Asha Sharma’s Xbox Reset Cuts 3,200 Jobs as Compulsion and Double Fine Go Indie, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs Sold

The layoff hammer has finally fallen at Xbox , with CEO Asha Sharma herself announcing that the division will lose 3,200 employees through job cuts and four studio divestitures (plus a wildcard).

The wildcard is Arkane Lyon , which the executive says has already begun the obligatory consultation with its Works Council to" review potential strategic options". This suggests every option is still on the table for the studio that made Dishonored and Deathloop: closure, going independent, or finding a buyer.

The known quantities are Compulsion

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Intel Races TSMC and Samsung on 1.4A2, but Shrinking 21nm Interconnects Force a Power-Delivery Rethink

Chip manufacturing giant Intel is considering deploying front and back side power delivery for its 1.4A manufacturing technology due to patterning errors in lithography, says a report. The limitations in lithography stem from the firm's need to catch up with Taiwan's TSMC and Samsung Foundry for transistor density on the 1.4A node. Through its 1.4A2 process, the firm aims to compete with TSMC's N2 and Samsung's SF2Z chip manufacturing process technologies.

In chip fabrication


Keychron Expands Beyond Keyboards By Launching Its First 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station

Apart from producing peripherals for gaming, the company is now expanding its product catalog by introducing desktop accessories.

Popular gaming peripheral maker Keychron is now expanding its arsenal with more products. The peripheral maker is well-known for its mechanical keyboards, wireless mice, and productivity-focused accessories, but it's now taking its first step into a new product category.

Keychron has introduced its first-ever 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock, which is designed for professionals and power users who need expanded connectivity for

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China’s $300 RTX 4080M Uses A Mobile Chip In A Desktop Card, Yet Loses To The RX 9700 GRE By 35%

The GPU isn't that bad at all, and performs slightly slower than its competitor from the team Red. However, being capped at just 100W, it can't perform similar to a desktop variant.

You may or may not be aware of such a graphics card, but it exists in the Chinese markets. This isn't the regular RTX 4080, but a variant that uses the RTX 4080 mobile chip. Yes, it's still a desktop graphics

A white and purple graphics card with dual fans is displayed on a table, with on-screen text reading 'RTX4080M (AD104核心)'.
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Beelink Packs 128 GB RAM And 4 TB SSD Into GTR9 Pro Mini PC, But Only China Gets It For Now

The mini PC is already available with up to 2 TB SSD, but it will now be offering users twice the storage capacity.

Beelink's GTR9 Pro is already an expensive machine that is priced over $4,000 for a configuration of 128 GB + 2 TB. However, the company has just announced another configuration for the mini PC for mainland China. We don't know if this configuration will arrive in other parts of the world, but as far as the official page is

The Beelink GTR9 Pro with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Processor is displayed alongside the text 'Silent Future AI PC' and '140 W'.
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SSD Shortage Due To AI Encouraged An Engineer To Upgrade A MacBook Pro’s Storage To 8TB, But The NAND’s $800 Price And Hours Of Work Will Make Anyone Nervous

Apple’s price hike now means that just for a storage upgrade, moving from a 2TB SSD to an 8TB one on the company’s latest M5 Max MacBook Pro models will cost you a whopping $3,000. Fortunately, while the AI boom may have caused a real problem with storage and memory shortage , that doesn’t mean everyone has to accept these insane cost bumps.

Those proficient in micro-soldering can definitely take advantage of the skill, with one individual upgrading his

SSD shortage caused by AI forced an engineer to upgrade a MacBook Pro's storage to 8TB
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Elden Ring Director Miyazaki Hides Mad-Scientist Obsession, Yet Insists His Game Knowledge Is Shallow After 17 Years of Revolutionizing ARPGs

Over the years, FromSoftware and its president Hidetaka Miyazaki have become some of the most highly regarded Japanese game developers in history. With the massive success of the Dark Souls series having given rise to a whole new sub-genre within action RPGs across PC and consoles, no one would deny the genius behind these games.

However, Miyazaki-san doesn't seem to be wholly aware of this. Tekken series creator Katsuhiro Harada recently revealed that the Elden Ring director genuinely believes his own understanding of games is shallow compared to


Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Remastered Lighting Drops On PC This Week, as Modder Transforms Game To Another Level

Late last month, modder David Matos addressed in the PC version of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' one of its most critical visual issues - its flat open-world lighting - with a custom Shader Injector mod which breathes new life into the second entry of the Square Enix remake trilogy. Not content with the impressive results of the mod's very first version, work has continued to further improve the game's lighting, and soon enough, fans will be able to experience the game with transformative changes that wouldn't

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Rare Survived 40 Years and $375M Microsoft Buyout, but a New Rumor Says Its Time May Be Up

Xbox 's dreaded mass layoffs and closures are now imminent (they should be formalized this week), and according to a new rumor, they might impact even Rare .

The news comes from a reputable source: journalist Patrick Garratt , cofounder of VG247 and now Editor in Chief of Knowledge , EDGE's weekly newsletter. The latest newsletter that went out a couple of days ago included this mention:

Microsoft's Xbox division is bracing for potentially far-reaching layoffs as early as next week. According

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Cyberpunk 2077 Storms Past 40 Million Sales, a Stunning Comeback After Its Disastrous 2020 Launch

Polish studio CD PROJEKT announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has surpassed the 40 million-unit sales milestone across all platforms. Michał Nowakowski , Joint-CEO of CD PROJEKT, said in a statement:

40 million copies sold shows the incredible, lasting strength of Cyberpunk 2077 and is a testament to what CD PROJEKT does best - creating high-quality, immersive stories that keep players returning for years. It's a great foundation for our upcoming projects in this universe, including the Cyberpunk

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