Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft and Xbox have announced today around 3200 jobs are being cut before financial year 2027 ends , with a number of studios being let go to find new owners or go independent. As more details pour out, we've also learned
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Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.
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The Torifune asteroid turns out to be shaped like a peanut.
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Xbox have officially announced the scale of the mass layoffs and rejigging of their studio lineup which have loomed on the horizon for the past couple of weeks. While Double F
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Holes in socks have become a curious sight at this year’s World Cup. The reasons why are a weird mix of biomechanics, perception, and player habits.
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In a move that's been brewing for a while now after Europe announced the
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Xbox has announced a major restructuring, reducing its headcount by 3,200 employees throughout fiscal year … Source
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The news is finally out. Microsoft is laying off thousands of people from its Xbox division and losing four game studios from its roster. Those studios are Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs, with Arkane Lyon in talks for being removed.
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July may be a quiet month when it comes to new game releases, but one of the biggest games of 2024 is graduating out of Early Access during the month. Palworld , the survival and creature-collecting hybrid
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At Gamescom Latam in Brazil earlier this year, GamesIndustry.biz caught up with Tim Endres, director of Gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, his counterpart at Game, the German Games Industry Association.
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Is it too late to change Sony's mind?
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Not quite Corrupted Blood 2.0, but close enough.
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There's a whole world of shockingly creative YouTube channels out there, but it's not often we come across something as surprising as Atlas Arcade's playable Mario Kart video . Read more
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Breaking the mold.
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We don't know how much it cost, but it does apparently work.
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The Steam Machine that suffered a "red line of death" last week that was thought to indicate a serious graphics card issue has miraculously sprung back to life. Read more
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Happy this week, all! Also: huge apologies to the World Cup organisers and teams for any matchside cosmic sabotage brought on by our struggle to feed the Maw. Truth be told, Mexico should have had last night's game in the bag, if only I'd topped up the
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The new model will be officially unveiled in late September.
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This is a warning for what is to come for the rest of the media landscape.
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