The achievement of the French game was announced by the corporation itself.

Now the source code for Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III is officially available on GitHub under the MIT license.

Previously, the instructions were only accessible to corporate-approved teams—and only after signing a non-disclosure agreement.

Microsoft reported to investors on its first financial quarter of 2026 (June-September 2025). Notably, the company shared mixed results from its gaming division.

This explains many of the strange decisions made by Xbox’s top management.

A new game studio, Sackbird Studios, has emerged in the United States. It was founded by former developers of The Elder Scrolls Online and the canceled MMORPG codenamed Project Blackbird.

The head of the ID@Xbox program, Chris Charla, in an interview with Eurogamer, stated that this year Microsoft has invested more in the Game Pass subscription than ever before. However, he did not disclose the exact amount of investment.

Microsoft Corporation announced changes in the Microsoft Store. The store will no longer charge a registration fee from individual developers.

Two months ago, as part of widespread layoffs within its gaming division, Microsoft closed The Initiative studio and canceled its remake of Perfect Dark. According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, the game still had a chance to be saved — Take-Two Interactive showed interest in it.

Another union has been established at Blizzard Entertainment. This time, it was formed by specialists working on the Diablo series of games.

In July, Microsoft conducted mass layoffs, which also affected developers from King. The MobileGamer portal discovered that not all terminated King employees parted on good terms. At least some of the former employees have gathered to sue the company.

For nearly 30 years in the gaming industry, Rod Fergusson has earned a reputation as a “fixer” of troubled projects—from the console version of Counter-Strike to Diablo IV. In light of his return to the BioShock franchise, we have compiled some striking quotes that reflect his philosophy and might serve as lessons for other game producers.

Microsoft is spending tens of millions of dollars on promoting games. The analytics company Sensor Tower estimated that from January 1 to August 3, 2025, the corporation invested $44.2 million in game advertising in the United States alone — and this is only for projects on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam, excluding Nintendo Switch, mobile, and other platforms.

Employees of the Raven studio, a subsidiary of Microsoft, have voted to ratify a contract between their union and Microsoft itself.

This was reported by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during the presentation of the annual financial report.

The Microsoft Corporation has released its financial report for the fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 30. It highlights a new record set by its gaming division and the success of the Game Pass subscription.

Microsoft will begin verifying the ages of Xbox users from the United Kingdom. This is necessary to comply with local internet safety legislation.

The MobileGamer portal has obtained details about the layoffs at King, which are part of the major reductions at Microsoft. To gather this information, they spoke with sources close to the company.

Game File journalist Stephen Totilo examined data on Microsoft employee payouts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. He noted that CEO Satya Nadella earned hundreds of times more than others.