Alien: Isolation's director says the team will have a “greater awareness of balancing” when it comes to the difficulty and length of the sequel. He believes criticisms of the original game's duration were a result of its systemic elements. "How you play really determines the length."

A navigational model developed by Niantic Spatial, reportedly using data from Pokémon Go, is now being used by a spatial intelligence company with a US intelligence contract to support "critical national security missions."

A navigational model developed by Niantic Spatial, reportedly using data from Pokémon Go, is now being used by a spatial intelligence company with a US intelligence contract to support "critical national security missions."

Xbox has published a previously-reported internal memo, which sees CEO Asha Sharma detailing the company’s failings and outlining an ‘Xbox Reset.’ Bloomberg sources say that "major job cuts" will come as part of that plan, to be undertaken in the next fiscal year, beginning next month.

The developers of the acclaimed adventure game The Drifter are embracing their passions for their next release: The Telwynium. "This one’s for me," says @dave.powerhoof.com "I don’t have to put all my hopes and dreams on it," he said. "We’ll see how it goes and it’ll be really fun either way."

Ubisoft has made layoffs that will affect up to 380 people. Ubisoft’s studios in Winnipeg, Canada, and Belgrade, Serbia will be closed. These events are just the latest in Ubisoft’s company-wide reset, which has seen several studio closures and thousands of job losses in the past two years alone.

Xbox has published a previously-reported internal memo, which sees CEO Asha Sharma detailing the company’s failings and outlining an ‘Xbox Reset.’ Bloomberg sources say that "major job cuts" will come as part of that plan, to be undertaken in the next fiscal year, beginning next month.

Following the announcement of Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] during the latest Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has received several accusations of using AI-generated assets in the collection’s official key art.

Destiny 2 has achieved its highest peak player count on Steam in two years following the release of its final content update, Monument of Triumph. Flooding the game’s servers was one of the methods suggested by the Destiny community to show Bungie and Sony there was still interest in the series.

The founders of new studio That's No Moon believe “we have no choice but to take a risk" with debut title, Crossfire. “If we make something just like everybody’s made before, then nobody’s going to hear about us, nobody’s going to hear about our game."

"I feel the need. The need for... Theve?" @superdonk.bsky.social hates flying in real life, but videogames are different. He gets his wings and takes the first new Ace Combat game in seven years up for a spin, chatting to series director Kazutoki Kono along the way.

The founders of new studio That's No Moon believe “we have no choice but to take a risk" with debut title, Crossfire. “If we make something just like everybody’s made before, then nobody’s going to hear about us, nobody’s going to hear about our game."

A Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, the reappearance of Kingdom Hearts 4, Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and lots ports and release dates. Here's a brisk bullet-point rundown of everything that was shown in the Nintendo Direct:

The newly announced Paramount Games Studio says it wants to avoid “willy-nilly licensing everything that we can,” according to its head of creative. It will focus on Paramount’s “big four” franchises: Spongebob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Ninja Theory's 'Project Mara,' the horror game described as a "real world and grounded representation of true mental terror," has been cancelled. Announced in 2020, studio head Dom Matthews said the decision was due to wanting the entire studio working on Senua, the newly revealed Hellblade game.

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

"I do miss a good camera cut every once in a while." God of War Laufey's game director, Ariel Lawrence, talks about returning to the series that has defined the majority of her career, the challenge of change, and starting all over with a relatively fresh character.

Xbox's newly-appointed Chief Strategy Officer says the company "shed millions of subscribers" when Game Pass subscription costs were increased by 50% in 2025. Speaking to The Games Business, he also touched on the RAM crisis, increasing hardware costs, and the confusing new stance on exclusivity.

Fuzzy Ghost, the studio behind horror-puzzle game 'Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch),' wants its work to start conversations about renting and landlords. "We’re not even being that abstract... It’s literally a landlord who’s a witch and is like messing you up... Subtlety is overrated."

Nintendo of Europe has agreed to pay a settlement worth €35 million over the Joy-Con drift defects that widely affected the Switch 1. A French authority found that the company conducted "misleading commercial practices" by waiting until 2020 to communicate issues.

Fumito Ueda doesn’t mind getting his hands “dirty on a lot of little things,” even after almost 30 years in the industry. In this interview, he likens the creation of Gen Atlas to "writing a haiku" and wanting to create something as "organic and natural as possible."

The impending end of support for Destiny 2 has led to protests, petitions, and animosity towards Marathon as the community makes last-ditch attempts to save the series. @jamiehore.bsky.social reports on a very turbulent and momentous period for Bungie and its followers.

Fumito Ueda doesn’t mind getting his hands “dirty on a lot of little things,” even after almost 30 years in the industry. In this interview, he likens the creation of Gen Atlas to "writing a haiku" and wanting to create something as "organic and natural as possible."

The Xbox Game Showcase played host to 25 games, including reveals of titles like Persona 6, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, and Crazy Taxi World Tour. Catch up on everything shown with our concise, bullet-point rundown:

After announcing two upcoming first-party games as Xbox console exclusives, Xbox CCO Matt Booty has further outlined the company's new thinking regarding exclusivity. Multiplayer and live-service titles will be multiplatform, he says, while others will be "case by case."

Xbox has announced that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox console exclusives. Despite the shift in strategy with these titles, there remain many first-party games that will be released on other console platforms, including the newly revealed Spyro: A Realm Beyond and Senua.

