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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...
But only for those with the more expensive versions of the game.
If you own or purchase either the Icon Edition or Deluxe Edition of WWE 2K23, then you can begin playing right now. The Visual Concepts wrestling title is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Those who pick up the slightly less expensive standard versions of the game will have to wait until March 17th to play.
Creative Reveals New Compact PC Soundbar - Creative Stage SE
The Creative Stage SE sits under your monitor like its bigger soundbar brothers sit under TVs.
Creative Technology just announced the release of their new Creative Stage SE. This is the latest in their PC soundbar family that blends "custom-tuned racetrack drivers and Sound Blaster technology." I don't know what "racetrack drivers" mean here, but they apparently help to "deliver a clearer and more immersive audio experience."
PSA: Battlefield 2042 is Free to Play Until March 16
This free play period is only available on Steam.
Just a little note here to say that PC owners can play Battlefield 2042 for free from now through until March 16. It's only a couple of days, but it's better than nothing.
The horror-tinged action will have to wait another couple of months.
Prime Matter just announced that the Nightdive Studios' developed System Shock has been delayed once more. The game, which was originally slated for release this month (March 2023), will instead be released on May 30, 2023. This new delay comes just about two short months after the studios announced the March 2023 release window.
That's pretty much it for this news today. Today's press release doesn't...
Star Citizen Alpha 3.18 Update Adds in Persistence
Players will remember you long after you're gone.
Star Citizen's alpha release was updated to version 3.18. With 3.18 comes a new persistence feature that will allow you to essentially leave your mark in the game world long after you disconnect.
Star Citizen Alpha 3.18 is being called "Lasting Legacies" which probably has a lot to do with this new persistence system. Also included in this update is the new salvage career path and physicalized cargo. This update...
Konami is Bringing Contra Back... As a G FUEL Flavor
It may not be the Contra you want, but it's perhaps the Contra you deserve.
G FUEL and Konami Cross Media NY have partnered to bring some classic run and gun action directly to your mouth hole. That's right, Contra is coming back as a new flavor of G FUEL. This is in celebration of Contra being "one of the most iconic run and gun-style shooting games over the last 35 years."
The new Contra flavor of G FUEL is called Rapid Fire and will be mandarin orange flavored....
Explore deep below the surface of an alien environment.
After about four years of Early Access, Barotrauma is finally out as a full-fledged release on Steam. The sci-fi submarine adventure have a new cinematic trailer available for you to view today if you aren't sure about what this game is about just yet.
In Barotrauma, players can go in alone or team up with others (up to 16 players per game) to explore the depths of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. Players are tasked...
STALKER 2 Devs Say They Have Been Hacked by Russians
GSC Game World say they have been dealing with cyberattacks for over a year now.
GSC Game World, the Ukrainian development studio currently working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, say that they have been hacked by a group of Russians. The confirmation of this hack came just earlier today through Twitter, where GSC Game World explains what happened and that fans should be aware of content, ie: spoilers, being shared online ahead of the game's release.
Square Enix says that sales of the new IP have been lackluster.
Square Enix flatly admitted that many of the studio's recent game releases underperformed in sales. Square Enix's Outline of Results Briefing held on February 3, 2023 shared some preliminary financial results for Q1-Q3 of the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2023. The main focus was on the most recent quarter which ran from October 2022 through December 2022. This briefing was held just one week after the...
A cross-platform open beta is underway this weekend.
Developer Sweet Bandits Studios and publisher Tripwire Presents kicked off their cross-platform open beta for Deceive Inc. yesterday. You may have missed a little bit of play time with this late posting from us, but if you download it right now, you can play through to Monday, March 13 at 11AM (ET).
Team Hard in the Paint Claims World First for Root of Nightmares Raid in Destiny 2: Lightfall
In just under 2.5 hours, the first team finished the newest raid and claimed World First.
The new Destiny 2: Lightfall raid opened its flowery doors earlier today. Right from the get-go teams from all over the world were competing to claim the title of "World First" for the new Root of Nightmares raid.
The first team to complete the raid was Hard in the Paint. The winning competitors are: Roen, Osiris, Punz, Kai, SK, and Grangalf. The team took a little under...
Bloom into savings! Wait, no, uh... Pollenate your game library! Nailed it.
Valve announces that the next big sale begins on Steam in just under a week. On March 16 at 10AM (PT), the Steam Spring Sale will begin. This sale runs until March 23 at 10 AM (PT) and will feature plenty of savings.
I mean, it's a sale. You know what these are by now and if you don't know what a sale is then you are probably too young to be buying anything in the first place, especially buying...
Capcom held a small stream today where they revealed new information about some upcoming releases. Of the news revealed during this Capcom Spotlight event is word that a demo for Resident Evil 4 is now available!
This demo will give you access to one of the earlier parts of the game. You can download the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo right now for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
The exclusives have slowed but only because Epic is focusing on snagging bigger fish.
If you believed that the period of Epic Games Store exclusives was a thing of the past, you would apparently be wrong. Timed-exclusive Epic Games Store releases were slowing down enough that it would be easy to believe that Epic finally decided to stop doing one of the most hated things to hit PC gaming in years.
The Last of Us Part 1 PC Specific Features and Minimum Requirements
You'll need an RTX 4080 to play this comfortably at 4K, 60FPS at Ultra settings.
Naughty Dog's Jonathon Dornbush took to the PlayStation Blog to reveal some of the special features that only PC users will experience when The Last of Us Part 1 is released on March 28, 2023.
At release, PC owners of The Last of Us Part 1 will be able to enjoy a couple of different scaling methods, those being AMD FSR 2.2 and Nvidia DLSS Super Resolution. The PC version of the game also features...
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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