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2026-05-25 3 stories
2026-05-24 2 stories
- The design lead of Half-Life's biggest competitor says that its publisher was so 'pissed off' by the time the game launched that it didn't bother testing it properly: 'We got trashed in the press because of bugs'
- A Petition Calling on Sony to Greenlight Destiny 3 Has Over 120,000 Signatures Already — and It's Rising Fast
2026-05-23 1 story
2026-05-22 4 stories
- Destiny 2 Is Ending Just As Its Story Started To Get Good 4 sources
- Former Bungie dev says 'you'd be surprised how many times' expansions were pitched for a fan-favorite Destiny archvillain who's now left hanging 2 sources
- Destiny Players Review Bomb Marathon Only to Be Met With Countercampaign from Bungie Fans
- "I regard it as a great missed opportunity": Former DOOM dev reveals new details about Xbox's canceled Halo 'Titan' MMO that never saw the light of day
2026-05-21 10 stories
- Sony Files Trademark for a Mysterious New Game Called Break In 5 sources
- Bungie Is Reportedly Planning 'Significant' Layoffs, Destiny 3 Not in the Works 5 sources
- Modern Warfare 4 Reveal Looks Imminent As Infinity Ward Teases A “Relentless” Experience 4 sources
- Quantic Dream cutting jobs after scrapping Spellcasters Chronicles 2 sources
- Destiny 2 Fans React to Bungie Ending Support for the Game 2 sources
- Update: Last Flag dev Night Street Games lays off 'about a dozen' staff
- Talking Point: Sony, Don't Re-Reveal Fairgames at the Next State of Play
- PS5 Sci-Fi RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Recasts Its Main Character Following Brutal Fan Feedback
- Opinion: Lars Wingefors is out of his mind
- Copycat Gran Turismo Games Now Ripping Off PS5 Racer's Marketing
2026-05-20 2 stories
- "We overlooked the potential offense and harm" - the studio behind popular multiplayer game Party Animals has now cancelled its AI video competition entirely
- 'Let's Do the Protestant Reformation Inside Star Wars' — Damon Lindelof Reveals New Details on His Canceled Version of Daisy Ridley's New Jedi Order Movie
2026-05-19 4 stories
- Subnautica 2's EULA is so severe that even this news story breaks it 2 sources
- Party Animals' studio finally cancels its AI video contest and promises to approach topics like this in the future 'with a much more humble and cautious attitude'
- oDin Steps Down as DN SOOPers Coach After Historic Loss-Streak
- Former Halo art director accuses studio leadership of ethics violations and calls for an outside investigation into Halo Studios’ culture
2026-05-18 6 stories
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies review 9 sources
- The Subnautica 2 fish self-defence debate rages on, as the game’s non-violent themes clash with player desire to fend off underwater threats 5 sources
- Ken Levine says he had to leave Bioshock behind because 'things can own you if you hold them too tightly'
- Harry Potter season 2 to recast key actor following HBO series exit
- Cinematic from cancelled Star Wars KOTOR remake leaks online
- Cancelled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake's voiced protagonist and naked robo-person bums bared in this reportedly leaked cinematic
2026-05-17 1 story
2026-05-16 1 story
2026-05-15 7 stories
- "I cannot condone piracy, but I get why people do" - Subnautica 2 lead designer airs frustration at 'flagrant' pirates 3 sources
- BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down 2 sources
- Rare Explains ‘Community Values’ Amid Sea of Thieves Misconduct Scandal
- Heroic Loses EWC Club Partner Status
- CoJo Denies Milan Benching was a “Panic decision” after Social Media Scrutiny
- BBL and Turkey Esports Federation Abruptly Terminate Team Manager’s Contract
- "We are not trying to dismiss handmade work or disrespect creators" - studio behind popular party game Party Animals backtracks after AI video contest outcry
2026-05-14 8 stories
- Subnautica 2 Overcomes Pre-Release Controversy To Become Massive Hit On Steam 8 sources
- Report: WWE 2K26 dev Visual Concepts is laying off staff 3 sources
- Amazon pressured one of its teams to develop an AI game, they scrambled to make it work - then got laid off anyway 3 sources
- 'Rest in Peace' — Party Animals Review-Bombed Over AI Video Contest 3 sources
- Halo PS5 Spotted in Stores, And It's Making Everyone Feel Weird 2 sources
- 'It nearly killed me': Why studio head James Ohlen left sci-fi RPG Exodus mid-development—and why EA crushing his Star Wars: The Old Republic reboot was the 'beginning of the end' at BioWare 2 sources
- NLC Releases Statement on Frustrated Former Broadcast Talent
- Another round of layoffs at Playtika-owned Wooga