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Slay the Spire 2 breaks Steam’s roguelike player count records Just one day after launch, MegaCrit's indie sequel 'Slay the Spire 2' broke roguelike records on Steam, with high active user counts and wishlist activity.

@megacrit.com's roguelike deckbuilder 'Slay the Spire 2' is now Steam's top-selling title, with around 325,000 Steam users climbing the series' titular structure at the time of writing.

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MindsEye studio announces layoffs, alleges corporate espionage MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) has announced new studio layoffs, its second round of cuts since eliminating an estimated 100 roles last June. Company co-CEO Mark Gerhard shared the "deep...

Mark Gerhard, co-CEO of 'MindsEye' studio Build a Rocket Boy, announced new layoffs on LinkedIn before alleging an unnamed corporate cabal purposefully sabotaged the game's June 2025 launch.

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'Tomb of the Bloodletter' (2026; ©Ethan's Secretions) key art edited to show 'REVIEW' in bottom-right corner

Check out our review for 'Tomb of the Bloodletter,' the offbeat type-'em-up roguelike from developer Ethan's Secretions (tr.ee/DHflfr) 🎮

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Resident Evil Requiem shatters franchise records in six days Japanese game company Capcom announced on Wednesday that Resident Evil Requiem, the latest entry in the brand's globally beloved survival horror franchise, has sold more than 5 million units. The deve...

'Resident Evil Requiem,' the ninth mainline entry in Capcom's beloved survival-horror franchise, has officially sold over 5 million units — a milestone it achieved after just six days.

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RECAP: Nintendo's Indie World Showcase (March 2026) Nintendo held its first Indie World Showcase of 2026, a 15-minute presentation spotlighting third-party games from Nintendo's independently owned brand partners. Nintendo's broadcast, announced just 2...

Nintendo held the year's first Indie World Showcase this morning, and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 players have a whole lot to look forward to! See what's coming to Nintendo's handhelds sometime this year (and find out what launched today!) 🎮

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Nintendo Indie World Showcase airing tomorrow Tune into Nintendo's Indie World Showcase on Tuesday, March 2, at 6 a.m. PST/9 a.m. EST, to see the indie games coming to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo will air an all-new Indie World Showcase tomorrow, March 3, the brand announced on Monday. The indie game-focused broadcast, held thrice annually, is Nintendo's first Indie World event of 2026. Expecting anything exciting?

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Pokémon Day 2026: Reveals, deals, and nostalgic feels Ring in Pokémon Day (it's 30th anniversary!) with nostalgia and novelty from the celebratory 25-minute Pokémon Presents broadcast on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Miss out on today's Pokémon Day broadcast? We've got you. Check out everything you missed from this morning's celebratory Pokémon Presents event:

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Nice shoutout for my Indie Games Starter Pack and @funfactorpod.com in this Outrun Gaming piece covering the latest round of Games Media layoffs.

IGN-owned Eurogamer lays off editorial staff, video team The games media niche is shrinking yet again, as IGN Entertainment subsidiary Gamer Network undergoes a new round of job cuts. The Gamer Network family, established in the late 1990s, comprises popula...

The latest round of games journalism layoffs includes popular publications Eurogamer and Outside Xbox, both of which have operated under the aegis of IGN Entertainment following the former's acquisition in 2024.

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Assassin’s Creed Hexe director Clint Hocking departs Ubisoft Veteran video game designer Clint Hocking has left Ubisoft amid the company's turbulent restructuring efforts, a new VGC report confirms. Hocking, the creative director behind Ubisoft's upcoming Assas...

Ubisoft has confirmed the departure of 'Assassin's Creed: Hexe' director Clint Hocking in a new statement. Ubisoft's announcement follows other internal tumult amid the brand's ongoing restructuring efforts.

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Offbeat Steam Next Fest game demos you simply can't miss Steam Next Fest is back, and the Valve-owned digital game platform is packed with a ton of new — and completely free! — video game demos. The triennial “celebration of upcoming games,” last held the w...

Steam Next Fest recommendations can get a little overwhelming, but these eight indie game demos are calling your name 🎮 Check 'em out:

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ASUS ROG reveals Kojima Productions collab On Tuesday, Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced its slick new collaboration with Kojima Productions, the renowned game studio led by industry icon Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear, Death Stranding). The a...

ASUS ROG and Kojima Productions' all-new peripherals are pretty slick, but climbing consumer tech costs make these three pricy pills to swallow. Read more:

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Phil Spencer leaves behind a complicated legacy at Xbox "Phil Spencer was supposed to save the day," laments Outrun Gaming's Jake Valentine. "For a while, it looked like he was."

"For someone billed as the savior of Xbox, [Phil] Spencer is leaving the brand with far more uncertainty than he entered with," writes Jake Valentine. Read more:

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Koei Tecmo announces restructuring of Team NINJA, Gust studios Japanese video game and anime company Koei Tecmo has announced that it will begin new restructuring efforts on April 1, 2026, with some upcoming organizational shifts affecting subsidiaries like Team ...

Team NINJA's Division 1 team will become Gust's new Division 2. Koei Tecmo will also split Team NINJA’s Division 2 in half, establishing two additional Team NINJA Divisions, which they're cleverly calling Team NINJA Divisions 1 and 2. Confused? We are, too.

