World of Warcraft: Forever will contain “a little bit of vertical power progression,” according to Associate Production Director Clay Stone, despite the game’s focus on a fixed level cap and a largely horizontal progression system focused on adding new content over time.

As the ongoing legal battle between Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar Games and the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain approaches an end, one HR manager has said he was concerned about the potential for “commercially damaging” information to be made public in the run up to GTA VI.

In Showa American Story, Japanese culture rules over America. That takeover is aided by 100+ original tracks representing Japan’s most beloved musical eras. @nomoredaniels.bsky.social speaks to creative director and first-time songwriter Xiangyu ‘XY.Luo’ Luo about enka, city pop, and nostalgia.

Famed game designer Richard Garriott says he will soon regain the IP rights to his seminal RPG series Ultima after it was sold to Electronic Arts in 1992.

Meta has acquired over 40 patents relating to augmented, mixed, and virtual reality from Sony, according to a series of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, raising questions about the future of PlayStation’s VR initiatives.

Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor has “started the process” of returning some of its furloughed employees back to fully paid work. The majority of the studio was furloughed shortly before Zero Company‘s launch in August.

The Coalition studio head Mike Crump has responded to concerns about layoffs at the Gears of War developer, saying he tells the team to “focus on the things that we can control.” A recent Eurogamer report highlighted anxieties among staff ahead of the game's release.

Xbox has announced the formation of XP, a new entertainment division that will be headed by Mojang president Kayleen Walters. Reddit chief product officer Maria Angelidou-Smith will take over as the CEO of Mojang and Minecraft.

Meta has acquired over 40 patents relating to augmented, mixed, and virtual reality from Sony, according to a series of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, raising questions about the future of PlayStation’s VR initiatives.

Google has unveiled Google Playground, a new “experimental gaming platform” that lets users make, play, and share games created with generative AI tools and prompts.

Capcom is working on an overhaul of its in-house RE Engine, with a transformation project aiming to integrate more AI tools into the engine. The company says it sees AI as a way to boost efficiency for developers by using it to improve tools, test game code, and analyse large amounts of data.

Xbox has announced the formation of XP, a new entertainment division that will be headed by Mojang president Kayleen Walters. Reddit chief product officer Maria Angelidou-Smith will take over as the CEO of Mojang and Minecraft.

Insomniac Games has updated scent trails in Marvel’s Wolverine, giving players the ability to turn them into a togglable “hint” option. This comes after the feature drew criticism from some players and critics regarding its overly didactic nature.

Gravity Well, the studio formed in 2020 by former Respawn Entertainment developers, has confirmed a round of layoffs impacting "the majority" of the studio. A statement posted by the studio says that it lost its funding and is yet to find a new financial backer.

GameStop has raised the price of its used and refurbished PlayStation 5 Pro consoles to US $500 above the recommended retail price. An alleged internal message sent to GameStop stores detailing the price changes states that "this is intentional."

Following Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, the two companies’ gaming divisions will now merge, a Variety report claims. This means Paramount Games Studio, which was announced in June 2026, and Warner Bros studios such as Rocksteady and NetherRealm, will come under the same banner.