Microsoft Expands Bug Bounty Program to Include Project Spartan

Some of The Sims 4’s biggest content creators have just stepped down from EA’s creator network in the wake of the $55B Saudi-backed buyout: ‘This situation is a nightmare for our community’

Some of the biggest content creators for The Sims 4 have announced their departure from the EA Creator Network in the wake of the company’s $55 billion Saudi-backed buyout. James Turner, Jesse ‘Plumbella’ McNamara, and Kayla ‘lilsimsie’ Sims took to their respective YouTube accounts to reveal that they had requested to leave the programme—which offers…

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Try the New Xbox Cloud Gaming Web Experience — Now in Public Preview

Category: Xbox Insider January 26, 2026 Try the New Xbox Cloud Gaming Web Experience — Now in Public Preview Patrick Siu, Principal Product Manager Starting today, we’re testing a refreshed web experience for Xbox Cloud Gaming that lays the foundation for accelerating our ability to build new experiences for players. This preview is a first look at our new web interface on your browser and lets you try the updated design and product…

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Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio’s survival game has been cancelled

As if 2023’s historic volume of gaming layoffs wasn’t enough, 2024 is starting in the exact same vein—studios including CI Games, Behaviour Interactive, and Riot Games have all let people go in January, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn. A message from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer to employees (via The Verge) says 1,900 employees are…

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