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2K confirms layoffs at Civilization developer Firaxis
2K says the decision will "restructure and optimize" its teams within Firaxis. Sources say dozens could be impacted.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, dies in motorcycle crash | Mastodon | The Guardian share.google/PZji35en0aV2...
Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, dies in motorcycle crash
The 51-year-old, who left the successful heavy metal group earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta
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August 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Games | The Guardian share.google/vQptYaeKhglr...
‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof
The game’s launch 20 years ago coincided with the rapper’s meteoric success with his album The Massacre. Here, the team that made the shooter reflect on how it all happened
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August 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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PETA demands Nintendo remove Mario Kart World Cow’s nose ring - My Nintendo News share.google/YS1ifFxXDo36...
PETA demands Nintendo remove Mario Kart World Cow’s nose ring
PETA has written an open letter to Nintendo president Shunatro Furukawa. The reason? Well, they aren’t happy with Mario Kart World’s breakout star Cow’s nose ring. The organisation says that cow nose…
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August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Matthew Richardson breaks flying 200m world record to become 'fastest cyclist of all time' | Cycling Weekly share.google/yBT7cYaw95V0...
Matthew Richardson breaks flying 200m world record to become 'fastest cyclist of all time'
Brit's time of 8.941 seconds makes him the first person ever to clock sub-nine in the event
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August 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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BBC News - Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
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Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Less than 2 months after releasing Tron: Catalyst, developer Bithell Games lays off the majority of full-time staff | PC Gamer share.google/wP40slkhvf8P...
Less than 2 months after releasing Tron: Catalyst, developer Bithell Games lays off the majority of full-time staff
Studio boss Mike Bithell said the team was unable to land a "new larger scale project" to work on.
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August 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Nintendo Won't Let Charity Speedrunning Event Use Its Games Without Permission, Because Of Course | Nintendo Life share.google/Z5hWsuE8SbXB...
Nintendo Won't Let Charity Speedrunning Event Use Its Games Without Permission, Because Of Course
Mari no cart
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August 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Nearly two-thirds of Brits surveyed about the UK's new age verification laws think the changes aren't effective, but even more support them being made in the first place | PC Gamer share.google/7x4zrPkneStc...
Nearly two-thirds of Brits surveyed about the UK's new age verification laws think the changes aren't effective, but even more support them being made in the first place
Best not to survey VPN companies, then.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Big PlayStation Handheld Rumor Quietly 'Confirmed' by Sony - PlayStation LifeStyle share.google/SHl6fV39DMM5...
Big PlayStation Handheld Rumor Quietly 'Confirmed' by Sony - PlayStation LifeStyle
Sony has officially confirmed one major aspect of the ongoing PlayStation handheld rumors, lending credence to those reports.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think share.google/GJsAAVlQ8hUg...
Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think
If aliens did a flyby through the Solar System, would we even realise?
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July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Source: Game Developer
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Supermassive Games is laying off 36 people and delaying Directive 8020
The company previously laid off a number of workers in 2024 but said it must continue adapting to a 'challenging' business environment.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Still Wakes the Deep Studio The Chinese Room Announces Management Buyout, Gaining Independence from Sumo Digital - IGN share.google/yb2triTsKuJK...
Still Wakes the Deep Studio The Chinese Room Announces Management Buyout, Gaining Independence from Sumo Digital - IGN
The Chinese Room, the acclaimed British indie studio behind last year's oil rig horror game Still Wakes the Deep, has now officially cut ties with its former parent company Sumo Digital.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Ubisoft CEO responds to the Stop Killing Games petition, stating the publisher is 'working on' improving its approach to end-of-life support, but that 'nothing is eternal' | PC Gamer share.google/vtOxIpMb0HC8...
Ubisoft CEO responds to the Stop Killing Games petition, stating the publisher is 'working on' improving its approach to end-of-life support, but that 'nothing is eternal'
"Obviously support for all games cannot last forever."
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July 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Creator of The Elder Scrolls quits games industry due to cancer | Metro News share.google/jukTKXEDLRFu...
Creator of The Elder Scrolls quits games industry due to cancer
Julian LeFay was working on an Elder Scrolls alternative, but his failing health means he won’t be able to see his next game through.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Another Former Sega Arcade In Akihabara Is Set To Close
It's officially game over for Akihabara Gigo 1
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July 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Microsoft's 200 laid-off King devs are reportedly being replaced by AI they helped build, while its 'absolute 's***show' HR department looks away and whistles | PC Gamer share.google/MurmwR1BotFW...
Microsoft's 200 laid-off King devs are reportedly being replaced by AI they helped build, while its 'absolute 's***show' HR department looks away and whistles
Morale is, predictably, "in the gutter."
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July 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Source: Deadline
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Blumhouse Undergoes Layoffs In Film & Television
Blumhouse has laid off six staffers across film, television and casting, Deadline has learned.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Commission preparing token gesture for angry gamers and game developers - Euractiv share.google/GBYYn9MydTQi...
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July 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for ... observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for ...
Investment from the Gulf state provides a boost to the games business – and soft power for Mohammed bin Salman
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July 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Stop Killing Games Campaign Surpasses One Million Signatures, But There Are Issues | Push Square share.google/Ax3kEkyCoUlz...
Stop Killing Games Campaign Surpasses One Million Signatures, But There Are Issues
Sign it properly, folks
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July 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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'There has to be a better way than this': Game developers call Microsoft's latest layoffs 'a colossal waste of talent' from a publisher that seems like it's in 'a death spiral' | PC Gamer share.google/XFx5oLMxOEWw...
'There has to be a better way than this': Game developers call Microsoft's latest layoffs 'a colossal waste of talent' from a publisher that seems like it's in 'a death spiral'
In response to "heartbreaking" turmoil, devs share grim humor, frustration, and fears for the industry's future.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Source: GamesRadar+
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The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of th...
John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"
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July 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Forza Motorsport 'Team Is No More,' Former Developer Claims, With Remaining Turn 10 Staff Left 'To Support the Horizon Side' - IGN share.google/RlMGtWDWCToA...
Forza Motorsport 'Team Is No More,' Former Developer Claims, With Remaining Turn 10 Staff Left 'To Support the Horizon Side' - IGN
Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios has been heavily impacted by this week's brutal Microsoft layoffs, former employees have claimed, resulting in Xbox's sim racing series being wound down.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects
Microsoft is closing down The Initiative, after 7 years. The partnership with Crystal Dynamics will end, and "Perfect Dark" will be cancelled.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM