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WWE is trying to trademark Vice City, but it super promises not to encroach on video games

It'd really weaken Rockstar's claim to its own invention if the trademark were to be granted.

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Donald Trump’s son-in-law is now linked to the $55 billion takeover of Electronic Arts

Just what The Sims was missing: direct oversight from a Saudi wealth fund and Jared Kushner

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Netflix has admitted to using AI on '300 movies and shows' in 2026 — and I've never been more disappointed

Netflix has shockingly announced that many of their projects have used AI in 2026.

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Threats of a $1,000 PS6 have ex-Sony president just as scared as you are: "How much more ray tracing can you put in there?"

Not $1,000's worth, I bet

GamesRadar

Xbox confirms there isn't just "1 person left in Texas" working on id Software's engine following mass layoffs, but "dozens" across "multiple locations"

A former dev claims the VFX team is down to one artist, however

GamesRadar

Xbox's Obsidian has reportedly lost a quarter of its workers to Microsoft's layoffs — the Fallout: New Vegas dev has a "huge list of projects" it's not sure how to continue [UPDATED]

Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have reportedly seen 25% of devs at the RPG studio Obsidian Entertainment cut in the midst of plans for a "huge list of projects."

Windows Central

FromSoftware parent’s CEO survives hedge fund owners’ attempt to remove him, but there’s more pressure to come

Kadokawa is safe. For now.

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The grim industry summer continues as EA lays off staff ahead of $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia, likely to soothe the sting of its $20 billion debt

The layoffs will continue until… well, something improves.

PC Gamer

Latest Microsoft victim reportedly being closed after releasing one game since Xbox acquisition

The new heads of Xbox praised the studio this year

GamesRadar

Microsoft and Xbox may close South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games — it was just hiring for a "fascinating, intriguing, brand new IP" [UPDATED]

As Microsoft and Xbox prepare for a huge business reset, it reportedly has plans to shut down South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games.

Windows Central

GameStop CEO trying to buy eBay briefly banned on eBay, but that's not stopping him from attempting to sell garbage for thousands of dollars

This offer, which started with what's basically trade-in credit on GameStop itself, is starting to sound a little ridiculous

GamesRadar

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

Is this sabotage?

PC Gamer

I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad

The mission is dull and witless, and the promised "evidence" of sabotage against developer Build a Rocket Boy utterly fails to materialize.

PC Gamer

Last Flag, the debut game from the studio founded by Imagine Dragons' lead singer, becomes the latest multiplayer shooter struggling to find an audience

The capture-the-flag themed shooter attracted fewer than 600 concurrent players on launch, according to SteamDB.

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Rockstar Games Becomes Hacking Victim Again—What Is the Impact to the Company?

Rockstar Games has suffered another attack on its systems, and this time, it is a ransomware attack.

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GTA 6 maker Rockstar confirms another hack, says "this incident has no impact on our organization or our players"

This incident follows another major breach that occurred in 2022

GamesRadar

GTA 6 might not feature an entirely rebuilt Rage Engine after all, as one report says it's more of an expansion on what Rockstar used in Red Dead Redemption 2

And apparently those rumors about a broken save and load function are (unsurprisingly) nothing to worry about

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Ultimate Black Flag Resynced guide to help you 100% the game and rule the waves

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Xbox Project Helix Has Reportedly Been Under Development for 10 Years

A new report has claimed that Microsoft's plans to create a console capable of running multi-platform games was planned for 10 years now.

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Horizon Zero Dawn 3 is reportedly 'three to five years' away and will likely be a PS6 launch title now that multiplayer action game Horizon Hunters Gathering is Guerrilla's primary focus

Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being worked on by the majority of the Guerrilla Games development team, as sources suggest Horizon Zero Dawn 3 is still years away.

TechRadar

New ruling in Rockstar Games legal battle means the GTA 6 studio won't be forced to pay fired employees interim relief — 'We regret that we were put in a position where dismissals were necessary'

A judge has officially ruled that Rockstar Games won't be forced to pay interim relief to the 34 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers it fired in October, after the IWGB accused the studio of union-busting.

TechRadar

A new Wolfenstein game is in development according to multiple sources

Wolfenstein 3 is reportedly in the works at MachineGames, developer of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and the modern Wolfenstein series.

Player One

The Game Awards 3-Minute Trailer Costs Whopping Over $1 Million: Here's What Netizens Think

Publishers are stunned as Game Awards trailer slots soar past $1 million for three minutes. This has sparked debates on costs, fairness, and how devs are treated.

GamesRadar

Former Square Enix exec says "we would love to make more Yoko Taro games," but "the audience size isn't big enough for the costs" if you ignore the Nier games that are big enough for the costs

The Nier Automata director recently said a lot of his recent projects have been canned

PC Gamer

Ubisoft touches up AI art 'placeholder' that slipped into Anno 117, but fans are not happy it was there to begin with: 'Of all the video games, not Anno'

The venerable city builder has long been praised for its gorgeous artwork, which seems to make this sting all the more.

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