BioWare closes after 30 years | Project Helix reportedly late 2028 | Mobile games hide dark patterns

BioWare is closing after 30 years

Project Helix reportedly launching in late 2028, projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800

Mobile developers use hidden ‘dark patterns’ to manipulate gamers

Numbers

• Control Resonant Sales Top 1 Million Units

News

• Jagex cancels MMO reset RuneScape Reignited after player backlash: “The last time we didn’t listen to player feedback, combat changed forever”

• League of Legends Classic will become a thing of the past in January 2027, though it may one day be resurrected as a limited-time event

• EA Sports Announces Return of ‘Fight Night’ Boxing Video Game, ‘The Fight Is Never Over’

• Oblivion gamer uses Claude AI to boost average FPS gains up to 48%, stutters slashed by 90%: performance mod doesn’t change game assets or alter visuals

Industry Trends

• Games like Call of Duty and EA Sports FC most at risk of losing players during GTA 6 launch, according to new data

• Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of “proposed voluntary departure plan”

• Steam Next Fest has become next-to-worthless as AI slop infests a list of 8,000 demos

• Vivrato: 97% of studio leaders use AI in some form during development in EU and North America

• Steam Client Is Now Faster Than Epic’s New Vibe Coded Launcher

Rumors

• Respawn Entertainment and DICE are Working on a New Battlefront Title

• XBOX Tests Paid Cloud Playtime Without Game Pass

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