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EA Outlines Future Development Plans As It Prepares To Cut Around 400 Jobs
Sports games remain top priority, unsurprisingly. Alongside the news Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare and reports about it axing around 400 jobs, EA executives have also revealed the company’s future development plans. According to an internal letter to staff, reviewed by Bloomberg, EA says it will continue investing in sports games (such as EA…
Minecraft x Dragon Ball Z – 1.1 Legends Update Adds More Characters, New Story Mode Fights & Custom Tournament
Just a week out from the Switch 2 release. Last year, Minecraft got a DLC crossover with the manga and anime series Dragon Ball Z. Now, almost a year later, a special “1.1 Legends Update” has been released. It comes loaded with new fighters (like Bardock, Teen Gohan, Gotenks, Vegito), new battle areas, and you’ll…
Limited Run Announces Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Physical Release, Here’s A Look
Pre-orders go live next week. Hitman: Absolution is out today on the Switch 2, and alongside this, Limited Run Games has announced it will be distributing the physical version. Pre-orders will open next week from 30th October 2026 – 6th December 2026. Here’s a look at the game’s box art. The fine print also notes…
EA Shuts Down Legendary RPG Developer BioWare
“Early development” on the next Mass Effect is also ending. After more than three decades, Electronic Arts has today announced the closure of the legendary RPG developer BioWare. The studio has released an official statement on its website, confirming the shutdown. It’s also announced “early development” on the next Mass Effect project will be ending….
The next Mass Effect would have had ‘a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match’, according to BioWare veteran
A developer working on Mass Effect 4 has spoken up about BioWare’s plans for the now-canceled RPG. Tony de Waal was cinematic supervisor at the now shuttered studio. He joined the team “29+ years ago”, left for a spell shortly after the launch of Mass Effect 2, and then returned in 2021 to work on…
Can you identify the horror game by its horrors?
You’d think someone who still screams at the sight of the Tomb Raider T-Rex wouldn’t be so into horror games, but I can’t help myself; I love ’em. I’m always down for a good inhuman gurgle or unnatural skitter across the floor. Creature with too many eyeballs? Sign me up. Inordinate number of hands? I’m…
Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) Officially Revealed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Coming to Switch 2 soon. CD Projekt Red has now shared the official details about the Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5). The good news is the Switch 2 version is getting everything, including cross-platform mod support. However, as noted by CDPR, Nintendo players won’t receive Update 2.5 alongside the Xbox and PlayStation versions. The…
Holy crap, they’re making Serious Sam: The Third Encounter
It took almost 25 years to happen, but Serious Sam: The Third Encounter is finally, actually happening. Croteam and Devolver Digital revealed today that a proper new game in the Serious Sam series is now in the early stages of development. Serious Sam: The Third Encounter will actually be the seventh mainline game in the…
Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: ‘This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft’
On October 20, the CEO for “AI storytelling” company Nura Studios posted a now-deleted tribute to Amanita Design’s 2009 cult classic Machinarium. I saw a glimpse of the video while it was still live and it was undeniably AI generated, but that probably goes without saying given its provenance. It wasn’t good, but then: Amanita…
CD Projekt boss pays tribute to BioWare for helping bring The Witcher to life 20 years ago: ‘BioWare has been a massive part of CDPR history’
BioWare was a legendary studio, and its shocking closure today has inspired numerous tributes from fans and fellow game developers alike. One of the most notable came from CD Projekt joint CEO MichaĹ‚ Nowakowski, who credited the studio for the big role it played in bringing The Witcher to life. It’s hard to overstate the…
