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2026-10-06 15 stories

• Unlead Labs studio head says they were 'irresponsibly transparent' in preparing staff for layoffs 5 sources
• Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week 3 sources
• Nolan North Is Staying in Shape Just in Case Sony Calls About Uncharted 5 3 sources
• Michael Bay in Talks to Direct Next Transformers Film, Steven Spielberg Returning as Key Creative Producer 2 sources
• Wizards of the Coast Union Demands Company Stop Pushing Generative AI
• Warhorse co-founder believes 'AI is not a get out of jail free card' and that execs have a 'simplified mental model' of what it means for games
• Thatgamepublisher wants to sign mobile games playing in “meaningful emotional territory”
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer's Biggest Weakness Is Its Limited Multiplayer, and It's Already Getting Fixed
• Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka dismisses the apparent inevitability of remakes, saying "you’re essentially providing the same experience again"
• Some staff at Eternal Strands and ex-Ubisoft devs Yellow Brick Games report they've been laid off
• Scopely’s Genshin Impact-like Marvel game, dubbed Project Comet, seems to have leaked
• Rumour: Ape Escape Revival Coming from Ex-Sonic Mania Devs at Evening Star Studio
• Retro platformer series Dizzy is back for a new game from its original creators, who are really happy for you to know it's made with AI
• PlatinumGames CEO pauses a discussion on Stellar Blade's Bayonetta costume crossover to casually infer more Bayonetta may be on the way
• Modern Warships Dev Causes Actual Art Storm After Plagiarizing Ship Design

2026-10-05 30 stories

• Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts 10 sources
• "It has to be more over the top, more insane, more in your face" - Rockstar explains why GTA 6 doesn't satirise real-world events 10 sources
• RuneScape creator Jagex in hot water over generative AI use in recent trailer 4 sources
• Ubisoft Boss Says Watch Dogs Is 'Important' to Company's Future, But Don't Expect Any New Entries Anytime Soon 2 sources
• The Batman Part 2 Halts Production as Matt Reeves Steps Away for Personal Reasons 2 sources
• Supermassive Games Layoffs Arrive With Over 70 People Let Go 2 sources
• Love And Deepspace Devs Have One Simple Request: Please Don’t Drink The Poison 2 sources
• Lanterns Season 2 in Early Development Ahead of Official Green Light at HBO, Co-Creator Says 2 sources
• How Bill Skarsgard Became The Face Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint 2 sources
• 'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch 2 sources
• Why it's still worth making immersive sims ft. Harvey Smith & Ben Horne
• Why GTA Studio Co-Founder Is Avoiding GTA 6–And All Open-World Games
• Stephen Colbert's Lord of the Rings Movie Still in Development after Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is the Hades of Racing Games for One Ultimate Reason
• RuneScape 4 is a new Unreal Engine MMO which reportedly grew out of a planned Dragonwilds expansion, though it's still a long way off
• New Pokémon Winds and Waves Leak Teases a Legendary Monster Twist
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Calls Out RPGs 'for Teenagers' That Just Focus on 'Power Fantasy'
• Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Scopely, Supercell, Google, Roblox, Tripledot and more
• Hideo Kojima Says You'll See Him Cameo in a 'Big' Live-Action Movie — But Which One Is It?
• Hideo Kojima Says You'll See Him Cameo in a 'Big' Live-Action Movie — But Which One Is It?
• Hideo Kojima Is Keeping OD A Mystery To Make Its Horror Hit Harder
• Halo Studios says "it is absolutely our intent" to release new Halo book, despite layoffs and a rumored lore reboot from Activision
• Free-To-Play RPG 'The New Denpa Men' Is Ending Service Later This Year
• Forza Horizon Co-Creator Trademarks Long-Awaited Forza Competitor
• Despite the tragic death of its lead writer, one of the scariest games I have ever played will finally come out later this month
• Dead by Daylight studio is hiring for a triple-A Sci-Fi first-person shooter with "a high realism bar"
• Capcom's remake machine is ticking away, only problem is that means revisiting Resident Evil 5 and 6
• Arc Raiders is looking for 'more ways to integrate real human performances' starting with Celeste's visual overhaul for Frozen Trail
• "We opted out of some things really early on": How the small team making No Law plan to make it look as big as Cyberpunk 2077
• "Coders will never forgive me for this level": Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 has a rotatable "fleshmetal" puzzle map that drove its own development team crazy

2026-10-04 5 stories

• Fable’s New Combat Will Stay Approachable, Devs Say
• Dynasty Warriors producer would rather make new games than more remasters
• Brigador devs: 'The '90s PC classics often taught really special things, but not because the story said, Wow, violence is bad!'
• Blade Director Defends 'Good Dude' Kevin Feige After Marvel Scrapped Mahershala Ali's 1920s Vampire Movie
• Behaviour Interactive Is Working on an “Unannounced AAA Sci-Fi FPS With a High Realism Bar”