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Twenty percent of Xbox’s workforce is gone. CEO Asha Sharma confirmed in an internal memo that roughly 3,200 jobs will be eliminated over Microsoft’s fiscal 2027, with 1,600 cuts hitting immediately. The headline number isn’t the story. The story is what Sharma said next: Xbox lost 64 cents on every dollar it invested in content.…

Nintendo’s oldest and youngest hardware are moving in opposite directions this week. On July 6, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED — the original Switch family — will no longer be sold to European retailers beginning mid-February 2027, brought down by EU battery regulations rather than a shortage of demand. The…

The digital entertainment sector across Western Canada shows remarkable technological advancement in 2026. Software developers constantly push boundaries to create immersive virtual environments for tech-savvy consumers. Artificial intelligence now plays a central role in shaping how individuals interact with various digital entertainment options. High-speed internet infrastructure expansion allows remote communities to access complex graphics and…

Microsoft’s first Xbox-branded handheld arrived last October with sold-out shelves, a translucent marketing blitz and the full weight of the Xbox brand behind it. Nine months later, the story has cooled considerably. According to Circana’s games-industry analyst Mat Piscatella, ROG Xbox Ally sales spiked in month one and then fell away sharply, and the device…

Virtual taekwondo is emerging as a new competitive discipline that blends traditional martial arts techniques with virtual reality technology, The Associated Press reported