The Industry News section is designed to offer comprehensive updates and analyses on various elements shaping the video gaming industry. This includes, but is not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, financial earnings, company strategies, and technological advancements. By focusing on the structural developments within the gaming industry, Industry News aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of the factors affecting market trends and company performance.
Leaked footage from Avengers: Endgame Encore has revealed four new scenes that directly connect the 2019 film to the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, releasing December 18. The scenes introduce unannounced cast members including Loki, Doctor Doom voiced by Robert Downey Jr., and the full TVA team, while setting up a multiverse collapse through incursions.
Microsoft has confirmed Activision will develop the next mainline Halo game as part of a sweeping Xbox Studios restructure that includes 268 layoffs. The move effectively guts Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, while folding Rare and World's Edge under the Call of Duty publisher's umbrella.
Take-Two Interactive is removing YouTube videos and posts featuring leaked Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA 6 content from the 2022 hack. The material includes a scrapped Liberty City expansion, early GTA 6 map details, and cut dialogue hinting at alternate story outcomes. With GTA 6's release just two months away, the publisher is cracking down on unauthorized leaks to prevent spoilers ahead of launch.
The Last of Us director Bruce Straley criticised God of War Laufey's gameplay as unexciting during an Edge interview about AAA industry stagnation, then apologised to Sony Santa Monica after backlash. Straley clarified his comments targeted broader industry trends rather than the game's quality, noting the title's visual craft is mindblowing.
Rockstar Games officially divides the Grand Theft Auto series into three unrelated eras: the 2D era, the 3D era, and the HD era that includes Grand Theft Auto 6. Each game functions as a self-contained story about self-actualization from a blank slate, meaning players can jump into the next entry without any prior knowledge.
Dragami Games has revealed a live-action Lollipop Chainsaw movie at Tokyo Game Show 2026, marking the franchise's first feature film. The R-rated action comedy will serve as a prequel to the original Grasshopper Manufacture game, following Juliet Starling through a catastrophic zombie outbreak at her school. An international production team including former ZDF Studios drama boss Robert Franke is attached to the project.
Paramount has officially confirmed a World War Z sequel with Brad Pitt returning to star and Edward Berger attached to direct. The project also secures Dennis Kelly as screenwriter and Plan B Entertainment as producer, moving forward 13 years after the original film earned $540 million worldwide.
The Far Cry television adaptation has expanded its ensemble with several high-profile additions, including actors from The Batman and Knuckles. The series continues to build out its cast as production moves forward on the video game adaptation.
Hideo Kojima has revealed Bill Skarsgård will star as John Physint in the upcoming stealth-action game Physint, alongside Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe. The legendary designer Yoji Shinkawa returns for character and mechanical design as the project moves forward under Xbox publishing after a reported split with Sony.
A leak from a reliable ResetEra moderator claims Microsoft plans to remove day one game releases from Xbox Game Pass as early as next spring, introducing a two-tier model with an ad-supported $12.99 tier and a $19.99 ad-free option. Microsoft responded that it has nothing to announce today and has not finalized any changes. If accurate, the shift would fundamentally alter Game Pass's core value proposition.
