HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:12:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 ‘I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs’, say Xbox union workers as destructive reset looms from a company that spent over $80 billion on AI last year https://hardware.nrgnews.net/i-cannot-do-my-job-when-microsoft-refuses-to-do-theirs-say-xbox-union-workers-as-destructive-reset-looms-from-a-company-that-spent-over-80-billion-on-ai-last-year/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:12:32 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/i-cannot-do-my-job-when-microsoft-refuses-to-do-theirs-say-xbox-union-workers-as-destructive-reset-looms-from-a-company-that-spent-over-80-billion-on-ai-last-year/ The glittering landscape of the gaming industry often masks a simmering tension—a stark contrast between staggering corporate success and the precarious reality faced by the developers creating the world’s most immersive experiences. At the heart of this tension is Microsoft, a behemoth whose operations are currently experiencing another wave of project cancellations and studio realignments […]

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]]> Compulsion Games developers seek new jobs as studio closure looms https://hardware.nrgnews.net/compulsion-games-developers-seek-new-jobs-as-studio-closure-looms/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:20:25 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/compulsion-games-developers-seek-new-jobs-as-studio-closure-looms/ The quiet hum of the game development world has been punctuated by an unsettling tremor of uncertainty. A wave of job-seeking posts emerging from Compulsion Games developers signals that internal concerns about the studio’s future are no longer whispers; they are public shouts, indicating that layoffs from Microsoft may be on the horizon. While the […]

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]]> Tencent may end investments in several Japanese game developers https://hardware.nrgnews.net/tencent-may-end-investments-in-several-japanese-game-developers/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:24:16 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/tencent-may-end-investments-in-several-japanese-game-developers/ Tencent Eyes Outlets: How a Gaming Giant is Redrawing its Map of Japanese Studio Investments In the high-stakes world of global gaming investment, major players are constantly recalibrating their strategies. Recently, Tencent, one of the world’s largest technology and entertainment conglomerates, has reportedly initiated a significant review of its portfolio within the Japanese game development […]

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