Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced another round of layoffs. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Red Storm Entertainment—the studio long associated with the Tom Clancy franchise—will cease game development operations. The cuts will result in the loss of 105 jobs.
Marvel Rivals has dethroned Overwatch in popularity as appealing character designs and a lack of forced identity politics attract more and more players. The world of PVP gaming has seen players leaving Overwatch for Marvel Rivals in droves.
Rocksteady Studios, once heralded as the visionary developer behind the Batman: Arkham series, has suffered yet another blow in its decline, with reports of end-of-year layoffs in 2024 caused by its Sweet Baby Inc. infected failed live service co-op shooter Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.
The end might be near for Ubisoft. The year has barely started, and it seems as though the former giant of the gaming industry is showing more signs of decline as it seemingly prepares for bankruptcy ahead of the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows. In our previous...
Ubisoft’s handling of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has sparked yet another controversy, this time over its newly announced release date.
The game, delayed twice already, is now slated to launch on March 20, 2025—a date that marks the 30th anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin attack, Japan’s deadliest modern terrorist incident. For a game purportedly steeped in Japanese history, this decision has left many questioning Ubisoft’s sincerity and sensitivity. It’s a glaring misstep in a development cycle already riddled with accusations of disrespect and historical inaccuracies.
At CES 2025, accessory maker Genki may have unintentionally revealed the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2. Showcasing prototypes of accessories designed for an unreleased Nintendo console, Genki’s presentation has sparked a frenzy of speculation. With these leaks aligning closely with previously rumored Switch 2 features, it’s hard to dismiss this as mere coincidence.
Ubisoft has delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows for the second time, pushing its release back to March 20, 2025. Originally set for November 12, 2024, and later moved to February 14, 2025, the game’s development continues to be plagued by delays.
Sandbox VR has announced an ambitious collaboration with Netflix to bring Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon series into the virtual reality space. The project, described as an “interactive VR game,” aims to expand the universe of Snyder’s sci-fi epic into a fully immersive adventure for fans.
The problem? There aren’t many fans left to care.
Sony has announced that Helldivers 2, the cooperative tactical shooter game, is being adapted into a movie.
While fans of the game might cheer for its expansion into cinema, the move raises significant questions about whether the movie will stay true to the gritty, satirical tone of the franchise—or become another vehicle for virtue signaling and DEI-driven Hollywood storytelling.
Remedy Games is pressing forward in its controversial partnership with Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI), even as the fallout from Alan Wake 2 continues to mount.
The gaming industry has become a battleground for cultural and political ideologies, with a stark divide forming between the virtue signaling “woke” crowd and everyday gamers exhausted by constant political messaging and finger-wagging. The community’s response to two recent events—the crowd-funding campaign of Gaming While Black, a documentary featuring former Kotaku editor Alyssa Mercante, and Mercante’s contentious lawsuit against YouTuber SmashJT—illustrates the widening chasm between these groups in what’s become known as the gaming culture war.
This morning, the previously banned Donald Trump Captain America mod for Marvel Rivals reappeared on Nexus Mods. However, as of this writing, it has been banned yet again, marking Trump’s second removal from the platform.
The recently released Indiana Jones and The Great Circle came out amidst a ton of doubt and scrutiny. However, after playing the game, I have to say that it was actually pretty darn good!