Behind-the-scenes looks at the gaming world, including studio acquisitions, layoffs, sales charts, and legal disputes.
Pearl Abyss finally launched Crimson Desert today after more than half a decade in development—and the game’s early review scores have immediately collided with market reality. In the wake of critics landing on a “generally favorable” consensus (around 78 on Metacritic and 80 on OpenCritic), Pearl…
The already turbulent story of MindsEye just took another hard turn: the planned Hitman crossover mission is officially canceled, and publisher IOI Partners has ended its publishing collaboration with developer Build A Rocket Boy. Going forward, Build A Rocket Boy will self-publish MindsEye, with…
If you’ve ever scanned a PokéStop or recorded AR footage in Pokémon GO, you may have helped train the navigation “brains” of real-world delivery robots. Niantic Spatial — the geospatial AI offshoot formed after Niantic sold Pokémon GO to Scopely — is now working with Coco Robotics to use…
A Delaware Chancery Court judge has ordered Krafton to reinstate Unknown Worlds Entertainment CEO Ted Gill after ruling the publisher breached its acquisition agreement by firing key studio leaders “without valid cause” and seizing operational control of Subnautica 2. The decision doesn’t just put…
Capcom is riding a monster wave right now—and Saudi Arabia just paddled in behind it. Resident Evil Requiem has blasted past 6 million copies sold in just 17 days, becoming the fastest-selling Resident Evil ever, and a Saudi-backed investment arm has now snapped up another ~5% stake in Capcom,…
Capcom’s latest trip into survival horror is moving at a frightening pace—in the best possible way. Resident Evil Requiem has now surpassed 6 million units sold worldwide, and Capcom says it’s the fastest any game in the series has ever reached that number. For a franchise about slow dread and…
Slay the Spire 2 has done what so few sequels manage: it’s not just living up to a beloved original, it’s immediately turning into a full-blown phenomenon. Developer Mega Crit Games confirmed the deckbuilding roguelike sequel has sold 3 million copies in its first week on Steam Early Access,…
Embark Studios is quietly walking back one of Arc Raiders’ most controversial launch decisions: AI-generated voice lines. Studio head Patrick Söderlund says the team has re-recorded some lines with real actors post-launch, meaning the extraction shooter now contains fewer AI text-to-speech lines…
PEGI is finally treating loot boxes and other modern monetisation hooks like the real consumer-risk flashpoints they’ve become, not just a footnote slapped on the back of the box. Starting in June 2026, newly submitted games with paid random items will default to a PEGI 16 rating, while a wider set…
Jeff Kaplan — the longtime Overwatch director and co-creator who became the public face of Blizzard’s hero shooter — has finally put words to the moment that pushed him out the door in 2021. In a new interview on the Lex Fridman podcast, Kaplan says a meeting with Activision Blizzard’s then-CFO…
