Weekly Roundup: The Epic Woes of Fortnite, AI Eyesores, New Games! Fortnite layoffs, AI debates, rising hardware prices, and fresh Xbox reveals—your quick weekly gaming news roundup.

Another week, another dose of video game industry news you may have missed. But probably not, because you're an educated sort, right?

RIIIIIIIIIGHT?

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#Fortnite #CrimsonDesert #Highguard #Xbox #SeriousSam #GamingNews

GRIDbeat! Review: Rage-Quit to the Beat GRIDbeat! review: A stylish neon rhythm-action game with intense synthwave beats and punishing difficulty that will test players’ patience.

GIRDbeat! is out now from @playacclaim.bsky.social and @ridiculousdev.bsky.social and I have a #review of it!

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Find out if it's style over substance, and whether it made me launch my controller through a window.

#rhythm #dungeon #GRIDbeat #GamingNews

Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees, Cites Fortnite Troubles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that the recent "downturn" in Fortnite player numbers means more than 1,000 people need to lose their jobs.

Epic Games lays-off over 1,000 staff as Tim Sweeney blames Fortnite "downturn":

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"I have done so much for this company....just to get thrown out."

#Epic #Fortnite #GamingNews #TeamIceKing #Layoffs #RocketRacing #FestivalBattleStage @fortnite-game.bsky.social

Why Aren't More People Talking About…Metal Eden WAMPTA is a new feature and the worst acronym you've ever seen in your life. This time: explosive run-and-gun actioner Metal Eden.

A new feature with the worst acronym you’ve ever seen in your life, WAMPTA also shirks correct punctuation as it asks, “Why Aren’t More People Talking About [specific game], implied question mark.”

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#MetalEden by @reikon-games.bsky.social is my WAMPTA. #GamingNews

OH NO IT'S A MONSTER

Just a LOUD FRIENDLY REMINDER that I'm a horror writer/musician outside of the game journo stuff, and you can keep up with all my COOL HAPPENINGS here:

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#HorrorCommunity #weirdfiction #barberbeats #ProfessionalHairdresser #industrial #jazz #Lovecraft

Weekly Roundup: Firebreak Ends Content, Cyberpunk Gets TCG, DLSS Causes a Stir and More This week: Gaming sites clutch their pearls at "AI slop", a failed Fortnite boycott, Firebreak ends content, new MindsEye trouble, and more!

Another Friday, another bunch of #GamingNews you may have missed.

RELAX, BUDDY.

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#NIVIDIA #ResidentEvil9 #MindsEye #Hitman #Fortnite #Cyberpunk #Epic #TCG #EmbarkStudios

Limited Run Games Buries Past Controversies Under New Leadership Limited Run Games has announced its new leadership team, as former CEO and co-founder Josh Fairhurst steps down after courting controversy.

The last year has not been good to @limitedrungames.com - at least in terms of public opinion. Can a new leadership team turn things around?

Possibly, given that they promise a "fan-first focus" with clearer communication. Full skinny: rb.gy/clg74d

#PhysicalMedia #GamingNews #RetroGames

Marathon ARG Unlocks New Content Marathon is counting on players to help shape the game's narrative and content, including a recent ARG to unlock a new map, videos and lore.

Does @marathonthegame.bungie.net have the legs to go the distance?

Can I put at least one bad Marathon pun in an article about the game?

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Plus, with an #ARG almost done, it looks like a new map's coming sooner than expected.

#Marathon #PvPvE #GamingNews

Weekly Roundup: Nacon’s in Trouble, EA Punishes Battlefield 6 Success, GDC in Full Swing, Plus New Games and a Baby Boar This week in video game news: EA lays off BF6 devs, Nacon refocuses on co-op horror, GDC ends, and a baby boar sniffs a load of trees.

I hope your eyeballs are hungry for another WEEKLY ROUNDUP because ooohhh boooyyyy here it comes:

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Let's all experience cosmic horror and go mad, while EA lays off staff and Nacon restructures. Also, there's a baby boar in this article.

#GamingNews #Cthulhu

Military Contractor Sets Sights on Retro Gaming Palmer Luckey created Oculus VR, then followed that up with military weapons. Now, he's after funding for retro consoles.

Can you separate art from the artist?

Palmer Luckey is a good litmus test of this, as by day he ships AI weapons to multiple countries, but by....er, also day....he runs @modretro.bsky.social and does seem keen on #retrogaming.

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#TechNews #GamingNews

Weekly Roundup: Resident Evil Requiem Breaks Records, Gaming Site "Hires" AI Writers, GameTank Smashes Funding Goal, and More This week in the industry: Requien breaks sales records, GameTank breaks funding goal, Sony breaks players' wallets, VideoGamer breaks rules.

Weekly Roundup time, fact fans!

