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♻️♻️♻️MinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.♻️♻️♻️
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100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
♻️♻️♻️MinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.♻️♻️♻️
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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Bad Bunny At The 2026 Grammy Awards: ‘ICE Out’
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Bad Bunny says ICE out during Grammys acceptance speech. The 2026 Grammy Awards are currently taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Bad Bunny’s album ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ won the Best Música Urbana Album award. During his acceptance speech, Bunny called out the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): “Before …
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February 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Bad Bunny At The 2026 Grammy Awards: ‘ICE Out’
NEW: Gaming Stocks Fall Drastically After Google Project Genie Announcement
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Gaming Stocks Fall Drastically After Google Project Genie Announcement
After Google unveiled Project Genie to the world, gaming stock prices took a sharp turn downward over competition fears and AI worry.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: Gaming Stocks Fall Drastically After Google Project Genie Announcement
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ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
We are just about a month into 2026.
There have been 16 confirmed layoffs across the games industry with just under 900 known employees impacted. The real number is likely over 1,000 to account for the studios that haven't made numbers public.
Tracker: gaminglayoffs.com
There have been 16 confirmed layoffs across the games industry with just under 900 known employees impacted. The real number is likely over 1,000 to account for the studios that haven't made numbers public.
Tracker: gaminglayoffs.com
Gaming Layoff Tracker - 2026
Track the latest gaming layoffs in 2026. Get the most recent data on company layoffs and employee numbers.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We are just about a month into 2026.
There have been 16 confirmed layoffs across the games industry with just under 900 known employees impacted. The real number is likely over 1,000 to account for the studios that haven't made numbers public.
Tracker: gaminglayoffs.com
There have been 16 confirmed layoffs across the games industry with just under 900 known employees impacted. The real number is likely over 1,000 to account for the studios that haven't made numbers public.
Tracker: gaminglayoffs.com
NEW: NetEase Holds Layoffs At Montreal Studio With More Possible
Sources are also telling me that "everything is on the table" regarding NetEase's western operations.
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Sources are also telling me that "everything is on the table" regarding NetEase's western operations.
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NetEase Holds Layoffs At Montreal Studio With More Possible
According to multiple employees, NetEase has held another round of layoffs at its Montreal studio, and sources say more could be possible.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
NEW: NetEase Holds Layoffs At Montreal Studio With More Possible
Sources are also telling me that "everything is on the table" regarding NetEase's western operations.
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Sources are also telling me that "everything is on the table" regarding NetEase's western operations.
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Will have a deeper report on the Netease layoffs in Montreal---with more on the docket---shortly at Insider Gaming.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Will have a deeper report on the Netease layoffs in Montreal---with more on the docket---shortly at Insider Gaming.
NEW: US Congress Members Want FTC To Review EA Sale To Saudi Arabia
"Given the scale of this acquisition and EA’s current dominance over the domestic video-game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential."
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"Given the scale of this acquisition and EA’s current dominance over the domestic video-game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential."
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US Congress Members Want FTC To Review EA Sale To Saudi Arabia
A group of over three dozen US lawmakers want the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look further into the sale of EA to the Saudi Arabia PIF.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
NEW: US Congress Members Want FTC To Review EA Sale To Saudi Arabia
"Given the scale of this acquisition and EA’s current dominance over the domestic video-game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential."
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"Given the scale of this acquisition and EA’s current dominance over the domestic video-game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential."
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Silence is compliance you can't take your following into the afterlife so grow a spine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Silence is compliance you can't take your following into the afterlife so grow a spine.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
It'd be nice if something came from these. But as we've seen with every protest, nothing happens and it ultimately doesn't matter.
They have complete power and don't care about the law or anything else.
They have complete power and don't care about the law or anything else.
January 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
It'd be nice if something came from these. But as we've seen with every protest, nothing happens and it ultimately doesn't matter.
They have complete power and don't care about the law or anything else.
They have complete power and don't care about the law or anything else.
It's become very hard to write and cover something like the games industry when the world seems to be falling apart.
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
It's become very hard to write and cover something like the games industry when the world seems to be falling apart.
