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    Afterburner Studios announces Elta: Defy All Gods, free PS5 demo out today

    Afterburner Studios announced its action-platformer Elta: Defy All Gods, launching February 2, 2027, with a free PS5 demo available today. The demo covers the game's opening, letting players retrieve the dragon-god they worship, fight corrupted enemies in melee, and explore the glacial world of Lerna. The studio describes the game as blending brawler combat, search-action exploration and dragon companion abilities, inspired by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, God of War and Hong Kong martial arts films, and made with Focus Entertainment.

  2. Xbox Wire62

    Section 9's sci-fi action adventure End of Abyss launches October 1 on Xbox Series X|S

    Section 9 Interactive, a small studio founded by three former Tarsier Studios members, announced that its sci-fi action adventure End of Abyss launches October 1 on Xbox Series X|S. Players take the role of young combat technician Cel, descending into an abandoned underground facility to upgrade gear, use a Scanner to explore branching paths, and fight monsters. The team said the game began as a top-down shooter prototype and shifted toward a slower action horror metroidvania focused on exploration and tension, with enemies prototyped in Unreal before their designs were finalized.

    Why this: The studio explains how its top-down shooter prototype became an action horror metroidvania, showing how a small team settled on its art and enemy design.

  1. GamesIndustry.biz82

    Heart Machine faces possible closure after publishing deal falls through, majority of staff laid off

    Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine is at risk of shutting down after a publishing deal collapsed, with nearly everyone at the studio laid off. Studio head Alx Preston said on LinkedIn that without this key income and other immediate prospects or funds, almost all staff had to be let go, and that everyone will be offered support including help with placement. Heart Machine has gone through three rounds of layoffs in nearly three years, including cuts in November 2024 before Hyper Light Breaker's early access launch and two more rounds in October 2025.

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