Unknown 9 developer Reflector has notified teams of redundancies following the decision “to not greenlight” an unannounced project. It is not clear how many people have been impacted by the cuts, but the layoffs will also affect back-office staff in order to “bring support teams in line with the single project approach the studio will … Read more
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be censored in Japan when it releases in March 2025. As detailed by developer/publisher Ubisoft in a statement, there will be “differences in content” between the Japanese edition and the versions available overseas despite the game securing a CERO Z rating, the equivalent of a mature/18+ classification. Japan’s rating board, CERO, … Read more
Ubisoft is reducing the headcount across several European studios – and closing one down completely – resulting in 185 job losses. Its Leamington, UK, studio is hardest hit, with our sister site, Eurogamer, reporting all but a “small number” of its 50 employees will be laid off. Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm, and Ubisoft Reflections are … Read more
Electronic Arts has revised its full year guidance for FY2025 due to EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard not meeting expectations during its third quarter. EA expected net bookings of $7.5 billion and $7.8 billion for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, which it has now revised to between $7 billion … Read more
Extremely OK Games has announced the cancellation of Earthblade. In a blog post, EXOK director of R&D Maddy Thorson explained that a “fracture” formed within the team in early 2024 around the IP rights to Celeste. As a result, art director Pedro Medeiros left the developer in November which encouraged Thorson and EXOK computer programmer … Read more
A movie reboot of Resident Evil is in the works, with four studios reportedly bidding for the film including Warner Bros. and Netflix. This is according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that Zach Cregger is attached to direct following the success of his 2022 directorial debut Barbarian, a horror film that he also wrote. … Read more
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer revealed further details of Xbox’s changing brand identity, intending to make its first-party titles available across multiple platforms. In an interview with independent games journalist Destin Legarie (via Eurogamer), Spencer said that Xbox is moving away from first-party titles like Starfield and Indiana Jones having an “exclusivity window”. “There’s no reason for … Read more
Team17 Group has rebranded as Everplay Group, with its indie developer and publishing label Team17 Digital remaining unchanged. Astragon Entertainment and StoryToys, acquired by Everplay in 2022 and 2021 respectively, will also retain their names. “All three divisions will continue focusing on maximizing operational synergies and strategic opportunities across the wider group as well as … Read more
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president, David Haddad, is leaving the company. After 12 years leading Warner Bros’ games division, Haddad will exit his role in April after the board has found a replacement. In a message to staff reported by Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Games CEO and president JB Perrette, said: “David … Read more
