EA’s $55 billion acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners has formally closed. Electronic Arts is now privately owned, its shares have stopped trading, and Andrew Wilson remains Chairman and CEO.
Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation is now available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The action RPG follows Emma and Koo through a post-apocalyptic Japan and combines real-time sword combat with command-based abilities.
OFFMOON plans to release a new $1 indie game on Steam every first Monday. Its first MoonDay brings Who Am I Next? : Animals and Hell Deck on August 3.
Hasbro has cancelled several games planned for 2028 and beyond and recorded a $56 million non-cash write-down as it refocuses its digital investment.
Future Games Show will host three digital broadcasts during Gamescom 2026, including its main showcase, live coverage from Cologne and a new Best of Gamescom program.
TennoCon 2026 continues with TennoLive, Soulframe Devstream, Warframe panels, Steam viewing, and new teaser trailers from Digital Extremes.
AI is already in phones, cameras, writing tools, design apps, music software, game engines, store pages, and probably half the tools people use without even thinking about it. So maybe the real question is not whether AI touched the work, but whether the final work is honest.
Ubisoft Philippines has shared a behind-the-scenes look at its work on Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, marking the studio’s biggest contribution yet and its 13th AAA title developed within Ubisoft’s global network.
Red Rover Interactive has confirmed that Enginefall is moving to 2027, with 22 people affected by layoffs as the studio continues development after Steam Next Fest feedback.
Microsoft has confirmed a major Xbox restructure, with thousands of roles being cut and reports saying around 20% of the Xbox workforce will be affected.
AMD has expanded FSR 4.1 support to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs, giving RDNA 3 users access to the newer upscaling option.
KRAFTON reportedly agrees to pay Subnautica 2 bonuses as Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill steps down after a legal dispute over studio control and earnout payments.
Bam Aquino rejected calls for a blanket video game ban after the Tacloban school shooting, calling instead for stricter age checks, school safety measures, and stronger online safeguards for children.
The Gas Station Files Part 3 tracks the growing gas-station horror trend on Steam, from Gas Station Simulator and Roadside Research to HERROR, The Shift, and more.
GTA 6 has no confirmed file size yet, but storage rumors are already raising concerns for PS5 and Xbox players.
