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Long-form reporting, interviews and analysis from across gaming.
Generative AI is now disclosed on thousands of Steam pages and built into games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Yet only a small minority of developers think it is good for their industry, and the pushback is getting organised.
The Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners took Electronic Arts private for $55 billion, the largest leveraged buyout on record. The debt behind it, and who now owns EA Sports FC, will shape the company's next decade.
A September restructure put Halo, Rare and World's Edge under Activision Blizzard King and cut 268 roles across Halo Studios, capping a year in which Xbox plans to shed about 3,200 jobs.
From a 14th-century vampire RPG to a Witcher 3 remaster, the calendar is crowded as studios stake ground ahead of the holidays.
Grand Theft Auto VI now lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 19 November 2026 after slipping from a May date. Rivals are steering their own releases well clear of Rockstar's window, and one delay has bent the whole release calendar.