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Summary Microsofthas rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s recent complaints about the mass layoffs at Activision. The regulator previously argued that the move could be used as the basis for reversingMicrosoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October 2023. Just three months later,Microsoft announced major layoffs, revealing intentions to eliminate around 1,900 positions across its three main game publishing arms: ABK, ZeniMax Media, and Xbox Game Studios. Although the move was framed as a company-wide initiative, subsequent reports from industry insiders and the affected staffers have suggested that the vast majority of those redundancies were identified at the tech giant’s newest subsidiary, Activision Blizzard....

Summary MinecraftJava Edition has added the Wind Charge item in its newest snapshot. Mojang supportsMinecraftwith frequent updates and snapshots that everybody can play. These snapshots add features in advance for players to test and give feedback to the developers before they make their way into the game. Last year,Minecraftintroduced several features through snapshots, like the Trial Chamber, a new procedurally generated dungeon filled with traps, mobs, and resources. Another update released in 2023 added Armadillo scutes and wolf armor, the crafter, and anew command that makesMinecraftmobs scary....

The following contains spoilers for Marvel’sMoon Knight.Marvel’s latest Disney Plus series,Moon Knight, concludes its first seasonwith six episodes. While the season finale gives a satisfying conclusion to its big conflict, it does leave plenty of story threads open for the future. Fans are likely going to be wanting a second season, or at the very least, to see the characters again in another capacity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to satisfy those loose threads....

The success of FromSoftware’sDark Soulspaved the way for an entire genre of Souls-like action role-playing games to begin development. FromSoftware continues to develop games of course, with a collaboration between the studio and George R.R. Martin resulting in thelong-anticipatedElden Ring, but titles like Cold Symmetry’sMortal Shellalso hold promise. According to the game’s website,Mortal Shellis a title that promises to test players' sanity and resilience with “strategic, deliberate, and unforgiving” combat and a unique mechanic allowing its main character to possess defeated warriors and master different battle styles....

The entirety of thehorror moviegenre thrives off of showing audiences the most hopeless, terrifying ways for victims to meet their untimely end. Whether it be a gory kill for a slasher flick or a creepy or spine-tingling death for a paranormal found-footage film, showing the harrowing fates of the unlucky cast of characters is thegenre’s bread and butter. RELATED:Final Destination: Best Death Scenes From The Movies, Ranked However, every so often, in an attempt to keep things fresh and creative, kills that are meant to be terrifying and unique, end up being more laughable instead; making for some lame deaths....

Summary My Hero Academiahas a plethora of characters who bring the story to life through the constant pursuit of their dreams, ideas of justice, or visions for the future of society. Many villains in the series are forced into villainy by circumstances beyond their control, some of themare just innately evil, and will not hesitate to use deadly force, even on civilians. While some villains, like Lady Nagant and Twice, have moral compasses of some sort, there are those whose actions, and how far they are willing to go to get what they want, place them beyond the pale of redemption and forgiveness....

The ban of a majorTwitchstreamer never fails to make a lot of news. Bans like these are often shocking and surprising, upheaving communities and making the futures of famous entertainers uncertain. The biggest way to make aTwitchban more mysterious is probably to keep viewers from finding out why a streamer was banned. Twitch’s reasons for banning are sometimes considered draconian, but it’s hard to criticize a ban when fans aren’t sure why a person was banned....

Summary Before there wasGhost of Tsushima, Sucker Punch Productions was known for their work onInfamousandSly Cooper. The firstInfamousgame was released in 2009 and was an immediate hit with fans. The edgy aesthetic, dark color palette, and binary morality system all matched industry trends, and the game was released only a year after the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, putting it ahead of the massive wave of superhero content that followed....

Summary Monkey D. Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the Four Emperors of the Sea. In just a few years, Luffy managed to become one of the most famous pirates in the world, and it’s all due to his relentlessness. Whenever he has faced a strong opponent, he has refused to back down or run away. Instead, Luffy fights with everything that he has to vanquish them....

Oppenheimeris the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who helped create the first atomic bomb. While he may have been the brains behind the operation, he was not alone in his quest to push the limits of science. The movie is all over the place in the timeline although it tries to focus on the era within World War 2 where this bomb was being built. RELATED:Best Spy Thrillers About WW2 You Need To Watch Does it do a good job of exploring the consequences of power?...

Developer People Can Fly and publisher Square Enix recently released the all-newOutriders,a third-person, looter shootercover-based game in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of, unsurprisingly, Outriders - soldiers that have the critical task of exploring the planet Enoch. In fact, the game’s plot is that Earth has not survived climate change, and humans tried to build colony ships that could host hundreds of people and travel across space to populate an alien, Earth-like world in order to save the race....

One of the staples of thePersonafranchise, alongside its interesting combat and deep storylines, is its life simulation mechanics. These mechanics turn a typical JRPG into something far fuller and more interesting, mainly thanks to the focus on bonding with the player’s teammates, the setting, and the world the game is based in. A classic feature ofPersona 3 Portable’s life simulation mechanics is the gift-giving feature, which has been a staple throughout thePersonafranchise....

Summary The PlayStation-owned Visual Arts studio was recently confirmed to have been hit with a wave of layoffs, seeing several senior designers departing the Sony support studio. While many fans may be more familiar with first-party studios like Naughty Dog and PlayStation Studios, support studios play a vital role in the production of many of gaming’s most popular titles.Supporting developers like Studio Gogohave helped bigger studios to finish several major releases likeHogwarts LegacyandRedfallamong others....