Holy crap chart from Gallup

Many of Xbox's subsidiaries are getting hit by the layoffs this morning, including Call of Duty studios such as Raven. Big cuts at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 - nearly 50% of staff, per source.

I can confirm that Xbox is canceling the long-troubled project Perfect Dark and closing The Initiative, per email from Xbox studios president Matt Booty seen by Bloomberg News. First reported by Windows Central

This morning, Zenimax Online Studios told staff that their MMO project Blackbird was canceled and abruptly deactivated the team's access to Slack. Three hours later, team members have no idea if they have jobs. They still have access to email and Teams but have not heard from HR or management

"You read books, eh?" A 1949 red scare Herblock cartoon about pressures on teachers that hits hard once again.

Seven days into 2025 and I've already played what I suspect will be one of my favorite games of the year: The Roottrees Are Dead, a narrative logic deduction game (à la Obra Dinn) that has you searching for clues to unravel the dramatic story of a rich family store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...

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