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Sega Pulls Disastrous Total War: Shogun 2 Remaster From Sale Following Backlash

Original game is coming back.

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Oct 15 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • nordic.ign.com
Free Play Days – NBA 2K27, Crusader Kings III, The Alters, Bus Simulator 21, Soccer Story and Ravenswatch

Happy Free Play Days! Game Pass members can jump into NBA 2K27, Crusader Kings III, Bus Simulator 21, Soccer Story and Ravenswatch this weekend, while all XBOX players can enjoy a timed trial for The Alters.

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Oct 15 • 11:01 AM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
When did politics become a sport?

'What is the deal with people running as a team for political office? Regardless of your party affiliation, something is wrong with this picture. I want an independent thinker representing me, not someone who is more interested in winning the game.'

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Oct 15 • 10:44 AM EDT • Politics • manchesterjournal.com
Tom Haberstroh joins NBC Sports Philadelphia as Sixers sideline reporter

The Emmy Award-winning NBA reporter and analyst will report during the final preseason game Oct. 16 before his official debut Oct. 24

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Oct 15 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
76ers could explore an unexpected plan involving LeBron James

headlinephotos/Depositphotos Philadelphia 76ers consider James at center The Philadelphia 76ers are considering LeBron James as a possible backup center for the 2026–27 NBA season. Coach Nick Nurse discussed the option on October 7 following injuries within Philadelphia’s frontcourt. Nurse identified James among several players who could provide minutes at center when needed. James, who joined…

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Oct 15 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The ‘Call of Duty tax’ means games media doesn’t cover COD the way it used to, Activision says

Its large audience has “become status quo” and people forget the work that goes into each entry…

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Oct 15 • 10:22 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
How 'Sunrise on the Reaping' landed its 'dream' cast

With up-and-coming actors working alongside Hollywood veterans in the new "Hunger Games" prequel film, "Sunrise on the Reaping" reflects a "dream" cast for its filmmakers.

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Oct 15 • 10:07 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
City of Heroes: Homecoming hosts the Players Choice Awards for Architect Entertainment arcs

Any dedicated player of City of Heroes: Homecoming knows that there are many arcs in Architect Entertainment which are there for farming or leveling. This is just how it is. But there are also many arcs that weave interesting narratives, and the Players Choice Awards is returning to the server from back when the game was [...]

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Oct 15 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • massivelyop.com
Longhorns and Gators clash, needing win to keep their seasons on track

Both teams now limp into Saturday's game in Austin with bruised bodies and egos.

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Oct 15 • 9:54 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
UEFA Make Official Benfica vs Celtic Announcement

UEFA have made an official announcement regarding the upcoming game involving Benfica and Celtic.

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Oct 15 • 9:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Maximum Entertainment AB (MAXENT_B) Funds Attached to Enforce SEK 160.9M Claim

Maximum Entertainment said the Swedish Enforcement Authority attached all funds in its SEB account to enforce an arbitration award claim totaling SEK 160,898,318 from a dispute with the sellers of Maximum Games.Material DetailsContext by AI AnalystThis is a late-stage escalation of a known arbitrat…

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Oct 15 • 9:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
‘No offense to Zelda’ but GTA 6 and COD Modern Warfare 4 are ‘the two biggest games of the year’, Activision exec says

Modern Warfare 4 is out next week…

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Oct 15 • 9:44 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
'The Current Experience Is Not Where It Needs to Be' - SEGA Is Pulling Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition from Stores

Original game reinstated (for now)

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Oct 15 • 9:40 AM EDT • Technology • timeextension.com
Grand Theft Auto 6 launch trailer suddenly drops, showing a saucy shower scene, a tense police chase, and high-flying heists

Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 today, which is a showcase of the hijinx players can expect come the 19th November.

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Oct 15 • 9:24 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Week 7 college football viewer's guide: With two top-10 matchups and four other top-25 games, get ready for an epic Saturday
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Oct 15 • 9:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fixing Call of Duty: Inside Activision’s Modern Warfare 4 comeback plan
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Oct 15 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • thegamebusiness.com
NVIDIA brings DLSS 4.5 controls to GeForce NOW, Ultimate members get up to 4X Frame Generation

GeForce NOW subscribers can now adjust DLSS 4.5 settings on supported cloud games. Ultimate members get additional controls through RTX 5080 cloud systems.

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Oct 15 • 8:11 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Riot Games has announced the end League of Legends Classic as an on-going mode, just three months after its release

League of Legends Classic will return with changes in the future, while microtransactions for Classic will be refunded.

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Oct 15 • 8:06 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
GTA 6 Will Make The Game Awards Cutoff Date for Eligibility by the Skin of Its Teeth, Confirming It Has a Chance at 2026 Game of the Year

GTA 6 is officially in with a chance of winning the 2026 Game of the Year award at this year’s The Game Awards, after the show confirmed the cutoff date for eligibility.

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Oct 15 • 8:05 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Spartans Wire Big Ten Football Picks: Week 7

Check out our picks against the betting spread for each of the Big Ten games this week

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Oct 15 • 8:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MLB playoffs schedule: ALCS shifts to Cleveland

Thursday brings us two games on the postseason schedule, both of which had their start times altered due to bad weather in Cleveland. Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians was originally slated for a 6 p.m. local start at Progressive Field in Cleveland (3 p.m. […]

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Oct 15 • 7:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GTA 6 is Officially Eligible for The Game Awards 2026

We finally have confirmation about GTA 6's status and eligibility for The Game Awards 2026—the game is just about in for this year's show.

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Oct 15 • 7:39 AM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
Ohio State gets troubling injury news before massive Indiana showdown as Ryan Day faces difficult decisions

The Buckeyes are preparing for one of their biggest games of the season, but several important injuries could complicate their plans against Indiana.

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Oct 15 • 7:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A former Nintendo employee is auctioning a wealth of classic items, including the original Donkey Kong art

The art, one of 49 pieces up for auction, has an estimated value of up to $150,000…

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Oct 15 • 7:30 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Shocked Sox Fans Get Actor Instead Of Legend For Pitch

White Sox fans expected a legend for the playoff opener. Instead, actor Belmont Cameli took the mound, leaving the crowd underwhelmed and confused.

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Oct 15 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
L.A.’s dynasty is (probably) done, plus the NFL’s uncomfortable moment

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Work an 11-pitch at-bat today. Coming up: 🍻 Milwaukee roars, again 🖊️ Will anyone sign Hill? 🤒 Warriors star clarifies health Yesterday, we discussed how the Dodgers’ possible demise would impact the sport’s future on a decidedly macro level. Today, after their 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the NLCS last night to the Brewers, I want to get granular: We should start with the winners, who deserve plenty of shine. Milwaukee is...

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Oct 15 • 6:16 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Big Walk skipped Xbox to boycott Microsoft’s involvement with Israel

The omittance was intentional.

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Oct 15 • 6:05 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Guardians-Rays predictions. Who wins Game 3 of ALCS?

With the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven ALCS, here are our predictions for Game 3 at Progressive Field.

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Oct 15 • 5:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is there a Thursday Night Football game tonight? NFL Week 6 schedule
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Oct 15 • 5:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pierre Sage Hoping For 'Relaxed' Game Agaisnt Lyon

Pierre Sage spoke to the media ahead of his return to Lyon this evening, and shared his thoughts on the club, as well as Palace's expectations and travelling support.

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Oct 15 • 4:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How did political campaigns get so expensive?

The 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching, and it’s gearing up to be the most expensive election in American history. So how did we get here, where every election feels more expensive than the last? Today on the show, we’re exploring what’s causing the flood of money into our politics. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen –Bad economics, smart politics –Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR AppConnect with The Indicator from Planet Money–The Indicator newsletter — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. –Instagram, TikTok and YouTube –Find the Planet Money book –Find the Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch, and other merch at the NPR Shop!Support public media by subscribing to NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Oct 15 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Where to watch Kansas basketball exhibition games: Schedule, channels, live streams for 2026 KU preseason

The Jayhawks have three home games to tune up for the regular season. Here's when and where to watch them all.

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Oct 15 • 2:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Purdue’s Ryan Browne Has Turned Into The Quarterback We Needed

Ryan Browne has cut turnovers and improved his game. Purdue's offense is now a real threat with Browne, Fame Ijeboi, and Asaad Waseem leading the charge.

