Hello there studio builders, burned producers, exhausted creatives, and people who’ve learned to read press releases like weather warnings. Today’s news cycle isn’t loud. There’s no single implosion dominating the feed. Instead, it’s a collection of signals that line up…
Hello there online warriors, live-service survivors, and people who are slowly realizing that ownership in games has become conditional. Today’s story isn’t about a bad launch, a failed roadmap, or a studio that lost its way. It’s about something quieter…
Hello there platform watchers, layoff doomscrollers, and people who can tell when a “policy update” is really a reputation update. Today’s news paints a familiar picture. A major platform holder facing softer momentum than expected. Another large publisher quietly cutting…
Hello there studio workers, union organizers, and people who’ve learned to read corporate statements like patch notes that never tell the full story. This week’s Ubisoft Halifax shutdown didn’t happen in isolation. It landed inside a pattern the industry has…
Hello there industry watchers, data skeptics, and players who’ve learned to read charts with one eyebrow permanently raised. Today’s headlines point in different directions, but they’re all orbiting the same tension. Fun versus metrics. Art versus automation. Growth versus stagnation.…
Hello there industry veterans, studio survivors, and people who’ve been here long enough to feel when a day hits differently. Today feels heavy. Like one of those editions that reads less like a news roundup and more like an obituary.…
Hello there heroes stuck behind desks, narrative degenerates, and people who swear they do not care about dialogue choices but somehow still argue about them online. AdHoc Studio Dispatch hitting three million players feels wrong in the best possible way.…
Hello there, tired devs, hopeful players, burned-but-still-online publishers, and everyone pretending they’re “just checking one thing” before midnight. It’s December 31. No scoops today. No panic refreshes. Just a deep breath before 2026 loads. 2025 was… a lot. Layoffs. Restructures.…
Hello there, extraction survivors, cautious scavengers, and quietly tired PvP veterans. ARC Raiders launched on 30 October 2025 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and it walked into a genre that usually treats new players like free loot. Tarkov…
Hello there, industry survivors, stubborn and still building. While the holidays tried to quiet things down, the game industry did what it does best when nobody’s watching. It made moves. Real ones. AI lines were drawn, money changed hands, governments…
