Less than a week after dropping a big new trailer at The Game Awards, Exodus studio head James Ohlen has stepped down because he ‘felt his work on the game was complete’

Just one week after a new trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect-alike Exodus was unveiled at The Game Awards, a Bloomberg report says James Ohlen, the head of developer Archetype Entertainment, has stepped down. The change comes as part of what appears to be a shakeup of gaming efforts at Hasbro, which has brought in…

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Horizon-like survival game Light of Motiram disappears from Steam and Epic after Tencent reaches a ‘confidential settlement’ with Sony

The legal dispute between Tencent and Sony over Tencent’s Horizon-like survival game Light of Motiram appears to be over, as a new court filing (via The Verge) reveals the companies have reached a “confidential settlement.” The terms of the settlement weren’t revealed (that’s the whole “confidential” part) but the action has been dismissed with prejudice,…

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Arc Raiders patch brings blueprint drop rates back down to Earth, but Embark says they’re ‘still higher overall than before’

The nonstop celebratory rave that kicked off in Arc Raiders this week when players discovered rare blueprints were suddenly dropping everywhere has, unfortunately, been broken up by the loot police. Embark issued a hotfix today that lowered blueprint drop rates from where they were at the beginning of the Cold Snap update, but it’s not…

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FIFA wants to redefine ‘the pure motion of simulation games’ with its 2026 World Cup game, which will also be a Netflix exclusive

Electronic Arts’ all-conquering EA Sports FC, the game formerly known as FIFA, can now with certainty be called a successful re-branding exercise. EA Sports FC has become a ubiquitous sight at all levels of matches, with it being near-impossible to watch a Premier League game in particular without having the logo tattooed on your eyes…

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