July has been a brutal month for the video game industry. As a journalist and critic who covers the video game industry in a plethora of ways, the next couple of months should be an enticing prospect, with literally every video game on Earth seemingly releasing one after the other. via Game Developer // The barrage of layoffs in the past couple of years have real consequences. via Game Developer // If you read last week's Patch Notes, then you know senior news editor Chris Kerr's devotion for Poinpy is immeasurable. According to Microsoft, that downturn was driven by a decline in Xbox content and services and diminishing console sales.