Oblivion Remastered studio is reportedly laying off 300 people

‪Gauthier ‘Gautoz’ Andres, co-founder of French videogame website Origami, has reported on Bluesky that “Mass layoffs are underway at Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Δ.” Virtuos is a co-development studio that has contributed to everything from Dark Souls Remastered to Age of Mythology Retold, and is currently working…

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After leaving Ubisoft to launch an anime avatar AI/NFT startup, Yves Guillemot’s son returns to take charge of its new Tencent-backed Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow 6 subsidiary

When Ubisoft and Tencent announced the creation of a new company that will take control of Ubi’s Big Three—Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six—the obvious question, for me at least, was, who’s really going to be in charge here? Ubisoft has the games, yes, but Tencent has the money. Today we got our answer,…

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An absolute Elden Ring madlad just soloed Nightreign’s most-hated boss at level 1 with the power of Sekiro parries

Of all Nightreign‘s new and returning bosses, there’s probably none quite as reviled as the Bell Bearing Hunter. Our old friend Elemer of the Briar is at his worst when lurking beneath the Limveld castle, pairing brutal aggression with stats that can feel so overtuned that some traumatized players would rather immediately end their run…

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Unknown Worlds founders’ lawsuit accuses Krafton of a ‘months-long campaign to delay Subnautica 2’ so it wouldn’t have to pay $250M earnout

As promised last week, the ousted founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds have filed a lawsuit against publisher Krafton, effectively accusing the company of sabotaging the game in an effort to avoid paying a $250 million earnout—and, when that failed, of seizing control of the company outright. Subnautica was a major hit, and Subnautica…

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Umamusume players are engaging in unhinged summoning rituals to enlist the aid of Egyptian gods and biblically accurate angels for the release of a really good horse card

Since its Western release on June 24, horse girl gacha racer Umamusume: Pretty Derby has been steadily warping the collective noosphere. Anime girls based on very real race horses have proven a uniquely potent fascination, driving those caught in their psychic gravity well to become amateur chroniclers of Gold Ship’s countless crimes while others destroy…

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Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant can now optionally see your entire desktop—maybe it will be able to finally explain what Windows error code 0x8007002c means

Rejoice, for Microsoft has upgraded its Copilot Vision AI assistant with access to your entire desktop in Windows 11. Mercifully, this is an opt-in feature limited to preview builds of Windows 11, not something being rolled out compulsorily via Windows Update, for now. So our AI bot overlords haven’t quite taken over the PC. Microsoft…

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