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Oct 15 • 1:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Flyers Coach Suddenly Departs the NHL

Right now, things aren’t going right for the Philadelphia Flyers, who have yet to win a single game to begin the 2026-27 NHL campaign and are in dead last place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division.Right now, there is speculation building about the job security of head coach Rick Tocchet.But another notable former Flyers head coach […] The post Former Flyers Coach Suddenly Departs the NHL appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 15 • 1:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Golden State Warriors Announce Kristaps Porzingis Update Amid Health Issue

On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors released a statement regarding Kristaps Porzingis amid his absence due to an undisclosed health issue.In a press release via the Warriors’ official website, the franchise addressed the situation surrounding Porzingis.“Golden State Warriors forward/center Kristaps Porziņģis, who missed training camp and the team’s first five (5) preseason games due to […] The post Golden State Warriors Announce Kristaps Porzingis Update Amid Health Issue appeared first on H

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Oct 15 • 12:22 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Penguins’ Nick Robertson Decision Confounds After Maple Leafs Trade

The Pittsburgh Penguins made it a point this offseason to acquire Nick Robertson from the Toronto Maple Leafs. And early in the year, the Penguins showed how much they like Robertson — they gave him time on the first line with Sidney Crosby. Now, though, Robertson has apparently been demoted in recent games. His minutes […] The post Penguins’ Nick Robertson Decision Confounds After Maple Leafs Trade appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 11:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Physical media is here to stay

As society delves deeper into the digital age, physical media separates itself as its own niche. On July 1, PlayStation announced that production of physical video game discs would be discontinued from January 2028. From that point forward, all future releases would be available only digitally in the PlayStation store or retailers. PlayStation claims the...

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Oct 14 • 11:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • theskylineview.com
Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

The Milwaukee Brewers produced a late home run blitz to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 and leave the reigning World Series champions on the brink of elimination from Major League Baseball's playoffs on Wednesday.That rally came after starting pitcher Blake Snell produced a dazzling performance from the mound to keep the reigning MLB champions in the game.

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Oct 14 • 11:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Brewers put Dodgers season on the brink with stunning comeback Game 3 win

The Dodgers embarked on this postseason in search of World Series three-peat history.

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Oct 14 • 11:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Recap: Sporting KC falls at league leaders Nashville SC

Sporting Kansas City (6-19-4, 22 pts.) fell to a 4-0 defeat against Supporters’ Shield leaders Nashville SC (19-3-6, 63 pts.) at GEODIS Park on Wednesday night. Nashville took a three-goal lead into the halftime interval before adding a fourth in second-half stoppage time to seal the points. Balancing three games

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Oct 14 • 10:50 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
LA28 still not prepared for Cultural Olympiad, critics say

A state legislative hearing Wednesday revealed that L.A.'s plans for its Cultural Olympiad are woefully behind schedule as the LA28 Summer Games approach.

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Oct 14 • 10:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Eagles’ Rumored Trade Plans Go Against A Rebuilding Mindset

Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles struck a trade while in the midst of a two-game losing streak last week. When the Eagles agreed to ship out the starting lineman Cam Jurgens, they didn’t receive a player in return. Collecting draft picks was a signal that hinted the Eagles could be angling themselves towards a […] The post Eagles’ Rumored Trade Plans Go Against A Rebuilding Mindset appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What To Expect From Joe Musgrove in 2027

Veteran starting pitcher Joe Musgrove made his long-awaited return to the San Diego Padres, closing out Game One of the NL Wild Card series after a surprise addition to the postseason roster. He pitched another two innings against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NLDS. After some command issues in his first appearance, …

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Oct 14 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brewers vs Dodgers highlights, National League Championship Series Game 3

The Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of a National League Championship Series Oct. 14 at Dodger Stadium. See game highlights

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Oct 14 • 8:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dodgers player slams ‘soft porn’ ads during MLB postseason games

The Sydney Sweeney Novig ad has gone viral for the “creative” way it uses her fame and beauty to advertise a brand new gambling platform. But at least one Dodgers player isn’t happy that the ad, and others like it, are impacting families trying to enjoy the MLB postseason. Dodgers outfielder Alex Call replied to…

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Oct 14 • 8:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NLCS Gamethread: 10/14/2026

Can Milwaukee put a stranglehold on this one?

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Oct 14 • 7:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bay Area Science Festival set for Saturday; free event to feature games, robots, animals and experiments

13th annual gathering at UC San Francisco Mission Bay Campus showcases innovation and research, with a focus on kids

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Oct 14 • 7:42 PM EDT • Science • mercurynews.com
Layoffs and business closures loom as tens of thousands of skill games become illegal

Joe Rocca’s business effectively ended Wednesday as the enforcement of Pennsylvania’s skill games ban began. Rocca, owner of Rite Touch Distribution...

