Skip to content
Industry
Oct 9Fri
  1. GameSpot71

    EU consumer authorities launch coordinated action against 10 game companies over virtual currency practices

    European consumer protection authorities announced a series of coordinated actions against 10 video game companies, accusing them of dark patterns that put minors and players at risk of gaming addiction. The action, coordinated by the European Commission, focuses on practices such as premium in-game currencies that obscure real-world spending, selling virtual currency in set quantities that force overspending, and insufficient parental controls. The article cites Destiny 2's Silver bundles of 500, 1,000 and 1,500 units against item prices of 600 to 1,500 Silver, and notes Fortnite will let players buy the exact amount of V-Bucks they need starting October 14, a change also coming to Rocket League and Fall Guys but not PlayStation for now.

  4. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Undead Labs boss discusses layoffs and employee ownership after leaving Xbox

    Undead Labs studio boss Philip Holt said he is reluctant to share how many employees the studio lost as it became independent of Xbox, saying he would hate to reduce the impact on those individuals to a number or statistic. To gain independence, Holt set up a corporate entity called Full Measure that makes all employees shareholders, and said he submitted a management-led buyout offer that Microsoft thought was a good idea. Undead Labs was one of five studios divested in the initial round of Xbox layoffs, which affected 3,200 employees.

  5. Kotaku50

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

    Kotaku interviewed Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer about the union petition filed at the Psychonauts studio this past May and withdrawn two weeks later. Schafer said he had only heard rumors until a letter with roughly 30 signatures appeared in Slack, after which management stayed hands-off per Microsoft's labor policy. Xbox declined to comment, while the Communications Workers of America provided a statement.

  6. Kotaku71

    Inside Double Fine's Failed Union Bid: All 8 Organizers Laid Off Two Weeks After Petition Withdrawn

    Kotaku spoke with 15 current and former Double Fine employees to reconstruct this year's failed union drive, in which 32 workers filed a petition with the NLRB on May 7 and withdrew it two weeks later. A month after the withdrawal, Microsoft spun Double Fine out as an independent studio and 23 people were laid off, including all eight organizing committee members who signed the withdrawal letter. Organizers say eligibility rules left out much of the studio, while Tim Schafer denied the layoffs were retaliation and said the studio's runway after the Xbox split is a matter of months.

  7. 游研社74

    Ubisoft says Rainbow Six Mobile will shut down on January 15, 2027, under eight months after launch

    Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six Mobile will officially shut down on January 15, 2027, less than eight months after its global launch in late February this year. Ubisoft did not attribute the decision to player numbers, saying instead that it aligns resources with the company's long-term strategic priorities; servers stay open until the shutdown date and the next season will still launch as planned, with refund and transition details to come in the coming weeks. The game has millions of downloads on Android and iOS, with Google Play showing over 10 million, and its development team members will move to other long-term strategic projects.

  8. Kotaku40

    YouTuber Banned Over Censored Hellraiser: Revival Gameplay Video That Still Violated 'Sex and Nudity Policy'

    French content creator J0nathan was banned from YouTube after uploading gameplay from Hellraiser: Revival, with the platform citing its sex and nudity policy. He said the explicit parts of the video were covered with black bars and that it carried a "not for kids" label but was not age-gated. Publisher Saber Interactive urged creators to follow platform community guidelines, and J0nathan said he has not heard back from YouTube or Saber.

  9. Push Square40

    Wolverine PS5 Sales Estimates Are Somewhat Soft, But Here's Why I'm Not Worried

    Ampere Analytics estimates Marvel's Wolverine sold about 2.16 million copies in September, making it the second best-selling PS5 game of the month behind EA Sports FC 27. Alinea Analytics predicted 1.9 million copies as of 17th September, and neither figure is an official source. The game reportedly cost up to $300 million to make, including a licensing fee to Disney, with Sony expected to share a concrete number during its November earnings report.

