Tag Archives: Shutting

The last time Destiny 2’s player numbers looked this bad, Bungie was one month away from “shutting up shop” – so is this, finally, the end?

The last time Destiny 2’s player numbers looked this bad, Bungie was one month away from “shutting up shop” – so is this, finally, the end?

In case you haven’t been following the saga of Destiny 2, things aren’t looking so good for the ‘forever game’ whose story kicked off over a decade ago. Player morale has been in freefall for a while now, compounded by the disastrous launch of the ‘Portal’ – an ill-thought-out replacement to the game’s seasonal content system – and some time-hostile …

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Destiny 2 Player Count Has Now Fallen Below Curse of Osiris Lows, the Point Where Bungie Once Said It Was Weeks Away From Shutting the Game Down Entirely

Destiny 2 Player Count Has Now Fallen Below Curse of Osiris Lows, the Point Where Bungie Once Said It Was Weeks Away From Shutting the Game Down Entirely

Destiny 2’s total player numbers have dropped below the point where Bungie once said the game was just weeks from being shut down. It’s not an exaggeration to say Destiny 2 is in one of its roughest spots ever. It’s something you can see in nearly every community post, YouTube comment, or even the game’s Steam page, which currently sits …

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REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

REI is closing its only store in New York City — but not until late 2026, leaving co-op members with plenty of time to take advantage of the retailer’s much-loved, yearlong, no-questions-asked return policy in person. The Washington state-based outdoors retailer announced the closure of its 35,000-square-foot SoHo flagship along with two others in Paramus and Boston. The SoHo store, …

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Dune: Awakening developer Funcom is laying off staff and shutting down a studio

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom is laying off staff and shutting down a studio

Funcom, the Tencent-owned company behind the survival MMO Dune: Awakening, is making some major changes, including laying off staff and shutting down Metal: Hellsinger developer The Outsiders. Dune: Awakening had a promising launch, selling a million copies and becoming the company’s “fastest selling game ever” less than two weeks after its June release. And in a statement about the layoffs …

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Shutting down all gain-of-function research is dangerous

Shutting down all gain-of-function research is dangerous

On July 11, I received a letter from the National Institutes of Health ordering me to stop my research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, because the work was deemed too “dangerous.” Surely this must be a mistake, I thought, since my lab has been operating safely for more than a decade. I am an associate professor of …

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EA Shutting Down AAA Game Permanently in 48 Hours

EA Shutting Down AAA Game Permanently in 48 Hours

An EA game is set to shut down, permanently, in 48 hours. That said, it is not being delisted. While it will be stripped of much of its functionality and appeal when the game’s servers shut down, EA is opting not to remove it from sale. So, those on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One can continue to …

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Hundreds of Starbucks Stores Are Shutting Down—Here's How It Affects Home Values Across the U.S. – Realtor.com

Hundreds of Starbucks Stores Are Shutting Down—Here’s How It Affects Home Values Across the U.S.  Realtor.com Starbucks shuts 2 Mountain View locations amidst nationwide closures  Mountain View Voice Starbucks Closing Stores Nationwide: List of Locations Impacted  Newsweek Starbucks Closing Hundreds of North American Stores By the End of the Fiscal Year, CEO Says  People.com This is why your Starbucks just closed  The Boston Globe Source …

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Steelers vs. Vikings live updates: Score, highlights; Pittsburgh’s defense shutting down Minnesota in Ireland

Steelers vs. Vikings live updates: Score, highlights; Pittsburgh’s defense shutting down Minnesota in Ireland

The NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Dublin is off to an exciting start. The Steelers took a 14-6 lead at intermission on the strength of an 80-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to DK Metcalf.  Pittsburgh threatened to turn this game into a runaway, but a blocked field goal by Minnesota defensive back Isaiah Rodgers prevented the Steelers from …

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Texas Starbucks store closings: Here's the list, so far, of locations shutting down in the Houston area – KHOU

Texas Starbucks store closings: Here's the list, so far, of locations shutting down in the Houston area – KHOU

Texas Starbucks store closings: Here’s the list, so far, of locations shutting down in the Houston area  KHOU Starbucks to close stores, slash 900 jobs in restructuring plan  Yahoo Finance Starbucks is getting the Chipotle treatment — with a twist  Business Insider Starbucks is closing more stores and laying off 900 workers  NPR Starbucks to close stores, lay off workers in $1 billion restructuring …

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