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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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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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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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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?
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A pair of review roundups leads today - as we cover the astonishing reaction both Tekken 8 and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, but elsewhere in the game industry, the framework that supports every studio is starting to show wear from the disruption of all these layoffs.
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Riot has announced a 530 person layoff across their whole studio - as Leadership's bets have collapsed and now staff pay the price.
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Ad Free Video! The sixth game to break the 1m concurrent player barrier on Steam, more than 5m in sales in three days and a 93% audience approval rating - Pocket Pair's Palworld has had an incredibly successful weekend, even for a concept pithily summed up as Pokémon with guns.
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Today Halo Infinite ends the seasonal model, Fortnite's Terms and Conditions have defeated the British Army and we round up some great writing about games - including the first reviews of a heartbreaking Sundance Documentary that features WoW Machinima.
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In 2024, we are already approaching over 3000 layoffs in just 17 days - but we’re starting to see patterns emerging. Patterns which bode incredibly poorly for gaming. Embracer group’s strategy is potentially about to close one of gaming’s most influential studios - but they’re still going to profit!
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Viral mega indie hit Palworld has taken Steam by storm over the weekend - and with massive success has come major skepticism. We delve into the triumphs and accusations today.
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Ad Free Video! The overwatch community is concerned at fundamental game changes, an in development Halo game might be changing up, modders are wrestling with a community that thinks everything is a fair target and Ubisoft have revealed a new game that isn't that new?
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Today, Xbox's Developer Direct may have revealed more than they intended about the future strategy for releases on their consoles, while Sony are deep in the digital future and trying to stay ahead of consumer problems.