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Embracer Pledges a Reset as CEO Seeks to Rebuild Trust and Curb Deal Risk

The company says it will give studios more independence with future acquisitions limited to deals funded from internal cash.

Embracer to Spin Off Fellowship Entertainment to House Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider

Hasbro Confirms Nearly $1 Billion Push to Build In‑House Premium Games

2K’s 31st Union Confirms Layoffs as Project Ethos Shifts to Skill-Based PVP Roguelike

Take-Two CEO Voices Jitters as GTA 6 Targets November 2026 Launch

Take-Two Shuts Central AI Division, Lays Off Team

Wildlight Deletes Website and LinkedIn, Signaling Likely Closure

Tencent Shuts Down TiMi Montréal After Five Years Without a Release

Sony Shuts Down Bluepoint Games After Internal Review

Hasbro Reportedly Shuts Down Atomic Arcade, Says Snake Eyes Game Continues

Anchor Point Studios Splits From NetEase to Go Independent

Ubisoft Shares Collapse as Company Axes Projects and Unveils Five ‘Creative Houses’ Overhaul

Ubisoft Plans Cuts to 55 Roles at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm in Restructure

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

Netflix Sells Spry Fox Back to Founders, Keeps 'Spirit Crossing' Mobile Publishing

Arc Games Reclaims Independence in Management Buyout Backed by XD Inc.

Nintendo to Acquire 80% of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore in 2026, Renaming It Nintendo Studios Singapore

NetEase-Backed Bad Brain Game Studios to Shut Down on Nov. 17

Remedy CEO Tero Virtala Steps Down as Co-Founder Markus Mäki Becomes Interim CEO

NetEase Ends Funding for Fantastic Pixel Castle, Putting MMO 'Ghost' at Risk