by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming
The launch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced, the highly anticipated (and high-scoring) remaster of one of the best games in the Assassin’s Creed series, has been followed by 51 of its game designers from Ubisoft Barcelona being laid off, according...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Microsoft
The tech world is sweating, and it’s not just the summer heatwave. This week on the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel Rubino, Zac Bowden, and Jez Cordon sit down to unpack a massive wave of Microsoft layoffs. We break down Asha Sharma’s internal memo revealing a...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Minecraft
This week has mostly been a depressing affair for the gaming industry, what with Sony killing off physical PlayStation Discs and Microsoft laying off over 3,200 roles at Xbox. We could all use some levity after this string of bad news, so we’re going to do that...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Microsoft, Windows, Windows 11
With Sony planning to stop making discs for games and revoke access to movies and TV shows people paid for, physical media is more important than ever. Xbox is considering a disc-to-digital program for Project Helix, proving Microsoft weighs the importance of physical...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
In response to this week’s wave of mass Xbox layoffs from Microsoft that have cut 3,200 roles and four studios from the company, union workers at Bethesda Game Studios — the developer behind Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Starfield, among other titles — are organizing a...
