Fallout: New Vegas and Avowed dev hit hard in bloodiest week in Xbox history
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Published Jul 7, 2026, 10:37 AM EDT
Obsidian Entertainment faces an uncertain path forward
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"I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you": Doom's John Romero responds to id Software reportedly losing half their team
Fury and sorrow from current and former staff
Xbox aren't closing or selling off Doom developers id Software as part of their latest business teardown, but they are reportedly laying off around half the studio, with swinging cuts aimed at id's legendary technology team in particular. Even as out-going staff fulminate about the situation, studio co-founder John Romero has urged all concerned to preserve "code, assets, stories" and other historical artefacts that risk being wiped away during the restructure.
What is the Threading the Needle skill in Forza Horizon 6?
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Published Jul 7, 2026, 10:31 AM EDT
Squeeze through that gap
Image: Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios via PolygonThreading the Needle is a skill in Forza Horizon 6 that will test your street racing ability as you must weave through traffic. It's also featured as part of challenges, like in the Horizon Decades Festival Playlist. However, it's not a skill that you'll randomly come across often.
Timothy Olyphant’s Career Is in a ‘Sweet Spot’ — All He Has to Do Is Not Ruin It
H e’s not even going to deny it — Timothy Olyphant is having a pretty damn good time.
At 58, the actor has more than a few memorable roles on his resume. He played stormy lawman Seth Bullock in the HBO Western series Deadwood and quick-draw marksman Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified, creepy android scientist Kirsh in Alien: Earth and hysterical kidnapping victim Pete in Over Your Dead Body.
007 developer officially confirms layoffs in wake of Xbox cuts
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Published Jul 7, 2026, 10:28 AM EDT
Project Fantasy lives on as IO Interactive to close Istanbul studio
James Bond and Hitman developer confirms layoffs and studio closure, but its fantasy RPG lives on
Io Interactive/Square Enix007: First Light and Hitman developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it will be laying off staff, as well as closing its Istanbul studio, in the wake of Xbox withdrawing funding for IOI's in-development online role-playing game, Project Fantasy. But the developer said it has regained full ownership of the project and will continue to build and fund it independently.
Monthly New Car Payments Hit A Record $777 As Cars Become More And More Unaffordable - Jalopnik
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Coco Gauff Reaches 1st Wimbledon Semifinal With Win Over Fellow American
US player Coco Gauff returns against US player Jessica Pegula during their women's singles quarter-final tennis match on the ninth day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
How approaching sounds can warp your perception of time
Everyone's perception of time is unique. It is a subjective experience shaped by factors such as age, emotions, memory and environmental contexts. And it may also be influenced by background noise, as scientists have demonstrated in a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Selling These Cars Made Our Readers Feel The Most Free - Jalopnik
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Whether it's brand new or just new to you, every car you buy should theoretically be better than the previous one. Perhaps not objectively, but you tend to learn what you like and don't like about a car while you own it, and it would be nice to think the next one would be an even better fit for you and the kind of driving you actually do. You liked that car enough to hand over your hard-earned money for it, so it better at least deliver something good.
Arc Raiders has finally added 'one of the most requested matchmaking features' meaning players can now Jekyll and Hyde their way through lobbies
Understanding matchmaking in Arc Raiders has been something of a white whale for players, especially since we first got confirmation that aggression-based matchmaking did actually play a part in creating lobbies. Since then Embark has been more open about what actually goes into its matchmaking and is more responsive to players who asked for changes, with its latest update adding perhaps the most sought after change.