Respawn Entertainment Hit By Layoffs As Electronic Arts Cuts 5% Of Its Workforce

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Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the popular battle royal shooter Apex Legends, was hit with layoffs last week in line with Electronic Arts’ earlier announcement that it would be cutting 5% of its total workforce. That same announcement also revealed the cancellation of an unannounced Star Wars first-person shooter game that was in the early stages of development at Respawn. [...]

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Hackers Sow Chaos During Apex Legends’ Pro Tournament Regional Finals This Weekend

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Hackers joined in on the epic pro tournament battles being waged in Apex Legends as part of its Global Series regional finals this weekend, not as actual competitors but as behind-the-scenes puppet masters. They apparently decided that several players needed a bit of help and proceeded to wreak havoc during the North American finals by deploying hacks during matches. The [...]

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Diablo 4 Plans Major Item Overhaul In Season 4, Details Coming In This Week’s Dev Stream

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Blizzard is planning to make major changes to Diablo 4 when Season 4 begins, which will affect everything from item stats and affixes to the Codex of Power. The developers will be diving into the upcoming changes during its next Campfire Chat developer stream later this week, where they’ll also be sharing more information on the online ARPG’s next season. [...]

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EverQuest Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With XP Boosts, Rewards, And An Infographic

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EverQuest marked its 25th anniversary this weekend and is celebrating the huge milestone with in-game goodies for everyone. That includes a 50% XP boost, a silver crown headpiece, and other rewards that can be earned from new and returning anniversary quests. VIP subscribers also get a free level 100 character boost, a torch ornament, and an additional XP boost by [...]

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World Of Warcraft Previews A Dozen More Of The War Within’s New Hero Talent Trees

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We’re still a few months away from the launch of World of Warcraft: The War Within but Blizzard is already laying the groundwork for its release with previews of the expansion’s new hero talent trees since early February. The latest preview offers information on a dozen more talent trees and its respective capstone abilities. The newly revealed talent trees include [...]

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