Xbox's big 2026 console exclusive was a money pit
The Case For Exclusivity When Gears Of War: E-Day Cost Over $500 Million To Make
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Mass Effect 5 Writers Speak Out About The Game We’ll Never Get: ‘The Most Energizing, In-The-Zone Collaboration I’ve Ever Had’
The few teases we did get implied the game would bridge the gap between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies
Rolling Stone
Daft Punk Team With Lego for Set Based on Classic Pyramid Stage
French duo drop teaser video ahead of 2027 collaboration with toymakers
GameSpot
Resident Evil Director Zach Cregger Feels Vindicated Following Gamer Backlash To His Highly Successful Movie
Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has responded to the success of his video game movie, and while he doesn't want to say “I told you so” to his haters, he's happy with the response, both critically and commercially. “I don’t know if I feel vindicated,” he told A Shot . “I’m gratified. I’m gratified that people responded to it.” The Resident Evil movie has earned $363 million globally , making it the highest-grossing Resident Evil movie of all time and the highest-rated. It's also the No. 9 highest-grossing video game movie ever . Prior to Resident Evil's release, Cregger said he was "naive" to think gamers would embrace his vision for the movie. People wanted to see a direct adaptation of one of the Resident Evil stories, featuring familiar plotlines and characters, but Cregger's movie didn't do any of that. In the new interview, Cregger said the "problem with the internet" is that it'
Eurogamer
Final Fantasy 14, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and more impacted as PHP vulnerability outages hit games around the globe
Multiple games - including Final Fantasy 14 and Umamusume: Pretty Derby - have faced outages and other issues following this week's discovery of a serious PHP vulnerability. Read more
Variety
Comcast Plans Major Layoffs as It Preps for NBCU Spin-Off, Sees $1 Billion-Plus Restructuring Charge in Q4
Comcast is gearing up for significant job cuts in its cable and telecom business in the coming weeks, as the media conglomerate restructures ahead the expected spin-off of NBCUniversal in 2027. On the company’s third-quarter 2026 earning call, CFO Jason Armstrong said Comcast expects to take a restructuring charge of more than $1 billion in […]
Variety
Lego Unveils Daft Punk Set Based on 2007 ‘Alive’ Tour, Short Film Collab Set to ‘Human After All’
Fans of both Daft Punk and Lego are about to get lucky. The electronic music duo and the toy brick brand have partnered for a new multi-platform collaboration spanning product, content and brand experiences. The partnership includes a Lego set based on the stage design from Daft Punk’s 2007 “Alive” tour, submitted on the toy […]