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XBOX: 1,600 Layoffs Today, Another 1,600 Over the Next Year, Four Studios Now Independent or Sold, Arkane in Limbo

More broadly, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs.

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).

As a quick reminder: Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on AI in 2026. In 2025, the company spent $80 billion...
 

PlayStation is Killing Physical Game Discs

Digital only after January 2028.

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."...
 

GTA 6 Starts at $80 with a $100 FOMO Edition and with No Physical Disc Release

And single-player only.

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...
 

Kaspersky Warns of Malware Spread Through Wallpaper Engine on Steam

Anime continues to be a danger to everyone.

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 Announces the End of Destiny 2

All good things...

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...
 

Lord of Hatred Review: Diablo 4 Finally Finds Its Final Form

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...
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  • NetherRealm Aware of Mortal Kombat 1 Error Logs Eating up Drive Space

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    • Published: 10-18-2023, 05:41 PM
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    NetherRealm Aware of Mortal Kombat 1 Error Logs Eating up Drive Space

    Each crash is another 1GB taken up.

    Mortal Kombat 1 players on PC are probably losing storage space 1GB at a time and they don't even know it. If you ever had Mortal Kombat 1 crash on the PC, a crash report was automatically created. So, if you had the game crash five times, you would have five crash reports sitting on your system.

    While this usually isn't a problem for most games, Mortal Kombat 1's crash reports take up a whopping 1GB of storage space each.
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  • Starfield is September 2023's Best Selling Game

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-18-2023, 03:28 PM
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    Starfield is September 2023's Best Selling Game

    Mortal Kombat takes the second spot.

    New figures from Circana (formerly NPD) put Starfield as the top selling title for September 2023. Todd Howard's latest masterpiece, Starfield, beat out Mortal Kombat 1 and EA Sports FC 24 for the best selling title over the entire month. These sales figures are only for the United States. Globally, the picture might be quite different, but we just don't have the data to know for sure.

    What makes Starfield's position at the top a...
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  • Exoprimal Begins Street Fighter 6 Collab Today

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    • Published: 10-18-2023, 12:37 PM
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    Exoprimal Begins Street Fighter 6 Collab Today

    The second season of Exoprimal also kicks off today.

    Exoprimal, the game where you take on hordes of zombies dinosaurs, just received a bunch of new content and features today. Capcom released the Street Fighter 6 crossover content, new gear, a new Battle Records feature, the start of Season 2 with a bunch of new cosmetics, and just a general update to the game as well.

    The Title Update 2 is currently out now for free for all players on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation...
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  • Physical Spider-Man 2 Copies Included in Box, Playable Without Patches

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-17-2023, 06:22 PM
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    Physical Spider-Man 2 Copies Included in Box, Playable Without Patches

    A rarity these days to be sure.

    Those purchasing a copy of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from your local brick and mortar store will be happy to hear that there is an actual disc included inside the box. Not only that, but that disc includes the full game and you could, in theory, play the entire game from start to finish without having to download any updates.

    However, developer Insomniac Games says that they "highly encourage" players that purchase the physical version...
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  • Glorious Announces New PRO Series of Gaming Mice

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    • Published: 10-17-2023, 04:26 PM
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    Glorious Announces New PRO Series of Gaming Mice

    Two new models of gaming mice with up to 8KHz polling rates.

    Glorious Gaming, a designer and manufacturer of PC gaming hardware, just announced their next-gen gaming mice today. They announced the Model O 2 Pro and Model D 2 Pro gaming mice that come in not two but four different flavors: Model O 2 Pro, Model O 2 Pro 4K/8KHz Edition, Model D 2 Pro, and Model D 2 Pro 4K/8KHz Edition.

    Starting at $99.99 (USD), the updated Pro Series includes some nice improvements over...
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  • Lies of P Hits Huge Sales Milestone

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    • Published: 10-17-2023, 02:22 PM
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    Lies of P Hits Huge Sales Milestone

    And that's the truth.

    The Souls-like set in the world of Pinocchio, Lies of P, just hit a rather remarkable sales milestone. Developer and publisher Neowiz says that Lies of P has officially sold 1 million units globally less than a month after the game's release. This is a huge milestone for a Souls-like that wasn't made by a studio named "FromSoftware" after all.

    Lies of P came out for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. At release,...
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  • Pete Hines Announces Retirement from Bethesda

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    • Published: 10-16-2023, 03:12 PM
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    Pete Hines Announces Retirement from Bethesda

    24 years later, Hines says it's time to call it quits.

    Head of global publishing and senior vice-president at Bethesda, Pete Hines, just announced that he is retiring. If you have watched any Bethesda showcase over the past several years, you probably saw Hines speak at least once during the presentations. He was probably the second most recognizable face from Bethesda outside of Todd Howard.

