Microsoft announced plans today to cut 3% of its global workforce. With the most recent available headcount for the company thought to be around 228,000 last June, that translates into 6,840 firings. This latest cut follows a roughly 10,000-strong purge back in 2023 and a smaller round of firings in January this year. That latter…
At Summer Game Fest, I spent half an hour cruising through desolate dunes and restoring ancient ocean life in Sword of the Sea. As the Wraith—the game’s hoversword-riding magical hero—you’re given little guidance about what to do or why, but the pieces of the puzzle are in its surroundings, communicating how this sandy, barren land…
Five years after the elimination of net neutrality regulations in the US, FCC chairwoman Juliana Rosenworcel has begun the process of bringing them back, saying that restoring the FCC’s authority over broadband service in the US is needed to ensure the internet “is not only open, but fast and fair, safe and secure.” The concept…
Universal Studios Japan and Nintendo recently announced that Super Nintendo World is opening 4th February 2021. Today, has seen the company post a little teaser video for the new Yoshi attraction which is titled, Yoshi’s Adventure Ride. The attraction will see some familiar characters make an appearance including Baby Mario and the adorable Poochy, Check…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows bombards you with a handful of confusing settings right at the start of your journey. Better to get them out of the way beforehand, I suppose, yet it’s hard to grasp what each one actually does. AC Shadows’ canon mode is perhaps the biggest culprit. Like the new immersive mode and guided…
PC gamers may be going hog wild over the Oblivion remaster right now. But Bethesda’s RPG isn’t the only game involving people with uncanny faces to get a makeover this week. French publisher Microids just released a very shiny remake of its 1999 game Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy, the game that kicked off the…
Launching in 2001, Nvidia’s GeForce 3 series marked an important step for Nvidia, according to CEO Jensen Huang. In a YouTube video, Huang celebrates the 25-year anniversary by waxing lyrical about the card and what it means for the company. “GeForce 3 was such a transition for us,” Huang says. “We introduced really the first…
Stop Killing Games volunteer Moritz Katzner has shared an update on the popular European Union Citizens’ Initiative to its official subreddit. The EU has successfully verified 1,294,188 of Stop Killing Games’ 1,448,270 signatures, easily clearing the one million minimum count it needed to move forward in the process. Under an infographic breaking down the votes…
The Humble folks put out some pretty good bundles in 2025, and if you missed any of them you might get one more kick at the can before the year is over. For the next 12 days, Humble Bundle is bringing back 36 of “the hottest game, book and software bundles,” but for a much…
Try before you buy. Last week, the PlayStation Blog revealed a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties would be released on PlayStation 5. It’s now been officially confirmed for the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. Read the full article on nintendolife.com