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Head of Xbox Phil Spencer recently spoke to Windows Central on the prospect of rejuvenating games from Activision-Blizzard's history now that the publisher owns the company, but stressed that the process is a delicate one with lots to consider."We look at the back catalog from Activision and Blizzard, we get really excited about the things we can do," Spencer said. "It's early days, so we need to be talking to the teams that are fully staffed and working on things already." The Xbox boss elaborated on how…

The gaming industry has been experiencing a wave of layoffs, and Embracer has been hit particularly hard. In an interview with Game Informer, interim chief strategy officer Phil Rogers spoke a bit about why the layoffs have been occurring and the effect they have had. Rogers explains that the business is in a period of restructuring, and this unfortunately comes with a human cost. He states: “it’s been an agonizing process to see the sort of headcount , but we know it’s a necessary thing for us to hit our new and needed…

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The beloved cast of "Modern Family" gathered for a long-awaited family reunion, captured in a series of delightful photos and videos shared by Sofía Vergara on Wednesday. The actress took to Instagram to commemorate the event, expressing her gratitude for the 11 remarkable years spent with the cast. The cast of Modern Family in seasons 1 and 11. "First Modern Family reunion!!!!" Vergara exclaimed in her post, accompanied by two heart emojis, setting the tone for a nostalgic get-together. The shared images…

The ever charming cast of `Modern Family` had a reunion on Wednesday evening. The cast came together for the first time after the finale was aired in April 2020. Actress Sofia Vergara who played the intimidating yet loving Gloria Delgado-Pritchett took to social media to share some pictures from their happy reunion. It was the `first Modern Family` reunion since the show concluded three years ago. However, the reunion was not completed as one of the primary cast members was missing from the party. Ty Burrell, who…

The Los Angeles Philharmonic led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel earned major nods Friday in the 2024 Grammy Award nominations, led by their performance of the fantastical “Adès: Dante.”Dudamel — who announced in February that he would leave L.A. to join the New York Philharmonic in 2026 after a 17-year run here — was nominated along with the orchestra for “Adès: Dante” in the orchestral performance category. The conductor and orchestra are up against Karina Canellakis and Netherlands Radio, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the…

Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard games won't appear on Xbox Game Pass until next year. On the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer claimed that players wouldn't be seeing a big drop of those titles immediately, due to the lengthy regulatory challenges the company faced in its buyout attempt. Since it was uncertain whether the acquisition would be approved by Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) until recently, Xbox wasn't able to do the groundwork for adding the catalogue to…

Phil Spencer – CEO of Microsoft Gaming – is one of the few that are able to play Starfield ahead of the hoi polloi, though they’re seen not to be scoring any achievements in the sci-fi RPG. That will likely to be down to the fact that Starfield is in a phase where Bethesda‘s quality assurance testers are scouring this most recent build for bugs and reporting their recordings to the rest of the team. Spencer was spotted by fans playing Starfield through the social side of the Xbox Live app which shows which games are…

Microsoft has won round one or may be even the final one in its big legal fight with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow it to close its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard buy. A US federal judge has sided with Microsoft to prevent the FTC from securing a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from buying the gaming major Activision Blizzard. The hearing involved testimonies of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and key Xbox executives, including Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.…

Today a US District Court judge issued a decision denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction, which would have temporarily blocked our acquisition of Activision Blizzard from closing in the United States. We’re grateful that, upon a review of the evidence and witness testimony, the Court rejected the FTC’s claims that our acquisition would harm consumers. The evidence showed the deal is good for the industry and that the FTC’s claims about console switching, multi-game subscription…