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Epic Games cut over 1,000 employees on March 24, attributing the decision to Fortnite’s declining engagement since 2025 and costs that now exceed revenue.
Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group agreed to acquire Moonton, developer of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, from ByteDance for $6 billion in one of the six largest gaming acquisitions on record.
Pearl Abyss apologized for including AI-generated assets in Crimson Desert’s launch version and issued a patch, pledging a full audit and replacement of affected content.
Nintendo to cut Switch 2 production by 30% this quarter after slower-than-expected holiday season sales | Nintendo Clarifies ‘The Cost of Physical Games Is Not Going Up’
Metacritic's 2025 Rankings Show A Major Shift In Top Publishers
Fortnite creator update will change Star Wars video games forever
Disney didn’t invest $1.5B into Epic to sell lightsaber skins
Ubisoft ‘ends game development’ at Tom Clancy studio, Red Storm, resulting in 105 job losses
Ex-Blizzard president says gamers need to ‘man up’ over AI usage in games after Crimson Desert devs issue apology
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