Ubisoft will now carve up its business into various Creative Houses, new operational divisions that will each handle games based on specific genres, including action, adventure, first-person shooter, etc.

Ubisoft's latest Q1 results outline the future of the company. The group will be organized into what Ubisoft is calling 'Creative Houses,' which are basically segments with teams of people who work on specific franchises. The first Creative House will oversee most of the video game maker's most prized franchises.

Ubisoft has confirmed the initial Creative House will be its new Tencent-backed subsidiary. This means that one Creative House division will handle Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six--the three most valuable IPs that Ubisoft has. The deal was a layered attempt at thwarting a hostile takeover while raising funds; Tencent invested $1.2 billion into Ubisoft in exchange for a 25% stake in the new subsidiary.

Square Enix lost the master source code for Final Fantasy Tactics, so they basically rebuilt the game for the new Ivalice Chronicles re-release.

Final Fantasy Tactics originally released on the PS1 in 1997, during the kind of Wild West days of 3D gaming. This was an era where publishers and developers would often release one-and-done products, misplacing or losing source code along the way. That's kind of what happened with the original FFT.

A new PlayStation Blog interview with Square Enix's Kazutoyo Maehiro takes players down memory lane to the early days of Final Fantasy Tactics. According to Maehiro, the original FFT code had been overwritten, and no untouched version of the gold master exists. "This was simply the norm at the time--we developed games by essentially overwriting the previous code each time."

As more games publishers and developers shed jobs and shut down entire teams, Capcom has expanded its game development workforce by over 24% in recent years.

While scouting Capcom's IR page, I noticed something very interesting: Capcom's personnel have been steadily rising over the last four years. Since 2021, Capcom has added 561 new game developers to its workforce, representing a +24.5% increase in game dev personnel over the four-year period. Capcom also has a very low 2.8% turnover rate, and has increased employee salaries by +52% across this timeframe.

The company currently employs 3,766 people, of which 75% are related to video game development. Capcom also has some very progressive goals: "The Company aims to achieve the percentage of male employees taking childcare leave to at least 85%, as well as raising the gender wage gap to at least 88% by the end of March 2029, in addition to introducing a partnership system with more inclusive definitions of spouses and conducting nursing care seminars."

Julian LeFay, best known for his pivotal design work on The Elder Scrolls franchise, has passed away at the age of 59.

Renowned game designer Julian LeFay has passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. "It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our community of the passing of Julian LeFay, our beloved Technical director and co-founder of OnceLost Games," LeFay's close friend Ted Peterson wrote on Twitter.

LeFay was known for helping guide the early stages of The Elder Scrolls, which would go on to become a billion-dollar fantasy series. He worked on three Elder Scrolls titles--Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire--and more recently had embarked on the quest to create "The Grand RPG" with OnceLost Games with the RPG project The Wayward Realms.

Microsoft's decision to break first-party game exclusivity has led to chart-topping sales on competitor platforms, and one analyst firm estimates that this strategy has made Forza Horizon 5 the best-selling PS5 game of 2025 so far.

Forza Horizon is one of the most popular racing franchises in existence, and it's been said to make more money than all of its competitors combined. The once-exclusive Xbox game crossed over to PS5 in April, and Forza Horizon 5 did so well that Microsoft took over Sony's own PlayStation Store with 4 out of the top 5 best-sellers.

New reports indicate that Forza Horizon 5 is now the best-selling new PS5 game of the year. Alinea Analytics estimates that FH5 has sold a total of 3 million copies to date, up 1 million units from launch.

The official reveal trailer for Battlefield 6 is only a matter of hours away, and if you are a longtime fan of the franchise hoping to see something you will like, or just someone interested in what the next Battlefield game is shaping up to be, tune into the reveal of the trailer releasing on July 24.

Ahead of the reveal trailer, Battlefield 6 news in the form of leaks has surfaced online, with the recent leaks suggesting the game is going to be more expensive on consoles than on PC, and that it will be released to the public on October 10.

While those details are yet to be officially confirmed, they were from a renowned leaker with a good track record. What is officially confirmed is the recently released campaign teaser that shows NATO breaking at its seams over the rise of Pax Armata. There is also an invasion of Gibraltar.

Borderlands developers Gearbox have released an official gameplay overview trailer for Rafa, the Exo-Soldier that embodies the Soldier class of former Borderlands games.

Gearbox has teased it will be rolling out gameplay overviews for all of its four new Vault Hunters in the coming weeks in a bid to keep the hype train rolling before the release of Borderlands 4, and to kick things off, we have Rafa: the Exo-Soldier.

The overview shows Rafa using his Arc-Knives to slice and dice his way through various enemies, and then spinning around like a Beyblade in a large AOE ability (Area of Effect). To assist Rafa on his killing spree, the soldier has Peacebreaker Cannons that can be thrown on the ground.

2K Games has announced that WWE 2K25 is launching on the Nintendo Switch 2 today, and that it will be arriving alongside the Fearless Pack, the third of five DLC character packs.

In a new press release and videos posted to social channels, WWE 2K25 will feature the full set of game modes and match types found on other platforms where the game is available, along with the ability to play in offline modes.

