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Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as It Transforms Under New CEO Asha Sharma
Fortnite Fans Obsessed With New Pokémon-Like Sprite Creature Collecting Are Buying Rare Species for Real Money on eBay
Weeks After Launching Luna Abyss, Its Entire Development Team At Kwalee Labs Has Been Laid Off
Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam
Inside Xbox’s margin crush: A string of misses at Xbox Game Studios, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core
Microsoft CEO Says ‘There’s More Monetization of Xbox Games Happening on YouTube Than at Microsoft’
Final Fantasy Resonance lead says games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are leading a turn-based resurgence because “creators who grew up playing JRPGs” are now making them themselves
Before you place all the blame on Sony, former Destiny 2 CM says Bungie was ‘very close to shutting its doors’ before the buyout
Don’t Nod Is In Trouble, And Tencent Is Reportedly Uninterested In Backing The Studio Anymore
Report: Unannounced The Witcher Multiplayer Game Slated for PC & Mobile; Gameplay Details Revealed
Fallout New Vegas Remaster Might Have Been Leaked By New Toy Line
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