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EA's Anthem to go offline next year
By Cole Martin published
Gaming EA has announced that its ambitious live-service extraction shooter, Anthem, will sunset servers on January 12, 2026. The game will be unplayable, as it was designed to be an online-only experience.

Xbox's Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's new game — now it's canceled
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox A report from Bloomberg indicates that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer enjoyed playing ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG months before it was canceled.

The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it
By Adam Hales published
Gaming #StopKillingGames completed its goal despite one prominent developer opposing the movement.

You can now bold and italicize in Notepad — no, seriously
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.

Microsoft's cuts to employee headcount are to help pay for more AI infrastructure
By Zac Bowden published
AI The Redmond giant has laid off over 15,000 people in 2025, and a report claims it's all in the name of freeing up spending money to invest more heavily in AI infrastructure to keep pace with the ever-growing AI bubble.

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

Intel Unison ceases functionality, leaving users abandoned
By Zac Bowden published
Windows Intel has discontinued its popular Unison app on Windows, which let users sync their phone's data with their Windows PC. Now, the app is encouraging users to switch to another multi-device experience.

This Call of Duty game just hit Game Pass, but it's infested with RCE hackers
By Brendan Lowry published
News The latest Call of Duty game to come to Game Pass is WWII, but its arrival on the service has been tarnished by reports of RCE hackers and exploits.
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