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Loading Screen: Spec Ops Delisted, Sega Dismiss Staff and Destiny Director Departs
Today Spec Ops: The Line is being delisted over something as petty as licensing rights, Sega are next in the layoff queue and Destiny 2 is losing a beloved Game Director.
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Activision Blizzard - More Layoffs Amid Financial Success
83% of Activision Blizzard's Esports Division have been laid off - but not until they'd been used to launch their replacements. Xbox understands the value they offer - that much is very clear from their first financials with ABK under their belt.
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Video: Overwatch's Future
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Loading Screen: Blizzard's New Boss, Banned Bloodborne Kart and More!
Blizzard has a new president, so let's break down where she's come from - and what sort of role she's walking into. Meanwhile Sony's lawyers have brought the trick weapons down on the fanmade Bloodborne kart - but they're going to persevere nonetheless!
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Overwatch 2 - eSports, Revenue, Layoffs & Reworks
Where does Overwatch stand as we enter 2024? On shaky ground, with leaks everywhere as to the financial and gameplay state of what's to come.
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Loading Screen: Deus Ex Cancelled (Yeah...), The 20 Year Dev Cycle & Rocksteady's Shaky Start
Embracer Group are the villains today again, as is time, as per a Square Enix producer, and Rocksteady's Suicide Squad is off to a fittingly poor start given the game's title. Honestly, I'm just tired.
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Video: Diablo IV's Season 3 Woes
Apologies for the audio on this one - a recording issue got us!
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Diablo IV's Rough Week
Diablo IV's new season is a dud, just after Microsoft's 1900 layoff wave affected some of their team and support staff. They're trying, but the odds are against them.
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Editor's Note #6: Defining Moments
What experiences defined your introduction to gaming? What about to an individual genre? This week Conall, our editor dives into the importance of these and the worry that the industry is losing sight of that importance!
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Video: The Day After The Layoffs
Ad Free Video! 1900 Staff being laid off from Xbox across Activision, Blizzard, Zenimax and More - and they have been finding out who is safe, and who is not, for the last 24 hours! As the reports come in we begin to see the scope of the damage being done to these development teams!
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Loading Screen: Apple Relents On Streaming Games, New End of Service Announcement Speedrun Record and Xbox Aren't The Only Layoffs
Apple have opened up the mobile streaming market (after some pressure from the EU) but Tim Sweeney is still mad, we've got a new entrant in the Game Closure announcement hall of fame and Xbox aren't the only company laying folks off - so let's not let Embracer off the hook.