Microsoft Refutes Notion That Foreign-Worker Visas Were Behind Mass Xbox Layoffs
Since news broke of Microsoft's recent round of mass layoffs--which affected 1,600 people immediately and will reach double that number over the next year--a number of reports have claimed that mass approvals of foreign-worker visas were behind the...
New Counter-Strike 2 Map Has Players Rescuing Dogs Instead Of Hostages, And That’s Very...
A new, fan-made map for Valve's free shooter Counter-Strike 2 has a unique spin on the game's popular Hostage Rescue mode, having players instead rescue dogs in danger.
The "Shelter" map (via Dexerto) takes place in a fictionalized suburban...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports Are Out Now On PS5,...
The ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012) are available now. The ports, which were confirmed in June, are developed by Iron Galaxy in conjunction with Activision.
As announced previously, these are...
The Elder Scrolls 6 Devs Fear “More Delays” After Layoffs Have “Crushing Effect On...
The Elder Scrolls 6 is one of the biggest upcoming games in the works at the Xbox-owned Bethesda Game Studios. But after Microsoft's sweeping layoffs, which also impacted BGS, developers there have expressed concerns about the impact on...
Boy Shocked By Electrical Current While Playing Video Games After House Is Struck By...
A teenage boy sustained injuries after lightning struck his home as he was playing video games, hitting him with an electrical shock.
The 13-year-old boy, Vladyslav Skuridin, told ABC News via a statement from his mother that he...
New Fallout Game Is New Focus For New Vegas Developer Obsidian Entertainment – Report
Obsidian Entertainment--the developer behind Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Avowed--will reportedly shift strategies to work on a new Fallout game. That means that a planned Avowed sequel and other unannounced projects will get shelved in the process, according...
Your Loyalty To Sony Or Xbox Means Nothing, Analyst Says
In response to Sony announcing that it will stop producing physical game discs for PlayStation starting in 2028, a lot of people have had a lot of things to say. One of those voices is Circana analyst Mat...
Arc Raiders’ Matchmaking Update Gives Players What They’ve Always Wanted
The latest Arc Raiders update is out now, and alongside the opening of the Expedition 4 window and an upcoming crossover event with Embark's first-person shooter The Finals, the extraction game is getting a matchmaking overhaul that fulfills...
Diablo 4’s Massive Mythic Item Changes Aren’t Finding Many Fans
Diablo 4 Season 14 dramatically reworked Mythic items in Blizzard's ARPG going forward, and judging from early feedback, it's a change that isn't going over well.
Season of Death Awakening launched on June 30 and introduced what Blizzard coined...
Original Nintendo Switch Will Be Discontinued In Europe
Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of the original Nintendo Switch, which remains in active production despite the debut of Switch 2 in 2025. However, the Switch's time will be coming to a close in Europe just...
