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Norwegian developer Funcom is initiating a period of organizational restructuring and staff reductions. This shift follows the conclusion of major development work on its ambitious survival title, Dune: Awakening, which recently saw its console release on 22nd September.
Q-Games has announced it will publish the two-player asymmetric horror game Beyond the Dark: Nightwatch for the Asian market. Developed by Atlantis Studio, the title is scheduled for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 22, 2026, with a price of 2,480 yen.
Publisher Arc Games released Thekla’s puzzle adventure Order of the Sinking Star on Steam on October 9. Developed by Jonathan Blow over a decade, the title features over 1000 puzzles set across four distinct worlds. Players navigate these areas as characters like warriors and mages, uncovering secrets while encountering magical traps and monsters.
Kotaro Uchikoshi, the writer known for titles such as Ever17, the Zero Escape series, and AI: The Somnium Files, has officially announced the establishment of a new studio named CRASH KEYS. This announcement comes after the creator revealed that a project he had been developing for one and a half years was recently cancelled.
Quality assurance workers at Activision have voted to authorize a union strike. The union, established in March 2024, represents nearly 600 employees who are prepared to take action if working conditions remain unchanged.
Dean Hall, known for his work on DayZ, has introduced Brutal, an open-source game development framework developed through his companies, Ahwoo and RocketWerkz. The project, which began in 2022, is available for free use in commercial titles without royalties, provided developers include a copyright notice.
Developer 4J Studios revealed that its open-world survival sandbox title, Reforj, will launch a closed playtest on PC in Q1 2027. The announcement occurred during the Game Republic New Horizons conference, where Chris van der Kuyl and Joseph "Stampy" Garrett discussed the project's development trajectory.
Melbourne-based developer House House has officially announced that its upcoming cooperative title, Big Walk, will not be released on the Xbox platform. The studio stated this decision aligns with the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which identifies Microsoft and its gaming division as priority boycott targets.
Epic Games has introduced a beta version of its redesigned launcher, which the company claims achieves a 46% faster cold start to store page time compared to Steam. Additionally, the new software is reportedly 14% faster when restoring from the system tray to the library.
The legal dispute between Rockstar Games and the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has been extended, with proceedings now scheduled to conclude in November. Originally expected to finish this Friday, the tribunal will now hold closing arguments on November 17th and 18th.
