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I didn’t expect an Apple vs. Epic Games rematch so soon, especially around the March 7th deadline for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance. But it happened nonetheless. Apple suspended Epic’s developer account this week, effectively preventing the company from deploying an app marketplace for iPhone in Europe.On Thursday, the European Commission (EC) confirmed that it will investigate Apple’s treatment of Epic under the DMA and other regulations in the region. Even though Apple already has to answer for its…

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Toys For Bob, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, has announced that it is going independent. This comes a few months after it was acquired by Microsoft as part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition and in the wake of massive layoffs at Xbox.Announced in a blog post, Toys For Bob is becoming an independent studio, spinning out from underneath Microsoft. While there are no details about what sort of deal was made to gain independence, the blog post does state that Toys For Bob is…

Saber Interactive Saber Interactive, the game developer and publisher behind highly anticipated upcoming games like the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, is reportedly being sold by its parent company, Embracer Group. Bloomberg reports that Saber Interactive will be sold to private investors for “up to $500 million.” Saber Interactive has several subsidiaries, including 3D Realms, 4A Games, Aspyr Media, New World Interactive, Tripwire Interactive, and Zen Studios,…

A new interview with the CEO of developer Arrowhead Game Studios has revealed how the war in Helldivers 2 is being organised. Johan Pilestedt, the CEO at Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios, spoke about the war in an interview with PC Gamer, and revealed that it’s all being organised by one man named Joel. “We have an actual person with the job title of Game Master,” Pilestedt said. “We have a lot of systems built into the game where the Game Master has a lot of control over the play experience. It’s…

A popular bug-turned-feature in Palworld has been fixed in the game's latest update, but developer Pocketpair insists it was an accident.Palworld's most recent update brought a slew of fixes to both the PC and Xbox versions of the popular monster-collecting survival game, but one of those fixes--the inability to capture Tower bosses--was unintentional, according to Pocketpair. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.Size:640 × 360480 × 270 Want us to…

Fans of found-footage frights will soon be able to dig into a new video game take on the Paranormal Activity film series. By “soon” we mean 2026, which is when the “all-new interactive game experience” from the devs behind The Mortuary Assistant is set to launch. The Paranormal Activity: Found Footage game has DarkStone Digital (The Mortuary Assistant) and DreadXP partnering with Paramount for a release on “multiple gaming platforms.” In a move that’s fitting for the source material, the devs are aiming for a…

Supermassive Games, the British studio known for games like Until Dawn and The Quarry, is cutting numerous positions. According to Bloomberg, the studio notified staffers on Monday that there will be 90 layoffs at the studio, and that 150 positions overall are "at risk."The site pointed out how UK labor laws require companies to give advance notice of layoffs. The notification reportedly came today, February 26.Supermassive apparently has more than 300 staffers, so the cuts run deep. Nordisk Games bought…

It looks like Larian Studios has landed a critical hit, as Baldur's Gate 3 has far surpassed 10 million players. The director of publishing for the developer revealed the major milestone for the RPG over the weekend, as well as warned against "threats toxicity" toward his team.Spotted by VGC, Larian executive Michael Douse mentioned the dramatic player base increase on X (formerly known as Twitter) while talking about how mod support is coming to consoles for Baldur's Gate 3. "This is a game that went…

Back in November of 2023, developer Endnight Games announced that Sons of the Forest, its latest survival crafting game after The Forest, would finally release Version 1.0 on February 22, 2024 — oh hey, that’s today. Sons of the Forest pushes Version 1.0 live at 10 am PT, confirming they’d honor their promise and graduate from some of its earliest iterations. The update brings its improvements and additions to PC via Steam, the only platform you can play Sons of the Forest on for now. Hey Everyone,Sons Of The Forest…