Highguard is shutting down this month: Wildlight Entertainment has announced that the free-to-play shooter Highguard has shut down soon after launch.
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Apple's New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices
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Honoring a true legend. Seth Rogen paid tribute to his ‘The Studio’ co-star Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actress who passed away on January 30, 2026 at age 71 ... Show more

Skate developers Full Circle lay off an unspecified number of staff, claim this'll somehow help them "better support" the game
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Apple's Latest OS Updates Prep Your Mac for Its Pricey New Displays: Apple's 26.3.1 updates add support for connecting to the new Studio Display and Studio ...
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Days after closing remake legend Bluepoint, PlayStation asks fans what remakes they want to see and gets a crash course in reading the room
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Life After Bluepoint: Lords of the Fallen Creators Step In to Rescue Displaced Talent
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Last night celebrity stylist and senior fashion editor @nourbozz hosted an ultra‑chic masterclass for @harpersbazaararabia at Studio 152 ... Show more

New Tencent Studio Working On AAA Open-World Games Closes Without Ever Releasing Anything
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Sony killing Bluepoint Games is PlayStation's latest big failure: Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus studio Bluepoint Games' closure is an embarrassing ...
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Ubisoft begins layoffs at Splinter Cell remake studio: The studio behind the Splinter Cell remake project is the latest team getting hit by Ubisoft layoff waves ...
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Microtransactions and Multiplayer: What Pearl Abyss is Planning for Crimson Desert
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Apple's Creator Studio creates a subscription where free apps used to live: : Mac faithful aghast at helpful wallet-emptying suggestions
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Apple releases the 2nd-gen AirTag and Creator Studio subscription with new tricks, all amid a tricky public relations week for CEO Tim Cook ... Show more

“That Sucks. What Are We Learning?”: New Report Reveals How Obsidian Looks to Bounce-Back After Two Commercial Misses in 2025
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Apple releases the 2nd-gen AirTag and Creator Studio subscription with new tricks, all amid a tricky public relations week for CEO Tim Cook ... Show more

Catherine O’Hara, the much loved star of Home Alone, Schitt’s Creek, and The Studio, has died at the age of 71
The actor ... Show more
Key FactsHollywood Icon Catherine O'Hara Passes at 71
Jan 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Catherine O'Hara passed away on January 30, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 71 following a short illness.
- Emergency responders were called early that morning after she experienced acute respiratory distress.
- She lived with a rare condition called situs inversus, which complicated diagnosis but was not widely known.
- O'Hara is survived by her husband Bo Welch and two adult sons; she missed filming shortly before her death.
Thank you for including me, your fake mom who left you home alone not once, but twice, to share in this happy occasion. I’m so proud of you.— Catherine O'Hara to Macaulay Culkin during his Walk of Fame ceremony.
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Wolfenstein Developer Doesn't Think Raising Prices Will Fix The Gaming Industry's Problems
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Apple Creator Studio is now available: What's included, how much it costs and what it means for creators
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Seven things to know about how Apple's Creator Studio subscriptions work: For the Mac versions of pro apps, things aren't actually changing much (yet).
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Ashes Of Creation Dev Details $3.2 Million Kickstarter Studio’s Shocking Collapse: ‘None Of Us Are Receiving Our Final Paychecks’
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I tried Apple Creator Studio — and it feels like a return to Apple’s creative roots
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"We all have strong opinions within the studio" – even Microsoft's own game developers are hesitant to use AI
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Keiji Infune's Mighty No. 9 Studio Comcept Is Finished: It was officially dissolved earlier this month
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Netflix Join Blender Development Fund: Netflix, specifically Netflix Animation Studio (NAS) have just announced they are sponsoring Blender at the Corporate ...
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Vietnam’s Panthera Global raises $1.5m to scale mid-core RPG ambitions: Vietnam-based mobile studio Panthera Global has raised $1.5 million to accelerate its ...
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A golden goddess for the #GoldenGlobes 🏆✨
@kyliejenner might not have walked 2026 red carpet but we’re sure she made an entrance in this guilded Ashi Studio’s gown as ... Show more

Gene Hackman’s 53-Acre New Mexico Estate Just Listed for $6.3 Million: The Oscar-winning actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, acquired the Santa Fe estate in the ...
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Arab designers stole the show at the 2026 @goldenglobes Awards, where masterful craftsmanship and a distinctive design language took centre stage.
After explosion at Rockstar Games HQ, is GTA 6 again postponed? We have the answer
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"Tired and miserable people aren't going to create good work." Why FuturLab embraced a no-crunch policy
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The Division series boss leaves studio, Ubisoft tells fans "don't worry" about future
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Kylie Jenner (@kyliejenner) brought full-on golden goddess energy in a shimmering Ashi Studio (@ashi_khanna) gown with a statement neckline and sparkling ... Show more
Apple launches ‘Creator Studio’ bundle of apps for $12.99 per month: The bundle includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad ...
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Microsoft graduates Copilot Studio extension for VS Code to general availability: Developers can now build AI agents in VS Code with GitHub Copilot integration ...
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Ubisoft's latest layoffs wave is hitting The Division and Star Wars Outlaws developer
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System Shock remake studio was 'reported to the FBI' during its troubled development and is still "amazed it ever came out"
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Hytale Pre-Purchases Have Already Covered Two Years of Development: Hypixel Studios has revealed that it already has enough money from Hytale pre-orders to ...
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Warner Bros Games San Francisco reportedly hit with layoffs: Former employees have said roles and teams were eliminated at the end of December
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Standout Apple TV Originals That Belong on Your Watch List: Apple's video-streaming service offers more than just Severance, The Studio, and Pluribus ...
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Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just Weeks After It Unionized - IGN
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Samsung Music Studio 5 and 7 hands-on: Unique speaker designs debut at CES 2026: Our first look at the Music Studio 5 and 7 at CES 2026.
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Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment in November to invest $3 billion in dementia research over the next decade ... Show more
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Naughty Dog Is Reportedly Enforcing Mandatory Overtime on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s Development
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Ubisoft Starts The New Year With A Studio Closure: Decision apparently unrelated to recent unionisation
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I Can't Stop Gawking at Samsung's New Wi-Fi Speaker: Samsung has uncovered its 2026 audio products, which include new soundbars and those Wi-Fi speakers.
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Former Boss Fight Entertainment team launch new studio Sunwise Games: Newly formed independent studio Sunwise Games has been founded by the former core team at ...
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Former Rockstar technical director Obbe Vermeij says a Tokyo-set GTA was seriously considered, with plans for development by a Japanese studio ... Show more
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director admits Sandfall "tried" AI during the J'RPG's development, but "didn't like it" and ...
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After Game of the Year pull, Expedition 33 devs swear off future AI use: A recent interview session between Twitch streamers and content creators saw Sandfall ...
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Bethesda Details Highly Anticipated Elder Scrolls VI Launch Timeline: The Elder Scrolls VI is the focus of development efforts at Bethesda, with 'the majority of ...
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