GTA 6 har lagt sig.

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Rayman Legends Retold Doesn’t Feel Like a Necessary Remake, But It’s Still a Good Time | IGN Preview En forhåndsvisning vurderer, at Rayman Legends Retold stadig har et stærkt og velfungerende platformspil i centrum. Genindspilningen byder på nye musik- og baner, en opdateret Kung Foot-tilstand samt hele Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition. Anmelderen mener dog ikke, at den nye visuelle stil overgår originalens 2D-grafik, men fremhæver den store mængde indhold og den attraktive pris.

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Nodusfall Is Hoyoverse’s Darker Pivot from the Bright, Anime World of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail | IGN Preview En hands-on-forpremiere af HoYoverses kommende actionspil Nodusfall tegner et billede af et mørkt, postapokalyptisk univers inspireret af mytologier fra hele verden. Spillet kombinerer holdbaseret co-op med forskellige roller, evner og kampe mod enorme monstre. Selvom det har stamina, undvigelser og tunge angreb, beskrives det ikke som et klassisk soulslike, men som et mere dynamisk actionspil.

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Blizzard Developer Says World of Warcraft Forever Must "Hold the Line" on Not Implementing a Quality-of-Life Feature From Retail WoW Blizzard vil ikke indføre delt tagging og delte loot-belønninger i World of Warcraft: Forever. Udvikleren Josh Greenfield siger, at den ekstra friktion er vigtig for spillets sociale Classic+-identitet, selv om den kan skabe konkurrence om fjender i den populære beta. Spillerne opfordres i stedet til at gruppere sig. Den fulde version lanceres 4. november og bliver inkluderet i World of Warcraft-abonnementet.

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Microsoft Signals Intention to Close Down Ninja Theory After Deals to Save the Hellblade Developer Fall Through Microsoft har indledt en konsultation med medarbejderne hos Ninja Theory med henblik på at lukke det britiske spiludviklingsstudie. To aftaler, der skulle redde studiet, er faldet igennem, men Microsoft undersøger fortsat andre muligheder for en redning. Lukningen skaber samtidig usikkerhed om udgivelsen af Senua, det annoncerede tredje spil i Hellblade-serien.

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Handing Halo to Activision Makes Business Sense, but Will the Slick Call of Duty Development Pipeline Be Enough To Save Master Chief? Det næste hovedspil i Halo-serien skal udvikles af Activision, mens Halo Studios rammes af betydelige fyringer. IGN vurderer, at beslutningen forretningsmæssigt kan give mening, fordi Activision har erfaring med at levere store spil effektivt gennem flere studier. Den kreative retning er dog mere usikker, og artiklen peger blandt andet på Treyarch som en mulig udvikler.

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CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Huge Xbox Studios Shakeup Microsoft bekræfter, at Activision skal udvikle det næste hovedspil i Halo-serien som led i en omfattende omstrukturering af Xbox-organisationen. I alt 268 medarbejdere mister jobbet, størstedelen hos Halo Studios. Samtidig flyttes Rare og World's Edge under Activision, mens flere andre studier omorganiseres, sælges eller risikerer lukning.

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Here's Your First Look at 3 Cards From Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution — Delta Reign, Due to Launch This November Pokémon TCG-sættet Mega Evolution — Delta Reign lanceres 6. november med over 135 kort. IGN har offentliggjort de første designs, blandt andet Sprigatito, Floragato og Meowscarada ex, samt kort med Mega Malamar, Mega Golurk og Mega Rayquaza. Meowscarada ex får 320 HP og et angreb, der kan ramme både den aktive og en beskadiget Pokémon på bænken.

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How Long Is Silent Hill: Townfall? We Tasked Five Players With Five Different Playstyles To Complete Konami’s New Survival Horror and Find Out IGN har sammenlignet gennemspilningstider for Konamis survival horror-spil Silent Hill: Townfall på tværs af forskellige spillestile. Den hurtigste gennemspilning tog 12 timer og 37 minutter, mens den længste varede 15 timer og 15 minutter. Spillet indeholder flere slutninger, samleobjekter og et New Game Plus-modus, som giver mulighed for yderligere opdagelser.

