EA shuts down BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect amid roughly 400 layoffs
The closure ends one of gaming's best-known RPG studios and removes a flagship franchise from EA's pipeline.
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Twitch launches Stream Recaps, letting viewers catch up on streams they missed
The feature packages highlights from a broadcast so viewers can follow a stream without watching it live, part of Twitch's push to keep VOD and clip consumption
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Stick Run creator Manuel Otto dies after alleged suicide during Twitch livestream
The death of the game creator mid-broadcast raises renewed questions about platform moderation and crisis response on live video.
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Ofcom concedes it may never collect 4chan's fines after AI hamster trolling
The UK regulator's admission that foreign courts could block enforcement undercuts its online safety penalty regime.
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YouTube partners with AliExpress to push into Chinese ecommerce affiliate shopping
The tie-up pairs YouTube's creator shopping tools with one of China's largest retailers, expanding affiliate commerce reach.
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YouTube tests hiding the dislike button entirely, drawing user backlash
The experiment follows earlier attempts to soften the metric, and users are again objecting to reduced public feedback.
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Disney bids $20 million for Character.ai in a push into AI character licensing
The reported bid signals media companies moving to control how their characters are used in AI chat products.
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Pokemon and other major Japanese games taken offline over critical PHP vulnerability
Emergency maintenance pulled several high-profile titles offline, highlighting exposure in game backend infrastructure.
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TikTok's use as a news source appears to plateau as other platforms siphon activity
Pew Research Center data shows fewer Americans turning to TikTok for headlines in 2026, a shift with implications for news distribution.
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Rumored lawsuit would test who is responsible for Australia's youth social media ban failure
Australia's enforcement of its under-16 restrictions has fallen short, and litigation could assign blame among platforms and regulators.
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Geoffrey Hinton warns humans 'are toast' if they do not treat bots with care
The AI pioneer's remarks add to his ongoing public warnings about the pace and direction of machine intelligence.
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Microsoft's next-gen Xbox reportedly could cost up to $1,800 without subsidies
Reported pricing for Project Helix would mark a steep increase over prior console generations.
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Spotify tightens account sharing rules, threatening ads and 12-month bans for unverified users
The verification checks target Premium Family sharing, following similar crackdowns across subscription services.
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Cyberpunk 2077 gets surprise Update 2.5, its biggest since Phantom Liberty
CD Projekt Red's update adds a major story quest and other content years after the game's release.
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German Twitch streamer SkylineTV dies at 36 after brain haemorrhage
The streamer's death from a ruptured aneurysm prompted an outpouring from the German Twitch community.
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Marques Brownlee says most people should not buy Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo
The tech YouTuber's verdict on Apple's first foldable carries weight with buyers ahead of launch.
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Kyedae denies cheating accusations over TenZ breakup in Twitch return
The Valorant streamer addressed the claims on her first broadcast back, a high-profile split inside the Valorant esports community.
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SonicFox withdraws from Nexcon 2026 over event's AI-generated art
The fighting game champion's pullout adds to growing creator pushback against AI-generated assets at events.
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