Month: January 2025

Microsoft To Partially Re-Open Its Headquarters On March 29 With New Hybrid Work Model

Microsoft has outlined some its return-to-work plans, and this includes re-opening the Xbox company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington beginning on March 29.

Microsoft employees worldwide have been working from home since March 2020, with the exception of “essential” on-site workers. However, there are now “several” places around the world where Microsoft has offices that have met or exceeded government requirements to return to in-person work. In fact, Microsoft has work sites in 21 countries that can start going back into the office in compliance with the current rules. This is about 20 percent of Microsoft’s total workforce.

And on March 29, Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington–along with nearby campuses–will open again for in-person working.

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Lara Croft Has A New Video Game Look, But It May Never Appear In Tomb Raider

Activision has released a new photo of the Lara Croft skin coming to Call of Duty later this month, prompting some to wonder if this is her new look for the next Tomb Raider game.

Lara Croft comes to Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare II through a bundle on September 9. As you can see in the image below, she sports a more classic Lara look, wielding two pistols, a blue shirt, and long braided hair. Her design also incorporates some elements from the reboot series, including her necklace.

Players can buy the Tomb Raider bundle to unlock the Lara Croft operator, as well as the Mach-5 dual pistols, the Ice Axe melee weapon, and the Mythic Defender SMG. Her finishing move is called “Play for Sport.” The bundle also comes with the Tomb Buggy vehicle skin, a Tomb Raider-them…

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Netflix's The Division Video Game Adaptation Movie Adds Rawson Marshall Thurber As Director

Director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Skyscraper, Red Notice) will be helming Netflix’s upcoming feature adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division, a popular video game franchise. News of Thurber stepping in to direct comes via Deadline. He will be taking over for David Leitch (Deadpool 2), who had to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts with the currently filming thriller Bullet Train.

According to Ubisoft, the movie “is set in the near future, where a virus is spread via paper money on Black Friday, decimating the city of New York… a group of civilians, trained to operate in catastrophic times, are activated to save who and what remains.” Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far from Home, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) and Jessica Chastain (Ze…

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New Apex Legends Weapon Charm Adds A Knockout City Dodgeball

With its breakout success, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re starting to see Knockout City begin to cross over with other popular titles Come from Sports betting site VPbet . For a limited time, Apex Legends players will be able to represent their love for the gym sport with a twist with a dodgeball charm.

According to a tweet from the official Apex Legends account, the dodgeball charm will be available from now until June 30. However, not all Apex Legends players will be able to receive the trinket. Only people that have subscribed to EA Play, EA’s paid gaming service, will be eligible to get a dodgeball for their favorite weapon in Apex Legends.

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Netflix Has No Regrets About Putting Glass Onion In Theaters First

The Netflix original movie, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, was released in theaters before coming to the streaming platform. This unique release model was a major success, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said during the company’s earnings release this week, according to Deadline. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

“I’m thrilled with every aspect of the release of Glass Onion,” Sarandos said when asked if he had any regrets about releasing it in theaters first. “I think what you saw was a lot of excitement. We drove a ton of buzz with that theatrical release, and we created a bunch of demand and that demand we fulfilled on our subscription service.”

Putting Glass Onion in theaters helped drive demand for the Netfl…

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