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ASUS klar med sin første WiFi 8-router i Danmark - recordere.dk ASUS lancerer gaming-routeren ROG Rapture GT-BN98 i Danmark og resten af Norden fra midten af oktober til en vejledende pris på 7.190 kroner. Routeren er baseret på et udkast til den kommende WiFi 8-standard og har en samlet teoretisk trådløs kapacitet på op til 25.000 Mbit/s. Den har desuden to 10 Gbit/s-porte, fire 2,5 Gbit/s-porte og funktioner til trafikstyring og netværksovervågning.

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Injustice 3 Features 1 Character Fans Will Expect and 1 Who Perhaps Comes as a Surprise, According to a Fresh Leak Et nyt læk antyder, at det endnu ikke annoncerede kampspil Injustice 3 vil indeholde Supergirl og Batwoman som spilbare figurer. Supergirl vender tilbage fra Injustice 2, mens Batwoman i så fald får sin debut i hovedserien. Lækket kan også pege på en genstart eller en ny tidslinje, men Warner Bros. har endnu ikke bekræftet spillet.

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IGN's StarCraft: Tabletop Miniatures Game Review IGN giver StarCraft: The Miniatures Game karakteren 8 ud af 10. Anmeldelsen fremhæver alternative aktiveringer, begrænset indsættelse af enheder og et Surge-system, som holder spillerne engagerede og gør kampene mere dynamiske. De detaljerede figurer og kortbaserede regler roses også, mens den høje pris på omkring 200 dollar for startsættet nævnes som en ulempe. Spillet har endnu ingen endelig udgivelsesdato.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update to Add Difficulty Option for 'People Who Don't Want to Experience Combat' Rebel Wolves vil med en større opdatering i begyndelsen af oktober tilføje en ny, endnu lettere sværhedsgrad til The Blood of Dawnwalker. Den nye Story Mode er målrettet spillere, der primært vil opleve historien uden større fokus på kamp, mens den nuværende Story Mode får et nyt navn og bliver sværere. Opdateringen indeholder også justeringer af kamp, kamera, målretning og ydeevne.

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Love Nikki Player Shuts Down Fan Website Over Game's 'Irreverent' and 'Demonic' Clothing Designs Following Involvement With the 'Occult' Administratoren bag fansiden Nikki’s Info har lukket hjemmesiden og tilbudt Patreon-abonnenter refusion. Beslutningen skyldes religiøse overbevisninger og en opfattelse af, at nogle af tøjene i mobilspillet Love Nikki har blasfemiske eller dæmoniske undertoner. Lukningen har vakt opsigt blandt spillere og ført til debat om spillets religiøse symbolik og design.

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'It's Time for the COD Community to Step Up' — Call of Duty YouTuber Launches Petition to Remove SBMM From the Game Ahead of MW4 Launch Call of Duty-YouTuberen Tdawgsmitty har startet en underskriftsindsamling for at få fjernet skill-based matchmaking fra seriens urangerede kampe. Han mener, at systemet gør offentlige kampe for konkurrenceprægede og efterlyser i stedet SBMM i rangerede spillelister samt større åbenhed om matchmaking. Initiativet kommer efter Destiny-spilleres protester og kort før udgivelsen af Modern Warfare 4.

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CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Huge Xbox Studios Shakeup

Microsoft bekræfter, at Activision skal udvikle det næste hovedspil i Halo-serien som led i en omfattende omstrukturering af Xbox-organisationen. I alt 268 medarbejdere mister jobbet, størstedelen hos Halo Studios. Samtidig flyttes Rare og World's Edge under Activision, mens flere andre studier omorganiseres, sælges eller risikerer lukning.

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Microsoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox studios setup.

Xbox announced 268 layoffs today "across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer" as part of the ongoing cuts first announced in July. The layoffs, the majority of which are at Halo Studios, come as part of new Xbox boss Asha Sharma’s “reset” of Microsoft's gaming business that had already seen 1,600 staff lose their jobs in the summer.

"The actions completed since July, inclusive of the studio divestitures, bring us roughly three-quarters of the way through previously announced restructuring," Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty said in a blog post. "I am deeply grateful for what our colleagues have built, and I know how difficult today will be for those leaving and the teams around them."

With Halo Studios gutted, Microsoft has handed Halo to Activision. Activision will develop "the next Halo title," Booty said, "led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty. A small team at Halo Studios will continue supporting the Halo community and games in-market."

