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Aussie studio League of Geeks has said it's been forced to lay off more than 50% of its workforce, pausing work on Jumplight Odyssey at the same time.

This is getting depressing. A new wave of pre-holidays layoffs has hit the games industry, with staff at Codemasters, Tinybuild, and Embracer Groups’s Saber Interactive’s New World Interactive reportedly losing their jobs. The Verge reports that Saber Interactive has laid off employees within New World Interactive, though the child studio will continue to work on Insurgency Sandstorm.  “There have been restructuring changes involving the New World Interactive subsidiary,” Saber’s Arman Teimouri told the outlet. “Unfortunately, this reorganization has resulted in layoffs at the studio.” The layoffs follow huge cuts at Saber Interactive’s parent company, Embracer Group. Meanwhile, indie publisher Tinybuild […]

"Improvements to Xbox achievements" have been teased by Xbox head Phil Spencer, causing many to hope for a PlayStation-style Achievement that would be equivalent to a Platinum Trophy.

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