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Oct 14 • 7:03 PM EDT • Business • post-gazette.com
Padres' offseason storylines include Sheets' health, Pivetta's contract

SAN DIEGO -- A fly ball that doesn’t hit a roof cable, a ninth-inning liner a few inches to the right, a deep drive from Manny Machado that carries just a bit farther -- with any of those things, maybe the Padres are preparing to host Game 3 of the

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Oct 14 • 6:45 PM EDT • Health • mlb.com
Xbox Reportedly Surveys Users On Return to Full Exclusivity for its Games

Xbox has reportedly surveyed players on how they would feel about a return to console exclusivity for all of its games, with the exception of Call of Duty.

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Oct 14 • 6:45 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Seahawks won't activate Zach Charbonnet for Thursday night's game
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Oct 14 • 6:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patrick Mahomes Endorses Cyrus Allen as Rashee Rice Misses Practice

The Kansas City Chiefs could be thin at wide receiver during their Week 6 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Tyquan Thornton sustained a dislocated ankle in Week 4 against the Las Vegas Raiders and is out indefinitely, and potentially for the remainder of the season. Rashee Rice was also injured in that game, pulling […] The post Patrick Mahomes Endorses Cyrus Allen as Rashee Rice Misses Practice appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 6:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New batch of Zelda 40th Switch 2 console and Pro Controller contain replaceable battery

UK video game and toy retailer Smyths have just received a new batch of stock of the Zelda 40th anniversary Nintendo Switch 2 console and the Zelda 40th anniversary Pro Controller and these new…

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Oct 14 • 5:42 PM EDT • Technology • mynintendonews.com
Big Top Xtreme Opens in Pine Bluff Bringing Family Entertainment and New Attractions After Six Years of Development

Big Top Xtreme officially celebrated its grand opening in Pine Bluff on Wednesday, October 14th, marking the completion of a six-year effort to transform a former property into a family entertainment destination featuring go-karts, miniature golf, paintball, arcade games and Big Banjo Pizza. City officials, […]

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Oct 14 • 5:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • deltaplexnews.com
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Dodgers’ Game 4 Matchup Moved Up Following ALCS Reschedule

MLB moved the Los Angeles Dodgers’ NLCS Game 4 matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers up, with the new start time at 5:00 p.m. PT on Thursday. The change came following a change in the start time for the Game 3 in the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays’ ALCS matchup due to forecasted inclement weather. […] The post Dodgers’ Game 4 Matchup Moved Up Following ALCS Reschedule appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Oct 14 • 5:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
"Programming is hard": Epic Games leans on "vibe coding" for its new Launcher app

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

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Oct 14 • 5:15 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Is the Browns Shotgun Offense Holding Back the Run Game?
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Oct 14 • 4:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cody Barton Names Area of Improvement for Titans Defense

After struggling to close out games, the veteran linebacker identifies third-down inefficiency as the critical hurdle preventing Tennessee's defensive unit from evolving into a dominant, elite force.

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Oct 14 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
League Classic to go offline in January 2027

The return to old-school League of Legends will be shorter than some fans hoped, as Riot Games prepares to end the current version of League Classic while leaving the door open for a comeback.

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Oct 14 • 3:30 PM EDT • Technology • sheepesports.com
Dodgers-Brewers NLCS Game 4 time changed by MLB
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Oct 14 • 3:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lucas Raymond Demoted to Third Line Amid Goal Drought

Todd McLellan dropped Lucas Raymond to the third line Wednesday after 13 straight games without a goal. #RedWings

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Oct 14 • 2:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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GTA 6 Reviews Will Be Released Before Launch

Insider Gaming has learned that Grand Theft Auto 6's reviews will be released ahead of the game's release. Get the full story here.

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Oct 14 • 2:24 PM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
Epic throws shade at Steam, admits to vibe-coding the new Epic Games Launcher with AI "to be faster than the other guy"

Days after pushing an AI-first game development pipeline, Epic has vibe coded the Epic Games Launcher in an effort to outrun Steam.

