Obsidian had a brutal 2025, and the casualties are starting to mount. The Outer Worlds franchise is officially dead after the sequel underperformed, though Avowed might get a second chance.

ust when you thought the industry couldn't get any darker, leaked emails reveal Bobby Kotick offering helicopter rides to Jeffrey Epstein. Oh, and Epstein apparently got permabanned from Xbox Live for being too toxic.

I spoke to an indie developer who had to scramble to move their entire launch window after realizing a titan of the genre was about to crush them. The fear of Slay the Spire 2 is very real.

Congress is actually doing something? Over 40 lawmakers are pushing the FTC to investigate the $55 billion EA buyout, fearing it will just lead to more layoffs.

Ubisoft's internal communication channels have turned into a war zone as employees openly shame management. The talent is jumping ship before the next round of layoffs even hits.

Ubisoft has officially entered panic mode, gutting six games and shuttering studios in a desperate "major reset." I am looking at the wreckage of a company that used to lead the industry and wondering if there is anything left to save.

Ubisoft has officially entered panic mode, cancelling six games and delaying seven more in a massive company-wide "reset." The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is dead, and the Black Flag remake is reportedly sliding into 2027.

Starbreeze is reportedly back at the chopping block with a fresh round of layoffs targeting the Payday 3 team. It looks like the "doubling down" strategy is officially entering the "sinking ship" phase of development.

If you were planning a massive PC upgrade in 2026, you might want to sit down. A new report suggests memory shortages and an industry-wide pivot to AI are about to make being a gamer significantly more expensive.

The Italian government has apparently seen enough of Diablo Immortal’s monetization to finally step in. A new investigation is targeting Microsoft and Activision for treating their mobile player base like walking ATMs.

A UK judge just denied interim pay for 31 fired Rockstar staffers, leaving them in financial limbo while their messy union-busting legal battle against the GTA giant rages on.

Microsoft claims the annual "January Purge" is cancelled this year, calling the rumors of 22,000 job cuts "100% made up." Given their track record, I'll believe it when February starts.

Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially conquered the 2025 Steam Awards, leaving Kingdom Come: Deliverance II to rot in the corner with exactly zero trophies. It turns out the community still prefers bugs and brutal difficulty over medieval realism.

Corsair is pulling the ultimate "gotcha" on customers by cancelling RAM orders and hiking prices to $500. It is a bad look for a brand that used to be a community favorite.

ASUS is jacking up prices on January 5, blaming the "AI revolution" for why your next PC build is going to cost a kidney. Happy New Year from the corporate suits.

A new report claims Nvidia and AMD are planning monthly price hikes that could push the RTX 5090 to $5,000. It is time to start hoarding old GPUs like gold bars.

One of PlayStation’s promising China Hero Project shooters has vanished from their website, and leaked emails suggest a messy internal war over funding and control.

Sony wants to put an AI ghost in your game to play it for you when you suck. Because clearly, the problem with Elden Ring is that it requires actual human input.

RAM prices are skyrocketing thanks to the AI boom, and now reports suggest next-gen consoles might be delayed or cost a fortune.

GOG is leaving the corporate nest to go live with its dad again, and honestly, it might be the best news we have heard all year for game preservation.