Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation from Paramount, with CD Projekt Red producing and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the 2005 Doom film, attached. CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the studio looks forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time. No casting or further details have been announced.
Gravity Well has laid off more than 40 developers after losing its funding.
The voice cast of Final Fantasy VII Revelation shared their favorite scene partners at a New York City Comic Con panel. Because most lines are still recorded alone, actors often perform against other actors' recordings, and cast members named Cait Sith, Yuffie, Tifa, and Sephiroth among the performances that brought out their best.
Ubisoft announced on the game's official X account on October 8 that Rainbow Six Mobile will shut down on January 15, 2027, with the next season still launching as planned next week. First announced in 2022, the game ran betas through 2023 and 2024, was delayed to 2025, launched in Latin America and then globally on February 23, 2026, and drew millions of downloads on Android and iOS without holding players. Reviews cited operators locked behind paywalls and heavy grinding, while another Ubisoft mobile spin-off, The Division Resurgence, has fared little better.
Microsoft has announced Xbox XP, a new division tasked with turning its intellectual properties into movies, TV shows, and theme park attractions. IGN argues its first order of business should be a big-budget Halo movie, rather than another TV adaptation like the two-season Paramount Plus show. The piece notes that Activision is now responsible for developing the next mainline Halo game.
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Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six Mobile will shut down on January 16, 2027. The game soft-launched in 2023 and fully rolled out in February 2026, giving it less than a year of full availability. The developers will move on to other long-term strategic projects, which Ubisoft did not specify, and more details on the game's final days are promised in the coming weeks.
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 universe, according to a Deadline report. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the G.I. Joe and Transformers film series, will produce alongside CD Projekt RED. Specific story details have not been announced.
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A report says Cyberpunk 2077 is being adapted into a live-action movie at Paramount Pictures, with the longtime producer of the Transformers series overseeing the project. It is one of several game adaptations at Paramount, which is also bringing Street Fighter and Call of Duty to live-action.
Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, with CD Projekt Red involved in production and Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached. The project is still very early in development, with no story, casting, writer, or director details revealed. Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and a sequel is also in the works.
Paramount has announced it is making a Cyberpunk 2077 movie, with Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached and CD Projekt Red also producing. It is very early days for the film, with no director, cast, or release date announced yet. Paramount is also behind the Call of Duty movie set for release in 2028.
Paramount Pictures will adapt Cyberpunk 2077 into a live-action film. Geoff Keighley shared the news on X, with no director, cast, or release date mentioned.
Reddit user /u/Sascha2022 compiled a timeline of Kojima Productions' PHYSINT from 2019 to 2026, along with the studio's growth. According to the post, Sony notified the studio in mid-June 2026 that it was cancelling the project, and on September 10 the studio confirmed Xbox as its new partner and publisher. On September 17, Hideo Kojima revealed Bill Skarsgard as the lead at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show stream, saying the project remains at a conceptual and experimental stage with a small team.
Why this: A timeline of PHYSINT's public milestones from conception to its move to Xbox shows how the project's scale and staffing shifted.
Paramount Pictures is making a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie, with Transformers One producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing. The film is set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, which began with CD Projekt Red's RPG and has expanded into novels, comics, and anime like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The movie is still early in development, so little else is known.
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, according to Deadline, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing and CD Projekt Red also on board to produce. No actors, writers, or directors are attached yet, and it is unclear whether it will adapt the 2020 game directly or tell another story in the Cyberpunk universe like Netflix's Edgerunners. CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said on X that the studio is excited about Paramount as a future partner and will share more details at the appropriate time.
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film based on Cyberpunk 2077. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for Transformers, is set to produce, per a Deadline report.
Paramount Pictures will make a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, with CD Projekt Red involved and Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached as producer, according to Deadline. Bonaventura's credits include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers: The Last Knight, Madame Web, The Meg, and Pet Sematary. The Cyberpunk universe was previously adapted into the Edgerunners anime TV show, which ran for two seasons.
Ubisoft announced it will sunset Rainbow Six Mobile in January 2027. The Android and iOS spin-off of Rainbow Six Siege launched about four years earlier.
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures is working on a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing alongside CD Projekt Red, and no further details were shared. CD Projekt has found success with other transmedia projects, and the second season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners streams from October 20. The developer says Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide, with its Phantom Liberty expansion at 15 million.
Paramount and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura are developing a live-action movie based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077. The news comes from a Deadline report.
Xbox announced a new division called XP that manages the non-video game side of its properties, grouping Xbox Pictures, Xbox Products, Xbox Places and Xbox Partnerships. It will be led by Kayleen Walters, current president of Mojang, with Maria Angelidou-Smith taking over Mojang; both report to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. XP covers projects including the Minecraft movie sequel Minecraft Squared, the Amazon Fallout series, the newly announced Diablo animated series, and events such as BlizzCon and Minecraft Live.
Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, based on CD Projekt Red's action-adventure RPG. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to produce alongside CD Projekt Red, the franchise rights holder. The report has not been confirmed by Paramount or CD Projekt Red.
Ampere Analysis data shows Marvel's Wolverine sold 2.16 million units in September, with 35% of those sales on physical disc. In Europe, 51% of sales came from the boxed version, while France saw over two thirds physical and the UK two thirds digital. The data arrives as Sony plans to phase out physical disc production for PlayStation by 2028.
Rockstar Games has announced an official GTA 6 merch collection, now available in the Rockstar Store, featuring t-shirts with an alligator named Macca the Gator wearing sunglasses and drinking a cocktail, plus logo tees, hats, a Zippo lighter, tote bags, and vinyl stickers. Rockstar also partnered with the NBA's Miami Heat on a "Vice City Collection." GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Critical Role's Marisha Ray is joining the Final Fantasy VII remake project voice cast as Polydroid Shiva, announced during New York Comic Con. This alternate Shiva appears to be a digitized, NPC version of the summonable Shiva who runs the Gold Saucer's snowboarding mini-game. In a clip shown at the Final Fantasy VII Revelation panel, she talks extensively with Vincent Valentine, voiced by her real-life husband Matt Mercer.
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At New York City Comic-Con, Travis Willingham discussed taking over the role of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Revelation after Tyler Hoechlin stepped down due to scheduling conflicts. Willingham said Japanese voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa was his "North Star" for the character, adding that "there's nothing more dangerous than the villain in the room that doesn't need to shout to be heard." The panel also confirmed Marisha Ray will join the game as Polydroid Shiva when Revelation launches on April 8.
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Sony's announcement that it will stop producing physical discs for newly released games starting in 2028 sparked online backlash from physical media fans. PlayStation sales data from September tells a different story, as 'Marvel's Wolverine' sales figures prove there's still a huge market for discs.
Xbox is getting into the movie business while it lays off developers and closes studios. PC Gamer reported the move and linked to its article.
Circana's Mat Piscatella shared data from the firm's latest U.S. sales report showing spending on Switch 2 Game-Key Cards rose 631% in 2026, offsetting a 3% drop across all other physical media types and lifting total physical media spending by 5%. Major Game-Key Card releases this year include Pokémon Pokopia, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, and Resident Evil Requiem, with Elden Ring climbing from position 41 to position 7 on the charts. Piscatella also confirmed the Switch 2 led the U.S. hardware market in both unit and dollar sales for the August and 2026 year-to-date periods.
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has joined the board of Skydance, the company formed by merging Warner Bros. into Paramount, as one of 13 board members, with former UK prime minister Tony Blair joining as an advisor. The merger also combined the two companies' games divisions, now led by Tony Driscoll, whose franchises include Mortal Kombat, Mission Impossible, Avatar and Hogwarts Legacy 2. Kotick stepped down as Activision CEO after Xbox's $68.7bn acquisition in 2023, and he continues to deny claims in a Wall Street Journal report about his knowledge of sexual-misconduct allegations.
Xbox announced a new division called Xbox XP that will handle film and television adaptations, consumer products, partnerships, and live experiences, led by former Mojang president Kayleen Walters. It covers four areas: Xbox Pictures, Xbox Products, Xbox Partnerships, and Xbox Places. The announcement comes as Xbox is laying off thousands of workers and closing studios.
Best Buy is reviving midnight launches for the Zelda-themed Switch 2 tied to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Triforce-themed console has sold out within seconds since Nintendo announced it, even with constant restocks, and the in-store launch offers a bot-free way for fans to buy one.
GSD data cited by The Game Business puts physical copies at 35% of Marvel's Wolverine PS5 sales, rising to 51% in Europe. Ampere Analysis reports the game sold 2.16 million units across digital and physical, with physical at 45% for Silent Hill: Townfall, 36% for The Blood of Dawnwalker and 30% for Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Sony has not shared official sales data and still plans to stop producing boxed PlayStation games from January 2028.
Wizards of the Coast confirmed to IGN that the Warhammer 40K Commander Decks will receive a "small reprint" that will soon be available to distributors and stores. The pre-constructed decks had been incredibly expensive, and the reprint should make them more widely available.
Ampere sales data indicates that 35% of Marvel's Wolverine launch sales came from the physical disc version, with the boxed share reaching 51% in Europe at launch. The PS5 exclusive sold around 2.16 million units in September, making it the second-best-selling PS5 game that month behind EA Sports FC 27. Sony announced this summer that PS5 game discs will no longer be produced for games launching after January 2028.
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls placed third in Circana's August US sales charts, behind NBA 2K27 and Madden NFL 27. PS5 was the second best-selling console behind Switch 2, with dollar sales up 17% year-over-year while unit sales fell 11%. The Midnight Black PS Portal was the third best-selling accessory of the month, with Remote Play handheld sales up 39% year-over-year.