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Oct 14 • 2:17 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Zero Escape And Hundred Line Director's New Game Canceled Before He Could Announce New Studio

Kotaro Uchikoshi planned to announce new studio Crash Keys alongside its first game

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Oct 14 • 1:10 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Guardians-Rays ALCS Game 3 start time moved up to 1 p.m. ET due to rain in the forecast
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Oct 14 • 12:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kotaro Uchikoshi establishes new studio CRASH KEYS

Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files creator Kotaro Uchikoshi has announced the establishment of CRASH KEYS, a new game studio headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

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Oct 14 • 12:26 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Penn State's Micah Parsons Gets Health Update Ahead of Cowboys Game

More time is needed for the ex-PSU superstar.

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Oct 14 • 12:23 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
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Penn State's Micah Parsons Gets Health Update Ahead of Cowboys Game

More time is needed for the ex-PSU superstar.

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Oct 14 • 12:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kansas State Looking For More Offensive Explosion Entering Kansas Matchup

The Kansas State Wildcats have struggled to make big plays on offense this season, a trend they hope ends in Saturday's game against the Kansas Jayhawks

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Oct 14 • 12:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Champions League returns with Liverpool in early action

LIVE NEXT 2026-10-14T16:15:22ZLiverpool have named their side for tonight's game in Austria and have made four changes from the side that lost to Man City on Sunday. 2026-10-14T16:14:18ZHello everyon...

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Oct 14 • 12:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Entertainment Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist

Verizon Communications, Spotify Technology, Walt Disney, Skydance, Take-Two Interactive Software, GameStop, and SEA are the seven Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Entertainment stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in producing, d

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Oct 14 • 12:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
NFL Week 5: Player milestones from every game
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Oct 14 • 11:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for October 2026 announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the October 2026 Game Catalog lineup for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers, and Classics Catalog titles for Premium subscribers.

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Oct 14 • 11:42 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Epic Games To Improve Easy Anti-Cheat On Linux With Anti-Cheat Systemd Service & eBPF

In addition to Epic Games announced a preview of their new Epic Games Launcher, including Linux support, they also announced plans to improve their Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) software on Linux

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Oct 14 • 11:39 AM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
Final Fantasy Resonance gets first review

Final Fantasy Resonance review is in, with one outlet giving the game a strong score and revealing how long to beat.

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Oct 14 • 11:34 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
How the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake changes the classic game’s script

At the start of the iconic 1998 Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, our playable hero Link wakes up in his tree cabin, heads outside and is greeted by his friend Saria. “Yahoo! Hi, Stotil!" she says. In other people’s copies of the games, she might say “Hi, Link!” or “Hi, Brick!” or use whatever other name the player was allowed to input when first launching the game. The more important point is that she starts with a “Yahoo!” In Nintendo’s 2011 remake of Ocarina of Time for the 3DS handheld, Saria greets Link with that same word. But for the 2026 Switch 2 re-remake of Ocarina of Time, out November 5, Saria’s salutation has changed: “Hello, Link!” she exclaims. There’s no “Yahoo” to be heard. Last month, in an official Nintendo video preview, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma described the remake as a “faithful interpretation using modern technologies.” Faithful means the gameplay hasn’t changed much. Dungeons, quests, and just generally what you do in the game doesn’t seem to have changed, not based on what Nintendo has shown nor the hour of the game I played in New York City a couple of weeks ago. The graphics have been overhauled. The controls have been tweaked. Players can now manually control the camera and make Link jump with the press of a button, both notable differences from the original 1998 design. But Link’s journey appears to take the same path, with the same obstacles in its way. The remake’s biggest alteration to Ocarina of Time that I’ve spotted so far just might be the script. About the game’s story, Aonuma said in September, “We’ve added quite a lot of new dialogue for the characters, so that their personalities shine even more.” Earlier this month, I played a chunk of the Ocarina of Time remake at a Nintendo showcase. In the game’s earliest moments, I made a point of talking to characters and recording what they said. I found the script to be more colorful, more natural in its phrasing, more careful to establish its characters, and certainly more wordy even with the removal of that one “Yahoo!”. I’ve got some very early-game examples, so you can judge the new writing for yourself.

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Oct 14 • 11:32 AM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2026 Announced

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Oct 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
‘GTA 6’ Leaker Won’t Release Game Build After Players Crash His Cryptocoin

The 'GTA 6' leaker, Cyberleek, is taking his ball and going home after his cryptocoin crashes, and misses a milestone that would have released the game build.

