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HomeNews Approximately 25% of workforce laid off Image credit:Unity Image credit:Unity The quest to appease the immortal share price continues as game engine provider Unity announce that they’re laying off another 1,800 people, or around 25% of their current workforce, in a bid to “position” the company “for long-term and profitable growth”. “Today, as part of our company reset outlined in our Shareholder Letter on November 9, 2023, we announced that Unity has made the difficult decision to implement a workforce reduction, targeting approximately 25% of our total workforce across all teams,” Ekins wrote....

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14’s new cyberpunk city has me hoping Dawntrail will shower more love on the series’ best entryNo, it’s not FF7 No, it’s not FF7 Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - New Town: Solution NineWatch on YouTube FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - New Town: Solution Nine The latest connection to Dawntrail is in the name for the neon metropolis filled with glowing purple neon,Blade Runner-esque advertisements and buildings shaped like an Alienware PC case....

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14’s new jobs bring a splash of Splatoon and Pokémon to its Dawntrail expansionPictomancer returning from Final Fantasy 6, while second limited job revealed as Beastmaster Pictomancer returning from Final Fantasy 6, while second limited job revealed as Beastmaster Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Final Fantasy 14has revealed the second new job arriving in its upcomingDawntrailexpansion. The Pictomancer is a new-oldie, bringing back the magical artist class fromFinal Fantasy 6- albeit with some colourful new powers for magical ranged DPS players to enjoy....

HomeNews Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard An unnamed former Activision executive is taking the Call of Duty publisher to court in California, accusing the company of age discrimination and violating the state’s whistleblower protection law. Said executive is a 57-year-old who worked at the company from 2014; apparently, he and six other men aged 47 or older were cut from a team of 200, as part of broader Activision Blizzard restructuring efforts last August....

HomeNewsMedieval Machines Builder Medieval Machine Builders lets you catapult cows at castlesPossibly the ideal job sim Possibly the ideal job sim Image credit:PlayWay S.A./FreeMind S.A. Image credit:PlayWay S.A./FreeMind S.A. It is said that for every human being in existence there is a dedicated species of job simulator, a variety of job sim that speaks to that person, body and soul. In my case, that job sim isMedieval Machines Builder, probably better known as Siege Weapon Builder....

HomeHardwareNews MSI reveal the Claw, the first Intel-powered Steam Deck rivalTHE CLAW! THE CLAW! THE CLAW! THE CLAW! Image credit:MSI Image credit:MSI Specifically, it’s an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, of the same make that high-end gaming laptops are currently adopting, with its integrated Arc graphics on GPU duty. The Steam Deck and all its subsequent rivals have stuck to AMD APUs, so this is quite the switch-up, even if MSI maintain that the Core Ultra 7 155H is up to the task of a “smooth and immersive gameplay experience” in AAA games....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Space, mechs, and photographing draculasI go on Twitter so you don’t have to I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:Nothke Image credit:Nothke Excuse me, hello, the position this mech pilot must assume: Colours, lightning and fleshing out the demo level.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#IndieGameDev#indiegamespic.twitter.com/vwtP858X6F— Yeshua Black (@yeshua__black)January 7, 2024 Colours, lightning and fleshing out the demo level.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#IndieGameDev#indiegamespic.twitter.com/vwtP858X6F While the look of mech shooter Lasting Blaze (in early access on Itch....

HomeNews The Maw - 8th-13th January 2024Our weekly news liveblog Our weekly news liveblog Image credit:Raul654/Wikimedia/William Blake Image credit:Raul654/Wikimedia/William Blake Welcome to another instalment of the Maw, our weekly live round-up of all things New and videogame-flavoured, as we continue our eternal efforts to appease the festering dark god of gossip and reportage. I asked the Maw if it had any2024 resolutionslast Friday, and it responded with the brain-splitting clamour of a million fell voices crying out in anguish....

HomeNews This Slay the Spire-like made to teach a dev’s daughter maths looks like the best edutainment game I never hadFrom the folks behind chess roguelike Shotgun King From the folks behind chess roguelike Shotgun King Image credit:Punkcake Délicieux Image credit:Punkcake Délicieux If you’re like me, you probably have at least one treasured memory of being allowed to play an edutainment game at school under the guise of learning. What a blast, getting to play video games at school!...

HomeDeals Upgrade to a terrific H6Pro headset on the cheap in the US as Epos closes its gaming divisionA beautifully-designed headset at a bargain price. A beautifully-designed headset at a bargain price. Danish audio brand Epos is getting out of the gaming space, so its (actually great) headsets are going cheap right now. The H6Pro, a closed-back gaming headset with a neutral sound signature, robust design and wired connectivity is down to $67 at both Best Buy and Amazon US, from an original MSRP of $180....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#933): How to solve the Monday January 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Saturday, January 6)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #209 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #209 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#931): How to solve the Saturday January 6 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...