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The CWA Canada union has said that it will "pursue every legal recourse" to defend the recently unionised workforce at the soon-to-be-closed Ubisoft Halifax. Read more View the full article

London-based game developer Ustwo is shifting its focus to PC. Read more View the full article

Games-focused chat platform Discord is allegedly still exploring the possibility of going public. Read more View the full article

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has requested interim relief for employees dismissed by Rockstar Games last November. Read more View the full article

Shape of Dreams surpasses 1m units sold | News-in-briefView the full article

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, Roblox has began its "global enforcement" of requiring users to verify their age before they can access chat. Read more View the full article

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles tops 1 million copies sold across all platforms | News-in-BriefView the full article

Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors has once again rejected Paramount Skydance's amended tender offer. Read more View the full article

Amazon's Fallout TV show is crossing over with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tomorrow with a new event pass, limited-time modes, and more. All this Fallout content hits Activision's latest release in its long-running FPS series as the TV show's fourth episode of Season 2 goes live this week. This Fallout crossover is part of a larger mid-season update of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 dubbed S01 Reloaded, which brings more maps, modes, challenges, Loadout items, and additional content across multiplayer, Zombies, Endgame, and Warzone alongside the wasteland fun. "The world of Fallout is coming to Call of Duty in the mid-season, featuring limited-time content themed around the wasteland, including the Deathclaw Hunt Endgame World Event, The Ghouls and S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Mayhem in multiplayer, Project RADS in Zombies, and Power Armor Royale in Call of Duty: Warzone," a press release reads. "Plus, earn themed rewards in the Quantum Exchange Event and other Events, deploy to the Vault Town map variant, pick up the Tracer Pack: Fallout Bundle and more alongside our regular Season 01 Reloaded content." Check it out in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 x Fallout trailer below: There is a massive amount of information regarding Season 01 Reloaded and you can read the full list of new content, including Fallout, here. This collaboration, and all of Season 01 Reloaded, hits Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tomorrow on January 8. In the meantime, read Game Informer's thoughts on Fallout Season 2, and then read Game Informer's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review here. View the full article

A group of former Boss Fight Entertainment developers have banded together to form Sunwise Games. Read more View the full article

If you’re looking to add some flair to your PlayStation 5, Sony has revealed the Hyperpop Collection of designer covers and DualSense 5 controllers. These new accessories will become available in March. The Hyperpop Collection comes in three colors inspired by RGB lights: Techno Red, Remix Green, and Rhythm Blue. Each accessory features a glossy black shadow gradient. Unfortunately for owners of the original PS5 model and the PS5 Pro, the covers appear to be designed only for the PS5 Slim. The Hyperpop Collection launches on March 12, and pre-orders begin on January 16. The DualSense controllers retail at $84.99. The console covers, which will be available in limited quantities, costs $74.99. You can read more about these accessories by visiting the PlayStation Blog. View the full article

Ubisoft is shutting down Ubisoft Halifax, a studio that previously worked on Rocksmith and mobile titles in the Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six franchises. 71 staff members have been affected. This news comes just two days after Ubisoft Halifax unionized, with 61 employees joining the Game & Media Workers Guild of Canada. The studio had announced plans to unionize in June 2025 and became Ubisoft’s first labor union in North America. Despite the timing, Ubisoft told Video Games Chronicle in a statement that the decision to close Ubisoft Halifax was made “well before” the studio unionized and is part of a company-wide effort to “streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.” Ubisoft also states that it “fully respects” employees’ right to unionize. Additionally, Ubisoft promises to support the impacted employees with severance packages and career assistance. Ubisoft Halifax was formerly known as Longtail Studios. Founded in 2010, it worked on Rocksmith 2014 before being acquired by Ubisoft in 2015. The studio went on to help develop the mobile titles Assassin’s Creed Rebellion, released in 2018, and Rainbow Six Mobile, which launches on February 23. This news follows a challenging couple of years for the publisher, which has made significant cuts at studios such as Massive Entertainment (The Division, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora) and RedLynx (Trials) as part of its ongoing restructuring. Last March, it formed a new subsidiary partially backed by Tencent called Vantage Studios to manage its biggest franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. View the full article

Ubisoft has announced the closure of Ubisoft Halifax, the Canadian studio which was working on mobile titles for Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed, affecting 71 staff members. Read more View the full article

The Top Five most played games on PlayStation 5 in the US for 2025 were the same as in 2024, with Fortnite in the top spot. Read more View the full article

