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Pearl Abyss Paid $425M for CCP, Sold It Back for $120M

Pearl Abyss acquired CCP Games for roughly $425 million in 2018. Seven years later, it sold the EVE Online studio back to its own management for $120 million, taking a staggering $305 million loss.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Snoop Dogg Plays a 1915 Smuggler in Yakuza's New Prequel

RGG Studio's 30-minute deep dive into Stranger Than Heaven revealed Snoop Dogg as a braided smuggler named Orpheus, a late legendary actor brought back via CG, and what sure looks like the Tojo Clan's origin story.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Too Good to Be True? FF7 Part 3 Leak Divides Fans

A highly detailed leak claims Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 will be revealed at Summer Game Fest with a staggering list of features. The community can't decide if it's legitimate or pure fan fiction.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Ubisoft Called Out His AI Leak, So He Posted the Real One

Ubisoft's official Assassin's Creed account tried to discredit a leaked screenshot by calling it AI-altered. The leaker responded by posting the real image, effectively confirming the leak came from a private playtest.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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MindsEye Studio Blames Sabotage, Then Fires 170

Build A Rocket Boy reportedly cut roughly 170 employees in its third round of layoffs, leaving about 80 staff. This comes weeks after management released an in-game mission dramatising their conspiracy theory about corporate sabotage.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Fate of the Old Republic Is a BioWare Reunion Tour

Arcanaut Studios just updated its website with the creative leads behind Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, and nearly every name on the list spent years at BioWare during the studio's best era.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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IO Interactive 'Cannot Wait' to Build a New Hitman

Agent 47 isn't going anywhere. IO Interactive's CEO says the team is itching to get back into the Hitman engine room, but two massive projects had to come first.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Even Square Enix Is Chort-Posting Now

A patch 7.5 dungeon boss with zero dialogue and no loot worth chasing has become Final Fantasy 14's biggest meme in months. Square Enix is already in on it.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Call of Duty Finally Dumps PS4 After Six Years

Six years. That's how long Call of Duty kept shipping on PS4 hardware after the PS5 launched. Activision has finally confirmed the next entry is current-gen only.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Xbox Kills Copilot AI, Then Hires Five AI Executives

Asha Sharma announced Xbox will stop developing Copilot for console and wind it down on mobile, then revealed five new hires pulled largely from Microsoft's CoreAI division.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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FF7 Return Leak Already Shot Down by Known Insider

A nearly 1,000-word ResetEra leak claiming Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 will be called "Return" and revealed at Summer Game Fest has already been shot down by a known insider.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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IO Interactive Built 007 First Light for Half Typical AAA Co

IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak claims the studio's Glacier 2 engine and lean development philosophy kept 007 First Light's budget well below the $200 million territory its competitors have crept into.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Lego Batman Hides a Perfect Kevin Conroy Tribute

Preview builds of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight contain a billboard Easter egg honoring the late Kevin Conroy, and it might be the best tribute to the legendary Batman voice actor we've seen in a game.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Only 7 Heroes in Lego Batman, and That's the Point

TT Games stripped the roster down to seven for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and early previews suggest the trade-off gives each character real mechanical depth.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Forza Horizon 6 Headlines Massive Game Pass May Drop

Thirteen games hit Game Pass in the first half of May, headlined by Forza Horizon 6 on May 19. It's the strongest two-week stretch the service has had in a while.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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13 Games Hit Game Pass in May, Led by Forza Horizon 6

Forza Horizon 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Subnautica 2, and Mixtape headline a stacked May for Game Pass, arriving just weeks after Microsoft slashed the subscription price.

Nathan Lees3 min read