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Improvements to the extraction project are ongoing. The Forever Winter developers recently released the “Nuke Bytes” update. It reduces the storage footprint of the extraction-style shooter on users’ drives. The update introduces a compression system that substantially lowers on-disk file sizes: This will markedly reduce download sizes and reclaim storage space. We’ll continue to refine...

A method for tackling Denuvo protection in certain games is gradually emerging. The hacker known as voices38 has returned with another defeat of the formidable Denuvo DRM. This time he targeted a sports simulation. Reports indicate that Denuvo was successfully cracked in eFootball PES 2020, though voices38 remarked that it was notably more difficult to...

The project’s developers also unveiled a new trailer at ID@Xbox Fall 2025. Raw Fury and Lunar Software used ID@Xbox Fall 2025 to debut a new trailer for Routine and to confirm that the sci‑fi horror first announced all the way back in 2012 will be released on December 4. The game will launch on PC,...

Plenty of jokes about warm, familiar relationships. Fans spent years waiting for a follow-up to the original Bloodlines from the now-defunct Troika Games. The original Bloodlines was developed and later refined by the community; the project is backed by a huge number of enthusiasts. An intriguing system for acquiring gear that’s awarded to the protagonist...

Altogether, more than 14,000 employees across the company’s various divisions will be laid off. Amazon has announced sweeping layoffs affecting over 14,000 corporate employees — the largest round of job cuts in the company’s history. Units hit include Amazon Games, the Twitch streaming service, and Amazon Web Services. According to Bloomberg, the bulk of the...

Routine sets launch date for December 4 Routine — a retro-futuristic sci‑fi horror set on a silent lunar facility. During the ID@Xbox showcase, developers confirmed that Routine — the long-awaited sci‑fi horror originally revealed more than a decade ago — will arrive on December 4. Routine places you in a first‑person survival horror experience aboard...

Amazon Cuts More Than 14,000 Roles, Scales Back MMO Development Amazon is restructuring parts of its gaming organization amid broader workforce reductions. Amazon announced plans to eliminate over 14,000 positions across the company, with substantial cuts affecting its video game divisions—the groups behind titles such as New World and Lost Ark. According to a Bloomberg...

Artificial intelligence is expected to help the company repay its debt more quickly. Business Insider, citing anonymous sources inside EA, reports that the company is effectively pushing employees to use AI in “almost everything.” EA leadership reportedly began encouraging AI adoption roughly a year ago — well before the deal was announced. The company recommends...

Don’t Nod — the studio known for narrative-driven titles like Life Is Strange, Jusant, and this year’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage — has entered into an agreement with Netflix to develop a new story-led video game built on a “major IP.” The announcement appears in Don’t Nod’s 2025 mid-year financial report. The deal does...