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Xbox Layoffs and Restructuring Under Satya Nadella
Microsoft has cut over 5,750 jobs since October 2023 as part of a major Xbox streamlining effort under new leadership, raising concerns about game
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Industry on The Save Slot: Studio openings and closures, Layoffs, Acquisitions, Unionisation, Publisher earnings and Game pricing.
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Meta AI game tools Horizon Create Studio target Unity Roblox
Meta unveiled AI-powered game creation tools Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, enabling text-to-game generation on mobile and web.
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Nadella Confident in Xbox Future Amid Restructuring
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed strong confidence in Xbox's game portfolio and future output, defending recent major layoffs and studio realignments
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Xbox Reset Continues with Studio Shifts and Layoffs
Xbox's strategic reset has extended indefinitely, with this week's studio reshuffle making Activision the new custodian of Halo and moving Obsidian under
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HR Experts on Managing Morale After Industry Layoffs
HR specialists Emma Smith and Michael Elliott Chan discuss the impact of widespread job cuts on remaining staff and the strategies for rebuilding trust and
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Saber Interactive Advises Studios to Diversify and Go Global
Saber Interactive's Tim Willits criticizes the high-cost, single-location studio model, urging North American developers to embrace global co-development
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Level-5 CEO apologises for undisclosed AI in shows
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has apologised after confirming generative AI was used to make the studio's recent digital shows footage 'more spectacular'
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Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contract with Microsoft
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees have voted to ratify their first union contract with Microsoft, establishing new protections around AI use, layoffs
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Cut RE4 and Requiem Voice Lines Reveal Unused Story Details
A modder has uncovered over 1,000 unused voice lines from the Resident Evil 4 remake and Resident Evil Requiem, revealing scrapped character moments, a
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GTA 6 Criminal Profile system detailed in new report
A new report details Grand Theft Auto 6's Criminal Profile system, which features four main states and a fifth 'shattered' state for players who ignore it.
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Square Enix Denies Take-Private Rumors
Square Enix has formally denied a magazine report claiming it was considering going private, a rumor that caused its stock price to surge.
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Don't Nod Announces Transformation Plan
Life is Strange developer Don't Nod has announced a 'transformation initiative,' citing industry changes and poor economic indicators.
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Fate/Extra Record Remake Shifts to New
The troubled remake of Fate/Extra Record has switched developers to Meteorise and publishers to Aniplex after its original studio director resigned and the