Games

News: Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has reportedly begun laying off staff, roughly two weeks after Xbox announced the studio faces closure when two separate rescue deals fell through.

News: Supermassive Games has laid off more than 70 staff, its third round of cuts in three years, less than six months after the mixed-reviewed launch of its sci-fi horror game Directive 8020.

News: Nathan Drake actor Nolan North says he’d return for a new Uncharted game in a heartbeat, but only if Naughty Dog avoids an Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull situation, as rumors of an all-new Uncharted swirl.

News: NBA 2K25 is being pulled from digital stores on October 30, and once 2K shuts down its online services at the end of the year, MyCareer and MyTeam will stop working for good.

News: Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update turned Grand Theft Auto VI and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time into a comedy showdown, with Jason Duval and Link each making the case for their game this November.

News: Bethesda and Activision both cracked down on viral AI-built fan projects this week, a browser recreation of Fallout and a decompiled Modern Warfare 2, taken down days apart from each other.

News: PlatinumGames boss Atsushi Inaba addressed hopes for more Bayonetta after Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung-tae begged to work on the series, as the two studios team up for a free in-game costume collaboration.

News: Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says staying faithful to the original story was non-negotiable, explaining why he refused to let the Remake trilogy become his own personal fan project.

News: Jagex used its RuneFest 2026 keynote to confirm a new RuneScape MMO, currently going by the working title RS4, is in development on Unreal Engine, a project that began as a RuneScape: Dragonwilds expansion before growing into its own game.