VR studio Soul Assembly has laid off 15 percent of its workforce
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JANUARY 16, 2025
'This step was necessary to position the company for future success.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1
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JANUARY 16, 2025
We have reached the first beta release for the 4.4 release cycle. This officially marks the start of feature freeze for 4.4. This means contributors are encouraged to focus their efforts on fixing regressions and other outstanding bugs. We wont risk merging any new features or risky bug fixes until after we release 4.4 and begin preparing for 4.5. We will aim to release 4.4 in around a month, but as usual, this timeline will depend on how quickly we are able to fix the outstanding bugs and what
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