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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 14: Endwalker Finale Begins in Patch 6.5
First details for Patch 6.5 revealed to fans of the MMO.
Following last week's big reveals of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail and Final Fantasy 14 for Xbox, Square Enix offers up yet another Final Fantasy 14 related update. Today, the studio reveals some of the first details on Patch 6.5 coming soon for this MMORPG.
Patch 6.5 is titled "Growing Light" and will mark the end of the main story threads for the Endwalker expansion while also leading into the upcoming...
Path of Exile 2 is Now a Standalone Sequel, Closed Beta Coming June 2024
This expansion has grown to becoming a full blown sequel.
Path of Exile 2 has gone from being merely an expansion to the original Path of Exile to being a full standalone sequel. Announced at ExileCon 2019, Path of Exile was originally slated to just be an expansion to the free-to-play ARPG. With this weekend's latest reveal at ExileCon 2023, game director Jonathan Rogers says that the scope of Path of Exile 2 "continued to grow and grow."
When you hear the word 'casino', what's the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the flickering lights of slot machines, the tension in the air around poker tables, or perhaps the swirl of numbers on a roulette wheel? But now, imagine all that excitement right in the palm of your hand. Sounds amazing, right? Enter Woo Casino.
Woo Casino burst onto the Australian scene and has since become a force to be reckoned with in the world of online casinos. Let's dive deeper and understand what makes Woo C...
Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Expansion Coming Summer 2024
Will also include a major graphical overhaul.
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Dawntrail is the name of the fifth expansion for the widely acclaimed MMO, Final Fantasy 14 Online. This new expansion is expected to be released in the summer of 2024 for PC, PlayStation, and for the first time ever, Xbox.
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail will bring in a ton of new content to the game, as you may have come to expect from a fresh expansion release. Included in the content will be an increased level cap, multiple...
You Xbox owners who have held out for so very, very long will finally get your big day to shine. Final Fantasy 14 has finally been announced and confirmed to be coming to the Xbox platform.
During today's Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2023, Phil Spencer strutted out during the keynote to announce the big news. Final Fantasy 14 will arrive on Xbox Series X|S some time in spring 2024. Square Enix and Microsoft say that Final Fantasy 14 will...
Plus new attachments for legacy weapons, better squad management, and more.
DICE just shared what fans can expect in the upcoming Update 5.2 for Battlefield 2042. The highlights of this update include the long-awaited rework for Hourglass, attachments for All-Out Warfare SMGs and LMGs, better squad management, improvements to ammo crates, and some tweaks to all SMGs and LMGs.
Once Update 5.2 is out, which will happen during the week of July 31st, this will make for a promised...
Online gaming is now one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. If we take the 2020 worldwide online gaming revenue as a starting point, it was $21.1 billion, which is an incredible sum of money. Fast forward to 2023 and that figure stands at $26.1 billion, which is a growth of $5 billion over the space of three years. Much focus is given to the American and European online gaming markets, but we have also been seeing a rise in online gaming in Arab countries.
A couple of major hip hop superstars are coming soon to a Call of Duty near you. The official Call of Duty Twitter account shared images and announcements for both Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj, showing that skins for these two artists will be coming soon to the game.
The cost of the skins is not currently known, but with Season 5 coming on August 2 it won't be long to see how much each of these skins will set you back....
Rockstar Updates Site and Logo for Red Dead Redemption
Yes, the first one. The good one.
Rockstar has updated their website with some interesting new hints that could indicate some sort of new Red Dead Redemption release is perhaps coming soon. This new indication of something new Red Dead related comes almost exactly a month after a Korean ratings board gave a new classification for Red Dead Redemption.
The updates Rockstar made to their website include a new logo for Red Dead redemption. The game name associated with the...
A free update for Exoprimal just rolled out today for owners of the surprisingly fun co-op shooter where you eradicate tons of dinosaurs. Today's update offers a new co-op game mode called the Savage Gauntlet, which will see you and your team going up against waves of difficult dinos.
Savage Gauntlet are considered special missions and features PvE encounters against late-game enemies. It seems as though you will need to have completed...
Hexworks just unveiled a "full 20 minutes" of gameplay footage for Lords of the Fallen, the studio's upcoming dark-fantasy action-RPG. The video clocks in at 17 minutes and 52 seconds. Now, I'm no geographer or nothin', but saying something is a "full 20 minutes" when it's clearly under 18 minutes sure is something.
Regardless, there's a lot of gameplay footage here. The video also features some narration describing...
The Expanse: A Telltale Series is now available, marking the first release of Telltale since it was reformed back in 2019. The first episode for The Expanse is out now starting at $39.99 (USD) on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and on PC via the Epic Games Store.
The events within this episodic series take place prior to the events of the television series of the same name. You play as Camina Drummer, portrayed...
From August 2 - 7, players will get a chance to play the closed beta for Payday 3. Registrations for this beta are currently up on both Steam and Xbox Series X|S. Those on Xbox may need to check out the Xbox Insider Hub to register for the beta. Those choosing Steam need only scroll down a bit on the store page and click the green "Request Access" button.
this closed beta will let you play as the original four characters: Dallas,...
The layoffs account for about 9% of the company's total workforce.
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red shared some unfortunate news today. As part of an "organizational update" the developer says that they have recently laid off around 100 employees. These employees accounted for roughly 9% of CD Projekt Red's total workforce.
CD Projekt Red says that they have been overstaffed. The studio found that there just wouldn't be any new opportunities for these...
Squads in Battlefield 2042 to Improve in Next Update
Revolutionary new ideas still being added to Battlefield 2042.
When DICE "improved" the squad system in Battlefield 2042, they left a lot to be desired. I cannot even remember what exactly they did to improve it, but those improvements still failed to give much of any control to how your squad functions in the game. You were unable to lock your squad. You also couldn't kick anybody from the squad if, for example, a vacant slot fills with a random after your friend's game...
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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