Diablo 4 Season 9 is here—and reactions are all over the place. In this week’s gaming news roundup, we break down what’s good, what’s broken, and whether it’s worth your time. We also cover Microsoft’s massive layoffs, including the cancellation of Perfect Dark, Everwild, and other major Xbox projects. Plus, a games preservation petition just hit 1 million signatures—here’s why that matters, and what needs to happen next.

Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

00:23 Diablo

11:56 Layoffs

17:50 Games Preservation

Links:

Chris Wilson and David Brevik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3UguCrouE4

Layoffs:

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24215864/announcing-changes-to-warcraft-rumble-support

https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/75923-a-list-of-games-cancelled-and-studios-affected-by-the-ongoing-xbox-layoffs

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/microsoft-begins-deep-job-cuts-across-xbox-division

https://www.theverge.com/news/696922/phil-spencer-xbox-microsoft-gaming-retiring

https://aftermath.site/xbox-microsoft-layoffs-ai-prompt-chatgpt-matt

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uemns7yqb62n5kpwe34wgdhs/post/3lsz2brcqc22h

https://x.com/romerogamesltd/status/1940716112922190248

https://x.com/AlixWiltonRegan/status/1941021209891909790

Sign the EU petition: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

Sign the UK petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/

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Executive producers: Kiskaloo, Zaeith

Special thanks: John Dwyer,

Joshua Dotson,

MaiaNashira,

Nazgren, Arcthorin,

Lamer of Sweden

, Neme5i5,

Nicholas Lautner

, Remiehneppo,

Toioiz,

Tony Duran,

Valentine Judnich,

zoomsp

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Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlmhVS-SEU4