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| 23.07.2026 | Alpha Dog Games Returns to Independence Inside Microsoft’s $20B Gaming Failure | By Mike Gonzales
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| 12.07.2026 | Microsoft Slashes 4,800 Jobs, Xbox Unit Reshapes for AI Future | Microsoft announced significant layoffs. The company cut 4,800 jobs, impacting 2.1% of its global workforce. The Xbox division faced substantial restructuring. It lost 20% of its staff. Four gaming studios will spin off. This move reflects ... |
| 07.07.2026 | Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs in Major Restructure | Microsoft is cutting around 4,800 jobs, equivalent to approximately 2.1% of its global workforce, as the technology giant restructures its commercial sales and Xbox operations amid heavy investment in AI.
The reductions announced on Monday ... |
| 07.07.2026 | Top Tech News Today, July 7, 2026 | It’s Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the tech industry is no longer racing on a single track. AI labs are locking down chips, power, and data centers. Startups are raising Wall Street-sized debt rounds. Governments are scrambling to regulate sys... |
| 06.07.2026 | Microsoft's Xbox cuts 1,600 employees, with plans to shed 20% of its workforce this year | Microsoft's Xbox division plans to cut 20% of its workforce this fiscal year, according to a memo new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent to employees on Monday.
Microsoft announced plans to lay off around 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workf... |
| 06.07.2026 | Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios | Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees immediately, after carrying out a voluntary retirement program.
The company’s Xbox video game unit is cutting one-fifth of its staff, and four studios will go independent.
Microsoft’s stock is down 19... |
| 06.07.2026 | Microsoft lays off 4,800 employees as AI reshapes the company, Xbox loses 20% of its workforce | Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs in its latest round of layoffs, and the Xbox division is taking one of the biggest hits. Roughly one in five Xbox employees will leave over the next year, marking one of the largest restructurings in the gami... |
| 06.07.2026 | Microsoft Layoffs: Xbox cuts 4,800 jobs and plans to spin off five gaming studios | Microsoft has initiated what industry insiders are calling the largest single layoff cycle in gaming history, cutting 4,800 jobs, 2.1% of its workforce, on Monday, July 6. Xbox division is reportedly losing about one-fifth of its staff amid... |
| 06.07.2026 | Xbox em crise: Microsoft demite 1.600 e se desfaz de quatro estúdios | Xbox em crise: Microsoft demite 1.600 e se desfaz de quatro estúdios (imagem: Vitor Pádua/Tecnoblog)
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| 15.06.2026 | Xbox is reportedly closing the studio behind Hellblade merely days after showing off its next game | Xbox is reportedly closing Ninja Theory, the Cambridge, England-based studio behind the Hellblade series, according to The Verge. Sources familiar with the matter said the studio’s staff were informed about the closure on Monday, just over ... |
| 08.02.2026 | Forza, Halo, Gears, and Fable anchor Xbox’s massive 2026 roadmap | Microsoft is preparing one of its most consequential years for Xbox as the platform turns 25, lining up major game releases and platform updates aimed at restoring momentum after a challenging hardware cycle. The company’s internal roadmap ... |
| 27.08.2025 | PlayStation Plus de setembro traz Psychonauts 2 e Stardew Valley | Psychonauts 2 é um dos destaques da PlayStation Plus de setembro (imagem: reprodução/Double Fine)
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| 06.05.2024 | Недельный геймдев: #172 — 5 мая, 2024 | Из новостей: HELLDIVERS 2 нащупывает дно, Unity 6 Preview, новым главой Unity станет бывший топ-менеджер Electronic Arts и Zynga, Defold 1.8.0, за пять дней продано более 100к копий Rusty’s Retirement.
Из интересностей: ретроспектива F.E.A.... |
| 01.05.2024 | From Concept to Reality: 10 Crowdfunded Apps Making Waves in Tech | Share
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The journey from concept to reality is often paved with challenges and triumphs. Crowdfunding platforms have emerged as a popular avenue for tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into tangible ... |
| 16.03.2018 | How tech firms are increasing accessibility for disabled users | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Nearly 20 percent of people in the U.S have a disability, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, with more than half of those reporting ... |
| 16.03.2018 | How tech firms are increasing accessibility for disabled users | Nearly 20 percent of people in the U.S have a disability, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, with more than half of those reporting a “severe” disability. That figure is roughly consistent with other countries — in the U.K., for example,... |
| 24.05.2017 | Double Fine to release Broken Age as a physical PS4 game on June 9 | Double Fine Productions and Limited Run Games have teamed up to launch a version of Double Fine’s Broken Age adventure game on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
Limited Run Games will publish a select number of disc copies of the game... |
| 24.05.2017 | Double Fine to release Broken Age as a physical PS4 game on June 9 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Double Fine Productions and Limited Run Games have teamed up to launch a version of Double Fine’s Broken Age adventure game on the Play... |
| 20.02.2017 | Double Fine dives into VR with Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin | Double Fine Productions wants to level up the quality of virtual reality games with its latest release: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin for the PlayStation VR. The $20 title debuts today on Sony’s VR platform for the PlayStation 4, and i... |
| 20.02.2017 | Double Fine dives into VR with Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Double Fine Productions wants to level up the quality of virtual reality games with its latest release: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of R... |
| 13.01.2016 | Double Fine’s Tim Schafer Discusses “Psychonaut 2’s” Future During Reddit AMA | Earlier this week, Double Fine boss, Tim Schafer, took to Reddit to discuss the future of the developer’s highly anticipated video game, Psychonauts 2. The game captured $3.8 million through its crowdfunding campaign on Fig.
