![Microsoft employees are hit once more by layoffs across multiple groups, including gaming](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/D/3/W/Z/j/p/microsoft-employees-are-hit-once-more-by-layoffs-across-multiple-groups-including-gaming.webp)
Layoffs hit security, sales, gaming, and more across Microsoft.
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Diablo 4 has just announced the start date for Season 7: Season of Witchcraft which arrives on January 21.
![Is Sid Meier's Civilization 7 on Xbox Game Pass?](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/G/w/W/7/l/is-sid-meier-s-civilization-7-on-xbox-game-pass.webp)
Sid Meier's Civilization 7 is one of 2025's biggest and most exciting game releases, but will it be on Xbox Game Pass? Here's what we expect.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/is-sid-meiers-civilization-7-on-xbox-game-pass
![Valve designer says SteamOS isn't meant to "push users away from Windows," but to provide a compelling option for PC gaming](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/B/q/L/3/V/valve-designer-says-steamos-isn-t-meant-to-push-users-away-from-windows-but-to-provide-a-compelling-option-for-pc-gaming.webp)
Valve isn't trying to push users away from Windows, according to SteamOS developer Pierre-Loup Griffais.
![Meta to trim 5% of its workforce, focusing on underperformers — Mark Zuckerberg says the move will "raise the bar" on performance management](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/L/5/W/l/P/meta-to-trim-5-of-its-workforce-focusing-on-underperformers-mark-zuckerberg-says-the-move-will-raise-the-bar-on-performance-management.webp)
Meta will make performance-based cuts, slated to impact approximately 5% of its workforce based on performance. The company CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the move will "raise the bar" on performance management.
![Why create a playable version of Tetris within a PDF? 'Why not?'](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/L/5/W/J/P/why-create-a-playable-version-of-tetris-within-a-pdf-why-not.webp)
A security analyst created a playable version of Tetris that lives within a PDF file. Gameplay is a janky, but the project shows a unique way to use inputs and outputs within a PDF file.
![AI power duo Microsoft and NVIDIA join forces to revolutionize game development — Here's how](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/p/6/9/n/Z/ai-power-duo-microsoft-and-nvidia-join-forces-to-revolutionize-game-development-here-s-how.webp)
Microsoft is working with NVIDIA to push neural rendering and AI in DirectX game development.
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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has revealed that the RPG's mod manager has hit a huge new mod download milestone.
![Battlemage win? Leaked Arc B570 figures suggest strong value for Intel's next GPU.](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/o/6/R/w/5/battlemage-win-leaked-arc-b570-figures-suggest-strong-value-for-intel-s-next-gpu.webp)
Intel is gearing up to launch its next Arc Battlemage desktop GPU on January 16, and a new leak suggests the Arc B570 won't be too far behind its B580 sibling.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/intel-arc-b570-geekbench-leak
![The UK and other regions are running suspiciously low on Xbox Series X console stocks, why is PlayStation still widely more available?](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/n/6/b/M/q/the-uk-and-other-regions-are-running-suspiciously-low-on-xbox-series-x-console-stocks-why-is-playstation-still-widely-more-available.webp)
People are reporting on social media that they can't buy the Xbox Series X console in the UK, how true is this? We look at all the biggest stores.