[0:00] What's up everybody? Damon here and for
[0:01] today's daily fix, we have new Xbox Game
[0:03] Pass games for June and more Xbox
[0:05] studios on the chopping block. This is
[0:07] your daily fix.
[0:19] Presented by Universal Orlando Resort
[0:21] and its newest theme park, Universal
[0:22] Epic Universe.
[0:25] Amid reports of potential studio
[0:26] closures and mass layoffs, Microsoft has
[0:28] announced the Xbox Game Pass June wave 2
[0:31] lineup of games. It has yet to comment,
[0:33] however, on this week's rumors that the
[0:34] likes of Hellblade developer Ninja
[0:36] Theory, Psychonauts developer Double
[0:37] Fine, and South of Midnight developer
[0:39] Compulsion may always be shut down.
[0:41] Anyway, coming to Game Pass during the
[0:43] second half of June in the early part of
[0:44] July are EA Sports F26, which is of
[0:47] course timed to coincide with the
[0:48] ongoing World Cup. There's also RV There
[0:51] yet, and Winds of Arcana Ruination.
[0:53] Meanwhile, the 2021 Call of Duty game
[0:55] Vanguard hits Game Pass this month.
[0:57] Abyssus is out June 25th, and Tony
[0:59] Hawk's Pros Skater 3 and 4 joins the
[1:01] Ultimate and PC tiers on July 2nd. There
[1:04] are no day one releases for the rest of
[1:06] June with Jungster out today. Game Pass
[1:08] soldiers on amid new Xbox boss Asha
[1:11] Sharma's reset of the gaming business,
[1:13] which looks like it will result in a
[1:14] number of high-profile casualties.
[1:16] Yesterday, the game business reported
[1:17] that Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan
[1:20] had stepped down and news of various
[1:22] Microsoft studios potentially closing
[1:23] down emerged soon after. IGN has asked
[1:26] Microsoft for comment, but it is yet to
[1:28] respond. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has
[1:30] said, "No one can accuse Microsoft of
[1:33] not having invested for the last 25
[1:34] years." Now, we have to turn this into a
[1:36] sustainable business that delivers what
[1:38] is fundamentally one of the best sources
[1:40] of entertainment. Still moving on. As
[1:42] mentioned previously, Hellblade
[1:44] developer Ninja Theory and Psychonauts
[1:45] developer Doublefine are reportedly
[1:47] among the studios fighting to avoid
[1:48] closure as Microsoft makes significant
[1:50] cuts to the Xbox business. Bloomberg
[1:52] reported that Compulsion, Ninja Theory,
[1:54] and Doublefine are all negotiating with
[1:56] Microsoft to potentially go independent,
[1:58] although doing so would still likely
[1:59] result in significant layoffs. UK studio
[2:02] Ninja Theory is behind the technically
[2:03] impressive Hellblade franchise, which
[2:05] has struggled for commercial success.
[2:07] The developer announced sequel Senua
[2:09] just over a week ago at the Xbox games
[2:11] showcase reveal event. It is unclear
[2:13] what will happen to the game now.
[2:15] Earlier this year, Doublefine, which is
[2:17] behind the Psychonauts franchise,
[2:19] released online multiplayer pottery
[2:21] party brawler Kilm. Like Double Fine's
[2:23] 2025 effort, Keeper Kilm failed to make
[2:25] an impression. Double Fine has responded
[2:27] to the reports of its potential closure
[2:29] with a single emoji.
[2:32] And that is your daily fix for Tuesday,
[2:33] June 16th. Now that you're caught up on
[2:35] the news, watch the launch trailer for
[2:37] Jason Vorhees and Dead by Daylight. I'm
[2:39] Damon Hatfield and for all your video
[2:40] game news, stay tuned IGN.