The developer of the recently released Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, 1047 Games, has responded to reporting regarding the project's performance on Steam. Read more View the full article

Fallout 4 has doubled the amount of concurrent players on Steam since the season two premiere of Amazon's Fallout series. Read more View the full article

Neowiz is "actively exploring" how generative AI "can enhance [its] internal publishing productivity." Read more View the full article

Hollywood stars Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs have been cast in Amazon's upcoming Tomb Raider adaptation. Read more View the full article

Sega co-founder David Rosen has died aged 95 | News-in-briefView the full article

UK consumers spent £5.4 billion on video games during 2025. Read more View the full article

Sony has patented a new AI system to assist stuck players. Read more View the full article

Veteran actor Troy Baker says that while it's tempting to "demonize" and "denigrate" AI and its impact on the global games industry, he believes it will eventually "drive people to the authentic," adding: "For the last 2,500 years since we first set foot out onto a stage, humans have been doing this. So maybe we trust that." Read more View the full article

007, the mission is simple: boot up Steam, select program file "007 First Light," and select Play. But please note that you will need 32 GB of RAM to meet the recommended specs for this operation. After delaying 007 First Light from its original March release date to May 27 last month, developer IO Interactive has revealed the PC specs and system requirements needed to run the game. Hopefully, you have the RAM to run it. Unfortunately, the specs revealed today are only for 1080p/30 FPS (minimum hardware requirements) and 1080p/60 FPS (recommended hardware requirements), so there's no word on what kind of PC you'll need to play the game at, say, 1440p or 4K or even an FPS rate higher than 60. Nonetheless, you can find the requirements below: Click to enlarge Minimum PC Hardware RequirementsPerformance Target: 1080p at 30 FPSProcessor: Intel Core I5 9500K, AMD Ryzen 5 3500Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 1660, AMD RX 5700, Intel Discrete GPU EquivalentRAM: 16 GBVideo RAM: 8 GBStorage: 80 GB minimumOperating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11, 64-bitRecommended PC Hardware RequirementsPerformance Target: 1080p at 60 FPSProcessor: Intel Core I5 13500, AMD Ryzen 5 7600Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3060 TI, AMD RX 6700 XT, Intel Discrete GPU EquivalentRAM: 32 GBVideo RAM: 12 GBStorage: 80 GB minimumOperating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11, 64-bit007 First Light launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC on May 27. In the meantime, check out this trailer spotlighting Lenny Kravitz's villainous Bawma, and then check out the Bond car 007 will be driving in the game. After that, read this preview to learn why watching a behind-closed-doors demo of 007 First Light quelled my biggest worry about the game. View the full article

Former Naughty Dog president Evan Wells has been selected as the latest inductee into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame. His induction will take place during the 29th annual D.I.C.E. Awards on February 12. A 30+ year veteran of the video game industry, Wells began his career as a designer on ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron. He later moved to Crystal Dynamics to work as a programmer on Gex and then as lead designer on Gex: Enter the Gecko. Wells joined Naughty Dog in 1998 and worked as a lead designer and director on titles such as Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Crash Team Racing, and the Jak and Daxter trilogy. Wells would ascend to becoming co-president of Naughty Dog in 2004, helping guide the studio as it developed its critically acclaimed Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises. Wells became the studio's sole president in 2017. Additionally, Wells served as an executive producer for both franchises' on-screen adaptations: the 2022 film Uncharted and HBO's The Last of Us TV series. In 2020, The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann was promoted to co-president of Naughty Dog to run the studio alongside Wells. This dual leadership lasted until Wells retired from Naughty Dog in 2023. “Naughty Dog was able to create some truly incredible games and leave a lasting mark on the industry because of Evan’s unwavering leadership and the trust he placed in all of us,” said Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog studio head & head of creative, in a press release. “I know I speak for many across the industry when I congratulate Evan on this well-deserved recognition. It’s a profound honor to present him with this Hall of Fame induction.” Previous inductees into the AIAS Hall of Fame include Ted Price (2025), Koji Kondo (2024), Tim Schafer (2022), Ed Boon (2021), Connie Booth (2020), Bonnie Ross (2019), Todd Howard (2017), Hideo Kojima (2016), Leslie Benzies (2014), Dan and Sam Houser (2014), and Tim Sweeney (2012). The D.I.C.E. Awards will be held at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. We spoke to Evan Wells and Neil Druckmann in 2021 about Naughty Dog's history, which you can read here. View the full article

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that former Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells will join its Hall of Fame at the DICE Awards this year. Read more View the full article