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Xbox cuts 3,200 jobs as gaming business struggles
Xbox is hitting the reset button. Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff, over the next…
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Why gaming platforms are replacing games as the core driver of user engagemen
For a long time, games and the platforms they lived on were treated as separate layers. One was the product. The other was distribution.…
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‘Sholay’ Studio Sippy Films Maps Character IP Rollout Across Animation, Microdramas, Gaming (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Sippy Films is rolling out its legacy IPs including “Sholay” and “Shaan” across animation, microdramas, gaming and merchandising…
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Atlas V Group Raises $6 Million to Diversify Into Free-to-Play Gaming and Location-Based VR (EXCLUSIVE)
The Atlas V Group, a European leader in VR and immersive content production, has completed a €5 million ($6 million) fundraising round…
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2K’s ‘Civilization 7’ to Launch Across Apple Devices in February (Gaming News Roundup)
The Apple Arcade version of 2K Games’ “Sid Meier’s Civilization 7” is set to launch next month. The Firaxis Games-developed turn-based…
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Best of CES 2026: Gaming Laptops, 4K TVs, AI Wearables, Home Theater Gear and Other New Tech to Look Forward to This Year
Some of the biggest — and newest — tech companies from around the world come to Las Vegas every January for the Consumer Electronics Show…
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Annecy-Backed AniMela 2026 to Spotlight Animation, Gaming and Immersive Tech in Mumbai
AniMela, the international festival dedicated to animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality, will return to Mumbai’s…
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Wall Street sees an AI bubble forming and is gaming what pops it
Looking to 2026, investors debate cutting AI exposure or doubling down to ride a potentially game-changing boom It has been three years…
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Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi on Spirit of New Doha Film Festival: ‘Film, Gaming, Animation and Cosplay Are All Forms of Expression That Inspire and Unite People’
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, who over the past 15 years has been instrumental in turning the DFI into the region’s…
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2025 Game Industry Salary Report: 64% of Workers Support Game Unionization, 53% Feel Undercompensated
GDC Festival of Gaming has released the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, revealing that almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents support…
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Netflix is revamping its gaming strategy to win more users. Is it working?
Inside an office in Hollywood, not far from the Walk of Fame and the Sunset Bronson Studios, Netflix executive Alain Tascan revealed new…
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Tencent Reports Strong Q3 Growth, Hits $27 Billion in Revenue Driven by Gaming, AI Investments
Chinese social media, games and video giant Tencent posted revenues of RMB192.9 billion ($27.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2025,…
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Disney Execs Talk Gaming IP Push, Microdrama Ambitions and Asia Pacific Localization Strategy
Four years into its Asia Pacific rollout, Disney Plus is accelerating its commitment to regional content production while exploring new…
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‘The Sims’ Mobile Game to Shut Down After Seven Years (Gaming News Roundup)
Electronic Arts will shut down “The Sims Mobile” next January, seven years and more than 50 updates after the game launched. “First, we…
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Former Syrian president Assad is video gaming in a luxury Moscow apartment: Report
Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad, whose notoriously brutal rule over the country earned him the nickname “The Butcher,” was…
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New ‘Invincible’ Video Game Adds Fan-Favorite Character Cecil Stedman to Fighting Lineup (Gaming News Roundup)
New updates have been revealed about Skybound Entertainment’s upcoming video game “Invincible VS,” including the addition of Cecil…
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‘Forza Horizon 6’ Teaser and More Mega Reveals Out of Tokyo Game Show (Gaming News Roundup)
Many big reveals were made during Tokyo Game Show 2025 this week, including Microsoft’s “Forza Horizon 6” announcement. From Xbox’s…
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Why Mobile Gaming Has Seen Such Explosive Growth in a Decade
The numbers speak for themselves: 5 billion hours of gameplay in 12 months. That’s the going rate of business activity at Scopely, the…
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U.K. teen boys spend more time gaming each week than in class
British teenage boys aged 15 to 17 spend nearly 34 hours on average a week playing video games, a new report revealed. That’s almost five…
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Here’s Your Last Chance to Get the Xbox Series X/S Before Prices Go Up
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Children's gaming site Roblox under scrutiny over disturbing Kirk 'assassination simulator'
Shortly after the brutal murder of conservative star Charlie Kirk, an "assassination simulator" appeared on the children's online gaming…
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India’s gaming fans eye illegal sites after gambling ban
India’s ban on online gambling has shuttered a billion-dollar industry serving hundreds of millions of people and torpedoed the…
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‘Avid Gamer’ Zayn Unveils New Song for ‘Borderlands 4’ Release (Exclusive)
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Messages on Kirk assassin suspect's bullets linked to antifa, LGBTQ, 'furries,' gaming subcultures
The 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk left his sentiments engraved in bullet casings seized by authorities and they…