Eidos-Montr�al announces 124 job cuts; studio head David Anfossi departs after 19 years at developer

Eidos-Montréal, developer of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, has announced a workforce reduction impacting 124 employees. Studio head David Anfossi has also left the Embracer-owned company. Read more

Ken Kutaragi announced as first keynote speaker at Game Republic New Horizons 2026

Ken Kutaragi has been announced as the first keynote speaker for Game Republic New Horizons 2026. Read more

Choices developer Pixelberry Studios lays off staff

Pixelberry Studios, the developer of the hugely-successful episodic Choices mobile series, has allegedly laid off staff. Read more

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio allegedly fires "obsolete" translator to replace them with AI

A translator formerly employed by Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio Warhorse Studios claims he has been "fired and replaced with AI." Read more

Raiding like it's 1999: Why Daybreak thinks new players will try a 27-year-old MMO

The Everquest franchise is one of the industry's true survivors. Launched all the way back in 1999, it was the first MMORPG to enjoy widespread commercial success, and was the defining example of the form until the arrival of World of Warcraft in 2003. The original game and its sequel, both of which switched to free-to-play over ten years ago, retain a player base and continue to receive monthly updates. This year, they will be joined by a sibling: EverQuest Legends, described as an "excavation and preservation project" that seeks to recreate the original experience. Read more

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sales top 2 million | News-in-brief

Krafton shutters free-to-play PUBG spin-off after two months, in line with policy of using Early Access to "quickly validate a game�s potential"

Krafton is shutting down PUBG Blindspot, a free-to-play PC spinoff of its hit PUBG Battlegrounds, after only two months in Early Access. The news comes despite the PUBG franchise powering the firm's best-ever annual revenue, but is in line with its previously stated policy of using Early Access releases to validate games before committing development resources. Read more

The list of people hit by recent Epic layoffs has been turned into a dedicated portal for recruiters

A public Google Sheet created to list those affected by Epic's recent cut of over 1,000 jobs has been converted into a searchable database site in an effort to surface available staff to recruiters. The site currently lists 320 people. Read more

Unity sees growth in engine revenue, shuts down IronSource ad network in favour of Vector AI user-acquisition platform

Unity has announced that it is shutting down its IronSource advertising/user-acquisition network and planning to divest Supersonic, publisher of mobile games including Bridge Race, Going Balls and Build A Queen. The firm said the process would "simplify the business" and enable it to focus on higher growth segments, including its AI-powered ad network Vector. The news was included in the firm's latest investor update. Read more

It turns out Fortnite isn't the forever game after all | Opinion

After several years in which almost weekly reports of drastic, sweeping layoffs at one company or another have become the depressing norm, we're all fairly accustomed to the pattern in the response. There's a measure of shock – not surprise any more, but still somehow shock because, really, this company, at this moment? – along with a deep well of sympathy for those affected, which we all have to balance against the scramble to understand exactly which parts of the business have been hit and what it might signal for the future. Read more