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Xbox's recently announced, division-wide layoffs are a disaster, and Doom studio id Software has been hit particularly hard right as it's launching The Dark Ages' expansion-sized DLC. Now, Doom co-creator and id Software co-founder John Romero has weighed in.

You may scoff at how little real-world change petitions typically produce, but you can't deny that this particular campaign has a lot of user support behind it. The Don't Kill the Disc Change.org petition, which was launched in the wake of Sony's bombshell decision to end physical disc manufacturing in January 2028, has amassed over 170,000 signatures at the time of writing.

Doing a little work ahead of time will help keep your gadgets from being fried in an electrical storm.

The Pokémon Company's collaboration with Lego continues as five more sets have been revealed, including one for a fan-favorite Legendary.

A federal judge has thrown out most of the claims in a proposed class action accusing Apple's AirPods Max of a condensation defect, ruling that the $549 headphones do what they were built for even if they fall short of a buyer's expectations (via Law360). Filed in April 2025 by two plaintiffs, the suit alleges that condensation builds up inside the AirPods Max ear cups during normal indoor use, which can degrade sound, break ear detection and active noise cancellation, and interfere with chargin...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is full of daring casting choices, but one stands out, though not for the reason you think.

In space, no one can hear you SKWEEEEEE. I had to remind myself recently that it's been less than a year since we first saw Orbitals back at The Game Awards 2025. It feels like forever ago, not because the seven months since have been particularly packed — though they absolutely have — but because in that time, I don't think a day has gone by where I haven't felt excited to dive into this co-op sci-fi anime adventure. Last month, that wait came to an end. Publisher Kepler Interactive invited me ...

It feels like childhood.

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Obsidian, the legendary RPG studio behind The Outer Worlds, Avowed, Fallout New Vegas and other acclaimed games, is losing about a quarter of its workers. That is according to a new Kotaku report, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Yesterday, we officially heard what has been rumoured for the past few weeks: Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of people from its Xbox division, losing four game studios and making its remaining studios pivot to tried-and-tested franchises, all as part of a big 'reset' overseen by newly-appointed Xbox leader Asha Sharma.

Moths are better than butterflies, change my mind.

Asha Sharma cuts back Microsoft's gaming operation and drops studios including Double Fine and Ninja Theory while pointing the finger at Phil Spencer

Yesterday, Xbox announced that they were spinning off five major studios in the course of the latest round of "historic" restructuring, with 1600 jobs instantly chopped and 1600 more layoffs to follow over the next financial year. It's the latest in a string of failures on the part of Xbox leadership, who have repeatedly butchered the division after an evidently overambitious acquisition spree that dates back to the 2010s. It has, at least, not yet resulted in any outright studio closures. Doubl...

Here's hoping the expected price drop isn't just wishful thinking.

Arc Raiders update 1.36.0 is finally changing matchmaking, so players can PvP in trios and still find friendly lobbies in solos.

NASA has released the most detailed images of the Centaurus A galaxy we've ever seen, captured by the James Webb telescope.

Sony's decision to stop producing physical video games is fueled by a desire to increase profits from a shrinking consumer base

Marshall has launched its next-generation vintage-inspired Acton and Stanmore speakers.

DeepSeek, the Chinese company making AI models on the cheap, might look to do the same for AI chips.

State of Decay 3, the once first-party Xbox game, may not launch into Game Pass after all. The game's developer, Undead Labs, is among the studios Microsoft is parting with following its decision to lay off 3200 workers from across the Xbox division.

It's Coming Ho-Ohme. Football fever is at its peak right now thanks to a little thing called the World Cup, and The Pokémon Company is making it harder still not to feel a twinge of love for the beautiful game as it has announced a new collaboration with Japan's J. League. The collab is part of TPC's continuing 30th anniversary celebrations, and it grants all 60 teams their very own partner Pokémon, complete with an adorable new logo and some exclusive merch for all those who attend a game.

As the games industry grapples with Xbox laying off 3200 workers and dropping five studios, more voices are surfacing to tell tales about corporate fumblings in the past.

Is that a mouse in your pocket or do you need to see a doctor?

The total number of Game Pass subscribers has dropped back down to 30 million, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. This is a loss of around 4 million compared to publicised 2024 numbers.

Dell's stock price has risen significantly since his investment.

Transporter 3 is now free on Tubi, making now the perfect time to revisit one of Jason Statham's most underrated action movies.

Maestral, the free lightweight open-source Dropbox client for Mac, has been retired, according to the project's maintainer, Sam Schott. Over its seven-year life, Maestral has proven to be a popular client for users on platforms and file systems that are no longer directly supported by Dropbox. It has also been lauded for its simplicity, small app bundle size, and low memory usage compared to the official Dropbox app. By cutting out Dropbox's client bloat, Maestral just runs silently in the backg...

This is no way to treat the heir of Rattay.

I'm sure this is great for morale.

This fun-sized sidekick touchscreen monitor isn't exactly a value proposition, but it's still kinda fun.

That's about $100 worth of space in the current memory crisis.

Nothing's Ear (3a) are ANC-equipped earbuds that cost less than $100.