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Channing Tatum Calls Rumors He Has a Burner Instagram Account ‘F—ing Hilarious’: ‘Can’t Believe Y’all Think This Is What I’m Doing With My Free Time’
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Eurogamer
Next major Halo game being developed by Activision, as Halo Studios all but closes as part of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring
Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) won't develop the next mainline Halo game because it's being what sounds like drastically reduced in size. Microsoft has instead given development duty to Activision, which is making "a new purpose-built team" separate to Call of Duty to make it. Read more
Variety
Rosie O’Donnell Says ABC Blocked Her From Having Jeffrey Epstein Survivors on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: ‘They Were Certain That Could Not Happen’
Rosie O’Donnell said in a recent interview on the The Jann Arden Podcast (via HuffPo) that ABC blocked her from having Jeffrey Epstein survivors on Jimmy Kimmel Live! during her guest hosting stint in August. O’Donnell ended up filming a video with the survivors that she posted directly to Instagram instead. “My idea for the […]
Variety
Xbox Lay Offs Continue With 268 Employees Cut; Activision to Develop Next ‘Halo’ Game as Part of Studio Reorg
Xbox has laid off an additional 268 employees this week as part of its previously announced job-eliminations plan. The new cuts primarily come affect Halo Studios, other first-party studios and the XGS management and central functions layer, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty said in a memo to staff Tuesday. Amid the cuts, the Microsoft-owned […]
Kotaku
Obsidian Entertainment Is Officially Moving Under Bethesda As It Works On Its New Fallout Game
The RPG powerhouse has been rehoused
Kotaku
Activision Taking Over Halo Franchise And What Remains Of Halo Studios Will Now Be A Support Team
The studio formerly known as 343 Industries was hit with more layoffs as Xbox makes big changes
Kotaku
Xbox 75-Percent Of The Way Through Planned Restructure As It Condenses Studios, Lays Off 268, And Enters Consultation With Ninja Theory
Halo will now be developed by Activision, while 343 retains a small support team for existing games