Laid-off devs of cancelled ZeniMax MMO Project Blackbird form new studio ‘with no outside investors and full creative control,’ and they’re calling it Sackbird

A few months ago we found out ZeniMax Online Studios had canceled an MMO shooter it was developing under the codename Project Blackbird, one that had been in development since 2018 and executives apparently enjoyed playing. Turns out, even having Phil Spencer like your game can’t save you from Microsoft’s recent slash-and-burn approach to its…

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Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game set around the American Civil War because of Yasuke backlash and political turmoil in the US

A new Game File report claims that Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game that would have been set in the US Civil War and the Reconstruction period that followed. According to Game File’s sources, the decision to cancel the game was made in 2024 in part because of the backlash against the reveal of the…

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Blizzard insists that now is the right time to axe World of Warcraft’s popular combat mods: ‘We’re going to be paying very close attention in the weeks and months to come’

Despite all the talk about removing combat mods from World of Warcraft, players weren’t expecting them to be axed as early as the next expansion. The assumption was that it would happen gradually over time, but with the launch of the Midnight alpha, Blizzard has made it clear that it wants them gone as soon…

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As Rainbow Six Siege X numbers continue to slide, Ubisoft promises to crack down on cheaters and ‘prioritize a fun experience’ with future balance changes

Four months after tacking an X onto the team-based shooter Rainbow Six Siege and converting it to a free-to-play model, Ubisoft has laid out its priorities for the future of the game, admitting that it hasn’t “communicated clearly enough about what [it’s] been working on” since the transition. Rainbow Six Siege saw a big boost…

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After cheaters broke Steam’s most popular roguelike’s leaderboards, its dev issued a fix and a warning: ‘Cheaters you better watch your ass or I’m clapping your cheeks back to the shadow realm where you belong’

Megabonk’s explosive success has unfortunately attracted the kind of people who love to ruin the fun. Over the weekend, its leaderboards were taken over by players with high scores that could only be possible using cheats. As a temporary solution, lead developer Vedinad nuked the leaderboards on Sunday in preparation for the fix that just…

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Research firm estimates that North Korean crypto hackers have already made off with over $2 billion this year, reckons the regime has stolen over $6 billion in total

North Korea has long been accused of being a major state sponsor of cybercrime. The isolated authoritarian regime uses hacking groups, including the infamous Lazarus Group, to target both large crypto companies and wealthy individuals, with the proceeds being used to prop up a country that, by any metric, is an economic basket case: the…

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