Wardogs sold over 1 million copies on its Steam Early Access debut. Everplay Group's share price rise, widely linked to the news, actually predates it, and the results due September 15 won't include Wardogs at all.
Saudi Arabia's PIF already controls both Electronic Arts and Savvy Games. If it merges them, EU merger law may never get a say.
Ubisoft Mobile Barcelona workers began an indefinite strike on September 1 against a five-day office mandate. Ubisoft delayed the date three months. It never negotiated.
Don't Nod's H1 2026 results show revenue down 14 percent, cash at 8.0 million euros, and a formal warning it may not survive past January 2027.
Double Fine's new Kickstarter has a real $400,000 goal and a joke $100 million stretch goal for Brutal Legend 2, two months after 23 layoffs bought its independence from Xbox.
Paradox is refunding PlayStation pre-orders of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 because PSN has no partial-refund mechanic for a price change, not because it was the company's first choice.
Valheim exits Early Access on September 9, 2026 after five and a half years, raising its Steam price 50 percent for new buyers while existing owners get the 1.0 update free.
Xbox Cloud Gaming loses its unlimited hours in November 2026. Microsoft says only 4 percent of subscribers will notice, and that number is the real story.
Frontier Developments will build a new Disney game entirely on its own money. The UK studio's stock rose 2.35 percent; Disney's financial commitment was zero.
Nvidia confirmed on September 4, 2026 that DLSS 5, launched days earlier as RTX 50-exclusive with NBA 2K27, will come to RTX 40-series cards after all.
Supercell is taking full ownership of Merge Mansion maker Metacore by month's end, closing Germany and Sweden offices after eight years as its top investor.
Nexus Mods acquired SteamDB on September 2, 2026, ending 13 years of one-person, ad-free operation by founder Pavel Djundik. Existing features stay free, but Nexus Mods' own acquisition FAQ states SteamDB needs to make money, raising the question of what a tool millions of PC gamers depend on for free actually becomes next.
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