  10. GameSpot22

    Lana Del Rey to Play Delta Dawne and Co-Host Back Country Radio in GTA 6

    Lana Del Rey is set to appear in GTA 6 as the character Delta Dawne, co-hosting the in-game Back Country Radio station alongside Morgan Wallen. Her husband, Jeremy Dufrene, will also voice the character Mud Dog Mike on the same station. Rockstar Games recently revealed GTA 6's in-game radio stations, which also feature Bad Bunny and Slayer's Kerry King and Tom Araya; the game launches November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

  12. Eurogamer66

    Ace Combat 8 becomes the series' fastest-selling game with 1 million copies

    Bandai Namco announced that Ace Combat 8 sold 1 million copies in roughly a week, making it the fastest-selling entry in the series. It is also the second highest-rated game in the series with a Metacritic aggregate of 86-88, behind Ace Combat 4's 89. The game launched on 2nd October and drew solid player numbers on Steam, though the PC version's bundled The Belkan War is not standalone as it is on console, causing related issues.

  13. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Paramount to adapt live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, co-produced by CDPR

    Paramount Pictures is adapting a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, with CD Projekt Red co-producing alongside Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the studio looks forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time. CDPR has produced the Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with Trigger since 2022, and its second season premieres later this month.

  15. IGN51

    French streamer permanently banned by YouTube over censored Hellraiser: Revival gameplay video

    French creator J0nathan said his channel was permanently deleted after he posted a Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gameplay video in which he covered the opening nudity with black boxes, citing YouTube's sex and nudity policy. He told IGN his appeal was rejected within minutes and that uncensored footage of the same scene remains live on other channels. Saber Interactive had advised creators before launch to apply age restrictions and sexual theme labels, noting the game has no streamer mode.

  16. Kotaku34

    Street Fighter 6 Producer Knew Capcom Had To Save The Series: 'If We Left It As It Was, The IP Would Likely Die In 10 Years'

    Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto said in an October 2026 interview that during Street Fighter 5 the team realized the Street Fighter IP would likely die in 10 years if nothing changed. Street Fighter 6 responded with a Modern Controls system to streamline inputs and a focus on new modes and more forgiving combat balance. The game reached 7 million sales this past summer and has been tracking ahead of Street Fighter 5.

  19. Pure Xbox49

    Xbox PC App Is Getting a Massive Refresh Soon, First Look Revealed

    Xbox is working on a brand-new Xbox PC app that should start rolling out before the end of 2026, and Windows Central has already tried an early version. The redesign is said to bring a big performance boost, faster navigation through a 1400+ game library, and a single shared interface for store and game listings. It hasn't been officially released yet, and Windows Central suggests it may become available for Xbox Insiders within the next few weeks.

  21. Push Square30

    Ghost of Tsushima Anime Series Delayed to 2028

    Crunchyroll has announced that the Ghost of Tsushima anime series has been delayed from 2027 to 2028. The series, titled Ghost of Tsushima Legends, is being made by PlayStation Productions with Aniplex and Hayate, and will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll. Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu have joined the cast in undisclosed roles, with Keiji Inai composing the score.

  22. VGC31

    Crimson Desert's Lower Review Scores Due to Critics Not Getting a 'Fair Chance to Explore', Exec Says

    Pearl Abyss European CEO Lybee Park said Crimson Desert's lower-than-expected review scores stem from critics playing a build that was not the exact launch version and having limited time to explore. She said reviewers typically follow the main quest line, so they did not get a fair chance to experience the game's hidden details. Pearl Abyss has been patching the game since its March release and is planning a Switch 2 version for the first half of next year.

  23. Nintendo Life22

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation Cast Get Emotional in Last Recording Sessions

    The voice cast of Final Fantasy VII Revelation took part in their final recording sessions for the game, as shown in a video shared during a New York City Comic Con panel. Brianna White and Britt Baron, who play Aerith and Tifa, shed tears, while Travis Willingham, the new voice of Sephiroth, jokingly recited a line about Cool Ranch being the best Doritos flavour. The game launches on 8th April 2027, concluding Square Enix's remake project announced at E3 in 2015, aside from its DLC expansions.

