New reports more accurately detail the fallout of Xbox’s mass layoffs including affected employees at Obsidian, id Software and Bethesda Game Studios. Source ​ 

Microsoft has announced another set of historical layoffs at the company as the Xbox division is expected to lose 3200 staff members and let go of four studios. Source ​ 

A petition on Change.org is calling for PlayStation to reverse its decision to kill physical games and it’s quickly gaining a lot of momentum. Source ​ 

Prototypist has designed a mechanical keyboard called the Keyboy Advance, inspired by Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance handheld console. Source ​ 

Here’s a pre-order guide to Remedy Entertainment’s anticipated Control Resonant including the pricing, each edition and what you get in them. Source ​ 

HUAWEI plans to announce its Pura 90 Series globally next week across two events expected to klick off on 14 and 16 July. Source ​ 

Supergirl had a bad second weekend at the global box office, seeing a drop by 74% from its opening weekend as it inches past $100 million. Source ​ 

The first four hours of gameplay for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced has already leaked online ahead of the game’s launch this week. Source ​ 

Developers and publishers will be able to order physical discs for older games released prior to January 2028 but after that, only code-in-box copies allowed. Source ​ 

WhatsApp is pausing its username rollout in India over concerns of fraud and impersonation. Source ​