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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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  • Capcom Cancels Monster Hunter Wilds Lecture After Harassment from 'Fans'

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-07-2025, 06:37 PM
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    Capcom Cancels Monster Hunter Wilds Lecture After Harassment from 'Fans'

    The studio hoped to talk about the development of Monster Hunter Wilds.

    Capcom has canceled a planned lecture where they had hoped to talk about the optimization efforts made on Monster Hunter Wilds. The lecture, which would have taken place at CEDEC 2025 in Japan, was cancelled after Capcom staff received threats and other harassment over the current state of the game.

    According to information gathered by Automaton, Capcom is set to hold several different sessions at...
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  • RCE Exploit Found in Call of Duty: WWII (Update)

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-07-2025, 05:36 PM
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    RCE Exploit Found in Call of Duty: WWII (Update)

    This exploit may exist across other Call of Duty titles as well.

    Update (July 7, 2025): Activision has since pulled the "Xbox PC" version of Call of Duty: WWII. This was the version of the game that was available through PC Game Pass. Call of Duty: WWII is still available on Steam and Battle.net, but I probably wouldn't test either of those out if I were you. There's no saying yet if those versions are also vulnerable.

    Original: Call of Duty: WWII was added...
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  • Microsoft's Mass Layoffs Blamed in Part on $80 Billion AI Investment

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-07-2025, 04:49 PM
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    Microsoft's Mass Layoffs Blamed in Part on $80 Billion AI Investment

    Over 15,000 people are without a job, thanks to Microsoft's push into AI.

    Just this past week, Microsoft kicked off another round of mass layoffs. Over 9,000 employees from Microsoft were laid off, many of which were from various Xbox divisions and studios. Several in-development games were cancelled and an entire studio was shut down. These layoffs are in addition to the 6,000 that were carried out in May 2025 at Microsoft, and the few thousand layoffs made in 2024.

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  • Surprise! The Anthem Servers are Still Alive

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-07-2025, 02:42 PM
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    Surprise! The Anthem Servers are Still Alive

    Until January.

    To the surprise to many, including myself, the servers for the 2019 BioWare developed Anthem are still apparently live. That means you can go, right now, to play Anthem just as god intended.

    Unfortunately, you won't have too much time to experience the game because publisher Electronic Arts will be taking those servers down in January 2026. The online only title will be rendered unplayable starting January 12, 2026 as per a new announcement from EA....
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  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Announced

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    • Published: 07-04-2025, 06:26 PM
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    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Announced

    Sorry, wish we could go to the moon together.

    CD Projekt Red made a new announcement at this year's Anime Expo. The game development studio will once again be partnering with studio Trigger to create a new standalone anime series set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077. It is called, of course, none other than Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.

    Today's panel at Anime Expo shared a few early details about this second series. Kai Ikarashi is confirmed to be the director. We also got a...
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  • Resident Evil Survival Unit Announced

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-04-2025, 01:29 PM
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    Resident Evil Survival Unit Announced

    A mobile survival horror, real-time strategy title.

    Resident Evil Survival Unit was announced last night from Aniplex Inc. and Joycity Corporation. This is an upcoming mobile game that blends survival horror with real-time strategy. This one is said to "appeal to both longtime fans and new players" and will be released in Japan, South Korea, North America, Europe, and Asia.

    There will be an online showcase specifically for Resident Evil Survival Unit. The stream...
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  • Build a Rocket Boy Employees Sent At-Risk Emails as Leslie Benzies Blames 'Saboteurs'

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-03-2025, 02:26 PM
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    Build a Rocket Boy Employees Sent At-Risk Emails as Leslie Benzies Blames 'Saboteurs'

    Benzies' statements echo that of his co-CEO prior to launch.

    It's time once again to play the blame game. This time, it's none other than Build a Rock Boy's CEO Leslie Benzies blaming "internal and external saboteurs" for the myriad of struggles that have plagued MindsEye.

    First, something that is a bit more important: All of Build a Rocket Boy's ~300 employees were sent an at-risk of redundancy email. At-risk emails were also sent to the staff of PlayFusion,...
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  • Battlefield 6 Development Troubles; Electronic Arts Sets 100 Million Player Goal

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-02-2025, 08:59 PM
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    Battlefield 6 Development Troubles; Electronic Arts Sets 100 Million Player Goal

    It's nice to have dreams.

