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Xbox Speaks Out After Double Fine Lays Off 25 Percent of Staff in Transition to Independent Status

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Double Fine, best known for creating the 2005 platform game Psychonauts, has laid off 25.6% of its staff three weeks after Xbox’s massive restructuring efforts were revealed. The studio announced the layoffs on July 28, 2026, confirming that this downsizing was a direct result of becoming an independent company after Xbox unloaded them as part of its own restructuring earlier this month. “As a small, tightly-knit team, these actions are not taken lightly,” a statement from Double Fine reads. “Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action. Our transition to becoming an independent company also means becoming a size that we can sustain. The people we are losing were all important. They all made an impact on our games and culture, and they will be missed. We are committed to supporting each affected person as best as we can, and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to the creative spirit we cherish here at Double Fine.” Xbox also released ...
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Ubisoft Gives Free PC Copies to Xbox Owners of Select Games

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Ubisoft is giving Xbox owners free access to some of their games on PC. Today, Ubisoft and Xbox revealed a new expansion to their ongoing partnership. Starting immediately, those who own the following games on Xbox will get them for free on PC through Ubisoft Connect by August 4th: Assassin’s Creed Mirage Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Far Cry 6 Immortals Fenyx Rising Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Riders Republic Skull and Bones The Crew 2 The Crew Motorfest Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege The games should appear in your Ubisoft Connect library by next week, so long as your accounts are linked. If you happen to purchase these games on Xbox later, you will get them on PC automatically. Unfortunately, this doesn't go both ways. If you buy one of these games on PC first, you will not get it on Xbox. If you're someone who previously played on console, but made the jump to PC, this is a great benefit. Additionally, Ubiso...
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The Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Beta Proves Fans Still Really Want That Blade Movie

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is coming off a record-breaking open beta weekend, where two particular characters reigned supreme over the rest of the game’s cast. Despite some glaring issues that plagued PC users, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls still had a massively successful open beta, raking in more players on Steam than any other fighting game’s open beta before it. Specifically, Marvel Tokon attracted 33,233 players at its all-time peak, just under 500 more than Street Fighter 6’s famously packed beta back in 2023. For reference, that number was 32,787 , while, for comparison’s sake, Tekken 8’s open beta garnered 15,035 players later that same year. Of those players, a significant portion of them chose two characters more than any others. Those characters are Magick and Blade, respectively, with Magick being the consistent leader of the two. As seen in stats presented by the FGC’s resident data-compiler and infographic creator AlietteFaye, character usage in Vibranium ranks and ab...
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Are MTG x Marvel Collector Commander Decks Worth the High Price?

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Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes Collector's Edition preconstructed Commander deck bundles are back in stock at Amazon, but I have to say, they're somehow even more expensive than before. You can pick up the four-deck bundle sold and shipped by Amazon for $638.88 , but the same bundle is also available on TCGPlayer for $522.97 , although it's sold by a smaller vendor compared to Amazon. Compare these prices to the regular Marvel Super Heroes Commander deck bundle , which is going for $209.95 (30% off) at Amazon, and I'm left wondering if the Collector's Editions are even worth it. Marvel Super Heroes - Collector's Edition Commander Deck Bundle Compared to the base Marvel Super Heroes Commander decks, the Collector's Editions are unchanged in terms of cards included. You'll still get the same 100-card decks featuring Commanders like the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Dr. Doomday, and Captain America, as well as the useful double-sided token...
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Baldur's Gate 3 True Third-Person Camera Mod Goes Viral, Sparks Debate About Whether It Erases the Game's Identity

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Baldur’s Gate 3 might be three years old, but it’s still the subject of much debate — and many new mods. One mod in particular has gone viral, leading some fans to say developer Larian should keep it in mind for its future games. Others, though, believe using it to play Baldur’s Gate 3 essentially amounts to heresy. The mod in question is Relysia’s True Third-Person Camera, which was released on Nexus Mods earlier this month. It features a modern, over-the-shoulder third-person camera view where the camera stays closely attached to your character. There is a dynamic FOV when running, and smooth crouch transitions. In this over-the-shoulder mode, the camera stays at a fixed distance to retain a close perspective. During gameplay actions, such as spell targeting, jumping, or inspecting the camera temporarily switches back to the normal view and automatically returns to over-the-shoulder mode once finished. This is of course very different from the default Baldur’s Gate 3 camera, which ...
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The Best GTA Missions

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The five modern mainline GTA games (and by that, we mean from Grand Theft Auto 3 onwards) contain 346 story missions. 346 opportunities for blockbuster moments, unforgettable sandbox spectacles, career-making crimes, and the occasional excruciating nightmare. But among the missed trains, RC planes, and yoga sessions are some of the most memorable gaming experiences ever crafted, courtesy of developer Rockstar Games. These are the missions that propel us to that next letter on the minimap, the ones that start with a goofy cutscene and end with an orchestra of explosions and emotions. These are the greatest Grand Theft Auto missions. 11. “Give Me Liberty” - GTA 3 The first moments of Grand Theft Auto 3 are among the most impactful in gaming history. The scene is set in just five short minutes: an opening credit roll accompanied by jazzy piano, a bank heist and betrayal, and an armored convoy attacked on a dark and stormy night in Liberty City. After protagonist Claude is inadvertently fr...
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Magic: The Gathering's Top 12 Most Powerful Commander Precons Of All Time

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Magic: The Gathering is a fantastic card game, but the Commander format has given it even more legs. It revolves around a central Commander that helms your deck, giving it a ton of personality as players gravitate towards their favorite legendary creatures to build around. Wizards of the Coast finally recognized the format in 2011, beginning a deluge of preconstructed decks that are playable right out of the box. We’ve got a full list of them , but for now, we’ve narrowed down our top 12. These aren’t presented in any real order, but let us know which ones you’ve played! The Most Powerful Magic: The Gathering Commander Precons Draconic Domination - Commander 2017 The Ur-Dragon still commands a high fee, and the 10/10 standard-bearer of this five-color precon is a beneficiary of the Eminence keyword. It drops the cost of Dragon spells by 1 mana, and then, when it is on the field, your dragons essentially multiply as they attack. It’s far and away the most powerful preconstructed Drago...
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