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‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones

GeekWire

It’s not a typical video game; it’s more like an urban combat simulator. It’s forced me to unlearn some habits I’ve developed over decades of playing less realistic games. It turns out that this is exactly how Six Days is meant to work. Its arrival on Steam Early Access marks a new chapter in a story that goes back almost 15 years.

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Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

GeekWire

Seattle indie developer Ska Studios’ debut title The Dishwasher was a 2009 release on Xbox Live Arcade. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will shut down the system’s digital storefront on July 29, 2024. Ska Studios image) It’s the end of an era.

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Relic Entertainment, the Vancouver studio behind ‘Company of Heroes,’ lays off 121 employees

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Relic Entertainment Image) The Canadian video game studio behind the Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series is laying off 121 employees. In collaboration with Microsoft Game Studios, Relic developed Impossible Creatures in 2003 and Age of Empires IV in 2021. Company of Heroes 3. announced the layoffs Tuesday.

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Ex-Bungie developers revive ‘Six Days in Fallujah,’ cancelled game about Iraq War’s bloodiest battle

GeekWire

A Seattle-based development team is reviving a controversial project, where they plan to use a video game to tell the stories from the ground of one of the best-known battles of the Iraq War. That conflict, which took place over the course of six weeks in late 2004 in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, was between U.S.

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‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’ publisher removes Seattle’s Hardsuit Labs as developer

GeekWire

The Swedish publisher of the upcoming Seattle-set horror RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, has opted to remove Seattle’s Hardsuit Labs as the project’s lead developer. In case you are unable to access the website, you can read the Bloodlines 2 Development Update right here. pic.twitter.com/kdTp5gpBJe.

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Vimeo is becoming a standalone company after booming during the pandemic

The Verge

Vimeo is being spun off into a standalone public company as the video streaming site sees rapid growth brought on by the pandemic. Vimeo is “focused on making video far easier and more effective than ever before”. Vimeo, founded in 2004, has long offered what is essentially a more professional alternative to YouTube.

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SecureWorld Champions 'Securing Our World' for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

SecureWorld News

Since its inception in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has evolved into the world's most prominent initiative, fostering cybersecurity awareness and best practices across the globe. CISA has also developed tip sheets that offer advice on how to stay safe online.