Subnautica 2 + Forza 6 + LEGO Batman leak | Switch 2 bundles ahead of price hike | Uncharted 4 turns 10

Subnautica 2 Images and Gameplay Appear to Have Leaked Online, Just Days After Forza Horizon 6 and LEGO Batman

New Nintendo Switch 2 bundles coming ahead of price increase

10 Years Later, Uncharted 4 Still Feels Ahead Of Its Time

Numbers

• Crimson Desert has made over $178 million, developers report. Breakdown between PC and console is 50-50

• Silent Hill F Sales Pass 2 Million Copies, Silent Hill 2 Remake Has More Than 6 Million Players

• Metal Gear Hits 66.1 Million Sales, Silent Hill Crosses 17.1 Million

• Battlefield 6 Drives EA to $7.5 Billion Record Year

• Pokémon Pokopia Has Sold Through Over 4 Million Units

News

• Sega has canceled development of its ‘super game’, as it pivots away from live service games

• Atari acquires rights to first five Wizardry RPGs

• Xbox, Discord Partner to Offer Cheaper Version of Xbox Game Pass to Nitro Subscribers

• Guerilla Games co-founder and Epic veteran building 'a European alternative' to Unreal Engine

• 2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at “new direction and focus”

Industry Trends

• What the survival-crafting audience looks like heading into Subnautica 2

• Steam stats for Slay the Spire 2's engine Godot show "strong signs of exponential growth"

• It Seems ‘Destiny 2’ And ‘Marathon’ Cannot Properly Co-Exist At Bungie

• Motherboard sales 'collapse' by more than 25% as chipmakers strangle enthusiast PC market to build more AI chips

• DeepMind Just Bought Into EVE Online. Here's the Layer Even Their Own Research Says Is Missing.

Rumors

• Rockstar may open up GTA 6 pre-orders next week

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