Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

Playtonic, the creators of Yooka-Laylee, is laying off some of its staff, the developer and publisher announced on social media. The post doesn't mention how many members of Playtonic will be effected, but does credit the layoffs to the company's struggle with "a period of profound change in how games are created and fund

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ExpressVPN review 2025: Fast speeds and a low learning curve

ExpressVPN is good at its job. It's easy to be skeptical of any service with a knack for self-promotion, but don't let ExpressVPN's hype distract you from the fact that it keeps its front-page promise of "just working."

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Valorant is finally adding replays and upgrading to Unreal Engine 5

The hugely popular first-person shooter game Valorant is getting some long-awaited upgrades as the game approaches its 5-year anniversary. In the ">latest dev update, the Valorant team announced the long-anticipated replay feature. They’ll function about the same as replays in other online shooters like Counter-Strike 2, allowing players to revisit their previous matches and watch the

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How to watch the Wholesome Direct showcase on June 7 at 12PM ET

Wholesome Direct, an annual showcase of cute and cozy games, is coming back on Saturday, June 7 at 12PM ET. This is a live event that can be streamed via the official YouTube page or Tw

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How to watch the Death Stranding 2 premiere event at Summer Game Fest

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach technically launches on June 26, but you'll be able to get an early look at the game and hear from a panel of people who worked on it thanks to a newly announced event that will close out Summer Game Fest on June 8. The "De

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How to watch Summer Game Fest's kickoff stream

It's almost that time of year again. Summer Game Fest starts on June 6. The annual kickoff stream begins at 5PM ET on that date. Yeah, we know. The time isn't ideal for folks with regular jobs, but we'll be in Los Angeles to cover the event in person, so you can just hit up the site for updates.

The best way to watch this is likely via the

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ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, the union representing quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media, has reached a tentative union contract with Microsoft,

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We might not be getting that handheld Xbox for some time

A lot of people (not least Engadget’s own Sam Rutherford) have been asking Microsoft to make an Xbox-branded handheld for a long time. And it looked for a while like we might be getting

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Theragun percussion massagers are up to $110 off right now

With the world the way that it is, it can't hurt to have a massage gun on hand. And now's a good time to snag one. Wellbots has an exclusive deal for Engadget readers on three popular Therabody models. Save up to $110 today on that tempting Theragun you've been eyeing.

You'll save the most on the top-of-the-line model. The

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Google Maps falsely told drivers in Germany that roads across the country were closed

Chaos ensued on German roads this week after Google Maps wrongly informed drivers that highways throughout the country were closed during a busy holiday. Many of the apparently closed roads were located near large German cities and metropolitan areas, including Berlin, Düsseldorf and Dortmund.

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