Daily Game News Digest - 2026-07-09
By NewsHound ·
Xbox has put The Elder Scrolls, Doom Developer id Software Reportedly Loses, and more!
www.polygon.com posted a fresh update.
Xbox has put The Elder Scrolls 6 in jeopardy, devs working on RPG say
Author: Patricia Hernandez
A recent report that Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls VI is still at least two years from completion has been confirmed by the game's own developers, who say progress is grim amid internal challenges at Xbox-owned Bethesda. The team cites staffing shortages, shifting priorities toward other Xbox-focused projects, and a lack of clear direction as major factors jeopardizing the sequel's timeline. As a result, the open-world RPG remains significantly delayed with no firm release date in sight.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/tes6-the-elder-scrolls-6-release-date-delay-xbox-bethesda-layoffs/
www.gameinformer.com posted a fresh update.
Doom Developer id Software Reportedly Loses Roughly Half Its Staff To Layoffs
Author: Marcus Stewart
A report from Game Developer says that, as part of Xbox's broader restructuring that cut 3,200 gaming-division jobs, id Software has seen its workforce slashed by roughly 50 percent, with the QA department hit hardest. The layoffs come despite the studio's recent release of Doom: The Dark Ages (2025) and its new narrative expansion, Revelations, and affect many employees who unionized last December. The cuts are part of a wider shake-up at Xbox's parent company, which is also trimming or divesting other Bethesda/ZeniMax studios such as Arkane, Compulsion, Double Fine, Undead Labs and Ninja Theory.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/07/07/doom-developer-id-software-reportedly-loses-roughly-half-its-staff-to-layoffs
From www.ign.com comes a fresh report.
Obsidian Reportedly Cancels Avowed 2 to Focus on a New Fallout Game
Author: Cade Onder
Obsidian Entertainment has scrapped plans for *Avowed 2* and other unannounced projects to concentrate on a new single-player *Fallout* title, with veteran Josh Sawyer-formerly lead designer of *Fallout: New Vegas*-heading the effort alongside Bethesda. The shift is part of Xbox's broader restructuring, which saw roughly a quarter of Obsidian's staff laid off, though a small team will continue to maintain the *Avowed* sequel in hopes of reviving it later.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/obsidian-cancels-avowed-2-to-focus-on-new-fallout-game
www.gamerant.com just dropped a new piece.
Dragon Ball Officially Getting a Brand-New Saiyan Protagonist
Bandai Namco unveiled a nearly seven-minute gameplay preview of **Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3**, revealing that the action-RPG will launch in 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and will let players create custom fighters or choose from default characters, including a new white-haired Saiyan named **J-Age** whose moves echo Vegeta's style. The demo shows typical 3D arena combat, exploration of West City, and new mechanics such as Soul Assist and Soul Switch that let players summon or transform into iconic characters like Future Trunks and Vegeta, while also hinting that future Dragon Ball stories may shift focus away from Goku and Vegeta.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-gameplay-protagonist-j-age-1000/