Ninja Theory faces closure after two Xbox acquisition deals collapse
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory is entering staff consultation ahead of a proposed closure after two separate acquisition deals fell through.
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US Market Discount Concentrated in Seven Mega-Cap Stocks
As US equity markets trade at a nine percent discount through August 31, 2026, analysts warn of extreme valuation concentration in seven mega-cap stocks alongside rising…
OpenAI and Microsoft Internally Warned of Web Doom Loop, Court Docs Reveal
Newly unsealed court documents from the New York Times copyright lawsuit reveal that OpenAI and Microsoft internal teams explicitly warned their AI content strategies would…
Microsoft Exec Called AI Web Scraping Largest Labor Theft in History
A senior Microsoft executive privately warned that web scraping to train artificial intelligence models amounts to the largest theft of labor in human history, according to court…
Xbox Cloud Gaming Gets Monthly Playtime Limits Starting November 2026
Microsoft announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming will implement monthly playtime limits starting in November 2026, ending years of unlimited access.
U.S. Stocks Bounce Back as Falling Oil and Yields Ease Fed Sell-Off
U.S. equities climbed on Thursday, bouncing back from a Federal Reserve interest rate hike earlier in the week.
Xbox Responds to Rumors of Major Game Pass Changes by 2027
Xbox has responded to a wave of online rumors concerning potential sweeping changes to Xbox Game Pass by 2027, which originated from a detailed post on the ResetEra forum.
Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows 11 Update to Fix September Bugs
Microsoft rolled out an emergency out-of-band update across Windows 11 versions and server editions to repair multiple regressions introduced by its September 2026 Patch Tuesday…
Microsoft patches break Remote Desktop, USB audio, and Excel copy-paste
Microsoft confirmed that its latest security updates disrupt Remote Desktop Services, silence USB Audio Class 1.0 devices, and break Excel copy-pasting functions.
Seattle CEOs Demand 100-Day Public Safety Action Plan from Mayor Wilson
More than 30 major corporate leaders and regional chief executives in Seattle have issued a joint letter urging Mayor Katie Wilson and the City Council to adopt a concrete 100-day…
Xbox to Publish Hideo Kojima’s Physint After PlayStation Cancellation
Hideo Kojima’s upcoming action-espionage game Physint will now be published by Xbox after PlayStation Studios unexpectedly canceled the project in mid-June.
Ubisoft joins Xbox disc-to-digital program
Xbox’s disc-to-digital program expanded on September 8, 2026, as Ubisoft joined the initiative, though major publishers like Square Enix, Sega, and Bandai Namco remain excluded…