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Quarter Up, the studio behind the superhero fighting game Invincible VS, has been hit with mass layoffs following the title's underwhelming commercial performance. According to reports, the studio has been reduced to a "skeleton crew," suggesting that the bulk of its workforce has been let go in the wake of the game's disappointing reception.
2K Sports has officially announced the formation of Small Axe Studios, a brand-new AAA development team based in Vancouver, Canada. The studio is tasked with building what 2K describes as its "next blockbuster sports franchise," and its roster is already turning heads. Small Axe is stacked with veterans from EA Sports' FIFA and EA Sports FC series, including a former executive producer poached directly from EA, signaling that 2K is serious about mounting a real challenge to the long-dominant football game franchise.
US Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have launched a formal bipartisan congressional investigation into Roblox, citing serious concerns about child exploitation on the platform. The investigation centers on allegations that the massively popular gaming platform has failed to adequately protect its young user base from NSFW content and alleged grooming. In a pointed statement directed at the company, the senators made their intentions clear: "Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way."
Square Enix and Disney delivered a massive Kingdom Hearts blowout at D23 2026, confirming that Kingdom Hearts 4 is targeting a late 2027 release window. The showcase trailer debuted new gameplay footage and officially confirmed a world based on Pixar's Coco, marking another landmark collaboration between the two companies and giving fans their clearest picture yet of what to expect from the long-awaited sequel.
Hello Games founder Sean Murray has opened up about the long, painful road to redemption for No Man's Sky, revealing that a turning point came when players finally began discussing the game's new content more than its infamous 2016 launch. Murray described feeling like "a weight had lifted" once the conversation around the game shifted away from the controversy that had dogged the studio for years. For a long time, he noted, nearly every reply or comment the team received was "laced with some slightly mean things," making it difficult to stay motivated even as Hello Games quietly pushed out update after update.
