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1. 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs - Wikipedia

   An estimated 45,000 jobs were lost from 2022 to July 2025.... These layoffs had reverberating effects on both established and emerging games companies, ...

2. After 9 Years, This Controversial Gaming Franchise Has a Chance at Redemption

   It is the game that got me into Warhammer, started my lifelong obsession with the Astra Militarum, and made strategy games my secret passion I rarely ...

3. Pokemon Champions Game Overview and Release Date Revealed - Will You Be Playing?

   Don't miss the Overview for Pokemon Champions, an upcoming turn-based strategy game... Gaming #IGN.

4. PlayStation Shuts Down Dark Outlaw Games A Year After Its Formation

   PlayStation is shutting down first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games just one year after it was announced, and before it shipped a game.

5. Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement slows | PBS News

   The North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence.

6. NBPA calls for 'arbitrary' 65-game rule for awards to be 'abolished or reformed'

   Cade Cunningham goes for a loose ball. The union cited Cade Cunningham's recent collapsed lung, which happened in his 61st game, as its reason to ...

7. Epic Games to lay off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite usage drops | CBC News

   Epic Games will cut more than 1000 jobs following a drop in engagement for Fortnite, the latest layoffs in the video game industry where growth ...

8. Gaming company cuts more than 1000 jobs amid overspending and fewer people playing Fortnite

   Tim Sweeney, Epic Games' chief executive officer, sent a note to workers Tuesday, March 24, saying the massive layoffs are a result of decreased ...

9. Epic Games cutting 1,000 jobs amid 'downturn' in 'Fortnite' engagement - KTLA

   Sweeney said the layoffs were “not related to AI” but rather “industry-wide challenges” within the gaming industry, including weak spending and ...

10. The Lego Game Boy makes for a great gift, and it's $10 off today | The Verge

    You can now save $10 on the Lego Game Boy at Kohl's, where it's down to $49.99. It's the first deal we've seen since the set launched late last ...