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Microsoft Cuts 268 Xbox Roles, Gives Next Halo to Activision, Weighs Ninja Theory Closure

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 22, 2026
A black Xbox game controller with a lit Xbox logo button and colored A, B, X and Y buttons, lying on a speckled granite surface.

Microsoft is cutting 268 Xbox roles, moving the next Halo game to Activision, and beginning consultation on a proposed closure of Ninja Theory studio Tuesday.

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Microsoft’s emergency Windows 11 fix addresses three bugs; two others go unmentioned

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 17, 2026 · Updated September 22, 2026
A desktop computer setup with a monitor showing the Windows taskbar, a mechanical keyboard, a mouse, and an open PC tower.

Microsoft’s Sept. 14 emergency patch fixed RDS and Hyper-V bugs and partly fixed USB audio — but AMD GPU and File Explorer crashes stay undocumented.

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Sony and Microsoft Ask Courts to Throw Out Lawsuits Alleging They Withheld Console Tariff Refunds

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 3, 2026 · Updated September 22, 2026
Photo: Colorful shipping containers stacked in a port for transport logistics.

Sony and Microsoft this week each asked federal judges to dismiss consumer class-action lawsuits accusing the companies of pocketing tariff refunds instead

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