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Bungie CEO Pete Parsons's statement explaining the reasoning behind laying off 220 employees, some 17% of Bungie's staff, is illuminating. In it, Parsons describes a company that overextended, expanding into too many projects as it tried to incubate multiple games while making Destiny 2, the studio's successful live-service game, and Marathon, a revival of a storied Bungie franchise. "We were overly ambitious, our financial safety margins were subsequently exceeded, and we began running in...
Amazon and Best Buy are slashing prices on a wide range of Apple products this weekend, including M4 iPad Pros, 2024 MacBook Airs, and M3 MacBook Pros. Some of these are even down to their lowest prices of the year--giving you a chance to score a premium Apple tablet or laptop for cheap. For instance, the 9th Gen iPad is discounted to only $229 at Amazon until tomorrow, August 10, at 9:15 AM ET. If Amazon sells out, Best Buy has the entry-level iPad for $230. The standout laptop deals cut...
The Casting of Frank Stone is an odd name for a horror game. It almost implies we ought to know who Frank Stone is, or why his "casting" (whatever that means in this context) is notable. But after playing the game's prologue, I still feel out of the loop. Supermassive, famous for cinematic horror games such as Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has been handed the reins to Behaviour Interactive's Dead By Daylight (DBD) franchise for a cinematic spin-off that plays much...
Looking for a fun way to pass the time before The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (and the Hyrule Edition Switch Lite) release next month? The official The Legend of Zelda manga adapts some of the very best games in the iconic series into fun reads for all ages. Over at Amazon, you can get The Legend of Zelda - Legendary Edition Box Set for $79 for a limited time. Listed for $125, this box set offers all 1,910 pages of Zelda fun across five hardcover volumes, all of which come packaged in...
Camouflage prints on controllers are an oddly popular design choice, and if you're a fan of this look, you can get a Scuf Instinct Pro controller sporting a unique black tiger color scheme for just $156 at Best Buy. This particular model released at Best Buy last November, so this is a massive $84 discount for a great Xbox wireless controller that regularly sells for $240. Admittedly, the list price is too high considering the Xbox Elite Series 2 costs $180, but the deal price makes it more...