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Destiny 2’s Ash & Iron update has added $250+ of new Eververse armor, while Iron Banner’s “new” set is a 2018 reskin, leading to widespread backlash from fans The free Ash & Iron Major update just dropped this week, bringing new content to Destiny 2. There’s a new exotic mission, two exotic weapons, and, of course, one of the main …

At least two PlayStation Studios employees are under fire for their response to news of Charlie Kirk‘s assassination. The 31-year-old political activist was murdered in broad daylight this week, sending shockwaves around the world. One of PlayStation Studios devs reportedly fired for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination One of the employees is senior Sucker Punch Productions artist Drew Harrison, who joked …

Former Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines wonders whether subscription services like Xbox Game Pass are selling developers short. The industry veteran, who spent 24 years at The Elder Scrolls and Starfield maker before retiring after the latter launched, was quizzed by DBLTAP about the rise of subscription platforms and the impact they’re having on the people who make video …

In good news for those saddened by their inability to stamp on Hitler’s head in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Machine Games are once again making noises about developing a new Wolfenstein game.

Image: Square Enix After 28 long years, Final Fantasy Tactics is finally getting the remaster it (hopefully) deserves when The Ivalice Chronicles launches on Switch on 30th September 2025. According to director Kazutoyo Maehiro, however, development on the upcoming remaster wasn’t entirely smooth-sailing thanks to one key issue: the original source code was essentially lost. Speaking at a panel during …

What began as a trickle has turned into an avalanche. Workers on Diablo are the latest arm of Blizzard to unionize, with Communications Workers of America (CWA) – which helped other Microsoft-owned studios unionize – saying that over 450 developers across multiple disciplines voted in favor of unionizing. It’s been a long time coming, though layoffs certainly sped up the …

Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand in September 2026, and followed by global rollout in 2027 and beyond. Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today, developers do not need to …

Developers are still struggling to get hold of Nintendo Switch 2 development kits after the console’s launch, according to new reports. In the latest edition of Digital Foundry’s DF Direct Weekly podcast, hosts John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie reported that they had been told by numerous developers that they were still unable to get hold of a development kit to …

Hollow Knight: Silksong announced a surprise release date of September 4 on Thursday. Alongside fans rushing to clear their schedules and games writers who have to plan around a lack of review code, some indie developers are delaying their games in response. Panik Arcade, developers of slot machine roguelike CloverPit, announced Friday that they’re moving the game’s planned release date …

Black Ops 7 devs have opened up about controversial Call of Duty skins, mentioning how they’re considering feedback from the community. Much like any other shooter, the Call of Duty franchise offers a plethora of different skins that players can use, some of which are part of limited-time crossovers from different franchises.  Black Ops 6, for example, has its share …