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Three Ubisoft former execs found guilty of sexual and psychological harassment, given suspended sentences

AuthorJuly 3, 20250

Former Ubisoft execs Thomas François, Serge Hascoët, and Guillaume Patrux have been given suspended prison sentences for sexual and psychological harassment. As reported by The Guardian, the trial – which began in June – saw an “overwhelming” amount of evidence of harassment against Ubisoft employees from the three former executives. During the trial, employees described […]

The Sims 4 gets glass walls, rooftop greenery, and a bunch of other free bits ahead of next expansion

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Soon, the fairies will be upon us thanks to The Sims 4’s incoming Enchanted by Nature expansion. But before all that, EA has laid the foundations for its impending pixie dust with a free new content update – introducing the likes of glass walls and rooftop plants – that’s available to download and muck […]

Neil Druckmann steps away from HBO’s The Last of Us TV adaptation

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann is stepping away from his creative involvement in HBO’s TV adaptation, calling this a “difficult decision”. In a statement shared on social media, Druckmann said now season two of The Last of Us had wrapped, he would be moving his “complete focus” back to Naughty Dog. This includes […]

Perfect Dark reboot and new Zenimax MMORPG reportedly cancelled as part of latest Microsoft cuts

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

UPDATE 6:27pm UK: Chris Linn, senior producer at Zenimax Online Studios, has confirmed the cancellation of the unnanounced MMO on LinkedIn. Linn wrote: “Hi everyone! Our amazing MMO project was just cancelled, I am starting to poke around for new remote work.” Executive producer Sean Dunn wrote his own statement about the cancellation on LinkedIn, […]

Former senior Ubisoft staff convicted in French harassment case, receive fines and suspended sentences

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Three former senior Ubisoft employees – including one-time chief creative officer and second-in-command Serge Hascoet – have received suspended prison sentences and fines from a French court after being found guilty of harassment prior to their departure five years ago. Hascoet – along with Ubisoft’s former editorial boss Tommy François and game director […]

Mecha Break is currently the eighth most-played game on Steam, but players criticise its microtransactions

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Mecha Break is out at last and its initial reception on Steam has been strong. The game has shot past 132,000 concurrent users as of writing, which isn’t too shabby by any means. However, while plenty of people are playing it, initial reviews are mixed. The reason is thanks to one thing: Microtransactions. Hordes of […]

Rare’s Everwild reportedly cancelled following Xbox job cuts

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Rare’s fantasy adventure Everwild has reportedly been cancelled following layoffs at Xbox. Microsoft began making layoffs across its gaming division today, with staff at the likes of King and Zenimax reportedly affected. It now appears that Everwild is another casualty of these reductions. VGC initially shared news of Everwild’s alleged cancellation, and Eurogamer sources have […]

Krafton appoints Steve Papoutsis as Unknown Worlds CEO, former leadership team leaves

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Krafton has announced leadership changes at Unknown Worlds, appointing Steve Papoutsis as CEO replacing its previous leadership team. Former CEO Ted Gill, co-founder and creative director Charlie Cleveland, and co-founder and CTO Max McGuire have left the studio “effective immediately”. No reason was given for their departure. Krafton said it had “sought to keep the […]

Xbox layoffs: jobs at King and ZeniMax reportedly cut in Europe

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Microsoft has reportedly begun making layoffs across its gaming division today, July 2, as was expected based on multiple rumours and reports from last week. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft’s King mobile gaming division is laying off 200 people, or around 10% of the workforce, in Barcelona, Spain. Employees in ZeniMax’s European offices have also been […]

Microsoft begins substantial layoff process across gaming division, King and Zenimax impacted

AuthorJuly 2, 20250

Xbox has been hit by yet another wave of layoffs, as Microsoft has begun the process of a substantial layoff process today. As of writing, Zenimax and King, are reportedly affected. According to a report by Bloomberg, Microsoft’s barcelona-based King Division is losing 10 percent of its staff, which comes to roughly 200 people. Staff […]

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