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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...
Upcoming Elder Scrolls Online Livestreams to Reveal New 2023 Content
It's said that it's "going to be a big year for The Elder Scrolls Online."
On Wednesday, January 25 at 3PM (ET), ZeniMax Online Studios will host a special livestream event for The Elder Scrolls Online. It is during this event, which you can watch on Bethesda's Twitch channel, that we will see what fans of the MMORPG can look forward to throughout 2023.
At 3PM, the first of a couple of back to back livestreams will take place. This is a new Developer Direct that...
Sales of The Last of Us Up 322% After HBO Show Debut
I think this whole Last of Us thing might be kind of popular.
It looks like The Last of Us HBO series is pulling in quite the crowd. We already know that the debut episode did exceptionally well for the network, but there was another added boon. Sales of The Last of Us Part 1 and The Last of Us: Remastered are up 322% in the UK.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, the 2022 remake for the PlayStation 5 re-entered the top sales charts in the 20th spot for the week ending January...
A free demo is available right now.
A new SteamWorld game was announced today and it's going in yet an all-new direction when compared to previous entries in the series. SteamWorld Build will still let you dig deep into the earth, but it will also let you build up your own fantastic towns and cities up on the surface. This new city builder from Thunderful Development is coming later in 2023, but a free demo is available right now for you to try out.
I'm somewhere that's not what I would call Earth, I'm seeing freakin' dragons, and oh yeah I'm in a kind of bad game.
The reviews for Forspoken started to come out today and wow, they are not good. They aren't exactly terrible, but for a game that has been sitting in the spotlight for so long, the scores this game is receiving cannot be what Square Enix was hoping for. Forspoken sits at a 69% average on OpenCritic, and what critics have been saying are not painting a very pretty picture...
Season 02 of Modern Warfare 2 to Include Hardcore Mode and Several Warzone Changes
New details on the second season came out over the weekend.
Infinity Ward says that a Hardcore game mode is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 when Season 02 drops on February 15. They didn't say much about the Hardcore mode outside of there being no in-game HUD. Hardcore also typically enables friendly fire and lowers the time to kill (TTK), but those features have yet to be confirmed for this particular Hardcore mode.
Don't worry, nobody knows what the other ending is just yet.
Ahead of the January 27th launch of the Dead Space remake comes word that the game will feature more than one ending. This is wholly unlike the original game that gave you just one ending and that was that.
The reveal that there would be more than one ending for this remake came from the list of the game's achievements, recently posted on True Trophies. One Trophy (or Achievement if on Xbox) in particular is...
The Nintendo Switch release of Life is Strange 2 will take place on February 2, 2023. Pre-orders are now available for this release through the Nintendo eShop. Pricing for this release is just $31.99 (USD). ...
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Coming Late 2023 to PC and PlayStation
Get ready for not one, but two new gameplay trailers.
Cygames just revealed two new gameplay videos for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. This new entry in the series is set to be published and produced by Cygames and developed by Arc System Works. The current release plan suggests a late 2023 release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.
This announcement says that this game will maintain "the high-quality presentation that the Granblue Fantasy franchise...
You Can't See Who the Cover Athlete is for WWE 2K23
The latest in the mostly annual wrestling game was just revealed.
Hey, you know what? Maybe this is the year for WWE and wrestling fans to get a good wrestling game. Maybe this one will be the year. 2023, year of the stellar wrestling game! Maybe.
Hopes of a good wrestling game got that much stronger today as 2K and Visual Concepts announced WWE 2K23. This new game is being worked on for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The game releases...
The game where you build and maintain factories and production lines, aptly named Factorio, will soon go from $30 (USD) to $35. The price increase announcement came via Twitter a short while ago today.
This $5 price hike will go into effect on Thursday, January 26. The small development team at Wube Software Ltd. say that this price increase is to help offset the level of inflation that has occurred since the game's initial...
Monster Hunter Rise Out Now on Xbox, Game Pass, and PlayStation
Hunt monsters on consoles that don't come from Nintendo.
Capcom released Monster Hunter Rise today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass. If you are looking to buy the game outright, it should run you just $39.99 (USD) on your platform of choice. The Game Pass version includes console, PC, and the cloud.
As part of today's release announcement, Capcom revealed that Monster Hunter Rise has already sold over 11 million units across platforms...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition Getting Physical Release on January 26
Those of you who prefer physical media still can get your Geralt fix very soon.
CD Projekt Red announces a January 26 release date for the physical release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. This release is for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game and will hit store shelves in North America, Europe, and "select territories across the world."
This release is the same as the free next-gen update that released on December 14, 2022...
In short, digital sales of the game and developmental support will discontinue on September 30, 2023. The final update (Update 2.8) coming March 31, 2023 will be the last content update. The in-game cosmetic Marketplace will be turned off. With Update 2.8, Credits will no longer...
PGA Tour and its Laser Scanned Courses to Launch March 24
Pre-orders for EA Sports PGA Tour are also now available.
Electronic Arts announces a March 24, 2023 release date for EA Sports PGA Tour. On this day, you can hit the links on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, or PC via the EA App, Steam, and Epic Games Store. This golf game is said to be the "exclusive home" for all four of the Majors in men's golf: The Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Championship, and The Open.
There are enough base building games out there that Valve is dedicating an entire Fest to them.
There is apparently no shortage of base building games out there on the market. There are so many of them, in fact, that Valve is able to dedicate an entire Steam Fest to just this game type.
From January 23 at 10AM (PT) through January 30 at 10AM (PT), the Steam Base Builder Fest will be held. As with most Steam Fests, this one will feature plenty of discounts on games, only...
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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