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Star Citizen Tops $1 Billion in Backer Funding as Release Remains Unscheduled

Massive backer funding has kept development running without giving players a firm timeline for the full game or its Squadron 42 spin‑off.

IO Interactive Welcomes Debate Over Younger Bond as 007: First Light Nears May 27 Release

Lords of the Fallen 2 Reveals ‘Provocative’ Female Armor in Influencer-Led Video

Imagine Dragons-Backed Shooter Last Flag Halts New Development, Will Remain Online

Epic Said to Be Building Disney Extraction Shooter for November 2026

Jeff Kaplan Says Blizzard Never Nerfed Tracer’s Butt

Embark Says Hoth-Style Tripwires for Arc Raiders Remain Out of Scope

Minecraft Launches Playable April Fools Herdcraft Snapshot That Deletes the Inventory

David Gaider Reflects on Dragon Age 2’s 16-Month Development and the Limits of Choice Reactivity

Gamigo Confirms Free-to-Play Relaunch of Gloria Victis

Windrose Tops Steam Next Fest and Surpasses 1 Million Wishlists as Devs Hold Release Date

Sony to Shut Down Bluepoint Games, Cutting About 70 Jobs

High on Life 2 Is Live on Game Pass as Pure Xbox Polls First-Weekend Players

Valheim Marks 5 Years With Update Adding Early Axes, New Emotes, and a Steam Deck 60 FPS Boost

Epic Bans Paid Prize‑Wheel Mechanics on Fortnite Creator Islands Starting Jan. 20

EA Confirms Project Rene Is a Mobile-First, Social Sims Spin-Off

Elementa Opens Sign-Ups for Silver Palace’s First Closed Beta

FIFA and Netflix Partner on Reimagined Football Game for 2026 World Cup

InXile Entertainment Touts Clockwork Revolution as Its Most Complex Game Yet at PC Gaming Show

Eidos-Montréal Hit with More Layoffs as Studio Shifts to Xbox Co-Development