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Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after months of competitive bidding against Netflix. The deal includes WBD's struggling games division, which operates Rocksteady, Avalanche, Netherrealm, and TT Games and recently shuttered Monolith Productions. WBD Games now focuses on four IP pillars: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics. (Gamesindustry)
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The Warner Bros. acquisition: a timeline of events so far (13 min read)
Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after months of competitive bidding against Netflix. The deal includes WBD's struggling games division, which operates Rocksteady, Avalanche, Netherrealm, and TT Games and recently shuttered Monolith Productions. WBD Games now focuses on four IP pillars: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics. (Gamesindustry)
Sony Santa Monica is developing an action-focused God of War spinoff centered on Faye, Kratos' wife. The game is expected to be revealed this year with a first-half 2027 release target. It will be set within the God of War universe as a prequel, likely featuring little Kratos involvement. (IGN)
Resident Evil: Requiem hit 334,214 concurrent players on Steam during its launch weekend, the franchise's all-time peak—triple Resident Evil Village's 106,631. The game launched across Steam, Epic, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Critics praised its nostalgic return to the franchise's roots, and the title has already boosted sales of legacy RE titles. (Gamesindustry)
Studios & People
Halfbrick Studios is cutting jobs in Australia (4 min read)
Halfbrick Studios is cutting jobs in Australia. The studio behind Fruit Ninja and other mobile titles is reducing its workforce as part of ongoing restructuring efforts in the region. (Game Developer)
Bluepoint pitched a Bloodborne remake in early 2025 but was blocked by FromSoftware, according to Bloomberg. Bluepoint couldn't secure another project for over a year after the rejection. The studio has since been shut down by Sony, making a remake less likely unless FromSoftware directly oversees development. (Engadget)
Games & Releases
Keep your Baldur's Gate 3s, I'm playing GoldenLand. Or Heath. Whatever it is, I'm playing it.... (PC Gamer)
Rollin' Rascal, a Sonic Adventure-inspired speedrunner game, just added ranked multiplayer races to its Steam Next Fest demo. The game features sprawling levels with momentum-based physics, ramps, slides, and grind rails. Lead developer Gabriel Gonzales previously worked on the Sonic fangame Sonic GT. The demo shows strong fundamentals but still has minor camera and bug issues. (PC Gamer)
Teardown's multiplayer update launches in March after two years in development. Tuxedo Labs is adding full co-op campaign support, competitive modes (team deathmatch), free-roaming sandbox variants, and modded server support for up to 12 players per server. Multiplayer is PC-only for now; console versions and crossplay are not currently planned. DLC missions remain single-player only, and the game will lack integrated voice chat. (PC Gamer)
Starfield is coming to PS5 on April 7 at €49.99 (Standard) and €69.99 (Premium), according to reliable leaker billbil-kun. Pre-orders open March 18. The port arrives 2.5 years after the original PC/Xbox launch, with pricing lower than current PC versions. Bethesda has teased upcoming free updates and a new story expansion still in development. (IGN)
TIE Fighter: Total Conversion, a fan-made port of 1994's TIE Fighter into X-Wing Alliance, released a major v1.4 update with separate Classic and Reimagined installers, stability improvements, and HD upgrades to all concourse menu rooms. Developer Angel noted the year-long rebuild effort. Future updates may include co-op support. (PC Gamer)
Culture & Community
Narrative designer Cara Ellison, who worked on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 before developer changes and now leads Gravity Well Games, discussed her gaming influences and career path in PC Gamer's Disk Cleanup column. Her work spans Dishonored 2, Void Bastards, and God of War: Ragnarok, with current focus on the stealth deckbuilder Sleight of Hand, which she describes as a spiritual successor to the original Bloodlines. (PC Gamer)
Microsoft locked down its official Copilot Discord server after users flooded it with variations of "Microslop," a critical term for the AI assistant. The term was banned on the server around March 1st, but the ban sparked wider backlash; users circumvented filters using variations like "microsl0p." The influx appears tied to broader user frustration with Copilot's intrusive Windows integration and difficulty removing it from systems. (Kotaku)
A collector's ultra-rare Tsukihime Trial Edition floppy disk—one of only 50 copies worldwide—was allegedly damaged by U.S. Customs during international shipping. The disk arrived with evidence of deliberate destruction despite protective packaging. The incident may have been triggered by the demo's Adult Only rating, which falls under U.S. import restrictions on obscene materials. (IGN)
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