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Today, Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce. This equates to 4,800 people that are being let go. The company's XBOX division is cutting about 20% of its entire workforce. All of this is being done in an effort to cut costs due to rising prices and expenses brought about by artificial intelligence (AI).
Starting January 2028, Sony will no longer produce physical discs for new PlayStation game releases. All games released in January 2028 and after will be available only through digital stores such as the PlayStation Store.
Sony attempts to justify this move by claiming it's a "natural direction" in order to "adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs."...
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software sure set the gaming news world on fire today with word that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail at a minimum of $80. Not only will there be the base $79.99 edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but there will also be a Grand Theft Auto 6: Ultimate Edition for $99.99 that adds in exclusive content.
Right out of the gate, we are told that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be single-player only. Well, at...
The cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning about malware being spread through Steam Workshop files for Wallpaper Engine. Malware, hidden through user uploaded wallpaper packages, can lead to issues such as hijacked Steam accounts, the installation of backdoors to a user's PC, or even hidden crypto mining processes.
Wallpaper Engine includes support for various wallpaper formats: Static images, video, interactive...
Bungie is calling it quits on Destiny 2. The Sony owned Marathon developer announced the final live-service content update for Destiny 2. Today's announcement was a long time coming and one that most fans saw the writing on the wall for months ago.
That final content update for Destiny 2, Monument of Triumph, takes place on June 9, 2026. Bungie says that they will begin a "new journey as a studio" on that date with includes working on their...
This is Diablo 4 at its best. I mean it this time. For real.
Returning to the world of Sanctuary for this latest chapter feels like a true homecoming for those of us who have spent hundreds of hours traversing its dark and unforgiving landscapes since the base game launched back in 2023. The release of the Lord of Hatred expansion marks a significant step forward in the narrative that was originally set in motion during the initial campaign and furthered by the events of the Vesse...
EA is Increasing EA Play Subscription Starting in May
The basic tier is going up by $1 per month.
Starting May 10th, EA Play subscriptions will cost a little more than it currently does. This information was first shared by GamesIndustry.biz.
According to their report, EA Play's standard tier will increase from $4.99 per month to $5.99 per month. The annual fee for the standard tier will go from $29.99 to $39.99.
Those with EA Play Pro subscriptions will see the price go from $14.99 per month to $16.99 per...
Dead Space 2 Remake Reportedly Cancelled (Update: EA Denies it was Ever in Development)
We live in a cruel world.
Update 2: Bloomberg's Jason Schreier chimes in with his own report. Schreier claims that the Dead Space franchise is "on ice once again." He says that EA Motive had "explored ideas for a new entry in early 2023, but none of those ideas were greenlit."
Of those "new entry" ideas, the biggest hope was for an entirely new game, not a remake of Dead Space 2. This seems to suggest that Grubb heard word of a "new...
A new report from Forbes says that Bungie is likely developing Destiny 3. The article, penned by Paul Tassi, is based off of a throwaway Reddit account and may not exactly be the most reliable of sources. Still, that throwaway account did reveal the Prismatic subclass months before Bungie announced it themselves yesterday.
That original message from February says that Bungie "is working on a system called prism that will...
DICE and EA are ready to bring Battlefield 2042 development to an end. Once Season 7 concludes, that will be it. There will be no more Seasons and no more new content. Seven seasons really isn't too bad considering the game was initially only supposed to have four seasons of post-launch content.
Season 7, which launched a month back, will be the end. Like, for real this time. The start of Season 7 already added a new map,...
Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games announced today that Star Wars Outlaws will be released on August 30, 2024. Technically, it will actually be out on August 27th, because those that buy the Gold or Ultimate editions will get three days of early access to the game. Whichever day you opt to start playing on, you will only be able to do so on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, and PC only through Ubisoft Connect (even Epic Games Store is not mentioned)....
Destiny 2: The Final Shape to Introduce New Enemy Faction, Combined Subclasses, and More
How do you feel about the RGB Subclass?
As promised, Bungie hosted a new gameplay preview for the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, The Final Shape. In today's fresh preview, Bungie shared some of what will be coming when The Final Shape launches on June 4. This is the date in which Guardians will finally enter into The Pale Heart of the Traveler as they chase after the Witness.
