- “Everything is peachy for us”: id Software co-head isn’t worried that Microsoft laid off half the studio. Marty Stratton would hardly be in such high spirits if he had been caught in the layoffs himself
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition will receive a major multiplayer update on N7 Day — thanks to fans. The developers never released an online mode, but the community will soon fix that
- Silent Hill: Townfall noticeably trailed behind the Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill f in launch sales, analysts say. The game arrived during an exceptionally packed release window, when Control Resonant, EA Sports FC 27, and other major titles competed for player attention
- Sony has begun urging some PS5 owners to sell their consoles, offering up to $400 for an unused device through a special trade-in program
- Former Dragon Age series executive producer Mark Darrah admitted that the BioWare team virtually ignored his advice during the development of The Veilguard
- The Elder Scrolls VI received the subtitle Sentinel — Bethesda revealed the game’s first trailer. The announcement took place nearly 15 years after the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- GTA VI garnered 7.71 million pre-orders and generated over $750 million two weeks ahead of launch, according to analysts. The majority of sales were on PlayStation 5
- Saber added new maps and vehicles to the RoadCraft simulator — the Foundations expansion has been released. The developers prepared plenty of new content
- Epic Games is preparing Unreal Engine 5.9, with a preview releasing next week: the main new feature will be expanded AI integration capable of directly editing 3D scenes
- Gamers weren’t kidding: a study confirmed the impact of the agenda on video game sales. Video games with a large number of agenda elements sell worse on average, and their revenue turns out to be nearly 8% lower. Economists arrived at this conclusion
- Valve amazed gamers: a Steam user had their deleted games restored after having removed them from their library due to mental health issues
- BioWare fans gathered enough signatures to petition the Canadian government to save the studio from “American dictation”. However, the Canadian authorities are unlikely to rescue the sunken studio
- AMD officially added support for FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 on Xbox Series X|S, giving developers new tools to improve image quality without a significant hit to performance
- New teasers for Skywind, the Morrowind remake on the Skyrim engine, showcased gloomy locations and music. The ambitious project is gradually moving toward release
- Nikita Buyanov admitted that the majority of Escape from Tarkov players currently play in PvE mode and explained the audience breakdown
Attempts to save BioWare from “American dictation”, Sony unexpectedly urged PS5 owners to sell their consoles — the week’s highlights
A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry around the world over the past week.