PlayStation to Lay Off 900 Employees, or 8% of Workforce

“3 Body Problem,” the sprawling and ambitious new sci-fi-ish geopolitical mystery drama Netflix series from “Game Of Thrones” creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo (“The Terror: Infamy,” “True Blood”), is difficult to describe in any kind of succinct form—perhaps your first clue about its overall problems.

Layton Williams had a one-word response to his fans as they defended him amid backlash over his Celebrity Big Brother appearance alongside housemate Ekin-Su Culculoglu. The Strictly Come Dancing star had been the week's 'Celebrity House Guest' on spin-off Late and Live.

Dunelm shoppers will be keen to know that there's a lesser-known outlet store where sofas, chairs and storage are heavily discounted without being part of a sale.

Prue Leith has addressed speculation she's quit the Great British Bake Off.The cooking expert appeared on This Morning on Thursday, 14 March to promote her new cookery series. Prue, 84, sat down to chat to Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on This Morning, with the pair quizzing her about the 10-part TV series - titled Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen - which she stars in with her husband John Playfair. Unsurprisingly, talk soon turned to The Great British Bake Off.

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams jokingly asked if he's 'self-obsessed' after making his return to screens in a new TV role. The actor is the latest 'Celebrity House Guest' on Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live, the spin-off to the main series following its return last week.

Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation worldwide Shawn Layden has spoken about the importance of platform-exclusive games.The discussion around platform-exclusives has heated up in recent months after Microsoft confirmed a number of Xbox-exclusives would be made available on “rival” consoles. Both Grounded and Pentiment are due to come to Nintendo Switch while Hi-Fi Rush and Sea Of Thieves are coming to the PS5.Speaking on the What’s Up PlayStation podcast, Layden said (via VGC): “Exclusivity will always be important, it helps focus and highlight the features of your platform. What can you do here technically that you can’t do someplace else.“But, as your platform becomes established as the market recognises where you sit in that pantheon of gaming options, I think the necessity of exclusivity becomes a little bit less,” he added.Earlier this month, Layden described exclusivity as a studio’s “Achilles’ heel” due to increasing production costs.

Warner Bros/Legendary Entertainment’s Dune: Part Two held strongly in its sophomore session at the international box office, adding $81M to handily cross the $200M overseas milestone, and reaching $367.5M globally.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios‘ crime thriller Play Dirty has four new additions: Keegan-Michael Key (Wonka), Nat Wolff (Which Brings Me to You), Chukwudi Iwuji (The Day of the Jackal), and Thomas Jane (Troppo).

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13 reunion continues on Bravo Wednesday night with Part 2 of the special, and Erika Jayne is opening up about her experience.

Jaden Thompson Variety‘s senior awards editor Clayton Davis will make his return to the Oscars pre-show “Countdown to Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live,” airing on ABC from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT/10:00-1:00 p.m. PDT.

The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Jamie Foxx is returning to once again host Fox’s musical game show “Beat Shazam,” after he took last season off in the wake of his hospitalization for a still-undisclosed medical emergency. Nick Cannon took over as host last season. Foxx’s daughter, Corinne Foxx, is also back as the show’s co-host DJ, after she was temporarily replaced last season by Kelly Osbourne.

This Morning's presenter Sian Welby looked stunning as she stepped out at the 2024 Brit Awards in a gorgeous red ensemble that showed off her growing baby bump.The ITV host looked glowing as she stepped out on her first red carpet since announcing that she is expecting her first baby with fiancé Jake Beckett. Sian was seen grinning from ear-to-ear as she donned a strapless mini dress with matching red gloves and bag.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce, making it the latest video game company to enact staffing reductions in the first quarter of the year. In its most recent annual SEC filing, “The Sims” and “Madden” maker EA reported it employed 13,400 workers, meaning the layoffs will affect approximately 670 jobs.

Layton Williams has surprised fans by giving them a glimpse inside his gorgeous home. The actor and West End star has spent a lot of time away from his abode of late after taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour.

Layton Williams appears to have surprised himself as two of his new jobs were revealed in the quick succession. The actor and West End star has been revealed as the co-host of the upcoming BRIT Awards red carpet coverage alongside Kiss FM's Harriet Rose.

Sony said today it will let go about 900 people, or 8% of is global PlayStation headcount, the latest layoffs to hit the gaming industry.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vice Media Group is making drastic changes in the face of financial difficulties. In a memo to Vice employees Thursday, CEO Bruce Dixon said the company will be cutting “several hundred” jobs in the next week. As part of its major restructuring, Vice will discontinue publishing content on its own website, Vice.com, and will instead put “more emphasis on our social channels as we accelerate our discussions with partners to take our content to where it will be viewed most broadly,” Dixon wrote in the memo.

EastEnders fans are convinced they've figured out Lucas' sneaky plan for Denise Fox as Pastor Clayton's real identity was 'rumbled' by fans on social media. Viewers of the BBC soap are sure that Pastor Clayton and Lucas Johnson have a secret connection, and they're worried about what this could mean for struggling Denise. Fans also suspect that Lucas has a hidden agenda against Denise, and he might use her recent confession to his advantage to secure an early release from prison.The villain made a surprising return to EastEnders in Tuesday's episode (20 February) after Denise decided to visit her killer ex-boyfriend.