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Fri, Oct 30, 8:02 PM ET
EA shut down BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect 5 to back a new Star Wars Battlefront, report says
Reports describe EA choosing between funding a new Mass Effect and a Star Wars Battlefront title, with the publisher opting for the latter as part of its restru
Pushsquare · +14 outlets
Activision apologizes for using 2022 Itaewon crowd crush footage in Modern Warfare 4, will remove it
Victims' families objected to real footage of the Seoul tragedy being used in the game's opening cinematic, and Activision says it will cut the segment in a Nov
Polygon · +14 outlets
Anthropic tightens Claude guardrails to stop users recreating existing games
The policy change blocks AI-assisted remakes of specific games even when they are renamed or presented as original works, amid broader debate over AI-generated
Kotaku · +3 outlets
Patrick Stewart dies at 86; games industry and Star Trek Online players pay tribute
The Star Trek and X-Men actor, who voiced roles including Oblivion's Emperor Uriel Septim, died at home in Los Angeles after an Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Kotaku · +13 outlets
Bethesda reportedly set to reveal The Elder Scrolls 6 title next month
A new report claims Bethesda could unveil the long-awaited RPG's official subtitle as soon as November, during Microsoft's ongoing restructuring.
Nintendolife · +14 outlets
Ubisoft confirms no other Assassin's Creed remakes are actively in development
After the success of Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft says it is focused on Hexe, Invictus and unannounced projects rather than further remakes of older entries.
Ign · +14 outlets
Phantom Blade Zero tops Steam charts at launch, with day one patch and lead voice actor change
The Chinese wuxia action game launched with a 145GB install, ray tracing improvements, and a last-minute recast of its protagonist's voice with Roger Craig Smit
Gamespot · +13 outlets
Roblox touts 70,000 games published in five months as AI-driven content surges
The company's third-quarter results beat expectations while bookings fell 12% to $1.7bn, as critics warn of an AI slop problem across storefronts.
Pcgamer · +4 outlets
Rockstar UK union vote could cover more than 1,600 workers, IWGB claims
The recognition vote is scheduled around the November 19 GTA 6 console launch and could encompass nearly all UK staff below senior management.
Rockpapershotgun · +4 outlets
Reddit to require users to log in for access, citing AI scraping
CEO Steve Huffman said the platform will move to a logged-in only experience, disrupting access to its trove of community answers.
Ign · +14 outlets
Soulframe opens to everyone on November 6 as Digital Extremes preps biggest update yet
The free-to-play Warframe sister game leaves two years of closed alpha, with the Verse of the Veilands update set to restructure the fantasy RPG for new players
Rockpapershotgun · +2 outlets
Celeste and TowerFall delisted from Xbox over pro-Palestinian BDS boycott
Developer Maddy Makes Games confirmed the removal was intentional and tied to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Microsoft.
Gamesindustry · +10 outlets
Report: Nearly one in three US gamers plan to buy GTA 6, a new industry record
Ahead of launch, details have surfaced on GTA 6's morality system, public transport, attention to detail, and relationship mechanics.
Notebookcheck · +14 outlets
Sony acquires Mouthwashing film rights with Scott Derrickson and Karyn Kusama attached
The 2024 indie horror hit about corporate exploitation is being adapted into a feature film by the two directors.
Eurogamer · +7 outlets
Bungie outlines long-term Destiny plans and says not to expect Destiny 3 at The Game Awards
Bungie's head of product said players should not buy Marathon as a donation, while the studio works to bring vaulted campaigns like Red War and Forsaken back.
Gamespot · +14 outlets
Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 online servers shut down temporarily, FromSoftware says
The developer announced a temporary closure of online play for the two titles, disabling player messages and summons.
Eurogamer · +13 outlets
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC launches with a surprise 5-hour demo
Pearl Abyss released the expansion for PS5 and a demo on PlayStation and Xbox that carries save data over, after the game sold over 6 million copies in three mo
Pcgamer · +4 outlets
Intel shifts Panther Lake capacity to data center chips amid memory shortage
The company says the next few quarters will be challenging for the PC market as DRAM supply pressures hit consumer hardware.
Pcgamer

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