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Xbox restructuring axes 3,200 jobs and cuts four studios loose
Microsoft’s Xbox division carried out a sweeping restructuring that eliminated 3,200 jobs and separated four studios—Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs—into independent operations. The scale of the cuts and the loss of established studios marks one of the most significant shake-ups in Xbox’s history, raising questions about the future direction of…
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Elder Scrolls Online loses roughly half its content team to Microsoft cuts
A grim outcome from Xbox’s latest round of reaping.
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Microsoft layoffs strike Bethesda and ZeniMax particularly hard, union says
ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they’ve been cut deeply.
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Sheffield’s Moor Market will be closed “as long as necessary” as new update on cockroach infestation emerges
“Moor Market remains temporarily closed. We do not yet have a date the market will reopen”
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Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them
Psychonauts and Keeper developer Double Fine Productions, and South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, have reacted to their new futures as it’s confirmed they will become independent developers again. Read more
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F1 in Britain: Automated software to blame for crushing expectations
Sometimes races finish behind a safety car, but it’s not always satisfying.
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Boy, 13, dies in house fire ‘after e-bike charger exploded’ as 19-year-old man fights for life in hospital
In an update issued this afternoon, Lancashire Police said the boy has since died from his injuries on Sunday and has been named as Coby Keogh, from Blackpool.
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‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Finally Gets a PS5 Update, but There’s a Catch
A new update out now for Red Dead Redemption 2 finally allows players to utilize a key element of the PlayStation 5.
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Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year
Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe – but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated FAQ about revisions to Nintendo hardware in Europe, the company confirmed that it will stop selling all iterations of the original Switch on the continent…
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How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username
WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.