During AMA chat... |
| 07.12.2015 | Tim Schafer’s ‘Full Throttle’ And ‘Day Of The Tentacle’ Remastered For The PS4 And PS Vita | Vincent Lanaria, Tech Times 07 December 2015, 04:12 am
Video game developer Double Fine Productions will launch remastered versions of Tim Schafer's Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle in 2016 and 2017 across multiple platforms, including... |
| 26.10.2015 | No More Pixels – 'Day Of The Tentacle' Reboot Made To Look Like Your Memories Of Playing | Jan Dizon, Tech Times 26 October 2015, 01:10 am
The mind is a funny thing. Even though Day of The Tentacle was released in 1993, when computer game graphics technology was obviously not up to par with today's standards of high-definition vi... |
| 01.12.2014 | 'Broken Age Act 2' Set for Early 2015 Launch | Aaron Mamiit, Tech Times 01 December 2014, 09:12 am
The much-anticipated Broken Age Act 2, which was initially expected to be released by the end of 2014, will instead be releasing "early next year," according to the video game's ... |
| 09.05.2014 | Don’t underestimate sound and dialogue in gaming: Anna Kipnis | In games, dialogue is what gives a character character. At least, it’s a powerful tool to do so. This reporter has never been a huge gamer, but the phrases “Once more, into the breach dear friends” and “Baja, baja” have stuck with him for m... |
| 17.03.2014 | Double Fine Unchains Game IP, Fans Work To Make The Game For Them | In the realm of both embracing new business models in video games and generally being an all around awesome company, it doesn’t get a whole lot better than Double Fine. If we were to write a playbook for a gaming company, it would probably ... |
| 21.05.2013 | Scopely Boosts New Zealand Studio Rocket Jump’s Mini Golf Matchup To Over 10M Downloads In A Month | Game developer Rocket Jump had already proved its mettle with its hit Major Mayhem. But the company’s location in Wellington, New Zealand meant its team often felt isolated from the resources they needed to build an even bigger hit. Enter S... |
| 10.08.2012 | TheDeanBeat: Kickstarter isn’t indie gamemaker Double Fine’s only funding route | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Double Fine Productions showed its creativity when it raised $3.3 million via crowdfunding site Kickstarter to fund Double Fine Adventu... |
| 02.06.2012 | Daft Punk gets the New Orleans treatment | Brassft Punk
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| 04.05.2012 | Crowdfunding Nets Millions For Game Developers | May 4, 2012 min read
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Want to raise $1 million overnight? Post a new videogame project on Kickstarter.
The news was recently filled with stories about social-gaming giant Zynga's... |
| 04.04.2012 | JOBS Act Fallout: Making Crowdfunding Work Without Selling Stock | On April 5, President Obama will sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. Among other things, the new law will allow privately held startups with a fundraising goal of $1 million or less to sell unregistered stock to the public ... |
| 13.03.2012 | Cipher Prime launches Kickstarter to raise money for Auditorium sequel, major turning point for Old City gamers [VIDEO] | Auditorium was the first born of Old City gaming outfit Cipher Prime.
To hear them talk about the game is to endure the pride of doting parents. To some extent the pride is founded — the award-winning, color-saturated, whimsical game opened... |
| 15.02.2012 | Thanks to $1.8 million in crowd-funding, Double Fine Adventure is heading to five platforms | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Tim Schafer has changed the rules for funding major game projects. Now he is making good on his promise to communicate status updates d... |
| 11.02.2012 | Kickstarter Is Helping People Raise Serious Cash For Their Projects | Flickr/vlad
Crowd sourced funding site Kickstarter has been kicking ass for would-be entrepreneurs.
So far in 2012, two projects have raised over $1 million. Several others have surpassed $250,000.
A project must reach its funding goal befo... |
| 10.02.2012 | Double Fine, Kickstarter, and how 35,000 people can change PC gaming | Thursday, February 9th, was the kind of eye-popping, nail-nibbling day you don’t see too often in the universe of PC gaming. Sure, there are lots of anticipated releases every year, and now and then something truly scintillating (such as Th... |
| 09.02.2012 | Kickstarter Campaign Goes Nuts, Raises $50k Per Hour, Breaks Record | Kickstarter has become a financing force to be reckoned with over the past few years. It landed with aplomb at Sundance this year, getting a record number of its crowd-financed films into the highly selective festival, and now another recor... |
| 09.02.2012 | People Rushing To Give Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Just Hours For Brand New Adventure Game | Whoa. After dinner, I did a quick look around the web to see if anything interesting was going on, and saw someone mention that the Double Fine Adventure project on Kickstarter had raised over $100,000 in just a few hours. I clicked to open... |
| 09.02.2012 | New Kickstarter Record Set As Double Fine Game Hits $400K In 8 Hours, $1M In A Day | If you played PC games in the 90s, chances are you played some of Tim Schafer’s work. He worked on the Monkey Island Series and Day of the Tentacle, later going on to create such classics as Grim Fandango and Psychonauts. He recently took t... |
| 09.02.2012 | $1m in 1 Day: Meet Double Fine, the New Kings of Kickstarter | Late last night Jane McGonigal, the most respected authority in the world of gamification, Tweeted that she’d pitched in to support the creation of a new point and click adventure game from respected game development shop Double Fine. That ... |
| 06.06.2011 | Double Fine channels its creativity into Sesame Street Kinect game (video) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Double Fine Productions doesn’t believe in transitions. Its last game was Brutal Legend, a mature-rated heavy metal fantasy game for he... |
| 06.06.2011 | Double Fine channels its creativity into Sesame Street Kinect game (video) | Double Fine Productions doesn’t believe in transitions. Its last game was Brutal Legend, a mature-rated heavy metal fantasy game for headbanging fans. Its new title is Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, a Kinect motion-sensing game for the... |