    A new report about the development on the next Battlefield game (codename Glacier) made its way online today. According to insider information, shared via Ars Technica, the behind the scenes development has been anything but smooth within Electronic Arts. Development on the next Battlefield has already had to deal with "culture clashes, ballooning budgets, and major disruptions." These are all contributing to a fear that "parts of the game...
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  • Subnautica 2's Lead Developers Were All Replaced

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    • Published: 07-02-2025, 07:18 PM
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    Subnautica 2's Lead Developers Were All Replaced

    The previous leadership team replaced "effectively immediately."

    There was a major shakeup at the top of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds. Parent company Krafton has put former Striking Distance Studio CEO, Steve Papoutsis, in as the new CEO of Unknown Worlds. The previous leadership team at Unknown Worlds - Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire - were all replaced "effective immediately" in a surprise announcement.

    Exact reasons for this...
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  • Microsoft Makes Massive Cuts to Xbox - 9,000 Employees Laid Off, Perfect Dark and Everwild Cancelled

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-02-2025, 02:25 PM
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    Microsoft Makes Massive Cuts to Xbox - 9,000 Employees Laid Off, Perfect Dark and Everwild Cancelled

    Phil Spencer's legacy continues to grow.

    Microsoft has confirmed that they are laying off upwards of 9,100 employees. This accounts for roughly 4% of its total workforce. This is also the third round of layoffs made at the company over the past few months.

    Microsoft's Xbox division and slew of owned development studios, collectively known as Microsoft Gaming, are hit the hardest. Several games, both announced and not announced yet, were cancelled.

    King,...
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  • Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate Cinematic Trailer

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-01-2025, 06:25 PM
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    Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate Cinematic Trailer

    An actual look at the new expansion.

    Bungie has been relatively quiet about the upcoming expansion for Destiny 2, The Edge of Fate. That's kind of weird given that this new expansion launches on July 15th. Today, Bungie held a developer livestream that finally talked about the new content that is coming, while showing off gameplay from Empire Hunts, a piece of content that Bungie added as part of Destiny 2: Beyond Light from late 2020. That's a hell of a choice.

    The...
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  • Marvel Rivals Season 3 'The Abyss Awaken' Revealed

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-01-2025, 05:37 PM
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    Marvel Rivals Season 3 'The Abyss Awaken' Revealed

    A new season begins July 11th.

    Starting on July 11, the third season of Marvel Rivals will kick off. It will add Phoenix as a playable character. In addition there will be a new map, Klyntar: Celestial Husk. There will be other new features, special events, Team-Ups, and character balance adjustments.

    Later in the season, it is expected that Blade will be added as a playable character. Both Blade and Phoenix will be Dualists (aka: DPS).

    NetEase Games says that starting with Season 3, Marvel Rivals will get a new season every two months. The full, written changelog was not yet shared. ...
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  • Street Fighter 6 Collabs with K-Pop Group aespa

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-01-2025, 04:36 PM
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    Street Fighter 6 Collabs with K-Pop Group aespa

    The collab includes a new outfit, new commentator, and items.

    Capcom's Street Fighter 6 will soon get a little K-pop infusion courtesy of the group aespa. This collaboration will add in a new outfit for Juri, a new real-time color commentator, and several additional collaboration items.

    In addition, Capcom will decorate the Battle Hub so that players can "experience aespa's legacy for a limited time between Friday, July 4, 2025 12:00 am - Monday, August 4, 2025...
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  • New Nvidia Driver Update Released for RTX 5050 Launch

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    • Published: 07-01-2025, 02:28 PM
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    New Nvidia Driver Update Released for RTX 5050 Launch

    DLSS 4 support included for Mecha Break.

    Nvidia released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver today for the launch of their RTX 5050 GPU. Even if you don't have an RTX 5050 (and you probably don't want one), the new driver update does add DLSS 4 support for the upcoming release of Mecha Break. it also includes improvements for Diablo 4 and Monster Hunter Wilds.

    The 576.88 drivers add DLSS 4 support for Mecha Break along with Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation,...
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  • System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster Console Release Dated for July 10

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 07-01-2025, 12:14 PM
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    System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster Console Release Dated for July 10

    See, the console delay wasn't all that bad.

    The PC Release of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster came out just this past week. At the time, the console version was delayed a slight bit. Today, that console release date was announced and set for July 10, 2025.

    There isn't too much to add to this one today. Nightdive Studios just shared the date and noted that it's still coming out for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch....
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  • How Many Games Did You Complete in 2025?
    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...
    I did not complete any game in 2025
    33.33%
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    I completed up to 10 games
    50.00%
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    I completed more than 10 games
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