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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.
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Video: Sega's $15 NewGame+
Ad Free Video! Would you pay $15 at launch to access the New Game Plus of a game? That’s what Sega is asking fans of RGG Studio’s Like A Dragon/Yakuza series to do, locking the New Game Plus option behind a Deluxe edition paywall at launch
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Xbox Layoffs Breakdown
The 1900 Staff being laid off from Xbox are not an example of removing duplicate staff. As reports roll in from the last 24 hours, we're seeing studios gutted as Xbox make their mark on Activision Blizzard in particular.
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Video: Activision Blizzard Layoffs!
Ad Free Video! One week after their Developer Direct, focussed on the future of Xbox and their first party tiles, Microsoft has announced that they will be laying off 1,900 employees from the Gaming Division.
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Loading Screen: The Price Of Consolidation - The Microsoft Layoffs
Harsh news today as the expected layoffs have come following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. 1900 Staff have been laid off, primarily from ABK, with more from Xbox divisions.
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Loading Screen: The Day Before Developer Strikes Back, Call of Duty Tackles Toxicity and Focus Interactive's Unfortunate Rebrand
Today Fntastic have returned for one parting shot at the critics of The Day Before, Call of Duty shows us that if they try they can de-toxify their community and why did Focus Interactive choose the worst name for their rebrand?
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Video: Riot Layoffs!
Ad Free Video! Riot Games laid off 46 people in January 2023, and now one year later - they’re laying off more than ten times that number.
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Sega's $15 New Game Plus DLC
Would you pay $15 at launch to access the New Game Plus of a game? That’s what Sega is asking fans of RGG Studio’s Like A Dragon/Yakuza series to do, locking the New Game Plus option behind a Deluxe edition paywall at launch. But is this just the start of new Sega with it's focus on Global Appeal?