Take-Two is making layoffs weeks after dropping $460M on Gearbox Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive is reducing its headcount by 5 percent as part of a cost reduction program that was announced earlier this year.
The U.S. publisher, which just spent $460 million to acquire Gearbox Entertainment from Embracer, said it wants to "identify efficiencies across its business and enhance the company’s margin profile, while still investing for growth."
"As part of these efforts, the company is rationalizing its pipeline and eliminating several projects in development a…
Xbox’s revamped avatars are ‘built with inclusivity absolutely in mind’
"Our new avatars are built with inclusivity absolutely in mind."
– Microsoft's Kathryn Storm, speaking at E3 about changes coming to the company's Avatar system as part of an "Avatar 2.0" rollout later this year.
The Avatar system for Microsoft's Xbox platform is due for a revamp this fall, and in a livestream from E3
Apex Legends- Arenas Mode Tips
While Apex Legends may have seen its popularity rise due to being an excellent battle royale game, Respawn has since expanded upon the overall experience with an Arenas mode. This round-based 3v3 elimination experience is reminiscent of Counter-Strike and Valorant and provides players with constant action in close-quarters combat. Here’s everything you need to know about Apex Legends’ Arenas mode.
How Arenas mode works
There are two Arenas playlists, one ranked and one unranked. Both playlists feature a different rotation of multiple Arenas maps. The current map and …
COVID And Working From Home Made Starfield Development "Very, Very Slow," Todd Howard Says
Starfield game director Todd Howard has commented on how the global COVID-19 pandemic impacted the development of the sci-fi RPG. Speaking to The Washington Post, Howard said when developers shifted to a work-from-home setup in early 2020, this made production on Starfield “very, very slow.”
Not only were the team members crafting Starfield the game, but also the new technology underpinning it. Starfield was originally set for release in November 2022, but the game later got pushed to September 2023 Come from Sports betting si…
Deadly Premonition- The Director's Cut Review
It’s breakfast. FBI agent Francis York Morgan sits at one end of an impossibly long table. The octogenarian hotel proprietor Polly Oxford sits at the other. “It might help to hear you better if I could sit closer,” calls out Francis. Polly thinks it’s a come-on. “I think I’m a little old for you,” she says, invoking the memory of her dearly departed husband as she winces with embarrassment.
Capcom Next Livestream To Reveal New Details On Dead Rising, Resident Evil
Just when we thought the summer livestream season might be winding down, Capcom has announced an update show of its own: Capcom Next – Summer 2024 will kick off July 1 at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, and it will feature updates on three games (and three games only) over 25 minutes.
The stream will include “first details” on Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, which was spontaneously revealed via social media earlier this week. The event will also provide updates on the company’s next release–Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess, which launches July 19–and the iOS/Mac port of Residen…
Free Guy Is Projected To Make Under $20 Million At The US Box Office This Weekend
Free Guy officially opens in theaters today, August 13, and in early previews, the Ryan Reynolds action-comedy has already made $2.2 million at the US box office. The film is currently predicted to earn around $15 million to $18 million from the 4,165 theaters it’ll debut on domestically, while some projections estimate as much as $20 million, according to Variety. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
Free Guy’s release will be a notable one, as it’s the first Disney movie to have a theatrical-only release in almost a year. A…
HBO Announces New True Detective Series
Indigenous rights advocate and actor Kali Reis (Catch the Fair One) will join Jodie Foster in Season 4 of True Detective, which has officially gotten the green light from HBO. This announcement from the network confirms an earlier report in May, which also correctly indicated the title of the next anthology season will be True Detective: Night Country.
A synopsis in part reads: “When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangelin…
Halo Is Getting The Tabletop Game Treatment This September
The Halo series has a new game planned for release in 2024, but this one isn’t a video game. 343 Industries has partnered with Manic Games to create a new miniatures-based tabletop Halo game, and we’ll get our first official look at it very soon.
The new Halo tabletop game–currently untitled–will feature miniature Spartan supersoldiers, though it’s unclear exactly how it will fit into the larger Halo universe or what other elements it will incorporate, such as vehicles or Covenant races.
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GTA Online's Weekly Update Is All About Speed, Speed, And More Speed
The newest update is now live in GTA Online and it takes players to the streets of Los Santos. A majority of the action from this week’s update takes place at the LS Car Meet, where players can test out new rides or participate in the Pursuit Race Series to earn double the GTA$ and RP.
Players can speak to the Race Organizer at the Meet once they have the required amount of RP. Pursuit Races are large-scale races that take players all over the map, with checkpoints scattered around accordingly. There is also a high number of LSPD squad cars waiting to take players down if they slow do…