  25. GamesIndustry.biz71

    Ubisoft announces Rainbow Six Mobile shutdown seven months after global launch

    Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six Mobile is shutting down, with the game playable until January 15, 2027. Ubisoft said the team will move on to other long-term strategic projects, and the game's next season will still launch as planned next week. Announced in 2022 and in development for six and a half years, the title was made by 11 Ubisoft studios with Tencent and had its worldwide rollout on February 23, 2026.

  26. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Avalanche to globally publish, market and distribute Supermassive Games titles

    Nordisk Games announced a publishing agreement between its subsidiaries Avalanche Studios Group and Supermassive Games, with Avalanche handling global publishing, marketing and distribution of Supermassive titles, starting with Directive 8020, which launched earlier this year. Both studios will share operational support across finance, people and IT while remaining fully creatively independent and retaining ownership of their own portfolios and development plans. Nordisk Games acquired a 30% stake in Supermassive Games in 2021 and acquired Avalanche Studios in 2018.

  27. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Sony agrees to transfer 419 global VR patents to Meta

    Sony has agreed to transfer 419 global VR patents to Meta, with 180 filed in the US under an agreement signed in December 2025 and the rest filed in Japan, China, Korea, Europe and other regions. ZDNet Korea reported that between June and September this year Sony moved more than 40 of these patents to Meta, covering virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and head-mounted display systems. Sony's PSVR 2 launched in February 2023 at $549.99, with a bundle including Horizon Call of the Mountain priced at $599.99.

  28. PC Gamer42

    Blizzard dev says WoW: Forever's scope snowballed: 'Our original pitch internally was: We'll do 4 new dungeons'

    World of Warcraft: Forever's content scope grew during development, with associate production director Clay Stone saying the team's original internal pitch was four new dungeons before it became six and then nine. He said the response to Season of Discovery, shipped in November 2023, led to discussions about a non-season version, and that appetite within the team and Blizzard built the launch scope beyond what players expected.

  30. Eurogamer62

    Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film reportedly in development at Paramount with CD Projekt Red, CDPR responds

    Deadline reported that a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film is in development at Paramount Pictures, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said to be attached and CD Projekt Red collaborating. CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said on X that the studio is excited about Paramount as a future partner and looks forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time. CDPR told Eurogamer it has nothing to share beyond Nowakowski's comments.

  35. VGC62

    Ace Combat 8 hits 1 million sales as the fastest-selling entry in the series

    Bandai Namco announced that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has sold more than one million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in the series. The game has been on sale for a little over a week and currently holds an 87 on Metacritic, the series' second-best reviewed entry behind Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies. It is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

  36. 触乐22

    Why Would Strawberry Music Festival Host a Game Expo?

    Modern Sky's Game House teamed up with Haoyou Kuaibao to set up a game expo area at the Guangzhou Strawberry Music Festival that ended in late September, offering demos of over a dozen titles including Under the Fog Sea, Gui Huan and Hungry Wilderness, with Infinity and Lili's Little People Country also hosting reservation booths. Game House head Zhao Yue said music festivals need content to fill idle time while game expos struggle to give non-hit titles exposure, making the two a natural fit. Haoyou Kuaibao said it is targeting the 18-to-25-year-old general entertainment crowd who would not normally visit a game expo but might be interested in games.

  37. VGC35

    Last Two Leisure Suit Larry Games Are Being Delisted From Steam This Month

    Publisher Assemble Entertainment has announced that Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice will be delisted from Steam on October 23, following the removal of the previous seven games last year. Both titles are currently discounted by 95% on Steam, GOG, and Nintendo Switch, priced at $1.99 / £0.89 each. It is not yet clear whether the Xbox and PlayStation stores will also receive the discount or whether the games will be removed from other storefronts.

  39. Push Square62

    Bandai Namco says Ace Combat 8 sold one million copies in its first week, the series' fastest

    Bandai Namco announced on official social media that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve surpassed one million copies sold within its first week on sale, the fastest in the series to reach that mark. The publisher said it will keep releasing updates and added a commemorative wallpaper to the Ace Combat website. For comparison, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has sold 7.5 million units since its 2019 launch and remains the series' best-selling entry.