Category: gaming
Microsoft to lay off around 1,900 staff from across the Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams
Microsoft is set to lay off around 1,900 members of staff from its video game workforce, it’s been reported, as the company aligns itself “on the best opportunities for growth” following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year. IGN reports that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced the redundancy plans…
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Palworld devs fight back against ‘cheats and exploits’ in latest patch
A new update has been rolled out for the Steam version of Pocketpair’s survival and crafting game Palworld, which, as well as a couple of bug fixes, contains “countermeasures against various cheats and exploits.” Earlier today (January 25), the official Palworld Twitter / X account published a post in which…
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Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo selected as the AIAS’ next Hall of Fame inductee
Koji Kondo, the Nintendo composer and sound director best known for his work on The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. series, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ (AIAS) Hall of Fame during the 27th D.I.C.E. Awards. The AIAS Hall of Fame honor is…
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F-Zero 99 players can now enjoy private lobbies and secret tracks after the latest update
F-Zero 99 has just got a ton of new content after Nintendo released the latest update for the online racing game. Players can now enjoy private lobbies, which can be accessed with four-digit passcodes. Private lobby race results will not be reflected in leaderboard points, records, or challenge progress, and…
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A Dungeons & Dragons VR game has been announced
Developer Resolution Games has announced it’s making a Dungeons & Dragons VR game. In collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, the studio best known for its digital fantasy tabletop adventure title Demeo will be creating the first officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons game in virtual reality. “As anyone who’s played Demeo…
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The Finals update 1.5.5 adjusts Medium build weapon and gadget damage output and fixes that strange GPU crashing bug
The Finals has received a new patch which makes major balance changes to the Medium build and more. Update 1.5.5 went live today (January 24) with a main focus on providing some much-needed balance tweaks to the Medium build, specifically by nerfing some of its weapons. The update has also…
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