Microsoft has reportedly laid off about 1,000 of its staff

In July, Microsoft announced it intended to lay off less than 1% of its workforce, and also planned to slow hiring (paywalled)

Written on Tue Oct 18, 2022

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Crimson Desert Hits 5 Million Copies Sold in Under a Month as Pearl Abyss Delivers Rapid Turnaround

From Rough Launch to One of 2026’s Breakout RPG Success Stories

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Metro 2039 Confirmed: 4A Games Returns to the Underground

Metro 2039 Is Real And the Wasteland Isn’t Done With You Yet

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Samson: A Tyndalston Story — Good Bones, Rough Launch

A rough launch, a solid idea, and a game stuck between promise and problems

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Death Stranding 2 Hits 8K Insanity: RTX 5090 Mod Pushes Graphics to the Limit

## Looks unreal, runs like a slideshow. Welcome to max settings gaming

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Starfield Gets a Huge Update — Free Lanes Fixes Travel, Terran Armada Brings the War

Here’s the update. Starfield just dropped one of its biggest patches on April 7, 2026.