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Hitman developer IO Interactive is ending its partnership with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.  The studio announced the news on Twitter in the wake of a woman who had accused the MMA fighter  of rape winning their civil case against him. IO said that that it “cannot ignore” the implications of the court ruling.  McGregor appeared in Hitman’s The Disruptor DLC.  “In light…

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Canadian developer Humanoid Origin is closing its doors.  The studio announced the decision on LinkedIn , saying that it had been unable to shield itself from the “broader challengers” that had been facing the games industry and it had been unable to secure enough funding to keep going.  Humanoid Origin was founded back in 2021 by the former general manager of BioWare, Casey Hudson.&nbs…

2K Games has removed its launcher from every title that it has published on Steam and the Epic Games Store.  Last month, the company announce d that it was – gag – sunsetting the tech in November, in addition to removing a beta version of the program from Sid Meier’s Civilization 5.  “We’ve done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left…

The recently released Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was the highest-grossing game on Steam last week.  The title rolled out on November 20th and has sold over one million copies to date. That’s on top of players who have experienced the survival shooter via Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. It’ll no doubt be good news to the staff at developer GSC Game World, many of whom finished creating Stalker…

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Staff at 2K Games’ motion-capture studio in California have voted to unionise.  In a news post on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) website , the union revealed that 15 workers voted for the motion, while six voted against on Friday, November 22nd. The election process was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  “Today it is evident that…

Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new feature for its Edge browser called Game Assist.  In a post on its website , the company said that this feature – currently out in preview form – is an in-game browser that will suggest tips and tricks to users. It can be accessed via the Game Bar.  Microsoft says that 88 per cent of PC players flick out of their game to look up tips…

Hardcore survival shooter Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has shifted over one million copies so far.  That’s according to developer GSC Game World, which announced the milestone on Twitter just two days after its initial November 20th release date.  What’s more, the title is in Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service with “much more” players experiencing Stalker 2 that way.  “No wonde…

While not officially announced, it is essentially confirmed Black Myth: Wukong DLC is on the way. Its release day is still a mystery, but a……

Retro publishing Inin Games now owns the publishing rights to Shenmue 3.  In a release, the company said that this partnership followed it working with the title’s developer, YsNet, on Air Twister.  Shenmue 3 was the eagerly-awaited next entry in the critically acclaimed Shenmue series. It launched in 2019 after being announced in 2015. Deep Silver initially handled publishing duties.&n…

Developers are now required to declare if their games use generative AI in their projects on Itch.io.  In a post on the platform , founder Leaf Corcoran said that creators need to disclose whether their game uses generative AI, and if so what specifically the tech has been used for. This includes graphics, sound, text and dialogue, as well as code.  If developers select that their game…

Japanese publishing giant Bandai Namco is dissolving its online division, the imaginatively named Bandai Namco Online.  The company said in its announcement that this subsidiary would be shut down and all of its business moved under the Bandai Namco umbrella. There’s no word on whether staff are going to be affected by this move.  Bandai Namco founded Bandai Namco Online back in 2009. A…

PC giant Valve has updated its guidelines for selling season passes on Steam.  Per new guidance on Steamworks , developers and publishers have to commit to a release date when advertising upcoming content such as season passes on a game’s store page. If companies are not able to “clearly communicate” when this upcoming content will be landing, Valve says they should not be selling or allowin…

The developer of Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine, has made cuts to its staff.  In a statement to Game Developer , the studio said that a “portion” of workers had been made redundant. In addition, Heart Machine said that staff would be paid severance and provided healthcare for some time.  The studio added that it would be crediting staff that had been laid off – a surprisingly…