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2026-10-24 1 story
2026-10-23 3 stories
- As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed 10 sources
- Canadian Politician Wants the Government to Bail Out Mass Effect Developer BioWare 3 sources
- GTA 6 Could ‘Cost American Economy $1 Billion,’ Says Analyst 2 sources
2026-10-22 5 stories
- Games industry mourns sudden BioWare closure - "Anyone who participated in this travesty should be ashamed" 13 sources
- Xbox Mandates Four-Day Office Work For Certain Employees, Said To Affect 'Thousands' 2 sources
- It Isn’t Debra Wilson’s Fault She’s In Everything 2 sources
- Opinion: Why words matter when we prioritize 'core teams' in game development
- A Line Held Tight is a charcoal visual novel about a miner's strike in the 32nd century and choosing your relationships wisely
2026-10-21 5 stories
- EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming" 5 sources
- Xbox reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs, with the first wave coming as early as this month 3 sources
- XBOX Sets Four-Day Office Rule for Redmond-Area Staff 2 sources
- GTA 6 Might Give America A Very Expensive Sick Day
- Brandon Sanderson Wants to Know Who Really Wrote the Mr. Beast Book
2026-10-20 3 stories
- Ex-Call of Duty designer "who survived the crunch" in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives "raking it in" from sales of remasters 4 sources
- Sony Boss: “Creativity Is For Humans, Not AI” 2 sources
- Japan Actors Union announces guidelines addressing unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performances
2026-10-19 5 stories
- Samson studio Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy, staff reportedly unpaid for two months 5 sources
- Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize D&D and Studio X union drive
- Star Wars Zero Company review
- Japanese acting union fights back against AI-generated voice use, proposing strict new guidelines, especially regarding the use of a deceased actor's voice
- Activision QA United-CWA union vote to authorise strike, claims publisher has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues"
2026-10-18 2 stories
2026-10-17 4 stories
- This game about grinding mute lumps of shapeless flesh has made me realise I've been hornswoggled by capitalism
- Surprising no-one, Wizards of the Coast 'doesn't intend to voluntarily recognize' union efforts for the second time this year
- Star Wars Zero Company Finally Makes Starting A New Campaign Worth It
- As too much of the industry embrace their own death through genAI, Konami say it's real people that are most important for making good games
2026-10-16 1 story
2026-10-15 2 stories
2026-10-14 6 stories
- Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore 13 sources
- Jeff Kaplan Says Separation From Overwatch Was “Clinical”: ” I Never Go Back” 4 sources
- Ex-ZA/UM developers reveal Red Rooster, an "incendiary RPG" that is very intentionally not trying to be a "Disco Elysium successor" or "Disco-like" 3 sources
- Conclusion of Rockstar's employment tribunal delayed into November, almost day and date with GTA 6's release 2 sources
- Ubisoft Plans About 100 Cuts Across German Studios
- Netflix Lays Off Over 1,000 People, Around 6% of the Workforce
2026-10-13 3 stories
- Asha Sharma reportedly tells rattled Xbox employees: "We have to find new ways, and courage, to have invention on new IP" 5 sources
- "I was forced to ship the game" - Glen Schofield blames Krafton management for The Callisto Protocol's problems 3 sources
- EA Sports' College Football Devs Reportedly Fear the Franchise Could Disappear by 2030
2026-10-12 1 story
2026-10-10 2 stories
2026-10-09 3 stories
- Rockstar HR manager claims he had "little interest" in staff's union membership status as fired GTA dev union-busting trial heats up
- Report: Double Fine's union drive collapsed due to miscommunication and culture clash
- NieR Creator Yoko Taro Says He Would Retire From Making Video Games but Fear of Dementia Keeps Him Working
2026-10-08 4 stories
- 'Star Wars Zero Company' Studio Brings Back Furloughed Devs in Positive Update 3 sources
- The Australian Government Helps Workers Know Their Rights for Taking Time Off for GTA 6 2 sources
- Gears of War boss says the next game won't take seven years to make as he dances around the question of layoffs 2 sources
- Hell Let Loose developer Expression opens new studio in Manchester "in response to what's happening in the talent market"