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Oct 14 • 11:07 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Chiefs Emerge as Potential Candidate for Week 8 Primetime Flex

The Kansas City Chiefs are always in demand. Even coming off a 6-11 season in 2025, their first two games of 2026 were in primetime. The Chiefs hosted the Denver Broncos in Week 1 on “Monday Night Football,” then the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2 on “Sunday Night Football.” They still have four more primetime […] The post Chiefs Emerge as Potential Candidate for Week 8 Primetime Flex appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 11:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
7 Major New GTA 6 Details Officially Revealed by Rockstar

A new Bloomberg report dives deep into the biggest game of the decade

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Oct 14 • 11:02 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Steelers' Aaron Rodgers gets good news before critical Buccaneers game

The numbres on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers are in.

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Oct 14 • 10:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Skill games become illegal in PA, small business workers lose their jobs: ‘It’s awful’

The last day of legality arrived Tuesday for an estimated 70,000 so-called “skill games” that were pulling in money at clubs and small businesses across Pennsylvania.

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Oct 14 • 10:09 AM EDT • Business • centredaily.com
Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’

“We used AI as a tool for this.”

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Oct 14 • 9:55 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
GTA 6 leaker announces end of leaks, cancels full game release

The anonymous GTA 6 leaker has abandoned its $30 million cryptocurrency demand. Cyberleek claims it has access to the game's ending and could still release story spoilers.

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Oct 14 • 9:29 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Rockstar Swears You Won’t Have To Wait Nearly A Decade For Its Next Game After GTA6

The wait between Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto 6 was just under a decade

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Oct 14 • 9:14 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
GTA 6 leaker shows off the game's ending in new video as they indicate the leaks may have come to an end

Cyberleak is back with another GTA 6 leak they say shows the game's ending.

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Oct 14 • 9:06 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
The Ocarina of Time remake feels remarkably modern

New tech and gameplay improvements make it easier to get into Nintendo’s defining title.

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Oct 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Iowa Football: Tim Lester's Thoughts On The Quarterback Room

Lester wouldn't say if Iowa would go back to a rotation between Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown, but he's confident the Hawkeyes can win games with either of them.

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Oct 14 • 8:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rams’ Alaric Jackson suspended 2 games for striking Bills LB Bradley Chubb

Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills’ 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.

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Oct 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Garry's Mod Creator Says He's 'Ashamed' And 'Embarrassed' By The Response To His Latest Project: 'I've Let Everybody Down'

s&box is in a bit of a pickle, but Newman has plans to turn the game around

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Oct 14 • 7:37 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Patriots Rookie Class Is Far Better Than The Rankings Show

Justin Melo ranks the Patriots' 2026 draft class 24th, but Caleb Lomu and Gabe Jacas are proving that number is wrong. Here is why the local squad is elite.

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Oct 14 • 7:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Expert predictions, picks for Florida's Week 7 game at Texas

Here are the Gators Wire staff's predictions and picks for college football's Week 7 matchup between the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns in Austin.

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Oct 14 • 7:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rockstar says its next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t take another eight years to make

The engine, tools and team built during GTA 6 will make the next project “go more sideways than upwards”…

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Oct 14 • 6:57 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Tiki Barber Says Cam Skattebo Must Fix Mindset Now

Giants legend Tiki Barber calls out Cam Skattebo for his fourth fumble, insisting the rookie must change his mindset to stay on the roster.

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Oct 14 • 6:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Insists Its Next Game Won't Take Another 8 Years to Make

Rockstar has promised that its next game following GTA 6 won’t take as long to come out, although it failed to hint at what it might be.

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Oct 14 • 6:48 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Some of Sony's First-Party Games Are Suddenly Missing from PS Store in the US

What's going on?

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Oct 14 • 6:45 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Arsenal women’s game v Barcelona moved due to strikes

The fixture at Camp Nou has been shifted after Barcelona raised concerns about staging the match on the original date.Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesArsenal Women’s Champions League match away to B...

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Oct 14 • 6:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Which remaining Ohio State game are you most excited for?

The Buckeyes have six games remaining on their regular-season schedule, each with its own amount of intrigue. For this week’s fan survey, we want to know which game you are most excited about. Click the link and vote!

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Oct 14 • 6:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Preload and Global Release Times Confirmed for Campaign, DMZ, and the Full Game

Activision has confirmed the global release times and preload details for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which launches in various parts over the coming weeks.

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Oct 14 • 6:23 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com