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ICE has been indiscriminately detaining people regardless of status or criminal history, while immigrants who follow the laws and want to “do it the right way,” as conservatives will constantly tell you is what they want, have been stuck wondering if they’re going to be abducted while they wait.
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
ICE has been indiscriminately detaining people regardless of status or criminal history, while immigrants who follow the laws and want to “do it the right way,” as conservatives will constantly tell you is what they want, have been stuck wondering if they’re going to be abducted while they wait.
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A reminder that the Trump Administration has frozen citizenship oath ceremonies for three months now, originally using the government shutdown as an excuse, effectively eliminating the already scant pathways to citizenship. Those who passed their citizenship interview in October have been in limbo.
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A reminder that the Trump Administration has frozen citizenship oath ceremonies for three months now, originally using the government shutdown as an excuse, effectively eliminating the already scant pathways to citizenship. Those who passed their citizenship interview in October have been in limbo.
I have a Latin wife who's not really the "whitest-looking" woman. The fact that it's clear they don't care as long as you look a certain way is terrifying.
She doesn't even want to leave the house unless she absolutely has to.
This is our reality in America.
She doesn't even want to leave the house unless she absolutely has to.
This is our reality in America.
January 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I have a Latin wife who's not really the "whitest-looking" woman. The fact that it's clear they don't care as long as you look a certain way is terrifying.
She doesn't even want to leave the house unless she absolutely has to.
This is our reality in America.
She doesn't even want to leave the house unless she absolutely has to.
This is our reality in America.
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PSA: I'll be on CBC Radio One in Montreal at 4:40PM EST to talk the latest surrounding Ubisoft.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Sports games continue to dominate the sales charts as NBA 2K26 was the 2nd best-selling game in the United States in 2025.
Inside the top 20, you had six games.
2 - NBA 2K26
6 - Madden 26
7 - College Football 26
8 - EA FC 26
12 - MLB The Show 25
18 - WWE 2K25
Inside the top 20, you had six games.
2 - NBA 2K26
6 - Madden 26
7 - College Football 26
8 - EA FC 26
12 - MLB The Show 25
18 - WWE 2K25
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sports games continue to dominate the sales charts as NBA 2K26 was the 2nd best-selling game in the United States in 2025.
Inside the top 20, you had six games.
2 - NBA 2K26
6 - Madden 26
7 - College Football 26
8 - EA FC 26
12 - MLB The Show 25
18 - WWE 2K25
Inside the top 20, you had six games.
2 - NBA 2K26
6 - Madden 26
7 - College Football 26
8 - EA FC 26
12 - MLB The Show 25
18 - WWE 2K25
PSA: I'll be on CBC Radio One in Montreal at 4:40PM EST to talk the latest surrounding Ubisoft.
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
PSA: I'll be on CBC Radio One in Montreal at 4:40PM EST to talk the latest surrounding Ubisoft.
NEW: Payday 3 developer Starbreeze has been hit by layoffs, according to multiple employees. The studio, however, has yet to officially make an announcement.
Full details at Insider Gaming and in the Insider Gaming App.
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Full details at Insider Gaming and in the Insider Gaming App.
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Layoffs Hit Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Entertainment has been hit with layoffs, though the company has yet to officially make a public announcement.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:56 PM
NEW: Payday 3 developer Starbreeze has been hit by layoffs, according to multiple employees. The studio, however, has yet to officially make an announcement.
Full details at Insider Gaming and in the Insider Gaming App.
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Full details at Insider Gaming and in the Insider Gaming App.
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Ubisoft headcount has declined by over 3,000 people since the start of a €300 million cost reduction plan.
Today they said they plan €200 million more in cuts by March 2028
Today they said they plan €200 million more in cuts by March 2028
One source I've spoken with anticipates layoffs to be in the "hundreds" when they happen at Ubisoft.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's more than that.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's more than that.
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Ubisoft headcount has declined by over 3,000 people since the start of a €300 million cost reduction plan.
Today they said they plan €200 million more in cuts by March 2028
Today they said they plan €200 million more in cuts by March 2028
