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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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  • New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    Get another new look at Gotham Knights gameplay.

    A new gameplay trailer came out today from Warner Bros. Games and DC that shows off Batgirl in action in Gotham Knights. Gotham Knights is the upcoming open-world action-RPG from WB Games Montreal.

    This video shows off Batgirl, aka: Barbara Gordon, somehow translating her skills as a computer coder and hacker into being a skilled fighter. Batgirl utilizes a tonfa when in a fight and couples it with kickboxing, capoeira,...
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  • MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    Yes, LeBron James is a Disney Warner Bros. princess.

    Warner Bros. Games announced three additional fighters that will be added to the roster of MultiVersus. These include professional basketball player LeBron James, along with both Rick and Morty from Rick and Morty.

    How does LeBron James fit into the Warner Bros. universe you may ask? Well, it's because James started in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.

    James will utilize "unbeatable basketball moves,...
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  • Resident Evil Village 'Gold Edition' Trailer Offers a Long, Hard Look at Lady Dimitrescu in Action

    They knew what they were doing.

    Capcom released a new trailer for Resident Evil Village Gold Edition this week. With it, we get a look at one specific piece of content that is set to arrive later this year: The Mercenaries Additional Orders. This is the DLC that adds Lady Dimitrescu, Heisenberg, and Chris Redfield as playable characters in the game's Mercenaries mode.

    This latest video offers everyone a little taste of what it's like to be the 9-foot-tall Lady D. You will...
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  • EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    Russian teams were removed in FIFA 22 and will stay removed for FIFA 23.

    FIFA 23 was just announced and with that came fresh information concerning all of the new and improved features being made in this year's release. Those new and improved features include the announcement of HyperMotion2 technology improvements for the next-gen releases, the addition of the men's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 plus the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

    We also learned...
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  • Ubisoft Cancels Ghost Recon Battle Royale, Splinter Cell VR, and Two Other Projects

    Splinter Cell just cannot catch a break.

    Ubisoft says that they have cancelled the development of four separate games that were at various stages of development. Two of the projects were never announced by Ubisoft. The other two are Ghost Recon Frontline and Splinter Cell VR.

    The choice to end the development on these four titles came as Ubisoft wants to focus on "sizable cost optimization" for their upcoming fiscal year. Chief financial officer Frederick Duguet...
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  • Gearbox Software Forums are Closing

    Gearbox Software Forums are Closing

    Discord is not a substitute for forums, but alas.

    Gearbox Software announces that they will be shuttering their forums. The process has already started to happen with old sections being converted to read-only a few days ago.

    Gearbox notes that users will have about 30 days to save any old posts they want to keep for whatever reason. Later this summer, it is expected that Gearbox Software will launch a new website and when that time comes, the forums will cease to exist....
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  • The Technology Behind Online Casinos

    The Technology Behind Online Casinos

    Typically, the tech needed to run online casinos banks on skill sets, so specialized development has to be outsourced to dedicated game developers. Digital casinos have evolved considerably. From the days of offering compatibility with only desktop computers, it's now hugely possible for you to play away anytime you prefer with your apps on your smartphone.

    For a casino to operate, however, it needs to obtain prior licensing from an appropriate authority. These bodies enforce the u...
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  • Cole's Legacy DLC for inFAMOUS Second Son is Now Available for Free

    Cole's Legacy DLC for inFAMOUS Second Son is Now Available for Free

    Now is your chance to get the elusive DLC.

    When Infamous Second Son (stylized as inFAMOUS) first came out in 2014, it offered a small piece of DLC that bridged the gap between the span of time between Infamous 2 and the events of Second Son. This DLC was called Cole's Legacy and the only way that you could obtain this content was to have pre-ordered the game in the US or purchased the Special Edition elsewhere in the world. At least in Europe, the DLC was available to purchase separately...
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  • Xbox Owners Can Now Use Discord Voice Chat on Their Consoles

    Xbox Owners Can Now Use Discord Voice Chat on Their Consoles

    The widely requested feature is now available to Insiders.

    Discord announces that Xbox Insiders will now be able to use Discord voice chat on their consoles. This early test of the feature will roll out to non-Insiders at a later date if no major bugs are found. This was a feature that was very highly requested by users.

    Prior to this voice chat integration, Discord allowed Xbox users to connect their accounts. All this really seemed to do was display information on user...
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  • Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PC - Features, Requirements, and Pre-Orders Now Available

    The web slinger swings onto PC in just under a month from now.

    Insomniac Games, by way of the PlayStation Blog, just dished out some details about the upcoming PC release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered. The game, which is set to be released on August 12 will include a number of new or enhanced features in the PC release that are not found in the PlayStation releases of the game.

    Like the PlayStation 5 release of Spider-Man Remastered, the PC release will include ray-traced...
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  • First Look at Yakuza 8 Comes from an MMA Fighter

    First Look at Yakuza 8 Comes from an MMA Fighter

    It looks like the band is getting back together.

    The first look at Yakuza 8 (or whatever it ends up being called) has appeared online from one of the most unlikely of sources. A behind the scenes video from MMA fighter and YouTuber Mikuru Asakura took fans inside the inner workings of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. During the lengthy video tour, we got a quick glimpse of Yakuza: Like a Dragon stars Ichiban Kasuga, Koichi Adachi, and Yu Nanba all together in a new game.

    The footage...
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  • John Romero is Making a New Game

    John Romero is Making a New Game

    John Romero is about to make Unreal Engine 5 his-- oh, who are we kidding.

    As one of the key figures behind such standout franchises like Doom, Quake, Heretic, and er... Daikatana, John Romero is no stranger to the gaming industry. The last game he worked on, Empire of Sin, came out back in 2020 to some rather tepid reviews. Some bad reviews don't keep a good Romero down (again, Daikatana says hello), which is why Romero is looking to create a new first-person shooter.

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  • Fans Add Winston Zeddemore to Sega Genesis Ghostbusters Game

    Fans Add Winston Zeddemore to Sega Genesis Ghostbusters Game

    The fourth member of the Ghostbusters was often snubbed from early game adaptations.

    About 32 years after the initial release of 1990's Ghostbusters game for the Sega Genesis, the fourth member of the crew is finally being added to the game by some diehard fans.

    Ghostbusters News reports that fourth Ghostbuster, Winston Zeddemore, was initially left out of being a playable character from the game. This is in spite of Zeddemore, played by Ernie Hudson, being in the first...
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  • Bayonetta 3 New Trailer, Install Size, Nudity Toggle, and Release Date

    Bayonetta 3 New Trailer, Install Size, Nudity Toggle, and Release Date

    Information on the long-awaited sequel.

    I somehow forgot to post this news last week when it came out, so I'm doing it now because it's kind of a slow day. Bayonetta 3 was recently given a release date of October 28, 2022. This news came alongside a new trailer for the game courtesy of the development team at PlatinumGames.

    Those looking to pre-order the game digitally can do so through My Nintendo Store. I am giving you permission to use My Nintendo Store, so use it wisely....
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  • Early Access to MultiVersus Open Beta Begins Today

    Early Access to MultiVersus Open Beta Begins Today

    Now we can finally see who would win in a battle between Superman and Shaggy.

    Today, Warner Bros. Games opens the doors to the early access to the MultiVersus open beta. Those who previously participated in the MultiVersus closed alpha are automatically enrolled in this early access phase along with any who receive a code via Twitch Drops.

    Interested players can also gain early access to the beta by purchasing a MultiVersus Founder's Pack. It seems as though every version...
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    by Shawn Zipay
    Make up your own definition of "complete."

    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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