First up on today's reveals is the new Prismatic subclass. This new subclass will combine the...
New Update Reduces Forza Motorsport Install Size by 29GB
This is a massive sized reduction.
Through what I can only assume is magic, the latest update for Forza Motorsport reduces the install size by up to 29GB. Specifically, the release of Update 7 reduces the total file size by 25GB on Xbox Series X|S and by 29GB on PC. This is a size reduction on about 15-20% depending on which platform you play on.
Developer Turn 10 says that due to the nature of this new optimization, today's Update 7 will be "slightly larger"...
Friday the 13th is Dead Once Again Due to Copyright
The mod that aimed to bring back the asymmetrical game was also caught in the copyright kerfuffle.
A "Resurrected" mod for Friday the 13th: The Game has come to a developmental halt after receiving a cease and desist letter. The team that aimed to resurrect the asymmetrical multiplayer title received a cease and desist letter from legal representation for Horror, Inc., the owner of the Friday the 13th film franchise.
Microsoft is Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Next-gen Xbox
Sarah Bond is also working on the preservation of old games with this new hardware.
An internal email sent by Xbox president Sarah Bond says that Microsoft is moving "full speed ahead" on the development of the next Xbox hardware. This internal email was obtained by Windows Central and has been verified to be the real deal by Microsoft.
In the email, Bond says that the team is "moving full speed ahead" on the next-generation of Xbox hardware. Bond...
Layoffs come just one week after Relic split from Sega.
On March 28, Relic Entertainment parted ways from Sega in an deal that was mutually accepted by both studios. Relic and Sega have been working together to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Today, Relic Entertainment announced that they have laid off some of their employees. Relic's public statement on LinkedIn says that the layoffs had to happen in order to give the studio "the best possible chance...
On Tuesday, April 9 at 9AM PT (12PM ET), Ubisoft will share a new story trailer for Star Wars Outlaws. The reveal was announced through the official Star Wars account on Twitter.
Details on this new trailer are rather light. It is assumed that the trailer will focus on the game's main leads, Kay Vess and Nix. With any luck, there may even be a release date announcement for the game. We thought we had a glimpse of a release date...
Roku Patents Method to Display Ads Whenever You Pause a Game
Will also show ads when pausing movies, TV, and more.
Roku just filed a patent that would allow their line of televisions to display ads when the scene is idle or paused. Roku's patent specifically references third-party devices that are connected to its TVs via HDMI, which includes game consoles and streaming devices such as a Google Chromecast, Apple TV, or an Amazon Fire Stick-like device.
This patent was first spotted by Lowpass from writer Janko Roettgers. The patent...
The Outer Worlds and Thief (2014) are Free on Epic Games Store
Free for one week only.
Get 'em while they're hot. Both The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and 2014's Thief are free to add to your Epic Games Store accounts. These two titles are this week's Epic Games Store giveaway. For some reason there are two titles this week. You will be able to add these games to your Epic Games Store account for $0 up until Thursday, April 11, when Ghostrunner will be the next weekly free offering.
It's hard to imagine that developer Mike Klubnika ever expected that his small "Russian Roulette with shotguns" game, Buckshot Roulette, would ever become as popular as it has. The game went viral after its initial release with tons of streamers and "influencers" playing the game at some point.
Buckshot Roulette initially debuted on Itch.io, and is now available on Steam for the low price of $2.99, or $2.69...
Free Stars: Children of Infinity Announced as Direct Sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters
The sci-fi cult classic will soon continue.
The action-adventure sci-fi game, Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters, first hit the scene back in 1992 for MS-DOS by none other than Toys for Bob. In February 2024, an open-source remake of The Ur-Quan Masters was released under the name of Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters. In fact, this game is freely available to everyone through Steam.
While a Star Control 3 was eventually developed, it was done so without the involvement...
Was 2025 a big year for game completions for you, or were you more of a "stick to one never-ending, live-service game for the entire year" sort of player?
For this, you can take whatever definition you want as a game "completion." Beat the main story? Earned 100% of the game's achievements? Or simply played enough that you're satisfied with what you accomplished and have no plans to return any time...
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