Xbox to Close South of Midnight Studio Compulsion
The Peabody-winning studio's planned closure is part of broader Xbox cuts expected next month, with reports suggesting a second studio could follow.
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Xbox Game Pass Lost Millions of Users After Price Hike
Chief strategy officer Matthew Ball told a Summer Game Fest audience that the October 2025 increase to $29.99 a month drove the losses, which preceded the company's April price cut.
Fable to have 1,000+ NPCs with 100 human actors
Playground Games said at Summer Game Fest that around 100 actors recorded the role-playing game's "Living Population" with no AI text-to-speech, as the reboot firmed its release for February 23, 2027.
Travis Willingham takes over as Sephiroth in FF7 Revelation
Square Enix confirmed the Critical Role co-founder is taking over from Tyler Hoechlin, who was unavailable for the trilogy's conclusion, after fans flagged a different Sephiroth voice in the Summer Game Fest reveal trailer.
Gears of War: E-Day Reportedly Cost $400 Million
Insider Tom Henderson put the budget at over $400 million, which would be more than 20 times the 2006 original's, adjusted for inflation.
GameStop Ends Reward Points for Pro Members
The $25-a-year program keeps its price but loses the 2% back members earned, with all unredeemed points set to expire August 15.
Mandalorian Actor Calls Star Wars Gatekeeping ‘Toxic’
Brendan Wayne, Pedro Pascal's body double on the series, says fans don't own the franchise, but critics counter that much of the backlash is fair.
Australian Video Game Retailers Claim Kingdom Hearts IV will Release in 2027
Identical product copy on JB Hi-Fi and EB Games listings for the October collection said it arrives "before the release of KINGDOM HEARTS IV in 2027." Both retailers have removed the line, and Square Enix has not commented.
Star Wars Jedi 3 Rumor Teases Older Cal Kestis and Time Jump
Insider Tom Henderson says Respawn's next Star Wars game will age Cal Kestis and skip ahead in the timeline, though EA has announced nothing.
Kingdom Hearts Cover Art Draws AI Accusations
Bluesky sleuths say an extra digit on Donald Duck and other anomalies in the October collection's key art point to generative AI retouching of Tetsuya Nomura's artwork. Square Enix has not responded to questions.