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Ex-Marathon director Christopher Barrett has announced a settlement has been reached with Sony and Bungie, after he sued both companies for wrongful dismissal, claiming they had "deliberately destroyed [his] reputation by falsely, and publicly, insinuating...he had engaged in sexual misconduct." Read more

A clearer picture of how hard id Software has been hit by Microsoft's drastic Xbox restructuring is beginning to emerge, and it has been hit very hard indeed. Read more

Days after Microsoft's devastating 3200 job cuts at Xbox , the true scope of the redundancies is becoming clearer. Obsidian Entertainment, which reportedly lost a quarter of its staff in the cuts , has had its priorities shifted too. Read more

Last week, Sony announced that in January 2028, large-scale production of physical discs for new games would cease . This sent waves throughout the industry, raising questions about what it meant for other console manufacturers , game preservation , and more. Read more

After a long period of not knowing much about the upcoming remake, Persona 4 Revival,, we last month finally learned that Atlus' re-do of one of its most popular games is launching on 18th February on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. But the game isn't a straight one-to-one remake of the 2008 RPG. Similarly to Persona 3 Reload , it will see differences to the source material. Read more

Mortal Shell 2, the inventive Soulslike RPG from developer Cold Symmetry, has an official release date. The game will arrive 20th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. While Mortal Shell 2 has always been set for release this year, its release window was the biggest mystery. Read more

You might want to sit down for this one. Some 17 years after its release, Minecraft is finally adding somewhere for weary adventurers to rest their flagging posteriors: cushions are now available as part of the survival blockbuster's latest preview build, with a full release planned for later this year. Read more

Bithell Games - the developer of Tron: Catalyst , John Wick Hex and Thomas Was Alone - has revealed a new immersive vampire sim called Vampirium: 1997. Read more

Legal battles with Nintendo aside , open-world survival game Palworld has enjoyed tons of success since it was launched back in January 2024 into early access. After more than two years of updates, it's been confirmed it'll hit 1.0 this Friday , 10th July. Forget about a price increase though. Read more

Only a few weeks after Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations was revealed to the world, Xbox has made deep cuts to developer id Software that could change the studio and their games forever. But for now, players seem to be enjoying the expansion - albeit for one divisive new weapon. Read more

Members of Build a Rocket Boy, the development studio behind the often maligned MindsEye , will be picketing outside the studio's Edinburgh offices this Saturday, 11th July. The workers are protesting a fan event the developer is hosting this weekend. Read more

Subnautica 2 's early access journey reaches a new milestone today as developer Unknown Worlds releases the underwater survival sequel's first major update. It's notable in a number of respects; not least because it adds the ability to stun fish - which, while far from the all-out fish murder some players have been begging for, does at least provide a new defensive option for getting out of stick…

Arc Raiders is evolving its matchmaking behaviour yet again. The game's latest update introduced a feature players have long requested. Patch 1.36.0, available now across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox allows the game to track your playstyle separately for its different matchmaking pools: Solo, Duo, and Trio. Read more

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced isn't even out yet - Edward Kenway makes his long-awaited return tomorrow, 9th July - but it's already on track to perform better than last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows . Read more

There seems to be a retreat from mobile adaptations of big gaming brands underway. From Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile being shut down to Sony heavily downsizing mobile operations , the gold rush for ambitious big-IP adaptations is declining. And now, Nintendo and Square Enix are following a similar path. Read more