"The Music That Might Have Been" Austin Wintory, renowned composer behind games like Journey, was in "serious conversations" to potentially compose Mass Effect 5. He released 22 minutes of early musical drafts from his pitch: Full Video ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBO8... It all hurts 😭
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Sucker Punch is laying off 26 employees: "After carefully observing the challenges in the market and reviewing the team needs for our next project, we've decided to make some staffing reductions. Several positions across Sucker Punch will be eliminated as a result." aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees in latest cost cuts, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the company tries to control its head count while avoiding layoffs ➡️ www.seattletimes.com/business/mic...
Epic Games announces the 2026 Unreal Engine "AI MegaJam" on November 12: "Team up with up to four other humans and unlimited agents to build a playable game in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and compete for cash prizes". ➡️ www.unrealengine.com/news/2026-ep...
Valve composer & sound designer Mike Morasky seemingly slips up & mentions "HLX" in a Q&A conference: "...Deadlock has its own version of HDR, HLX has its own" ▶️ vimeo.com/1234454770 HLX is the rumored codename for a new Half-Life game or Half-Life 3 according to dataminers
"Today, we're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming"[...]"That's an extraordinary position to lead from, and one we should be proud of", says EA ➡️ www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/st...
First-person soulslike Valor Mortis has already broken even after one week, now turning a profit ➡️ www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10...
Fortune: The next Xbox "Helix" console is projected to cost consumers between $1200-1800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost ➡️ fortune.com/2026/10/20/t...
Fable | Official "Bowerstone" Soundtrack 🎵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUaw...
Liquid Swords, formed by ex-Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg, is closing down following the launch of their debut game 'SAMSON' over the Summer ➡️ www.eurogamer.net/liquid-sword...
Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie at Paramount won't be a film adaptation of the game: "We want to tell a story in the world of Cyberpunk, but it won't be a one-to-one translation of the game's story", says CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski. ➡️ www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen...
SPINE | Customization Trailer ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=b0on... Coming to PS5, Xbox and PC in Summer 2027 #PS5 #Xbox
Silver Pines has passed 100K units sold ➡️ store.steampowered.com/news/app/233...
CD Projekt RED has finished the 'world vision' stage for its new IP "Project Hadar", prototypes and gameplay elements are currently being tested. "[...]we can say we have a coherent vision for this world and its key elements", said Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski. ➡️ biznes.pap.pl/wiadomosci/f...
Microsoft reveals Xbox "Nano" Controller for $49 ➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1... The controller is compatible across a "range of devices"
GamesBeat: Grand Theft Auto 6 PC release is slated for Q1 2027 ➡️ gamesbeat.com/grand-theft-... #GTA6 #GrandTheftAutoVI
Bloomberg: Epic Games is going all in on AI as an unannounced shooter featuring Marvel & Star Wars characters is implementing an "AI first" production model "generated with full AI workflows". "No more hand-written code", said one of the directors to staff. ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
'Second and third wave' of Silent Hill games are already being considered, says series producer Motoi Okamoto: "Successfully launching this 'first wave' comes with great relief, but we’re not stopping here; we must think of the second and third waves", he said. ➡️ gameobserver.com/silent-hill-...
JIAOHUN | Reveal Trailer ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpbe... ▪️Coming to PS5 and PC in 2027 ▪️Cinematic, first-person psychological horror game ▪️Developed by Chinese studio 12AM BLACKOUT ▪️Takes place in Fairy Town, Baishoi County on New Year's Eve 1999
Nintendo says a potential Switch 2 version of GTA 6 is up to Take-Two and Rockstar: "That’s going to be a conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar, but nothing to announce on my end at this time," says Nintendo of America president Devon Pritchard. ➡️ variety.com/2026/gaming/...
'CYBERPUNK 2077' live action film in the works at Paramount Pictures Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) set to produce ➡️ deadline.com/2026/10/para... #Cyberpunk2077
Machinarium 2 | Announcement Trailer ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqcg...
Forza Horizon 6 launches on PS5 on January 26, 2027 alongside first expansion Trailer ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKo9... #ForzaHorizon6 #PS5
Microsoft announces "Xbox XP", a new Xbox division that will oversee film and TV, consumer products, partnerships, and 'live experiences' ➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1...
Skydance plans to combine newly formed Paramount Games Studio with WB Games as it sets leadership across games and experiences ➡️ variety.com/2026/gaming/...
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick joins Board of Directors for new Skydance Corp (Paramount-WB merger) ➡️ www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Starting today, Gamestop is listing used PS5 Pro consoles for over $1300 as we head into GTA6 launch and holiday season ➡️ www.gamestop.com/consoles-har... The system continues to sell out as supplies are constrained #PS5 #PS5Pro
More layoffs hit Supermassive Games, as over 70 developers have been let go ➡️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Draga's Wake | Official Trailer ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=PW_a... ▪️New action horror IP coming to PS5, Xbox and PC ▪️Takes place on the "Ormora", a 'nightmare colossal steamship' in an alternate 1900s ▪️Play as Draga, a smuggler and pirate whose last heist has gone horribly wrong
Spider-Man: Brand New Day passes $2.5 billion at the global box office, making it Sony Pictures' highest grossing film ever ➡️ screenrant.com/spider-man-b... It is the third highest grossing movie of all time
Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima hopes GTA6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices, citing rising game dev costs: "That would help a lot but everybody’s scared to death about it. Now, hopefully GTA will blaze the trail, and it will allow us to increase the cost" www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-...
Grand Theft Auto VI | New Screenshots ➡️ www.instagram.com/lovemagazine/ #GTA6 #GrandTheftAutoVI