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Embracer reveals it laid off around 1,400 people in 6 months last year, but don’t be a bellyacher—this is all about ‘maximising shareholder value’

There may be a wider context of enormous industry layoffs, but the rate and volume of layoffs at Embracer Group over the last year is on an unprecedented scale. Everything seemed on an even keel until the collapse of a mystery $2 billion deal in May last year left its CEO gobsmacked (while the company’s…

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Survival climber Cairn ascends to PS5 November 5

We’re happy to confirm that survival-climber Cairn will release on PS5 November, 5 2025. You can attempt your first ascent with Aava today, as a demo is available now on PS5! Go and hone your climbing skills on the Tenzen mountain ridge before the ascent of unforgiving Mount Kami. It’s not the mountain we conquer,…

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Tim Schafer and Double Fine celebrate 25 years of Grim Fandango and thank fans for their memories: ‘I’ll keep them next to where my heart used to be!’

Grim Fandango released on October 30, 1998, and so yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of arguably the greatest adventure game LucasArts ever made. Yeah OK, OK, simmer down Monkey Island fans: it’s Manny Calavera’s time to shine. And to mark the occasion Double Fine, the studio founded by Grim Fandango writer Tim Schafer, has published…

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Nintendo server hacker pleads guilty

Ryan Hernandez, a Californian man who hacked into Nintendo of America servers several times and was caught, has pled guilty in court. The 21 year old had been warned by the FBI to stop hacking various companies, but he ignored the warning given to him and his parents and then continued to infiltrate various servers…

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