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byChris Kerr
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Saudi-led EA buyout receives EU approval, Xbox trials ad-supported game streaming, and Poinpy is eternal - Patch Notes #62
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Jul 24, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Jul 23, 2026
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byDiego Argüello,Contributing Editor, News
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Saudi Arabia's divisive EA buyout approved under EU merger rules
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Jul 23, 2026
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2 Min Read
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Microsoft launches Xbox backward compatibility for PC
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Jul 22, 2026
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'Human Fall Flat 2 is cancelled. We are making Human Fall Flat 3:' No Brakes Games founder looks back on a defining decade
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Jul 22, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Jul 21, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Two thirds of remaining Doom (2016) devs laid off during latest round of Xbox cuts
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Jul 20, 2026
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3 Min Read
byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Business
ZA/UM Studios to lay off up to 32 workers two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
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Jul 17, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Business
Labor unions challenge Xbox, GameStop CEO says physical game sales are 'irrelevant,' and Glen Schofield retires - Patch Notes #61
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Jul 17, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Unions take legal action against Microsoft for allegedly mishandling Xbox layoffs
Unions take legal action against Microsoft for allegedly mishandling Xbox layoffs
Jul 16, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Former Epic Games VP appointed Saber Interactive's chief business officer
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Jul 15, 2026
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byDiego Argüello,Contributing Editor, News
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Business
NYU opens incubator applications for New York City-area devs
NYU opens incubator applications for New York City-area devs
Jul 15, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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'The entire thing is going to fall apart:' Inside the latest round of mass layoffs at Xbox
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Jul 15, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Business
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced crosses 2 million in sales as studio strikes over proposed layoffs
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Jul 14, 2026
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byDiego Argüello,Contributing Editor, News
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Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev
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Jul 14, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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PC
NexusMods CEO digs into the dynamics of video game modding ft. Victor Folmann
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Jul 10, 2026
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Own goal specialist Xbox rifles another into the roof of the net - Patch Notes #60
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Jul 10, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Business
Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve advisory task force days after laying off thousands at Xbox
Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve advisory task force days after laying off thousands at Xbox
Jul 9, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Update: 136 workers have been laid off at id Software
Update: 136 workers have been laid off at id Software
Jul 7, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Xbox cutting 3,200 jobs and parting ways with Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs
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Jul 6, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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EVE Online's cross-platform game engine framework is now fully open source
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Jul 6, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide
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Jul 3, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Rockstar workers hit back, PlayStation ditches physical discs, and chipmakers accused of price fixing - Patch Notes #59
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Jul 3, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
Business
OtherSide Entertainment lays off 18 from Thick as Thieves team
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Jul 1, 2026
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Grand Theft Auto developers seek union recognition at Rockstar
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Jun 30, 2026
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Supermassive Games CEO steps down following launch of Directive 8020
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Jun 29, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Inside Skybound's video game strategy ft. David 'DA' Alpert and Jon Goldman
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Jun 26, 2026
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Steam Machine sticker shock, even more Ubisoft layoffs, and another Xbox price hike - Patch Notes #58
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Jun 26, 2026
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Italian studio 34BigThings regains independence from Embracer
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Jun 25, 2026
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