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Thu, Oct 29, 12:02 PM ET
BioWare co-founders say EA's Saudi-led buyout sealed the studio's fate after closure
Greg Zeschuk, one of BioWare's co-founders, said the studio's closure was "kind of sad" and blamed EA's leveraged buyout by a Saudi-involved consortium, arguing
Eurogamer · +8 outlets
EA workers describe declining morale and secrecy after layoffs and BioWare closure
Reports and employee accounts describe EA as "a cold dead place that's slowly decaying," citing AI mandates and mismanagement after the company cut 400 jobs and
Eurogamer · +2 outlets
FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods delayed to 2027
The Nintendo Switch 2 title, originally slated for a 2026 launch window, has been pushed to an unspecified date in 2027.
Ign · +14 outlets
Phantom Blade Zero launches on Steam with over 700,000 peak concurrent players
S-Game's debut wuxia action-RPG topped Steam's best-selling chart hours after release, though outlet-reported peak concurrent counts varied between roughly 430,
Kotaku · +13 outlets
Xbox Q1 gaming revenue dips 2% as hardware sales fall 14%
Microsoft beat overall quarterly expectations, but Xbox hardware declined 14% year over year even with the Wolverine and Gears of War releases.
Gamesindustry · +8 outlets
Xbox's Asha Sharma says there's more console demand than supply as hardware sales keep falling
The Xbox leader said sales "remain constrained by supply," a claim questioned by outlets noting consoles are broadly in stock at major US retailers.
Eurogamer · +5 outlets
Activision faces backlash over real Itaewon crowd crush footage in Modern Warfare 4 intro
Bereaved families and civic groups in South Korea are asking Activision to remove real-world footage of the 2022 Seoul tragedy from the game's opening, while th
Eurogamer · +9 outlets
Epic triples down on generative AI across Fortnite and Unreal Engine 6
Epic Games confirmed its gen-AI push will extend to Fortnite and the next Unreal Engine, saying its engineers "are no longer writing the bulk of the code."
Eurogamer · +6 outlets
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto becomes first game developer to receive a government medal
The Mario creator received a prestigious national honor, a first for the games industry in Japan.
shattered.io · +8 outlets
GTA 6 map is nearly as large as GTA 4, GTA 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2 combined
Rockstar says the GTA 6 landmass is roughly twice GTA 5's and three times RDR2's, with an order of magnitude more interiors.
Gamespot · +14 outlets
GTA 6's police can dispatch dogs to hunt the player
A preview with Rockstar's Rob Nelson confirms smarter, more capable police AI in GTA 6 that includes deploying dogs.
Gamespot · +2 outlets
Tim Sweeney says Valve 'has held gaming back for years' over Steamworks lock-in
The Epic Games chief argued that tying developers to Steam's walled garden is a real problem for the wider PC market.
Pcgamer · +9 outlets
Konami posts 75% profit jump as it returns to making games from its classic catalog
The publisher reported a 75.1% profit increase as it revives franchises including Silent Hill and Metal Gear.
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GTA 6 uses about 600,000 NPC animations with demographic-based personality traits
Rockstar says NPC behavior in GTA 6 factors in demographic and professional traits to shape reactions.
Pcgamer · +6 outlets
Capcom H1 profit rises 67.5% on Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Onimusha, and Pragmata
Capcom reported broad increases for the six months ended September 30, 2026, with ordinary profit up to 61.2 billion yen (about $387 million).
Gamesindustry · +1 outlets
Yakuza: Like a Dragon appears in Roblox with an explorable Kamurocho
Sega's crime series shows up in a blocky Roblox rendition of its signature district, marking an unusual crossover for the franchise.
Kotaku · +2 outlets
Alien: Isolation 2 confirmed for physical release, narrowing 2027 window
Creative Assembly committed to a full physical edition, saying staying true to the "analogue nature of Alien" is a core pillar, with the disc release implying a
Polygon · +3 outlets
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 review roundup lands as launch controversies mount
Eurogamer weighs in on this year's mil-shooter amid separate backlash over its opening cinematic and debate over its Possum ability.
Eurogamer · +1 outlets

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