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Xbox Reportedly Planning Big Layoffs For Next Month
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Xbox Reportedly Planning Big Layoffs For Next Month

Microsoft is reportedly planning major layoffs at its Xbox division next month--a move that comes shortly after new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted its business "isn't particularly healthy." According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the layoffs will come sometime after June 30, which is when Microsoft's fiscal year ends. In an email sent to employees on Wednesday, Sharma emphasized that annual revenue had declined "nearly half a billion" over the last five years despite more than $20 millio

Onimusha: Way of the Sword PC Preorders Are Already Discounted
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword PC Preorders Are Already Discounted

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Standard Edition $70 | Releases September 25 Preorder at Amazon (PS5) View at other stores Preorder at Amazon (Switch 2) Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at Gamestop Onimusha: Way of the Sword Steelbook Edition $7

Play the Most Ambitious Sword Art Online Game to Date with a PS5 Demo Next Week
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Play the Most Ambitious Sword Art Online Game to Date with a PS5 Demo Next Week

Echoes of echoes.Based on everything that's been shown so far, it's fair to say that Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online is the most ambitious Sword Art Online game yet. At the very least, it's got the biggest budget of the bunch.And so it'll be interesting to see how well its playable demo is received. Said demo's going to launch for PS5 next week, on Tuesday the 16th June.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Street Fighter 6 Has Been Trying to Get Tifa for 3 Years
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Street Fighter 6 Has Been Trying to Get Tifa for 3 Years

Ready, fight.Conversations between Capcom and Square Enix over Tifa’s inclusion in Street Fighter 6 started three years ago, around the time of the fighter’s acclaimed release.That’s according to an IGN interview between director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto, who say they share a mutual friend at the Final Fantasy firm.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Square-Enix Should Resurrect Its Graveyard Of Mobile Games After Final Fantasy Resonance
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Square-Enix Should Resurrect Its Graveyard Of Mobile Games After Final Fantasy Resonance

One of the bigger surprises of the recent Nintendo Direct was the announcement of Final Fantasy Resonance. Billed as "the first HD-2D Final Fantasy," Resonance is a remake of part of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, a mobile game which was known for some gorgeous 2D spritework. This remake follows on the heels of Octopath Traveler 0, which was also an adaptation of a mobile game, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. The difference is that, while Champions of the Continent is still running

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Splatoon 3 Splatoon Raiders-themed Splatfest will have new Splashtags & Titles

During the Nintendo Direct presentation Nintendo revealed that there will be a special Splatoon Raiders-themed Splatfest taking place in Splatoon 3. Today the company has announced that there will be new Splashtags to earn along with two new titles. These new Splashtags and titles will be distributed via a Splatoon 3 news article on your… Read More »Splatoon 3 Splatoon Raiders-themed Splatfest will have new Splashtags & Titles Source

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“Everyone is in survival mode”: Inside the struggles of Iran’s esports community

It’s been over 70 days since the conflict between the United States and Iran began, with fighting in the Middle East resulting in sharp increases in oil prices, damage to infrastructure, and the inability to access the internet. Before the conflict, Iran’s government focused on controlling its citizens’ internet activity, restricting access to social media … Continued The post “Everyone is in survival mode”: Inside the struggles of Iran’s esports community appeared

'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress
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'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress

Don't expect it for years.The Elder Scrolls 6, announced absolutely eons ago to creator Todd Howard’s chagrin, isn’t releasing any time soon.But a Variety interview with Xbox boss Matt Booty – who oversees all the publisher’s developers, including Bethesda Game Studios – has shed the smallest of lights on the highly anticipated RPG.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Touch grass, kick a ball, play Counter-Strike 2: Esports fans wonder if signing a kid at 7 years old is a harmful marketing stunt

Esports organization Inner Circle made headlines after signing a seven-year-old Counter-Strike 2 player, making him one of the youngest signings in this industry’s history. The kid was sitting at FACEIT Level 6, which is honestly pretty impressive for someone his age. However, the announcement quickly backfired and became a self-report, as FACEIT took notice and … Continued The post Touch grass, kick a ball, play Counter-Strike 2: Esports fans wonder if signing a kid at 7 years old is a ha

The Top 13 Summer Game Fest Games That Are Sequels To Games From 2007
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The Top 13 Summer Game Fest Games That Are Sequels To Games From 2007

Ah, 2007. We, of course, primarily remember it as the International Heliophysical Year, but there were plenty of other things happening, too. We all walked out of our Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End screenings thinking, “Sure, that was fine,” and jammed out to the High School Musical 2 soundtrack on our drives home. And once we got home, we played some good video games.Or at least, the people in charge of greenlighting video g

Xbox CEO Believes Consoles Are Too Expensive And “Radically Different” Plans Are Needed
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Xbox CEO Believes Consoles Are Too Expensive And “Radically Different” Plans Are Needed

One of the first things that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma did after ascending to her position was to unveil the next Xbox, Project Helix. Although Microsoft has yet to disclose pricing details, early estimates suggest that Project Helix may cost $900 or more. Now, Sharma has indicated that Xbox may have to embrace "radically different" plans to thrive in the future. "I think what is needed for console, rather than just the most premium, high-performance console in the world ... we've reached a point

Halo's PS5 Debut Can Be Played Entirely in Third-Person if You Want
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Halo's PS5 Debut Can Be Played Entirely in Third-Person if You Want

Cheers, Chief.Halo is the quintessential console first-person shooter, let’s be honest. Yes, games like DOOM released on the PS1 and GoldenEye 64 teased what was possible, but Halo: Combat Evolved refined the formula and made the genre finally feel at home on a controller.But us PS5 players really do like our third-person shooters, eh? And upcoming remake Halo: Campaign Evolved has us covered, with a third-person toggle that allows you to play the entire game over Master Chief’s shoulder.Read th