The ZeniMax testers’ union might initiate a strike against Microsoft. The group held a vote on this matter, and 94% of the members of ZeniMax Workers United approved the proposal to organize a protest.

Today, the Xbox brand is no longer associated with a single console, and the company itself is steadily shedding its role as a traditional platform holder. This strategy may be the only winning path for Microsoft Gaming. However, in its pursuit of being present on every existing screen, there is a risk of not establishing itself on any one of them.

Microsoft has shared updated data on ID@Xbox. Since the program’s inception, the company has paid indie developers a total of over $5 billion.

Eurogamer spoke with the game director of Avowed. During the interview, Carrie Patel mentioned that Microsoft considers the game to be quite successful.

During the presentation of the financial report, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella revealed the audience size for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. He announced that more than 4 million people have interacted with the MachineGames title.

Microsoft released its report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended on December 31, 2024. The corporation’s gaming division showed mixed results.

In December 2024, users of Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox worldwide spent $465 million on Microsoft games, reports the analytics firm Ampere Analysis. This figure surpasses that of any other publisher’s games.

Recently, The Information published an article discussing issues within Microsoft’s gaming division. Among other things, it mentioned that in 2021, the corporation considered shutting down Xbox. In a comment to Insider Gaming, a Microsoft representative “categorically” denied this.

In 2021, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella did not rule out the possibility of shutting down the corporation’s gaming division. This was reported by The Information, citing its sources.

The Drucker Institute has published its annual ranking of public companies in the United States with the most effective management. Among them is a number of companies related to gaming.

Microsoft plans to integrate several key features into the Xbox App for Android users in the United States. Gamers will be able to purchase games directly through the mobile app, bypassing Google Play, and launch them via streaming.

For three key metrics over a 30-day period, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 achieved the best results among all titles ever released under this name.

Microsoft planned to launch its own mobile gaming store back in July, but it has yet to debut. The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, explained to Bloomberg why this has been the case.

Microsoft’s gaming division is open to making new acquisitions, as Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed in an interview with Bloomberg. However, large-scale deals are not planned for the near future, as the corporation is currently concluding the integration of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft has begun testing a new AI chatbot as a support assistant for Xbox.

Activision Blizzard has revealed the sales figures for the Call of Duty brand shortly after news of the record launch of Black Ops 6. The series has surpassed 500 million copies sold since the release of the first game in 2003.

Microsoft released the report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended on September 30. We’ve highlighted the key indicators from the gaming division.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discussed the performance of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 over its opening weekend. According to him, the game has already become the largest launch in the franchise’s history.

In his recent annual address to investors, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the year’s outcomes in the corporation’s gaming segment and shared its development strategy moving forward.