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Requiem Sells Over 5 mil copies, Sony Faces Lawsuit in UK, DIY Retro Console GameTank Smashes Funding Goal, ClickOut Media Swamp Sites With AI SEO Garbage.

#retrogames #ResidentEvilRequiem #gametank #PICO #PS5 #lawsuit

Highguard is Shutting Down; Concord Resurrectionist Offers Help The final nail in the coffin of Highguard has landed: it shuts down on March 12. However, a dev behind a Concord revival has offered help.

In a sea of live service games, Highguard is drowning. But someone's thrown the game a life preserver!

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Am I inordinately pleased with that pun? Yes. Yes I am.

#Wildlight #Ancify #Highguard #LawBreakers #Concord #Hyenas #GamingNews

Face Eldritch Horrors in the World of Horror Board Game World of Horror: The Board Game tasks players with investigating/surviving a cursed coastal town and stopping the arrival of a cosmic horror.

WORLD OF HORROR is coming to tabletops as @lostincult.co.uk reveal a board game version.

Investigate the coastal town of Shiokawa and try not to go nuts and grow extra teeth, or get filled with holes.

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#Lovecraft #Uzumaki #eldritch #horror #worldofhorror

Resident Evil Requiem Has Its Cake and Eats It Resident Evil Requiem is out now on all major platforms, and attempts to bring the franchise full circle with a return to Racoon City.

#ResidentEvilRequiem is out now! Did you know that? It's a very niche product so I imagine it slipped under a lot of people's radars. I know, I know, it's a zombie game, but it's supposed to be one of the good ones. Apparently, it has 1,542 prequel games.

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#GamingNews

Resident Evolution Resident Evil has evolved beyond video games in its 30 year history: take a look at some of the divisive and weird ways it's been presented.

#ResidentEvil pop culture, anyone? Anyone?

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From movies to books to comics and even stage plays, RE has evolved way beyond being a video game by this point.

#ResidentEvilRequiem #PopCulture #GamingNews #survivalhorror

Resident Experiments From lightgun games to online multiplayer, Resident Evil hasn't been afraid to mutate into new forms. We take a look at the best, and worst.

RESIDENT EVIL WEEK CONTINUES!

I took a look at how the franchise has experimented with form and style over the years. Stick it in your eyeballs:

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DISCLAIMER: I unironically love Survivor.

#ResidentEvil #Online #Lightgun #GamingNews #Capcom #Survivor #Experiment

Highguard Website Goes Dark in Light of Tencent Controversy Struggling PvP shooter Highguard has experienced fresh trouble as claims surface it was secretly funded by Tencent; website goes offline.

Could #Highguard be gearing up for a relaunch, à la #Splitgate?

Or is #Wildlight simply hiding from the recent #Tencent funding accusation?

No one knows!

OR DO THEY?

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#GamingNews

“We’re Looking for Weirdos” - An Interview With Pixel Doors, a New Ethical Publisher Eneba News spoke to Pixel Doors about being an "ethical and sustainable" publisher, what they look for, and game developer advice.

New #interview is up!

I spoke to PIXEL DOORS about "ethical and sustainable" #publishing, got excellent #gamedev advice, and found out they want passion, not trends.

If you have a #weird game to pitch, check it out:

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#MadKingRedemption also gets a look-in!

Weekly Roundup: Silent Hill Goes to Scotland, Riot Games Knock-Out Staff, AYANEO Charge $4,000 for a Brick, and More This week: 2XKO and Highguard lose devs. Remedy gets new boss, Control 2 trailer. AYANEO's $4K Brick, Mewgenics, Hellraiser, and Silent Hill.

#GamingNews, #Gaming_News, oh boy have I got #news about #gaming for yooouuuuu!

#GameDevs are out on the proverbial street, Scottish streets become #SilentHill, $4,000 for a #handheld?! #2XKO/#Highguard and more!

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Weekly Roundup: Silent Hill Goes to Scotland, Riot Games Knock-Out Staff, AYANEO Charge $4,000 for a Brick, and More This week: 2XKO and Highguard lose devs. Remedy gets new boss, Control 2 trailer. AYANEO's $4K Brick, Mewgenics, Hellraiser, and Silent Hill.

#GamingNews you might have missed this week:

AYANEO charge $4K for a brick!
Silent Hill goes to Scotland!
Highguard and 2XKO lose developers!
Hellraiser is now a survival horror!
Mewgenics!

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#SilentHillTownfall #mewgenics #RiotGames #Highguard #Hellraiser

Weekly Roundup: Ethical Game Publishing, Iron Lung Decimation, Roblox Growth, and More This week: Pixel Doors promises ethical publishing, Iron Lung conquers the box office, Roblox gets richer, Horizon Hunters Gathering announced

#GamingNews to know when you don't know what news to know.

