Xbox lay off 268 people as Activision take over Halo and Rare, while Obsidian become part of Bethesda, plus Forza and Fable studios merge

Meanwhile, Ninja Theory look set for closure

Well, there you go. Xbox have enacted a second round of layoffs and internal upheaval this year, following July's initial shooting of 1600 staff into the sun and parting ways with multiple studios.

Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs

Xbox is cutting hundreds of jobs and making sweeping changes to the production of its flagship Halo franchise, as its company-wide "reset" continues.

Its latest reductions, forming part of a wave of ongoing layoffs, will impact staff at the studio which currently makes Halo - with Call of Duty publisher Activision to take on development of any future games.

Dolph Lundgren Discussed ‘Legal Suicide’ With Brother During Cancer Battle

Fights Worth Fighting

In his new memoir, the Eighties action star said he had “almost given up all hope” before a new doctor realized he’d been misdiagnosed

Action star Dolph Lundgren said he considered “legal suicide” while deep in a cancer battle that he ultimately overcame after his doctors realized he’d been misdiagnosed. 

AMD's market cap just blasted through the $1 trillion barrier

AMD's market cap, the measure of the company's total worth according to its share price, breached $1 trillion on Monday. That's $1,000 billion, to you and me.

Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offences

Former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with two more offences, the Metropolitan Police have said.

The charges are an alleged indecent assault against a teenage girl aged 16 to 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004.

Ex-Rwandan official appears at UK trial over 1994 genocide

Prosecutors allege Vincent Brown incited and directed acts of violence during the early days of the Rwandan genocide.

A former Rwandan official has appeared in a court in the United Kingdom after being charged with ordering six killings during the first week of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

What's on PC Gamer's desk?

I'm of the opinion that your desk space says a lot about you. Be it that you care more about function than style, or you like Hatsune Miku just a tad too much.

Student-loan borrowers are facing 'drastic changes' to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say

Student-loan borrowers are facing 'drastic changes' to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say

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Paracetamol overdose Newport student makes miraculous recovery

The parents of a student who suffered organ failure and nearly died after accidentally overdosing on paracetamol have spoken of the distress it caused and said they have "no idea how it happened so quickly".

Branthwaite? Ngumoha? Who will start for England at Euro 2028 - BBC Sport's predictions

Here we go again.

Less than two months after Spain were celebrating their World Cup triumph, the next major tournament cycle begins.

From 9 June 2028, the European Championship will be hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland - and the path to the finals starts now.