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Hellblade developer Ninja Theory is reportedly working on a new game, and isn’t at risk of shutting down–like several of its sibling studios have at Microsoft.

According to Windows Central, the studio’s new game has already been greenlit and Microsoft isn’t considering closing the studio. Additionally, the new game is reportedly separate from Project Mara, which Ninja Theory revealed back in 2021. There aren’t any more details about this new game, such as whether it’s another entry in the Hellblade series or an entirely different IP.

Project Mara is billed as a psychological horror game that focuses on photorealism and takes place in one apartment. There is no release date for it yet.

Earlier this month, Microsoft shut down several of its studios, including Redfall de…

For the first time, Microsoft has dug up and dished out numbers for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle–one of Xbox Game Studios’ biggest releases last year. Company CEO Satya Nadella revealed that the action-adventure title has seen over 4 million players so far on Xbox Series X|S and PC.

VGC reports that Nadella revealed the engagement data for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle during a Microsoft earnings call earlier this week. “We saw rave reviews of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which has already been played by more than 4 million people,” said the CEO. The game is definitely critically acclaimed, noted as one of GameSpot’s best Xbox games of 2024 and nominated for Game of the Year at the upcoming 28th annual DICE Awards.

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The first Standard-legal expansion of 2025 is coming to Magic: The Gathering soon with Aetherdrift, a set featuring high-speed races across multiple worlds in the MTG multiverse. Vehicles and the teams who pilot them are on full display this time around, as many of the previews released so far have already shown.

We can exclusively reveal two more cards included in Aetherdrift: one that allows you to sneak a peek at a few cards in your library, and one that can limit your opponent’s graveyard options while also increasing your life total. Both are Common-rarity cards, which means you should have no trouble finding them in your Aetherdrift booster packs beginning on February 14.

First, let’s take a look at Spotcycle Scouter: Com…

Way back in the day, Xur, the Exotics vendor who only shows up in Destiny 2 on the weekends, required you to pay for his spiffy wares in a currency called Strange Coins. In Destiny 2, Strange Coins went away, only popping up later as part of the Dares of Eternity activity. With the currency changes that came with The Final Shape, you’ll start finding Strange Coins in your pocket again, and you’ll need them to buy stuff from Xur again.

The thing is, it’s not immediately clear where you can get Strange Coins from in the game, as they’re no longer earned from Dares of Eternity or Paraversal Hauls. You’ll need a lot of them to buy stuff from Xur, as everything he sells, from Exotic weapons and armor to Legendary gear, requires Strange Coins. Here’s what we know abo…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking for feedback from players as it proposes a new rule revolving around in-game currencies and transactions that would allow the current Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), and the protections it grants to consumers, to apply to certain video game companies.

Historically, the EFTA has been used to protect consumers from unauthorized transactions and requires financial institutions to fix errors and investigate and correct illicit transactions. The CFPB wants some of those same rules to apply to game companies whose products resemble “consumer asset accounts” that allow for converting in-game currency or goods into real money.

Under that interpretation, new regulations would apply to games like Roblo…

WWE 2K25 is now available to preorder ahead of its March 14 release, with Roman Reigns serving as the cover star. The latest entry in the annual wrestling sim series will feature a slew of quality-of-life updates as well as brand-new game modes. Most notably, 2K is introducing The Island, an online world where you can interact and compete with other players. WWE 2K25 sounds like it could be one of the most expansive wrestling sims to date. If you’re interested in stepping into the ring on launch day, you can get a handful of cool bonuses by preordering your copy early.

From the basic standard edition to the premium Bloodlines Edition that grants one-week early access, here’s a look at what’s included with every version of WWE 2K25

WWE 2K25 Preorder Bonu…

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Microsoft’s new translucent Sky Cipher Xbox controller comes in a new type of packaging that aims to cut down on Microsoft’s overall carbon footprint.

The packaging for the controller features no single-use plastics like other Xbox controllers have, while the paper manual inside the packaging is gone, replaced with a QR code for a digital guide. Overall, the packaging is 22% smaller and 21% lighter, which further reduces the environmental footprint, Microsoft said.

Microsoft has not released any images of the new packaging, but that should become clear soon, as the controller releases on August 13 for $70.

In 2020, Microsoft said it was aiming to be “carbon negative” by 2030, and by 2050, the company said it was hoping to remove all the carbon it created sinc…