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X's latest terrible idea allows AI chatbots to propose community notes—you'll likely start seeing them in your feed later this month

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Confidently wrong.

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Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go

By Andy Chalk published

news Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., arrives to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs are expected to testify to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade Commission's effort to block their $69 billion deal. Photographer: Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft

By Tyler Wilde published

news The Xbox head is not stepping down "anytime soon."

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 10: Matt Firor, Game Designer and Producer, speaks about 'Elder Scrolls Online' during the Bethesda E3 conference at the Event Deck at LA Live on June 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 12. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company

By Andy Chalk published

news Word of Firor's surprise departure came just hours after Microsoft announced the layoff of 9,000 employees.

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Microsoft cancels the Perfect Dark reboot that blew us away last year, closes developer The Initiative

By Andy Chalk published

news Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees today, and cancellations and closures are following.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., speaks during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. After a nearly two-year process, Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, giving Xbox a vast array of new content but also an imperative to reap financial returns. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A new MMO in development at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax has been cancelled as Microsoft puts thousands more people out of work

By Andy Chalk published

news Multiple ZeniMax employees have confirmed the cancellation, and layoffs at the studio.

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Rare's Everwild has been cancelled amidst Microsoft's enormous cuts to staff and studios

By Rich Stanton published

News The game had apparently been in production for a decade.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 22: The logo of the webbrowser Google Chrome is shown on the display of a smartphone on April 22, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Fresh zero-day vulnerability in Chrome found to be actively exploited by hackers in the wild

By Jess Kinghorn published

News And you're not necessarily safe if you don't use Chrome either.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., speaks during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. After a nearly two-year process, Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, giving Xbox a vast array of new content but also an imperative to reap financial returns. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Phil Spencer says Microsoft's gaming business has 'never looked stronger' as the company announces yet another round of mass layoffs

By Andy Chalk published

news Microsoft is reportedly laying off around 9,000 people in total, and a lot of them are coming from the Xbox business.

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When Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Windows 10 its successor will be four years old, and for three of those, it was never the OS of choice amongst Steam users

By Nick Evanson published

News Windows 11 has yet to crack 60% of any Steam Hardware Survey.

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