Split Fiction reaches 2m sales in one week | News-in-brief

Star Wars: Hunters to be sunset later this year

Squad-based arena shooter Star Wars: Hunters is being shut down less than a year after launch. Read more

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster sells over 5m copies | News-in-brief

SAG-AFTRA remains "frustratingly far apart" from major game companies

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued an update about the video game strike, saying it remains "frustratingly far apart" from video game studios and publishers. Read more

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop to shutter just six months post-launch

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios is shuttering just six months after launch. Read more

Netflix Games confirms departure of former president and VP of GenAI Mike Verdu

Netflix Games' VP of generative AI, Mike Verdu, has left the streaming giant. Read more

Zenless Zone Zero voice actors quietly recast following SAG-AFTRA action

Two Zenless Zone Zero voice actors claim they have been replaced for participating in the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Read more

Moon Studios' Ori series tops 15m sales | News-in-brief

Scopely acquires Pok�mon Go developer Niantic in deal worth $3.5bn

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has agreed to be acquired by Savvy Games Group subsidiary Scopely. Read more

Leaked video appears to show Sony director conversing with an AI Aloy prototype

PlayStation is reportedly using characters from its biggest franchises in an AI prototype. Read more