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Bernie Sanders Officially Comments on Xbox Layoffs

Vermont Senator and self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders has weighed in on Microsoft's recent Xbox layoffs, pointing to the company's profits, executive compensation, and Xbox hardware price increases in response to the cuts. Whether Sanders is fully accounting for broader factors affecting the gaming ind...

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"I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you": Doom's John Romero responds to id Software reportedly losing half their team

Xbox aren't closing or selling off Doom developers id Software as part of their latest business teardown, but they are reportedly laying off around half the studio, with swinging cuts aimed at id's legendary technology team in particular. Even as out-going staff fulminate about the situation, studio co-founder John Rom...

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My Hero Academia: 8 Strongest Retired Heroes, Ranked

The passing of the torch is a bittersweet event in every hero's life inMy Hero Academia. There comes a point when even the most powerful heroes, including All Might, can't escape the effects of time. Inevitably, these characters' aging bodies could no longer withstand their countless injuries from years of confronting...

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Arc Raiders has finally added 'one of the most requested matchmaking features' meaning players can now Jekyll and Hyde their way through lobbies

Understanding matchmaking in Arc Raiders has been something of a white whale for players, especially since we first got confirmation that aggression-based matchmaking did actually play a part in creating lobbies. Since then Embark has been more open about what actually goes into its matchmaking and is more responsive t...

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Release Times & Countdown

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced is Ubisoft's remake of one of the most beloved and iconic entries in the franchise. Edward Kenway prepares to sail the Caribbean again on this adventure built from the ground up with Ubisoft's Anvil engine. Both new and longtime fans can't wait to start playing the game, but the ex...

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John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left

New CEO Asha Sharma hit the reset button on Xbox yesterday, taking out 1,600 jobs at once with another 1,600 cuts still to come before the end of the year. Very few studios escaped the scythe: even id Software's legendary name did not save it, and it quickly became clear the studio had been swept up in the bloodletting...

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IO Interactive says Project Fantasy isn't dead, but confirms that layoffs are happening

XHitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive announced last week that it had lost funding for Project Fantasy, an "online fantasy RPG" first announced in 2023, and that as a result, "we have to adapt to this new reality and its short-term consequences, including staffing decisions." That sure sounded like layof...

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Project Phoenix, Which Raised $1 Million And Went Silent For Seven Years, Is Back

In August 2013, a Kickstarter for a "JRPG with a squad based RTS game design, brought to you by veteran developers and creators from the East and West," went live. Project Phoenix quickly smashed its $100,000 goal, eventually raising $1,014,600 from almost 16,000 backers.

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New Gothic Stardew Valley Alternative Launches to Strong, 90% Positive Reviews

A brand-new Stardew Valley-like game, Moonlight Peaks, has just been released to positive reviews online across all platforms. Where Moonlight Peaks departs most from its core inspiration, among some of its more unique features, is its focus on the supernatural.

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10 Video Games That Became Famous For Unexpected Reasons

Typically, a game becomes famous because it offers a unique or very exciting gameplay experience that leads to strong reviews and people praising the game online. Yet, that isn't the only way for a video game to achieve fame.

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PokΓ©mon’s Next Lego Sets Are Cool But Good Lord, Those Prices

I would love a little set of Professor Oak’s lab, but not for the price of a Switch

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Xbox setting Compulsion and Double Fine free is the only good thing to come out of Microsoft's layoffs

Xbox's layoffs are catastrophic. 1,600 people lost their jobs in one day. 3,200 will lose their jobs by June 2027. If you include all of Microsoft, that number jumps to a staggering 4,800 - around 2.1% of the company's overall workforce (as surveyed in 2025). We all knew that Xbox's ominous July 6 'layoff day' [...]

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