THIS WEEK: #IronLungMovie! #NintendoDirect! #Publishing #Ethics for #gamedevelopment! Clunky hashtag use! #HorizonHuntersGathering! #Roblox!

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Ares Interactive Snags $70M and Bets Big on the Future of Free-to-Play Ares Interactive secures a $70 million Series A led by General Catalyst, expands Heroes vs Hordes, and builds new cross-platform F2P titles.

With all the talk and focus in the #Videogame industry these days revolving around #AI it's always interesting to me to see new companies get a shitload of money for AI-assisted #gamedev ->
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Is this a good thing? I honestly don't know.

#GamingNews #HeroesvsHordes

Controversial MMORPG Ashes of Creation Has Been Abandoned Despite raising millions through Kickstarter and Pre-Order Packages, Ashes of Creation has been abandoned by its founder, Steven Sharif.

What on earth is happening with #Ashesofcreation ?

I dug into the confusion the best I could, and let me tell you, it's absolute chaos.

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#MMORPG #GamingNews #StevenSharif #MLM

ARC Raiders Adds Solo Vs Squads Mode, Suffers DDoS Attacks ARC Raiders recently released the Headwinds update which includes a Solo vs Squads mode. The game's also under DDoS attack, as is The Finals.

#ArcRaidersGame is currently suffering #DDoS attacks, just after releasing a decent new #Headwinds update.

Full skinny: tinyurl.com/DDoSraiders

#TheFinals is affected too.

#GamingNews

Weekly Roundup: Epic and Google’s Secret Deal, Ubisoft Explodes, Fable Reboot, and More Weekly Roundup highlights Epic and Google's secret $800 million deal, Ubisoft's "Creative Houses", Fable reboot, Return to Silent Hill, more.

Who hasn't got time to read #GamingNews every damn day? PROBABLY YOU!

But don't worry, my ugly friend, because I've started rolling out WEEKLY ROUNDUPS.

This week: #Epic #Ubisoft #Fable #ReturnToSilentHill

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League of Legends Beat ‘Em Up, 2XKO, Officially Launched: Out Now on Consoles Riot Games has now released 2XKO on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The studio has also outlined plans to involve the FGC in 2XKO esports.

FIGHT ME, YOU COWARD!

League of Legends gets a beat-em up as 2XKO is out now on all major platforms, and Riot Games has outlined plans to involve the FGC in esports events.

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#GamingNews #esports #2XKO #RiotGames @2xko.riotgames.com @riotgames.com

Hytale Hits Early Access, Gets 2.8 Million Players, Adds Dinosaurs, Runs Windows 95 Hytale is finally available and gamers are going nuts for it. Update 1 added dinos. Hytale mods have also been praised for accessibility.

ENEBA INDEPENDENT GAMING NEWS IS BACK! At least for now, so make the most of it, #gamers!

Congrats to @hytale.bsky.social / @hypixelstudios.bsky.social for a decidedly successful Early Access launch!

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#GamingNews #gaming_news #Hytale #HytaleModding

Phasmophobia Devs Go Full Publisher Mode as Kinetic Games Levels Up Kinetic Games announces a brand new indie focused publishing label Kinetic Publishing plans to support a small number of standout projects Phasmophobia development rolls on alongside the expansion Kinetic Games has decided that making one of the biggest indie horror hits on the planet was not ambitious enough, as the studio behind Phasmophobia has officially announced Kinetic Publishing, a new label designed to help other indie developers survive the industry without getting crushed by it.

Good news if you're a #GameDev with a solid plan for your game, or at least something beyond a test level - Kinetic Games are now opening their welcoming publishing arms. Why not give them a hug? #GamingNews #Phasmophobia

LoL Esports Fires Up 2026 With New Tournaments, Tweaked Formats • Riot drops the full 2026 esports calendar and it’s stacked• A brand new international event kicks things off before MSI even shows up• Worlds heads back to North America to wrap the year League of Legends esports has wasted absolutely no time jumping into 2026. Riot Games has officially rolled out the Season Start plan, and it’s absolutely chockablock.

Two #LOL and #esports related posts in two days? Why not!

#LeagueofLegends Esports 2026 has revealed its calendar and it's STACKED. #GamingNews

League Of Legends Kicks Off 2026 With Season 1 For Demacia Riot Games confirmed that Season 1 of 2026 for League Of Legends will adopt a Demacia theme across the game’s seasonal structure, visuals, and content offerings. The annual cinematic dropping in January is designed around Demacian champions and what Riot describes as the kingdom’s golden age of lore. Summoner’s Rift and core gameplay systems are receiving wide reaching updates, including visual shifts and new mechanics such as Faelights and Crystalline Overgrowth.

Good news for #LeagueofLegends fans as Season One kicks off on Jan. 8, with a Demacia theme. #GamingNews #LOL