After announcing two upcoming first-party games as Xbox console exclusives, Xbox CCO Matt Booty has further outlined the company's new thinking regarding exclusivity. Multiplayer and live-service titles will be multiplatform, he says, while others will be "case by case."

The Xbox Game Showcase played host to 25 games, including reveals of titles like Persona 6, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, and Crazy Taxi World Tour. Catch up on everything shown with our concise, bullet-point rundown:

"I do miss a good camera cut every once in a while." God of War Laufey's game director, Ariel Lawrence, talks about returning to the series that has defined the majority of her career, the challenge of change, and starting all over with a relatively fresh character.

The Story-Rich Showcase held its inaugural event this year, featuring 27 games where a strong narrative is key. A new take on Lovecraft, a horror game about renting, the follow-up to The Drifter, and more. Catch up on all the announcements and trailers in our concise bullet-point rundown:

The 2026 Southeast Asian Games Showcase featured the announcement of new chapters for the emotional narrative game Until Then, a fighting game based on the dynamic sport of sepak takraw, and more. Catch up on all the announcements and trailers in our rundown:

The 2026 Wholesome Direct featured the announcement of a new game from a co-creator of Sable, a new Moomin game, and the 1.0 release date of anime farming sim Fields of Mistria. Catch up on all the announcements with our bullet-point rundown:

Fuzzy Ghost, the studio behind horror-puzzle game 'Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch),' wants its work to start conversations about renting and landlords. "We’re not even being that abstract... It’s literally a landlord who’s a witch and is like messing you up... Subtlety is overrated."

The Story-Rich Showcase held its inaugural event this year, featuring 27 games where a strong narrative is key. A new take on Lovecraft, a horror game about renting, the follow-up to The Drifter, and more. Catch up on all the announcements and trailers in our concise bullet-point rundown:

Control Resonant's director says the sequel was heavily inspired by 1990s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. He says the heart of Resonant is the Evagelion-esque idea of "how incomprehensible forces are part of this world and stay a mystery, even though people want to, and try to, understand it."

A preemptive grandma murder mystery, an environmental rights road trip, and a game where you pee in a pool and people turn into zombies because of it. Here's a concise rundown of all the weird and wonderful games showcased at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest 2026 Edition, with video timestamps!

Summer Game Fest 2026 played host to reveals of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, Resident Evil Veronica, and Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, among 50 other games. Here's a concise, bullet-point rundown of all the announcements with links to trailers: thisweekinvideogames.com/news/summer-...

Control Resonant's director says the sequel was heavily inspired by 1990s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. He says the heart of Resonant is the Evagelion-esque idea of "how incomprehensible forces are part of this world and stay a mystery, even though people want to, and try to, understand it."

A preemptive grandma murder mystery, an environmental rights road trip, and a game where you pee in a pool and people turn into zombies because of it. Here's a concise rundown of all the weird and wonderful games showcased at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest 2026 Edition, with video timestamps!

Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the final chapter in the FF7 remake trilogy, was announced to be releasing "simultaneously on all platforms" in Spring 2027. It comes after Remake and Rebirth had a significant period of exclusivity to PS5. The game will come to PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2.

Summer Game Fest 2026 played host to reveals of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, Resident Evil Veronica, and Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, among 50 other games. Here's a concise, bullet-point rundown of all the announcements with links to trailers: thisweekinvideogames.com/news/summer-...

The impending end of support for Destiny 2 has led to protests, petitions, and animosity towards Marathon as the community makes last-ditch attempts to save the series. @jamiehore.bsky.social reports on a very turbulent and momentous period for Bungie and its followers.

Valve has said that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will "launch this summer" [Northern Hemisphere]. No price was announced. The mention was made amid an announcement about an expansion to Steam’s 'Verified' program, which certifies games that run well on Steam hardware, like Steam Deck.

The PlayStation State of Play showcased the reveal of first-party titles God of War: Laufey and Until Dawn 2, in addition to an extended gameplay trailer for Marvel's Wolverine. Here's a bullet-point rundown of all the announcements, trailers, and release dates:

Last month, PUBG publisher Krafton released a report saying the number of babies born to its employees had doubled, thanks to childbirth incentives. At first, @maddie-b-a.bsky.social thought that was a weird story. Now, she thinks it's the kind of thing governments around the world should adopt.

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have set a release date of 28 August 2026 for the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Elden Ring. The game previously had a 2025 release window. However, in October 2025, it was announced that it was being pushed into 2026 "to allow time for performance adjustments."

Valve has said that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will "launch this summer" [Northern Hemisphere]. No price was announced. The mention was made amid an announcement about an expansion to Steam’s 'Verified' program, which certifies games that run well on Steam hardware, like Steam Deck.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis developers Flying Wild Hog and Crystal Dynamics have added an AI disclaimer to the game’s Steam page. It states that the upcoming title used AI-assisted tools to “support some early exploration” during development.

IO Interactive, the developer and publisher of 007 First Light, will not publish future James Bond games, Amazon’s GM of gaming has said. The deal for IO Interactive to make and publish the game had been struck with Bond's rights holders before their partnership with Amazon was formed in 2025.

Nintendo has confirmed that it will be launching versions of the Switch 2 with easily replaceable batteries in the European Union in compliance with battery regulations. The Right to Repair legislation seeks to "reduce waste" and make it "easier and more cost-effective to repair goods."