    Hines had a hand in the launch of several key Bethesda franchises since he...
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  • Analogue 3D Announced - Play Every N64 Game at 4K

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    • Published: 10-16-2023, 02:24 PM
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    Analogue 3D Announced - Play Every N64 Game at 4K

    The latest from the Analogue Pocket creators is due in 2024.

    The company known for making and releasing modern spins on classic game consoles is at it again. Analogue just announced the Analogue 3D, an upcoming console that will let you play your Nintendo 64 games at 4K resolution. This new release from Analogue is slated to be released at some point in 2024.

    Analogue 3D will include "incomprehensibly profound Original Display Modes," according to Analogue's...
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  • Wizard with a Gun Releases a Day Ahead of Schedule

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    • Published: 10-16-2023, 12:24 PM
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    Wizard with a Gun Releases a Day Ahead of Schedule

    All to avoid the Steam release of Diablo 4.

    Devolver Digital made the decision to release Wizard with a Gun a full day ahead of schedule on PC. This was all done to avoid releasing on the same day as another game about "mowing down hordes of monsters with magic in a dark fantasy world." That other game? Diablo 4.

    I'm not entirely sure that Wizard with a Gun necessarily has much to worry about here, but I suppose it still is entirely possible that the Steam...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Used AI to Replicate Deceased Actor's Voice

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    • Published: 10-13-2023, 05:10 PM
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    Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Used AI to Replicate Deceased Actor's Voice

    Permission was granted by the deceased's family.

    With the permission and blessing of the deceased's family, CD Projekt Red used AI to replicate the voice of the late Miłogost Reczek in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Reczek portrayed Viktor Vektor, friend of V and the first ripper doc you are introduced to in Cyberpunk 2077.

    According to a report from Bloomberg, CD Projekt Red used AI to replicate Reczek's voice for additional performances in the newly released Phantom...
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  • Red Dead Online Gets Same Halloween Pass for Third Year in a Row

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-13-2023, 03:42 PM
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    Red Dead Online Gets Same Halloween Pass for Third Year in a Row

    In case there was lingering doubt that the game has been abandoned.

    For the third year in a row, the same Halloween-themed content will make its way to Red Dead Online. The content is called Halloween Pass 2, which was first released in 2021 and then repeated in 2022.

    This Halloween Pass 2 still includes the same spooky themed content from years past. These items include bloody clothes, masks, skull lanterns, and more. All of the content in the pass is spread out across...
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  • Valve Issues Warning to AMD GPU Owners

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-13-2023, 01:29 PM
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    Valve Issues Warning to AMD GPU Owners

    Heed their warnings or run the risk of a VAC ban.

    The latest driver release from AMD, version 23.10.1 (dated October 11, 2023), could potentially get you VAC banned from Counter-Strike 2. These newest drivers from AMD allow players to turn on AMD's new Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2. Anti-Lag+ being a way to reduce latency in games, similar to Nvidia Reflex.

    Valve took to Twitter to plainly say that if you have these new drivers, you should not enable Anti-Lag+...
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  • It's Finally Over - Activision Blizzard Joins Xbox

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-13-2023, 12:56 PM
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    It's Finally Over - Activision Blizzard Joins Xbox

    As it turns out, this corporate version of Mr. Bones' Wild Ride does actually end.

    Activision Blizzard King are now officially a part of Team Xbox. As of today, all Activision Blizzard studios and their teams are a part of the Xbox division at Microsoft. This also means that Activision Blizzard IPs such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga, and hundreds more are now owned by Microsoft.

    This entire saga of a tale began back on January 18, 2022...
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  • Xbox Patch Coming Soon for Lords of the Fallen

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-12-2023, 05:43 PM
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    Xbox Patch Coming Soon for Lords of the Fallen

    The Xbox version is lacking compared to PS5 and PC.

    The Xbox release of Lords of the Fallen is supposedly just not up to snuff when compared to the PlayStation 5 and PC versions of the game. Developer CI Games says that they are already working on a patch for the Xbox Series X|S release to bring that version of the game up to the same quality of the other platforms.

    The game has been in the hands of reviewers and content creators for at least a week now. From what is...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Free Weekend is Live

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-12-2023, 04:37 PM
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    Battlefield 2042 Free Weekend is Live

    Play until the 16th for free.

    From now through October 16, you can play Battlefield 2042 for completely free. You will have access to most everything in Battlefield 2042 except for the new Season 6 Premium Pass.

    This free weekend is available to those on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. For some reason, there isn't a free weekend on the EA app version of the game. Playing this weekend allows you to play on the newly released Season 6 map, Redacted. You also get access to...
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