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Microsoft Layoffs Hit Blizzard, Warcraft Rumble Put On Life Support

No new content for Warcraft Rumble as Blizzard departments like marketing and customer service are also impacted

Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of Thousands

None of the people being laid off were responsible for the decisions that have led to these layoffs

Microsoft Layoffs Signal Video Game Industry Brain Drain

Multiple industry veterans have left Xbox in the wake of layoffs

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CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs

"We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption"

Crunchyroll Says Anime’s ChatGPT Subtitling Came From Third-Party Vendor, Goes Against Its Policies

Cyangames’ VR video game anime Necronomicon and the Cosmic Horror Show subtitles had “ChatGPT” smack-dap in its German subtitling

How Kenny Omega’s AEW Wrestling Theme Came To Life

Ahead of AEW: All In Texas, Little V Mills shares how he came up with “Battle Cry” as Omega’s wrassling anthem


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G/O Media Finally Sells Kotaku

Kotaku has been purchased by the owners of sister site Gizmodo

Microsoft Layoffs Sweep Xbox [Updated]

Several in-development games have been canceled, including Perfect Dark and Everwild

An In-Depth Examination Of Death Stranding 2’s Shower Handles

Death Stranding 1 & 2 both feature beautiful mechanical design. But man, I would really hate to use Sam's shower based on those handles.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Is More Popular Than Ever Thanks To A Dedicated Fan Community

How Star Wars Battlefront 2’s custom server and mod community supported the game’s player surge

Gamurs Has Been Selling Off Sites

In June, the network sold both Dot Esports and The Escapist

Squid Game Season 3’s Hwang Jun-ho Storyline Sucked

I’m just happy I don’t have to see actor Wi Ha-joon putz around on that damn boat anymore

Congratulations To Zohran Mamdani, NYC’s (Second) Gamer Mayor

"Unfortunately, our first gamer mayor – at least, in terms of policy – is Eric Adams"

Bucking The Industry Trend Of Post-Launch Layoffs, Lies Of P Devs Received $7,500 Bonuses, Switch 2s

"This bonus payout is both a celebration of that achievement and a significant turning point as the Lies of P franchise progresses to its next stage.”

YouTube Channel Drumeo’s Freestyle Drum Covers Make Me Want To Take My Shirt Off And Yell “Hell Yeah”

You haven’t lived until you’ve heard this particular cover of Bring Me The Horizon’s “Can You Feel My Heart”