Additionally, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of WWE 2K25 will come with online modes, and the Fearless Pack features New Jack, Jordynne Grace, Penta, Bull Nakano, and celebrity guest the PRIME Bottle (featuring global megastar KSI). Furthermore, the Fearless Pack introduces 64 new moves and animations.

Nintendo's new Switch 2 console is a big hit in the US, where it became the fastest-selling system of all time, beating out consoles like the PlayStation 4 at launch.

The Switch 2 has sold 1.6 million units in the US during the launch month of June, making it the fastest-selling video games hardware in United States history. The news comes from Circana executive director Mat Piscatella in a lengthy post on the US games market's performance throughout June 2025.

"Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records," Piscatella said in an analysis post on Bluesky.

Borderlands 4 is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, and according to Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford, who announced the news via a video on his personal X account, there will be a download with the physical copy.

Pitchford has seemingly confirmed that Borderlands 4 will be arriving in the form of a Game Key Card over the full title arriving on a physical cartridge, which isn't unusual at all as Borderlands 4 is a "big game" and other publishers such as Square Enix and Capcom have decided to take this route as well for their titles. Why? Well, it's simply cheaper for the publisher as they don't have to pay for a large physical cartridge.

As for performance, Pitchford said in a reply to a user asking if it will run at 60FPS that Gearbox didn't want to cut anything from the game and wanted to support cross-play with other platforms. So the decision was made to target 30FPS, with Pitchford adding there will be "some dips in some intense moments, heavy combats, or if hosting a multiplayer game in handheld mode, etc.." Notably, Borderlands 3 on the original Nintendo Switch averaged around 45FPS during typical gameplay.

Fortnite will not return to iOS in the UK through 2025, or the first half of 2026, new regulatory filings indicate.

Today, the UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published roadmaps for their investigations into Google's and Apple's mobile stores. This roadmap does not include forcing Apple to break open the App Store and allow alternative third-party competing storefronts on the platform; Epic Games wants to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS and be allowed to sell its games without having to pay extra fees, but that plan has been temporarily stymied.

The CMA has chosen to prioritize other areas of focus, much to Epic's ire. "We can't bring the Epic Games Store to iOS in the UK this year (if ever), and Fortnite's return to iOS in the UK is now uncertain. The UK competition regulator is choosing not to prioritize opening the mobile ecosystem to alternative app stores this year," Epic wrote in a blog post.

Ahead of the official unveiling of the Battlefield 6 reveal trailer, EA has taken to the Battlefield social media accounts to share a short teaser of the campaign.

The effort to build hype for the official unveiling of Battlefield 6 is certainly underway as it is now less than 24 hours until the full trailer drops. At the time of writing, there are thousands of people patiently waiting in the Battlefield 6 Official Reveal Trailer YouTube video chat, all of whom are discussing the possibilities for what the game is going to offer.

To kick things up a notch, a short teaser trailer for the title's campaign has been released, and it begins with several news reporters discussing the movements of "Pax Armata" and how they are rising to contest NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Assassin's Creed Shadows launched in March, and while the game was encompassed in controversy, Ubisoft deemed it a success in its recent financial report, with the title acquiring as many as 5 million players. But now Ubisoft is looking to get even more players into the latest AC title, with the Ubisoft CEO saying the game will be arriving on "other machines".

Unless Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is talking about the game releasing on a refrigerator with a display, it seems the only viable option left for a new platform release would be the Nintendo Switch 2. Notably, the Ubisoft CEO teased the release of Shadows coming to "other machines" during a financial briefing call where he also confirmed the release window for the first expansion to come to Shadows, Claws of Awaji. Guillemot was asked directly about the launch of Shadows on Nintendo's latest console, and he said that Ubisoft hasn't said what titles it's bringing to the Nintendo Switch.

However, that isn't all the pieces of the not-so-confusing puzzle. Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet said during the same call that Ubisoft's line-up for the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2026, includes "a couple of other titles" that will be "announced at a later stage." Adding, "And we also have a game that will be launched on the Switch 2." But he didn't name the title. Notably, Star Wars: Outlaws was already announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, and Duguet was speaking about games "beyond the announced releases," which suggests there is another title in the works for a Switch 2 release.

A new report has claimed the release date for the highly anticipated Battlefield 6 will be on October 10 and it will be releasing on consoles for 80 Euros, which converts to $70 USD.

The release date and price are from well-known industry leaker billbil-kun, who has leaked information about unreleased titles in the past and been very spot on. Bilbil-kun is renowned as quite reliable when it comes to leaks, having a great track record. Be that as it may, this is still a leak, so take the information with a healthy amount of skepticism.

Additionally, it's possible we won't have to wait long for the official release date or even price of Battlefield 6 as EA will be dropping the reveal trailer on July 24, which at the time of writing is only 23 hours away.

How often does this ever happen: A video games publisher lowers the price of a game? That's what happened today as Microsoft has chosen to lower the price of The Outer Worlds 2 to better reflect "current market conditions."

