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Xbox is celebrating 25 years with new community designs, updates, and FanFest tour dates. The announcement was made via Xbox Wire, highlighting ongoing community engagement and platform developments.
MMO Business Roundup: GTA 6’s union meeting, EA’s Saudi sale, and Steam’s wishlist updates
Rockstar Games' union reported a positive first meeting with management regarding negotiations for worker protections like no crunch and pay transparency. Separately, the European Union Commission cleared Electronic Arts' $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, making the deal more likely to finalize. Steam has also updated its wishlist functionality to include categories and improved search.
It looks like you'll soon be able to move the annoying voices in your Discord calls far away with an upcoming…
Discord is reportedly testing a new spatial audio feature in its Canary build, allowing users to position others in voice calls at different angles and distances. This feature aims to make distinguishing between speakers more natural in large calls, similar to existing functionalities in platforms like TeamSpeak. The update also includes options to adjust 'room size' and 'spatial blend'.
Inazuma Eleven RE adds Switch 2 version, drops PS4; DECAPOLICE adds Switch 2 version, drops PS4 and Switch
LEVEL-5 has released update videos for Inazuma Eleven RE and DECAPOLICE, announcing changes to their platform releases. Both games will now include a version for the Nintendo Switch 2, while dropping support for the PlayStation 4. DECAPOLICE will also no longer be released on the original Nintendo Switch.