Halo Studios has reportedly been reduced to approximately 30 employees following Microsoft’s latest layoffs, leaving a small team supporting existing games while Activision develops the franchise’s next installment.
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Rumor: Ubisoft Intentionally Pushed Yasuke In ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ To Tank Company’s Stock Price So Tencent Could Take Over
A new rumor alleges that Ubisoft intentionally promoted Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows so that the company's stock price would tank and allow Tencent to more easily take over the company. YouTuber Endymion shared that an alleged insider shared with him that...
Konami Deletes Post Announcing ‘Silent Hill 2’ Remake Was Designed For “Modern Audiences”
Konami, the publisher of Bloober Team's upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2, deleted their post announcing the game was designed for "modern audiences." At the end of May, Konami published a post on X, that has since been deleted, where it announced, "See how the Bloober...
‘Silent Hill 2’ Remake Consultant Suggested The World Would Be Better Without Gamers
A consultant on Konami and Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake previously suggested the world would be a better place without gamers. Jacob Geller, who works for Hit Detection LLC, a company similar to Sweet Baby Inc. that aims to push wokeness in video games,...
Ubisoft Appears To Confirm Rumors It Is Considering Taking Company Private With Tencent
An Ubisoft spokesman appeared to confirm rumors that the company is considering taking itself private with Tencent. Last week Bloomberg's Vinicy Chan, Dong Cao, and Benoit Berthelot claimed that Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the Guillemot family were "considering options...
Microsoft Rebrands ‘Halo’ Developer 343 Industries To Halo Studios, Announces Multiple New Projects Are In Development, And Claims They Are Changing The Recipe For New ‘Halo’ Games
Microsoft rebranded 343 Industries to Halo Studios while announcing multiple new Halo projects and claiming they are changing the recipe for the future of the franchise. In a post to X, the official Halo account shared, "A New Dawn. We're entering the next chapter of...
Ubisoft Might Cut Staff By 40% Or Around 8,000 People Amid Rumors Of Buyout
At least one analyst speculates that Ubisoft might cut its staff by 40% amid rumors that the company will be bought out and taken private. A rumor from Bloomberg's Vinicy Chan, Dong Cao, and Benoit Berthelot claims that Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the Guillemot family...
Former World Of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern Blasts Western Video Game Industry After ‘Elden Ring’ Developer Announces Big Salary Increases
Former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern blasted the Western video game industry and its allies for blaming gamers' expectations and a bad economy for poor sales in the wake of Elden Ring developer FromSoftware announcing big salary increases. FromSoftware...
‘Starfield’s’ First Expansion ‘Shattered Space’ Receives “Mostly Negative” Steam Reviews As Game Sees Peak Player Counts Decline By 95%
Bethesda's first expansion, Shattered Space, for its sci-fi RPG sandbox game Starfield received "mostly negative" reviews on Steam as the game's peak player count has declined by 95% in a little over a year since the game released. Shattered Space released on...
Smash JT Faces Unjust Roadblock With Suspension Of His GoFundMe Legal Defense Fund
Smash JT, a YouTube creator, found himself facing a new wrinkle in his recent squabble with Kotaku author & Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante when GoFundMe temporarily suspended his defense fundraiser. The platform informed him via email that he needed to update his...
Report: ‘Rainbow Six’ Vice President Cameron Lee Leaves Ubisoft
A new report details that Cameron Lee, Ubisoft's Vice President of Rainbow Six, left the company. Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming reported that an email sent to staff revealed, "For the time being, the role of VP and Executive Producer for the Rainbow Six brand will...
Rumor: Assassin’s Creed Shadows Developing Co-Op Mode
Ubisoft is rumored to be developing a co-op mode for Assassin's Creed Shadows. This rumor comes from Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming who claims this mode is being called LEAGUE internally. It's unclear what exactly the mode will entail. Henderson speculated that...
Japanese YouTuber Discovers Ubisoft Is Hiring Native Japanese Localization Tester In China
Japanese YouTuber Shohei Kondo discovered that Ubisoft has a job listing for a Native Japanese Localization Tester that is located in Chengdu, China. In a recent video upload, Shohei Kondo, went to Ubisoft's career web page and searched for job openings as a game...