The Outer Worlds 2 is no longer the first $80 Xbox game. Microsoft today made a surprise announcement: The Outer Worlds 2 no longer costs $80, and will now instead be $10 cheaper. The new price of Obsidian's upcoming RPG is now $70, which is in line with the new baseline MSRP introduced at the beginning of the PS5/Xbox Series generation. Gamers who pre-ordered The Outer Worlds 2 can receive a refund and repurchase at a cheaper price.

"We're focused on bringing players incredible worlds to explore, and will keep our full priced holiday releases, including The Outer Worlds 2, at $69.99 - in line with current market conditions," a Microsoft rep tells Windows Central.

There are many ways to track a human, but researchers in Italy have devised a new method that involves creating a biometric marker for people based on how their body distorts WiFi signals.

The researchers are calling this new method of tracking "WhoFi," and detailed how it works in a paper that has yet to be published. The paper titled "WhoFi: Deep Person Re-Identification via WiFi Channel Signal Encoding" explains that re-identification is the primary goal of the new technology, which doesn't necessarily mean a person's identity, such as their name, but just that they are the same individual seen in one location and then in another.

The idea is that WhoFi could be used in video surveillance to maintain constant tracking of a subject without having to use any obvious identifiers such as items of clothing, features, etc.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang reportedly secretly met with Samsung Electronics back in 2018 to discuss co-development of HBM, a possible switch from TSMC to Samsung Foundry, and to work together closely on CUDA.

According to a semiconductor industry source, CEO Jensen Huang secretly visited Samsung Electronics in 2018 and made three proposals. The first was to expand the HBM development that Samsung and NVIDIA were jointly pursuing to a higher level. The second was to jointly develop foundry technology beyond 8nm. The third involved jointly fostering NVIDIA's software ecosystem, CUDA.

The source, who requested anonymity, stated: "at the time, Samsung rejected all three of CEO Jensen Huang's proposals". They added that "CEO Jensen Huang lamented, 'There is no one at Samsung to discuss long-term strategy with me'". At the time, Jensen wasn't able to meet with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong. Samsung as a whole was significantly subdued due to the prosecution's investigation and trial against Chairman Lee, which had fully commenced in 2027, and that it's understood long-term decision-making "wasn't smooth".

Corsair and Elgato have launched the new Game Capture 4K S external capture solution, designed for PCs, Macs, PlayStation, Xbox, the Nintendo Switch 2, and even iPadOS. It's the successor to the popular Elgato HD60 X, supporting recording or streaming cinematic 4K60 gameplay with zero-latency passthrough.

It even supports low-latency preview as low as 30ms, with additional support for high refresh-rate 1440p120 and 1080p240 capture for those playing competitive games. HDR10 passthrough is also available at 4K60 for enhanced immersion while you play or stream, HDR10 capture up to 1080p60, and VRR support for smooth gameplay.

It's also a compact unit with a slim design, featuring two HDMI ports and a single USB-C interface for seamless plug-and-play functionality. It's also supported by the new Elgato Studio App, which has been optimized for minimal system load, featuring new snapshot capabilities for social media posts and thumbnails.

Razer has just launched the latest addition to its symmetrical, portable, lightweight Cobra line, with the new Razer Cobra HyperSpeed Gaming Mouse. Weighing just 62 grams, it's an ultra-lightweight gaming mouse featuring the company's latest optical technology, including the Razer Focus X 26K Optical Sensor, Optical Mouse Switches, and Optical Scroll Wheel.

Even though it's lightweight, it still features four zones of Razer Chroma RGB lighting for added visual flair, as well as support for wireless charging via Razer's sold-separately Wireless Charging Puck, HyperFlux V2 mouse pad, and Dock Pro. It's also Razer HyperSpeed Wireless-ready, with tri-mode connectivity support via wired USB-C, low-latency 2.4 GHz wireless, and Bluetooth.

Powering the new Cobra HyperSpeed is Razer's Focus X 26K Optical Sensor with up to 26,000 DPI sensitivity and 99.6% accuracy. Paired with the latest generation of Optical Mouse Switches rated at 100-million clicks, you're looking at premium components and the sort of mouse that will power your gaming for years.

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is out this week, a new Soulslike action-RPG set in a fantastical version of the late Ming Dynasty. With impressive Unreal Engine 5-powered visuals, a cinematic story, and fast-paced combat, it's also launching with support for DLSS 4 With Multi Frame Generation for GeForce RTX gamers.

Running in 4K with max settings, DLSS 4 Super Resolution, Multi Frame Generation, and Reflex to lower latency, it runs at 312 FPS on the GeForce RTX 5090, 211 FPS on the GeForce RTX 5080, and 185 FPS on the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. NVIDIA's benchmarks indicate that DLSS 4 delivers a 5.9X increase in performance when playing the game in 4K, which suggests that WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is the latest PC release that pushes GPU hardware to its limits.

Dropping the resolution down to 1440p and the GeForce RTX 5070 hits 196 FPS with DLSS 4, while the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti hits 214 FPS at 1080p. For those with GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, Frame Generation is still available in 2X form to boost performance. At the same time, GeForce RTX 30 and 20 Series owners will have to make do with DLSS 4's new transformer-based Super Resolution upscaling.