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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...
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Coming to Theaters for a Limited Time
The director's cut of the CG film to be shown ahead of Rebirth's release.
Square Enix is collaborating with Fathom events and Sony Pictures to bring Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children to a theater possibly near you. On February 21 and February 22 there will be showings of Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Complete at select theaters throughout the United States for the first time ever.
This director's cut of Advent Children will be shown at over 650 theaters across the...
Riot Games Lays Off 530 Employees, Shutters Riot Forge
Sigh...
Today's games industry layoff news comes to us courtesy of Riot Games, the development studio behind League of Legends and Valorant. In an effort to move towards "a more sustainable future", Riot Games announced plans to eliminate 11% of their entire workforce, or roughly 530 employees.
In today's announcement, Riot Games says that "teams outside of the core development" will be impacted by these layoffs the hardest.
Over 400 People Expected to be Working on Next Witcher Entry by Mid-2024
Production on project "Polaris" will soon begin at CD Projekt Red.
According to a report from Reuters, CD Projekt Red will begin production on the next entry in their Witcher franchise this year. CD Projekt Red CEO Adam Badowski told Reuters that he hopes to "have around 400 people working on the project by the middle of the year".
The new project, one that has been known as Project Polaris since 2022, will be an entirely new trilogy of titles in...
Be it Pokemon fatigue or something else, players are flocking to Palworld.
Palworld released on January 19, 2024. Within eight hours, it sold 1 million copies. Within 24 hours, Palworld sold over 2 million copies. Within 40 hours, it surpassed 3 million copies sold. Now, with the game only being out for roughly three days, Palworld sales have surpassed 5 million copies sold.
Not only has Palworld sold over 5 million copies, but this figure apparently does not include...
Vote with your wallets in this ever ongoing debate.
The latest Steam Fest to grace your eye holes here in the year two thousand and twenty-four focuses on an age-old debate: Pirates vs. Ninjas. Do you prefer hunting for booty or stealthily stabbing some booty? That seems to be the question you'll have to answer for yourself in the Pirates vs. Ninjas Fest going on right now through Steam.
From January 22nd (that's today) through to January 29th at 10AM (PT), you will...
Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, and Rhea Ripley to Grace Covers for WWE 2K24
Hey, maybe this will be the year for a great WWE game.
Visual Concepts, 2K, and WWE just announced WWE 2K24, the latest installment of their mostly annual wrestling franchise. None other than "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes will be featured as the star athlete for the game, at least on the cover of the Standard Edition. For the Deluxe Edition cover both Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley will grace the cover.
WWE 2K24 is currently set to arrive on March 5,...
Palworld Enters Top 10 on Steam's All-Time Peak Concurrent Player Chart; Sales Surpass 2 Million in 24 Hours
Palworld's peak player count is the 7th highest for any Steam game ever.
Palworld released on Friday, January 19th and already it's hit some incredibly impressive milestones. Released for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Game Pass, and PC, this "Pokemon with guns" game seems poised to either take the world by storm or be one incredible flash in the pan hit.
While we don't know the exact player counts and sales figures for Xbox and Game Pass, we do know that Palworld...
Rockstar Editor Getting Removed from Grand Theft Auto 5 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Those on older hardware will no longer be able to create and edit clips.
For those still playing Grand Theft Auto 5 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a feature you may not even be aware about will soon be removed. Rockstar Games will be removing the video editing tool, known simply as the Rockstar Editor, from Grand Theft Auto 5 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The other versions of the game will still retain access to the Rockstar Editor, at least for now.
In 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online will Take Players to Areas Not Seen Since Oblivion
2024 is the year of the golden road.
ZeniMax Online Studios revealed the content and story that players can expect to see play out throughout 2024 in The Elder Scrolls Online. The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is the game's upcoming major chapter that will include about 30 hours of new main quest content and story, new characters, and some zones that haven't been explored since The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.
PC and Mac players will get to begin their adventure through...
Senua's second outing will be a digital only release.
At yesterday's Xbox Developer Direct, one of the studios to showcase their work was Ninja Theory. They obviously showed off a lot more of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, a game that has been in development since at least before the release of the Xbox Series X|S. It was one of the titles used to promote the, at the time, immenent release of the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles.
Indiana Jones Punches So Very Many Nazis in New Trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Punching Nazis? Solving ancient puzzles? Yep, it's Indiana Jones.
We finally got ourselves a good, long look at the new Indiana Jones game that MachineGames and Bethesda Softworks have been working on for a while now. Called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, this (mostly) first-person action-adventure title will take Indy all over the world in a story that takes place between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade.
The Deep Themes of Avowed to Tickle Your Sense of Adventure this Fall
Obsidian shares new details on the upcoming fantasy action-RPG.
Obsidian Entertainment calls the combat in their fantasy action-RPG Avowed "dynamic" and the world as "colorful, vibrant (and) strange". Game director Carrie Patel and gameplay director Gabe Paramo offer players a glimpse into the Living Lands, the world in which the events of Avowed play out.
A look at combat variety is shown off along with a look at how your responses and actions have...
Visions of Mana Arrives Summer 2024 for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
New details were shared at the Xbox Developer Direct.
Square Enix shared new details about Visions of Mana today. This is the first new mainline entry in the Man series to come in over 15 years. Visions of Mana is currently expected to be out this summer for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Today's video features insight from Man series producer Masaru Oyamada and series creator Koichi Ishii. The two along with other devs show off some...
A light hearted action-adventure about robbing a bank.
The follow-up to Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Game Pass. It is also now available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store (see Xbox link). If you aren't a Game Pass subscriber, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank will set you back just $14.99 (or less during this launch period).
Cataclismo is a Tower Defense Set After the End of the World
From the makers of Moonlighter and The Mageseeker.
Digital Sun just unveiled their latest title today. The game, Cataclismo, holds a little clue about its setting in its name. Did you see it?
Cataclismo is an upcoming real-time strategy blended with tower defense title that takes place in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event. Players are attempting to rebuild their world up from the ruins while also trying to fend off "waves of Horrors." The game will let players...
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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