Sharma did not say when the next Halo game will come out, or if Activision plans to reboot the series or rotate it into its schedule of releases for Call of Duty, which hasn’t missed an annual release for 20 years.

Halo moving to Activision follows a string of tough releases for the franchise under Xbox's stewardship. Microsoft bought the Halo franchise when it purchased its original developer, Bungie, in 2000. Bungie then split from Microsoft to become independent again in 2007, and went to work on looter shooter Destiny as part of a high-profile, 10-year publishing deal with Activision. Meanwhile, Microsoft set up 343 Industries, so named after 343 Guilty Spark from the Halo games, to take Halo into a new era. 2012's Halo 4 was the first Halo game released by 343. It was followed by 2015's Halo 5: Guardians, which in turn was followed by 2021's much-delayed Halo Infinite. Halo Infinite in particular struggled, and this year's Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the beloved first Halo game, suffered problems of its own.

In 2024, 343 Industries changed its name to Halo Studios and announced plans to work on multiple new Halo games that would all be developed on Epic's Unreal Engine. The announcements were unveiled in a seven-minute video shown ahead of the Halo World Championship's grand finals, which showcased the results of Project Foundry — an experimental project designed to show a Halo game built using Unreal Engine. While it was not much more than a tech demo, the video offered a glimpse at a fresh beginning for Xbox's flagship franchise in the wake of Halo Infinite's troubled launch. The question is, will any of that work be carried forward by Activision?

Meanwhile, Xbox has moved Age of Empires developer World's Edge and Sea of Thieves developer Rare under the Activision umbrella, without confirming the legendary British studio's next game.

Rob Kostich, president of Activision issued the following statement:

"We’re thrilled to welcome Halo, Rare, and World’s Edge to Activision. It’s an honor and a responsibility that we do not take lightly. These teams and their games have inspired fans around the world for decades.

"For Halo, our goal is clear: make the greatest Halo game ever, worthy of its universe and legacy, while staying true to what made players love it in the first place. It is a bold ambition, one that this franchise deserves. We have already begun assembling a purpose-built team, unique in capability and talent, ready and excited to deliver this next chapter with the community.

"To the World’s Edge and Rare teams, we can’t wait to get to work together."

Outside Activision, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Avowed developer Obsidian is now a Bethesda studio, as it begins work on a new Fallout game. Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 is being merged with Forza Horizon and Fable developer Playground, and Candy Crush developer King now includes Microsoft Casual Games, which operates the likes of Solitaire, Mahjong, and Minesweeper.

Microsoft has also signalled its intention to close Hellblade developer Ninja Theory after two separate deals for a sale fell through. As per UK employment law, a consultation with staff has begun. Ninja Theory was working on the third entry in the Hellblade series, called Senua, but that game's future is in doubt.

There is no news on the fate of Blade developer Arkane. Microsoft is currently negotiating with management over the future of the studio, following French employment law, so the process is further behind that of other Xbox studios. Booty said "consultation with Arkane remains underway and is expected to continue through the end of the year."

Psychonauts developer Double Fine and South of Midnight studio Compulsion managed to navigate their way to independence as part of the reset. Today, Booty confirmed that Undead Labs has now "successfully transitioned" on "similar terms" and, with a new publisher, will release State of Decay 3 day one on Game Pass.

"The goal is to strengthen our franchises and games by operating fewer business units, aligning groups that already work closely together, and focusing our publishing expertise," Booty said today.

Today’s dramatic news sparks a number of unanswered questions: what does the future of Halo look like? What does Activision plan to do with Rare and Sea of Thieves? And where will the rest of the layoffs Microsoft announced were in the works in July come from?

The Xbox reset is the most significant restructure in the history of Microsoft's gaming business, and forms part of Sharma's drive to reach a billion people each day through video games by 2030. It follows continued poor financial results for Xbox and a collapsing profit margin, which Sharma has set about turning around by cutting costs and doubling down on big franchises such as Halo, Minecraft, and Fallout.

"Today, our focus should be on supporting those affected and treating one another with care and respect," Booty added. "I will spend time with our studios over the next week. At our October 6 town hall, we will come together as an ALL-XBOX team to reflect on our progress and look ahead to one of the strongest game lineups in our history."

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