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The grim industry summer continues as EA lays off staff ahead of $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia, likely to soothe the sting of its $20 billion debt

The layoffs will continue until… well, something improves.

PC Gamer

Latest Microsoft victim reportedly being closed after releasing one game since Xbox acquisition

The new heads of Xbox praised the studio this year

GamesRadar

Microsoft and Xbox may close South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games — it was just hiring for a "fascinating, intriguing, brand new IP" [UPDATED]

As Microsoft and Xbox prepare for a huge business reset, it reportedly has plans to shut down South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games.

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GameStop CEO trying to buy eBay briefly banned on eBay, but that's not stopping him from attempting to sell garbage for thousands of dollars

This offer, which started with what's basically trade-in credit on GameStop itself, is starting to sound a little ridiculous

GamesRadar

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

Is this sabotage?

PC Gamer

I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad

The mission is dull and witless, and the promised "evidence" of sabotage against developer Build a Rocket Boy utterly fails to materialize.

PC Gamer

Last Flag, the debut game from the studio founded by Imagine Dragons' lead singer, becomes the latest multiplayer shooter struggling to find an audience

The capture-the-flag themed shooter attracted fewer than 600 concurrent players on launch, according to SteamDB.

PC Gamer

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Rockstar Games Becomes Hacking Victim Again—What Is the Impact to the Company?

Rockstar Games has suffered another attack on its systems, and this time, it is a ransomware attack.

Player One

GTA 6 maker Rockstar confirms another hack, says "this incident has no impact on our organization or our players"

This incident follows another major breach that occurred in 2022

GamesRadar

GTA 6 might not feature an entirely rebuilt Rage Engine after all, as one report says it's more of an expansion on what Rockstar used in Red Dead Redemption 2

And apparently those rumors about a broken save and load function are (unsurprisingly) nothing to worry about

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced – Everything you need to know about the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is setting sail this July, and we've brought together everything you need to know

GamesRadar

Xbox Project Helix Has Reportedly Been Under Development for 10 Years

A new report has claimed that Microsoft's plans to create a console capable of running multi-platform games was planned for 10 years now.

Player One

Horizon Zero Dawn 3 is reportedly 'three to five years' away and will likely be a PS6 launch title now that multiplayer action game Horizon Hunters Gathering is Guerrilla's primary focus

Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being worked on by the majority of the Guerrilla Games development team, as sources suggest Horizon Zero Dawn 3 is still years away.

TechRadar

New ruling in Rockstar Games legal battle means the GTA 6 studio won't be forced to pay fired employees interim relief — 'We regret that we were put in a position where dismissals were necessary'

A judge has officially ruled that Rockstar Games won't be forced to pay interim relief to the 34 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers it fired in October, after the IWGB accused the studio of union-busting.

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A new Wolfenstein game is in development according to multiple sources

Wolfenstein 3 is reportedly in the works at MachineGames, developer of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and the modern Wolfenstein series.

Player One

The Game Awards 3-Minute Trailer Costs Whopping Over $1 Million: Here's What Netizens Think

Publishers are stunned as Game Awards trailer slots soar past $1 million for three minutes. This has sparked debates on costs, fairness, and how devs are treated.

GamesRadar

Former Square Enix exec says "we would love to make more Yoko Taro games," but "the audience size isn't big enough for the costs" if you ignore the Nier games that are big enough for the costs

The Nier Automata director recently said a lot of his recent projects have been canned

PC Gamer

Ubisoft touches up AI art 'placeholder' that slipped into Anno 117, but fans are not happy it was there to begin with: 'Of all the video games, not Anno'

The venerable city builder has long been praised for its gorgeous artwork, which seems to make this sting all the more.

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Game marketing company admits to promoting game with fake Reddit accounts, then deletes the evidence

Though, in their defense, they're called Trap Plan

PC Gamer

Game marketing company takes down blog post bragging about how good it is at astroturfing Reddit after Reddit finds the post

Two posts explaining the campaign, both from earlier this year, were deleted after redditors took notice.

The Independent UK

GTA 6 is available to pre-order next week – here’s everything to know

Rockstar Games has also launched a new trailer for the eagerly anticipated game

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Grab a hankie, ‘Skyrim Grandma’ is signing off

She is still on track for NPC cameo in upcoming game.

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 seemingly throws shade at former owner Embracer with an AI toilet and rundown town ruled by a king in a hot tub

Subtle as ever, Borderlands

PC Gamer

BioShock 4: Everything we know so far about the long-awaited sequel

BioShock 4 may be in development, but brace yourself for a shakeup.

GamesRadar

Fired Subnautica 2 leads suing Krafton say the company "was not focused on a successful launch" because it was too busy sabotaging that launch to avoid paying a $250 million bonus

Update: Krafton responds to the lawsuit, says "we look forward to defending ourselves in court"

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