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The Ubisoft Carnage Continues, With One In Six German Staff Asked To Voluntarily Resign

The axe falls yet again on Ubisofts Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz, responsible for the Anno franchise

By John Walker Published October 15, 2026

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Ubisoft Is Closing Down Yet Another Studio, Possibly Ending A 25-Year Fan-Favorite Franchise

Could this be the end for Trials?

By John Walker Published October 14, 2026

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Steam Smashes Its Player Records, With Over 43 Million Concurrent Users In October

It also broke the record for the number of players in-game by another half a million

By John Walker Published October 12, 2026

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Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios

Double Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 9, 2026

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Our Interview With Tim Schafer About Unionization At Psychonauts Studio Double Fine

We spoke to Double Fine's CEO for nearly an hour about what happened last May, and where the studio goes from here

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 9, 2026

Wolverine pulls out his claws surrounded by fire.

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Physical Sales Of Wolverine Estimated To Be Surprisingly High For A Company That’s About To Ditch Discs

What would it take for Sony to walk the controversial move back?

By Ethan Gach Published October 8, 2026

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Senua Studio Ninja Theory Begins Letting People Go After Two Deals To Save The Studio Fell Through

'It’s incredibly sad knowing that we won’t get to finish what we were working on'

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 5, 2026

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Netflix Says Cloud Gaming Makes More Sense For It In A ‘Post-Console World’

Post-what now?

By Ethan Gach Published October 2, 2026

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Ubisoft Unites Developers Of Splinter Cell, The Division, Ghost Recon And More Under Star Wars Outlaws Studio Massive Entertainment

The Swedish group, Massive Entertainment, now coordinates development of multiple games across international teams

By John Walker Published October 1, 2026

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Report: Gears Of War: E-Day Developers Fear For Their Jobs And Bonuses

With the game due out next week, many at The Coalition appear to fear Microsoft's axe will fall on them next

By John Walker Published October 1, 2026

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Asha Sharma Says ‘Xbox Is Not For Sale’ Amid Concerns Microsoft’s Gaming Business Is Being Streamlined For A Spin-Off

Xbox is already looking very different than it did a year ago

By Ethan Gach Published September 30, 2026

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Blizzard Explains Why It’s Revealing Diablo 5 And A New StarCraft So Early

The storied studio is embarking on its next chapter under the shadow of mass layoffs

By Ethan Gach Published September 13, 2026

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1,900 Blizzard Developers Just Won A Union Contract Full Of Protections For AI, Layoffs, And More

Blizzard's many disparate unions are also being condensed into three groups for ease of future bargaining

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 9, 2026

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No Rest For The Wicked Director Calls Video Game Critics Who Have Different Opinions ‘Untrustworthy’

Pay attention, because his new site is 'the one source of truth for gamers'

By John Walker Published September 2, 2026

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Sony Says Selling More PS5s Is Now Secondary To Getting Its Players To Spend More

125 million PS Plus users turns out to be enough

By John Walker Published August 31, 2026

"death Stranding 2: On The Beach" – Game Premiere

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Geoff Keighley Explains The Key To Getting In The Gamescom Showcase For Free Is Having Something Exciting To Reveal

Publishers with exciting reveals to share can get in for free

By Ethan Gach Published August 20, 2026

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Xbox And EA Aren’t Sharing U.S. Digital Sales Data With Circana Anymore, And That’s Worrisome

The industry gets a little less transparent

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 20, 2026

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Nobody’s Buying New Physical Games On Xbox In The U.S.

Nintendo runs away with it

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 20, 2026

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Gaming Legends Behind Deus Ex And Dishonored Launch A New Immersive Sim Studio During An Industry Apocalypse

Black Pony Immersive is defying a reluctant industry by making the games about which it is passionate

By John Walker Published August 19, 2026

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Group Claiming Responsibility For Supposed GTA 6 Gameplay Leak Demands End to Digital Pre-Orders: ‘If Publishers Want Revenue Before Launch, They Can Press Discs’

'Preorders were not created for gamers'

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 18, 2026