Behind-the-scenes looks at the gaming world, including studio acquisitions, layoffs, sales charts, and legal disputes.
Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Hexe has lost yet another key leader, with game director Benoit Richer leaving the company to co-found a new indie studio, Servo Games, in Quebec. It’s the second director-level exit tied to Hexe in just a few months, and it lands at a moment when the project is…
Ubisoft’s already-mysterious Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe just took another very public hit: game director Benoit Richer has departed the company, only months after the project also lost creative director Clint Hocking. Richer is heading to Servo Games as a game director, framing the move as the…
Xbox is once again staring down the question that refuses to die: are first-party games going to keep landing on PS5, or is Team Green gearing up to pull the ladder back up? In a new interview, newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the company is re-evaluating exclusivity, but she’s not ready…
Nintendo is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in the U.S., with two customers arguing the company shouldn’t be allowed to pocket tariff refunds after allegedly passing those same tariff costs onto consumers through higher prices. The case lands at a volatile moment for Nintendo’s hardware…
Toei—one of Japan’s most powerful entertainment companies and the name behind generations of anime and film—has officially entered video game publishing with a new in-house label: Toei Games. The plan is to start on PC via Steam in 2026, expand to consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch)…
A new legal fight is erupting inside MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy—and it’s not about patches, performance, or post-launch content. Staff represented by the IWGB Game Workers Union have initiated legal action after alleging the studio installed Teramind monitoring software on employee…
Shuhei Yoshida—one of the most recognizable faces of modern PlayStation and a decades-long Sony veteran—has revealed he was “fired” from his role leading PlayStation’s first-party studios in 2019 after clashing with then-top boss Jim Ryan. Speaking at Australia’s ALT: GAMES event, Yoshida said Ryan…
Capcom’s bold sci-fi newcomer Pragmata is officially a hit: the publisher has announced the game has surpassed one million units sold worldwide in just two days. That’s a blistering start for a brand-new IP—especially one that spent years in delay limbo—and it immediately changes the conversation…
In a week already packed with Early Access breakouts, Windrose just planted its flag at the top of the mast. The PC cooperative pirate survival game has surpassed one million copies sold in six days and has also rallied over 200,000 concurrent players on Steam, according to developer Kraken…
Iron Galaxy Studios has confirmed another round of layoffs, saying it’s adopting a “new posture” to treat today’s market realities as permanent—not a temporary slump the industry can simply wait out. The Chicago-based developer, known for high-profile porting and support work (including assistance…
