A keen-eyed user on X recently spotted an untitled Nintendo and Illumination “Event Film” scheduled for release on April 12, 2028. Beyond that listing, no additional details have been revealed, but it has been enough to spark immediate speculation online.
Several recent datamines and leaks suggest a possible collaboration between Fortnite and the Harry Potter universe may launch with Chapter 7 in early December 2025.
Nintendo’s not done conquering the box office. Following the billion-dollar success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the company has confirmed that a wave of Nintendo movies is officially in the works — and this time, they’ll be coming at a much faster pace. It’s possible that the Nintendo Cinematic Universe (which fans have dubbed the NCU, could be happening after all).
A new meme from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent the internet into meltdown. The official ICE recruitment account posted an image straight out of Halo, complete with the franchise’s signature Warthog vehicle and the message: “DESTROY THE FLOOD — JOIN.ICE.GOV.”
The internet had one of its rare good days when GameStop and the White House decided to have some fun with memes depicting President Trump as Master Chief in Halo.
Ubisoft has announced yet another round of layoffs — this time targeting one of its most infamous internal studios, Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Over the weekend, The Ministry of Communications in Iraq announced a nationwide ban on the popular user-generated gaming platform Roblox. The decision stems from a ruling by the Iraqi Supreme Court, which cited “a comprehensive study and field monitoring” that marked the platform as posing numerous dangers to society. It listed child safety, moral values, inappropriate content, blasphemy, and online blackmail as potential risks.
On Friday, October 17th, 2025, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved a financial package which proposes an 8% excise tax on all video games it deems to be “violent.” This toll would apply to all gaming purchases, physical and digital alike, so long as they fit certain proposed criteria.
In a surprisingly candid new interview, Sweet Baby Inc. CEO Kim Belair has admitted her company played a much deeper role in crafting the narratives of major AAA video games than previously acknowledged—while also dismissing critics as being “against progress.”
The gaming press just can’t help itself. This week, GameRant published an article claiming Hogwarts Legacy 2 must follow its instructions to avoid the same “boycott” that allegedly haunted the first game. It’s a claim so absurd it borders on parody — because Hogwarts Legacy sold over 34 million copies.
In an apparent act of retaliation against the notorious Sweet Baby Inc detected list, an allegedly pro-DEI Steam curator list has been created, and it’s called “Sweet Baby Inc. Blessed.”
Former Ghost of Yotei developer Drew Harrison has resurfaced on social media weeks after being fired from Sucker Punch Productions, claiming that gamers have waged a “harassment campaign” against her following the widespread backlash to her comments mocking the death of Charlie Kirk.
Ubisoft has reportedly canceled an Assassin’s Creed game set during the Post American Civil War Reconstruction era. According to a report from Game File, the project was scrapped in 2024 after the company faced backlash over the Black samurai Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and grew nervous about the political climate in the United States.