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Tencent closes TiMi Montreal studio Multinational tech conglomerate Tencent has quietly shuttered its Montreal subsidiary, TiMi Studio Group. The closure, first reported by Game File's Stephen Totilo, follows weeks of speculation about ...

Multinational tech conglomerate Tencent has quietly shuttered its Montreal subsidiary, TiMi Studio Group. The closure, first reported by Game File‘s Stephen Totilo, follows weeks of speculation about its future.

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Tencent closes TiMi Montreal studio Multinational tech conglomerate Tencent has quietly shuttered its Montreal subsidiary, TiMi Studio Group. The closure, first reported by Game File's Stephen Totilo, follows weeks of speculation about ...

Multinational tech conglomerate Tencent has quietly shuttered its Montreal subsidiary, TiMi Studio Group. The closure, first reported by Game File‘s Stephen Totilo, follows weeks of speculation about its future.

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Ubisoft CEO addresses strikes, layoffs, and AI in new interview Controversial Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot addresses employee strikes, worker redundancies, artificial intelligence, and more in a new interview with Variety.

In a new Variety interview, divisive Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot discusses employee unionization, worker redundancies, the company's collaboration with Tencent, and AI.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring from Microsoft Effective immediately, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming and the head of all things Xbox, is retiring from the company. The news comes from a report by IGN, which has also received a statement sen...

Phil Spencer is officially out at Xbox after more than three decades. Microsoft has named CoreAI President and former Instacart COO Asha Sharma as EVP and CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

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Ubisoft Toronto lays off 40, confirms Splinter Cell remake Ubisoft, the publisher of popular video game franchises like 'Prince of Persia' and 'Assassin's Creed,' says the latest round of cuts is part of recent company-wide restructuring efforts.

Video game publisher Ubisoft has laid off nearly 100 employees since the start of 2026, and hopes to downsize by an additional 200 workers at its French HQ through a "voluntary departure plan."

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Mewgenics shatters Steam records, nears 2 million units sold Indie cat-creation game 'Mewgenics' is celebrating more than scientific breakthroughs, as developers reveal it has surpassed Steam records set by 'Hades 2.'

Indie cat-creation hit 'Mewgenics' is shaking up Steam sales records after just nine days on the platform. According to new stats, the zany tactical roguelike is inching up on 2 million units sold 🎮 Meeeee-yow!

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US video game spending could hit record highs in 2026 2025 was wild, but 2026 could be even more pivotal for the video game industry, as experts project US consumer spending on video games to reach all-time highs.

2025 was a tough year for the gaming industry, marked by layoffs, closures, controversies, cost increases, and more. Still, Circana data shows that consumer spending could hit record highs in 2026:

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What's new on Xbox Game Pass (February 2026 Wave 2) Xbox just dropped its February 2026 Wave 2 lineup for its subscription-based Game Pass platform, and this collection of awesome indie games and big blockbusters is one for the books!

It's that time! 🎮 Check out this month's second wave of Xbox Game Pass arrivals, and see what's leaving the platform on the 28th:

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FF7 Remake Part 3 multiplatform release won't hurt graphics, performance Amid players' growing technical concerns about the multiplatform launch of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi is clearing the air.

In a new AUTOMATON interview (@automaton-media.com), Square Enix director and programmer Naoki Hamaguchi eases fans' fears about the technical impact of FF7 Remake Part 3's multiplatform release 🎮 Read more:

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Assassin's Creed carries Ubisoft growth, new report reveals French video game publisher Ubisoft released its financial report for the nine months ending December 31, 2025, reporting an 18 percent year-on-year jump in net bookings to €1.1 billion (about $1.3 bi...

New financials name Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed' series as a primary driver behind its 18% increase in net bookings, with 'Avatar,' 'Anno 117,' and others contributing 🎮 Read more:

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These new Nintendo Switch games upstage any V-day bouquet Valentine’s Day not your thing? Celebrate YOUR way with new Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 hits like 'Mario Tennis Fever' and 'Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties.'

Flowers? Forget about it! Your partner REALLY wants these new Nintendo Switch 2 games, though 👀🎮

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ARC Raiders sells 14m units, dominates weekly player charts Well done, Raiders! Embark Studios' hit extraction shooter 'ARC Raiders' has officially sold over 14 million units in just 15 weeks, publisher Nexon reports.

Game publisher Nexon's new financials reveal Embark-developed extraction shooter 'ARC Raiders' has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, with player interest remaining high 15 weeks after its October 30 launch 🎮 Read more:

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1,200 Ubisoft employees strike over RTO policy, restructuring Employees first called for a strike last month after Ubisoft said it would cancel games and close several studios, including its newly unionized Halifax branch.

More than 1,200 Ubisoft employees are striking in response to a series of recent structural changes. Solidaires Informatique, Printemps Ecologique, and Ubisoft's STJV, CFE-CGC, and CGT unions are expected to strike through Feb. 12. Read more:

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Riot Games lays off 80 employees from 2XKO crew Riot Games announced it will terminate dozens of employees from its 2XKO team just weeks after the free-to-play League of Legends PvP fighting game launched. Riot Games revealed the cuts in a new blog...

At the time of writing, Riot Games’ website still shows a large “We’re hiring!” banner, advertising 162 open positions across 24 offices. Read more:

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