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'To Continue Being Produced Long Term, Games Need to Succeed, Not Just Be Beloved' — John Carmack Responds to id Software Layoffs

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John Carmack has responded to the significant layoffs at Doom developer id Software, expressing sadness but not “anger or outrage.” On Wednesday, a WARN notice filed in Texas reported by Game Developer confirmed that 96 workers had been laid off in Richardson, Texas, home of id Software, with a further 40 remote roles cut. Reports indicate 50% of staff have lost their jobs. The cuts come as part of new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma’s “reset” of Microsoft’s gaming business, which began with 1,600 staff losing their jobs on Monday. Another 1,600 will be let go during the rest of the current financial year. Four Xbox studios are already out the door, with another hot on their heels. Carmack, who co-founded id Software in 1991 alongside John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack, took to social media to express his belief that the company was a “marginal business” for Microsoft, and that he couldn’t see an obvious way for it to make more money from its games. Here’s the statement in full: I have b...
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Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Review So Far

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After just five or so hours with Revelations so far, I already feel confident saying that the new combat elements it brings to the table make the encounters in this DLC the very best Doom: The Dark Ages has to offer. We didn’t get early code for this expansion, so my full review isn’t ready quite yet – I still need to finish up the last third of the campaign and then check out what seems to be a fairly robust endgame. But the new Chain Spear and refreshed mobility of Revelations have it inching ever closer to the stratospheric heights of Doom Eternal , which is already enough for me to confidently tell any fellow Doom heads that Revelations is a must-play. This DLC’s story picks up right where the main campaign left off, and while you can technically jump straight into it first, you’ll be missing out on some pretty necessary context if you do. Of course, you don’t need much context to enjoy blasting a hole in Hell Knight with the Super Shotgun or jamming a spear through a Mancubus’ sk...
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Deepward, a Brutal FPS Roguelite Set in the 1920s, Announced

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Developer Echofall Games has announced Deepward, a high-speed first-person shooter roguelite set in the 1920s that lets you choose three distinct heroes from a roster of six, switching between any of the three of them on the fly during the brutal melee and gun-based action. It's in development for PC and does not yet have a release window. Watch the reveal trailer above. The setup is described as follows: "What begins in a cursed, god-forsaken place sinks into stranger depths below. Explore gothic interiors, caves, prisons, ritual spaces, and impossible places as the truth buried underneath starts to surface." Meanwhile, your roster of six heroes will each bring unique weapons, abilities, playstyles, and backstories to the table. Death is permanent on each descent into the depths, and to survive you'll need to "shoot, kick, slash, and improvise through close-range encounters against relentless horrors. Quick reactions, accurate shots, and violent impact keep ever...
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Gakuran Codes for July 2026

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Last updated on July 7, 2026: Added new Gakuran codes! Gakuran codes will give you rerolls, which will enable you to customize your character. You can reroll to change your height, hair color, accessories, and more. Despite being a "slice of life experience", where you can roleplay as a Japanese high school student, Gakuran is also a fighting and action game, so rerolls also help you to pick a fighting style such as Muay Thai, Hakari, or Wrestling. To help you get started, we've rounded up all of the working Gakuran codes in one place and tested them to make sure you can redeem them. Working Gakuran Codes (July 2026) Here are the currently active codes for Gakuran: 15REROLLS - 10x Rerolls (New!) GAKURAN - 10x Rerolls (New!) All the codes above have been tested as working at the time of submission. However, codes with unknown expiry dates may stop working at any time. Spotted a new code we haven't included or tried one only to find it's expired? Let us know...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2's Leaked PS5 Trophy List Indicates Some Content May Be Missing

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 might be missing a few modes and pieces of content when they're re-released for PS4 and PS5 later this month. The trophy lists for both games have appeared online and, while they're largely identical to the original PS3 versions, there are a few differences. As pointed out by X user ForwardLeaks , several trophies around using the game's theater mode, League Play, and winning wager matches have been outright removed. Theater mode allowed players to watch replays of previous matches and move the camera around, which was useful for content creation during YouTube's infancy. Wager matches, on the other hand, were a playlist that allowed players to gamble in-game currency on more unique game modes. These modes included Gun Game, a mode where you change guns everytime you get a kill, and One in the Chamber, where you only have one bullet and can only get more by killing other players. These modes were a ton of fun and have found their way in...
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New Minecraft Update Finally Allows Players to Sit Down

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Minecraft's new update is getting a lot of praise for adding a simple, long-awaited feature: Players can now sit. This game has been around for 20 years and players can create beautiful homes, deep mines, and thriving civilizations, but they couldn't sit down until now. They can sleep in cozy beds, but there was no place to rest their weary legs after a hard day of mining for diamonds or slaying monsters (with the exception of boats and mine carts). The news was revealed as part of a deep dive into the game's upcoming update, which will also add things like straw beds, a new biome, and more. Players will be able to sit via a new cushion. The developers said that they can foresee players using these cushions in creative ways that likely stretch beyond their own imagination. The update is expected to arrive to all players this fall, but players with access to preview builds of Minecraft can try the new sitting feature today. Players were pretty thrilled, as they've been ...
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EVE Vanguard Reinvented Its Gameplay With Some Notes from Battlefield 6 | Hands-On Preview

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EVE Vanguard, Fenris Creations' most recent attempt to bring on-the-ground FPS gameplay to the massive, shared, persistent universe of EVE Online, has changed quite a bit since I first laid hands on it last year. From the presentation to the basic movement and gunplay, it's becoming a lot clearer what exactly our disposable warclones will be doing on the wreckage-strewn surfaces of EVE's countless planets, and how that will translate back to Avalon, the station where our consciousness exists between missions. I got a chance to play the latest build, which is launching today as Operation Avalon, in a closed playtest with a handful of devs and "VIPs," and talked to game director Scott Davis and creative lead Jamie Stanton about what's coming. The big news? If all goes according to plan, Vanguard will be connecting up to EVE Online 24/7 by the end of this year. That's just over the galactic horizon, though. Operation Avalon is a more focused slice of what...
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