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Embracer Group, the company attempting to forge one video game publisher to rule them all, has just presided over another round of layoffs. Eidos Montreal is letting go of 97 game developers and support staff, the company announced today on X.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/29/24054659/embracer-eidos-montreal-layoffs-deus-ex

CES 2024 happened while we were away. The big kids at the gaming table tend to use their own events to announce their own devices. Microsoft isn’t going to announce a new Xbox in Las Vegas. Don’t expect a Nintendo Switch 2, either. That leaves the attention that is at the Consumer Electronics Show for the niche, weird, and decidedly enthusiast hardware. So let's take a look at the best gaming things announced at this years CES.

https://www.inverse.com/tech/best-gaming-hardware-ces-2024

Blizzard has been through some stuff in the last couple of years and the last couple of weeks were no different. Here's what is happening at our favorite company to dish on.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs

https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a46558068/blizzard-odyssey-cancelled-microsoft-layoffs/

https://gamerant.com/blizzard-president-johanna-faries-announcement/

Halo looks amazing.

https://www.polygon.com/23984110/halo-tv-show-season-2-releaes-date-free-youtube