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FF7 Revelation Director Confirms His Studio Is Also Making Kingdom Hearts 4

Naoki Hamaguchi, the director of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, has confirmed that his team at Square Enix's Creative Studio 1 is also the development studio behind Kingdom Hearts 4. The revelation ties two of Square Enix's most anticipated upcoming titles to the same internal team, raising questions about how the studio is managing the scope and resources required for both projects simultaneously.

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BlizzCon 2026: Blizzard Reveals Open-World StarCraft Shooter, Targeting 2030

Blizzard Entertainment dropped one of the biggest surprises of BlizzCon 2026 during its opening ceremony, officially announcing a brand-new StarCraft game, this time reimagined as an open-world, story-driven shooter. It marks the first new entry in the beloved franchise in nearly a decade, and the first time the series has stepped outside the real-time strategy genre it helped define. The project is being led by a former Far Cry creative director, lending the title serious open-world pedigree right out of the gate.

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Diablo 5 Officially Announced at BlizzCon 2026, Targeting Spring 2029

Blizzard Entertainment officially pulled back the curtain on Diablo 5 during the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, confirming a Spring 2029 release window for the next mainline entry in its landmark action RPG franchise. The game is set roughly 100 years after the events of Diablo 4, in a world where the Lord of Terror himself has already triumphed. According to Blizzard, "Diablo has won," and the new setting reflects that grim reality, with no towns or safe havens left to protect players as they venture through a fallen Sanctuary.

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BlizzCon 2026: Overwatch Season 5 Brings Vampire Hero, Two Major Reworks

Blizzard used the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony to deliver one of the biggest Overwatch announcements in recent memory, unveiling hero 54, a vampire-inspired support character named Doctrine, alongside sweeping reworks for two of the game's most debated veterans. Doctrine is a "robo-vampire" whose kit revolves around blood-draining mechanics, and his arrival in Season 5 continues the game's gradual drift toward darker, more fantasy-tinged territory. Blizzard also revealed a new map and the return of the beloved limited-time mode Dokiwatch, rounding out a jam-packed Season 5 slate. A first look at a mysterious new Omnic hero was also teased shortly after Doctrine's reveal, hinting at more additions later in the year.

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Rockstar Allegedly Spied on Worker Union Discord for Over Two Years

Court documents have surfaced containing significant allegations against Rockstar Games, claiming the company covertly monitored a Discord server used by workers organizing for unionization for more than two years. The claims, brought before a court and reported by Destructoid, paint a troubling picture of alleged corporate surveillance targeting employees engaged in protected labor activity. If proven true, the conduct could represent a serious violation of workers' rights and labor law protections.

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