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Thu, Oct 29, 8:02 PM ET
Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men icon, dies at 86
Tributes poured in from Star Trek colleagues, Marvel's Kevin Feige, Hugh Jackman, and Bethesda, who honored his role as Emperor Uriel Septim in The Elder Scroll
Polygon · +14 outlets
EA shuts down BioWare, studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk said EA's sale to a Saudi-led consortium was the 'final nail in the coffin' and that the closure is sad, though his greater conc
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
The Elder Scrolls 6 to be named Sentinel, with reveal as soon as next month, report says
The Verge's Tom Warren reported that Bethesda plans to attach the subtitle Sentinel to The Elder Scrolls VI and could confirm the full name around Skyrim's 15th
Pushsquare · +14 outlets
Greg Zeschuk blames game industry executives who have never made a game
The BioWare co-founder said in a rare interview that executives 'just don't know how it works' and that the studio's closure has left his focus on laid-off work
Pcgamer · +6 outlets
Phantom Blade Zero launches to over 700,000 concurrent Steam players
S-Game's debut wuxia action RPG arrived with a day one patch improving ray tracing and bug fixes, after an estimated 1 million units sold before launch.
Kotaku · +14 outlets
Mouthwashing getting live-action film from Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama
The Hollywood Reporter says Scott Derrickson and Karyn Kusama are attached to adapt the hit indie horror game, which also just hit consoles and Xbox Game Pass.
Ign · +8 outlets
FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods delayed to 2027
The studio gave no specific release window beyond 2027 for the Switch 2 title that had been slated for 2026.
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
Ubisoft confirms no new Assassin's Creed remakes currently in development
Despite the success of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft ruled out further remakes for now and shared updates on projects including Assassin's Cree
Pushsquare · +14 outlets
Donald Glover to write, direct, and star in live-action PUBG series for Netflix
Krafton and Netflix announced the adaptation of the battle royale game, with Glover also executive producing alongside his brother Stephen.
Pcgamer · +13 outlets
Nearly 30% of US console and PC gamers intend to buy GTA 6, analyst says
Circana's Mat Piscatella called the measured purchase intent a rare cultural and commercial moment for Rockstar's upcoming open-world game.
RockstarINTEL · +14 outlets
Celeste and TowerFall pulled from Xbox store over BDS boycott of Microsoft
Co-creator Maddy Thorson confirmed the delisting was in support of the BDS boycott against Microsoft over its involvement and investments with the Israeli gover
Rockpapershotgun · +10 outlets
Roblox says over 80% of its top 100 games used AI to accelerate creation
The platform's disclosure highlights how deeply generative AI tooling has spread among its most popular experiences.
GamesBeat · +8 outlets
Bungie says Destiny 2 content unvaulting won't be complete until 2028
Bungie cited roughly 12 months of production and porting, and hinted the original Destiny could finally come to PC.
Pushsquare · +8 outlets
Rockstar Games union could top 1,600 workers
The organizing effort at the Grand Theft Auto maker would be among the largest in the games industry.
Game File · +11 outlets
Blizzard says WoW: Forever will avoid dead servers and add controller support at launch
Blizzard said WoW: Forever will include tools to prevent unsustainable server rulesets, a first for the MMO's line, and that its lighting and water upgrades may
Gamespot · +4 outlets
Archive of Our Own could be down for up to four weeks after emergency maintenance
The fanfiction site went dark for emergency maintenance and warned the outage could last a month, with the cause not yet explained.
Ign · +14 outlets
Xbox CEO wants Xbox more profitable than PlayStation and Nintendo by 2030
Asha Sharma set the profit-margin goal while acknowledging falling hardware sales, saying console sales are supply constrained; analysts say Xbox's recent effor
Gamespot · +3 outlets
Konami profit jumps 75.1% as publisher revives classic franchises
Konami's latest financial report credited a return to making new games in its long-running series.
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