Studio Drama themes
2026-04-30 11 stories
- Subnautica 2, Steam's Most-Wishlisted Game, Gets Release Date Amid Publisher Drama 10 sources
- "Co-op makes everything significantly more difficult" - How Subnautica 2's addition of multiplayer required ground-up rethinking of the survival classic 4 sources
- NACON Connect Being Held Next Week 3 sources
- Battlefield Movie Creates Bidding War Between Netflix, Sony, and Other Major Studios 2 sources
- Warhorse Faces AI Criticism with Repeated Statements of Hiring ‘Actual Humans’
- The Boys Creator Insists He Did Not Cancel Spinoff Gen V as Angry Fans Flood His Social Media With Insults
- MMO vet Matt Firor was going to make Fallout Online in 2007, but Interplay 'went totally dark on me' and he went to Bethesda to make ESO instead
- Krafton's removal from Subnautica 2 Steam page "blown up a little bigger than it was meant to", as developers emphasise continued co-publishing support
- Former ESO boss Matt Firor talks about the death of unrealised MMO Project Blackbird: 'Microsoft is Microsoft'
- After Teasing Potential Star Wars Return, Fired The Mandalorian Actress Gina Carano Admits She Hasn't Spoken to Pedro Pascal in Over 2 Years
- A gaming CEO just said 'We’ve been a little bit too romantic about the idea that we should have employees and give people long-term job security', and doesn't that sum up everything wrong with the industry right now
2026-04-29 6 stories
- GreedFall: The Dying World studio Spiders is reportedly closing its doors after parent company Nacon failed to find a buyer 7 sources
- Former ESO Lead Speaks Out On Xbox's Decision To Cancel New ZeniMax MMO 2 sources
- "Halo Infinite was intended to act as a central hub”: I’m digging into the alleged 343 roadmap and how ambitious its original plans for the franchise really were 2 sources
- MindsEye's mission about Build a Rocket Boy's alleged "saboteurs" is a rather meh Hitman impression that saw me waste 30 minutes swearing in a warehouse
- Far Cry 4 Director Says Fans Just Want Games 'Respected Not Dismissed,' After TV Adaptation Boss Suggests Players Skip the Cutscenes Anyway
- Blizzard's former president wanted there to be a WoW 2 rather than 'the same WoW 1 expansions over and over re-skinned'
2026-04-28 9 stories
- Nacon's RPG Studio Seemingly Shutting Down Following Financial Troubles 3 sources
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers might have a future, with western publisher swooping in to buy rights after its dev was shut down 2 sources
- MindsEye Has a New Update and a Cheaper Price as Developer Launches Comeback Bid 2 sources
- Microsoft Killed MMO Project Blackbird Because It Was A Line Item On A Ledger, Dev Says 2 sources
- Call of Duty fans debate upcoming movie director Peter Berg's years-old comments, where he once called games "pathetic" and gamers "weak" 2 sources
- Mass Effect: Andromeda Was "Done Dirty" By EA And Punching Bag For "Chuds," Actor Says
- Canceled Last of Us Online Called “Best Multiplayer Game” by Naughty Dog Devs
- “I had some vile stuff said at me” – Nymaera on the Co-Streaming debate, the Future of the Broadcast and LoL Esports’ Talent Pipeline
- "This isn't true" - mixed reports emerge following Marvel's Spider-Man 2 actor's claims a Venom spin-off game was in the works prior to Tony Todd's death
2026-04-27 9 stories
- Assassin's Creed Hexe loses another game director, and it's the second one this year 4 sources
- Mass Effect: Andromeda actor says the game "was done dirty" by EA and "a very toxic atmosphere" online 3 sources
- Call Of Duty Movie Director Said War Games Are Pathetic And For "Weak" People 3 sources
- The Last of Us Part 2's most shocking death was "controversial internally, too", former Naughty Dog developer admits 2 sources
- Magical Abilities Removed From Upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe, Leak Suggests 2 sources
- Obsidian caused some trouble by using the Rorschach Test in Fallout: New Vegas: 'Those folks came to Bethesda and said we're gonna have a fun lawsuit on our hands, so pony up!'
- In Kiln, Creating "Weird Little Guys" Is More Important Than Censorship
- Helldivers 2 Dev Promises Action and Communication After Players Deliver 'Fair' and 'Painful' Criticism During Reddit AMA
- 'We're Going to Pull Funding if You Don't Fix This': Uncharted 4 Was Almost Cancelled on PS4 Because It 'Sucked'
2026-04-26 1 story
2026-04-25 4 stories
- Spider-Man fans unsure if rumored Venom video game is still in development 2 sources
- Gina Carano Teases Potential Star Wars Return After 'Really Nice' Conversation With Lucasfilm Following Disney Lawsuit
- After losing its creative director, it looks like Assassin's Creed Hexe has lost its game director now too
- 'They Stopped Making Those Requests' — Alice: Madness Returns Director American McGee Got Creative After EA Asked to 'Make Things More Sexy'
2026-04-24 2 stories
2026-04-23 5 stories
- Gang Of Dragon Developer Has Seemingly Erased Its YouTube Channel 2 sources
- Mr Beast's Company Sued Over Claims of Sexual Harassment
- Fired Unknown Worlds execs withdraw claim that Krafton violated court order by announcing Subnautica 2 release date
- Disco Elysium Follow-Up Remains Both Promising and Controversial in Latest PS5 Glimpse
- 'It's going to be extremely hard to repair the relationship:' The Subnautica 2 legal dispute is far from over
2026-04-22 3 stories
- Fallout: New Vegas dev says Bethesda made the studio sit through 'a whole powerpoint about all the things Obsidian did wrong' 2 sources
- Coyote vs. Acme Debut Trailer 2 sources
- “Personally, I’d be open to a Halo extraction shooter” — Halo Studios reportedly abandons battle royale and pivots to a different style. Here’s what that means.