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Dead Space remake and Star Wars: Squadrons studio Motive is joining Electronic Arts’ wider Battlefield development team. Motivewill work alongside fellowEAstudiosDICE,Criterion, and Ripple Effect in “building a Battlefield universeacross connected multiplayer experiences and single-player”, the publisher said. It also confirmed thatBattlefield 2042Season 7 – Turning Point, which launched last month, will be the game’s last. Motive’s new Battlefield team will be led byDead Spaceremake executive producerPhilippe Ducharmeand creative directorRoman Campos-Oriola....

Electronic Arts has announced a plan to invest $10 million in grassroots football projects globally over the next three years. The plan, which is calledEA SportsFC Futures, was announced alongside the unveiling of the Rocky and Wrighty Arena at Turnham Academy in South London (pictured, above). The project was funded in partnership with the Football Foundation, the Premier League, FA and UK government charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through grants....

Lost Boys Interactive appears to be the latest developer to suffer heavy layoffs. Lost Boys, which was founded in 2017, is a support studio which has worked withGearboxon a number of projects includingBorderlands 3and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. In 2022 the studio was acquired by Gearbox (which in turn is owned byEmbracer Group), and saw its staff grow to over 400 people following the acquisition. However, as reported byAftermath, the studio was hit on Friday with numerous layoffs....

Epic Games has said Mediatonic’s work on Fall Guys remains a “company priority” following reports that the UK studio had been hit hard by layoffs. FortnitemakerEpicconfirmed on Thursday that it planned tolay off around 830 employees, or 16% of its total workforce. Mediatonic, which wasacquired by Epic in 2021and employed some 300 developers, “was hit very hard” by the layoffs, according to Bloomberg’sJason Schreier, who broke the news of mass cuts at Epic ahead of the company’sofficial announcement....

The TV show adaptation of Fallout has been renewed for a third season, Amazon Prime Video has announced. DuringAmazon‘s annual Upfront presentation, the company confirmed that Season 3 of Fallout has been greenlit. It was also announced that Season 2 of the show, which wrapped production last week, will premiere in December 2025. According to Amazon, the second season “will pick up in the aftermath of Season One’s epic finale and take audiences along for a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas”....

FIFA has announced that the first games to use its branding following the end of its long-time partnership with EA will be Web 3.0 blockchain titles. Four games will be released to coincide with FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, all of which are Web 3.0 titles and make use of blockchain tech in some way. According to a press release by FIFA: “Gaming and esports are some of the fastest-growing opportunities for FIFA as it continues to expand into new digital spaces, platforms and games that are already welcoming football fans on to them....

Looking to learnhow to get the Rod of the Depths?Abbreviated to RotD, this path is one of Fisch’s greatest challenges. Requiring a ton of money, lots of luck, and a death-defying dive, it takes serious effort. Down below, we’ll walk you through obtaining the elusive Fisch rod, making it just a smidge easier to add its powerful bonuses to your collection in time for the next update. Obtaining the Rod of the Depths requires the following: How to grind cash for the Rod of the Depths If you’re struggling to amass the lofty 750,000C$ needed for the Rod of the Depths, we really suggest grinding around its home—The Depths....

News that 343 Industries employees are among those to be laid off by Microsoft has been met with criticism from several former Halo developers. On Wednesday,Microsoftconfirmed plansto lay off approximately 4.5% of the US technology giant’s 220,000-person workforce (around 10,000 people). Reports fromBloombergandLords of Gamingthen identified 343 as one ofseveral game studios to be affected, with the latter claiming theHalodeveloper had suffered a “significant” number of layoffs, particularly those working on single-player elements....

Epic Games has released the first Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 trailer, revealing plans for a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers collaboration. The battle royal’s next season, Shock ‘N Awesome, will see players battling a bug invasion on the battle royal’s island. “Where there’s bugs on the loose, you know the Power Rangers will be there to squash ’em – Chapter 6 Season 4: Shock ‘N Awesome launches Thursday July 17, 2025,”Epicsaid....

The Epic Games Store and Launcher are experiencing issues after Grand Theft Auto V was released as a free game. GTA V‘s release as the latest weekly free game has resulted in a surge of traffic to the digital marketplace, resulting in some features not working as intended. “We’re investigating issues onPCandMacthat may impact Launcher logins and purchases,”Epicsaid. “We’ll provide an update as we have more info.” It alsotweeted: “We are currently experiencing high traffic on theEpic Games Store....

A full trailer appearing to show gameplay footage of PS5 and PC title Godfall has been published online. The footage was anonymously posted on Reddit by user YeaQuarterDongIng, whoclaimsthe footage embedded below is from an internal trailer used in early 2019. Considering the gameplay is said to be almost a year old, it’s very likely the footage shown is running on aPCset to presumed target specs of next-gen consoles, and not actual PS5 hardware....

Nintendo has released more than 100 new screenshots for Mario Kart World. The screens show off some of the game’s new characters, as well as some of its new and returning courses. It also gives a look at the Free Roam mode, some of the new items, the Photo Mode and the ability to unlock new items. Game Chat is also shown in some of screens, highlighting how players can share their screen with others....

GameStop will selling PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles online on Wednesday. The US retailer confirmed the stock availability in a message sent to customers including Twitter userWario64. “A very limited number ofXbox Series X/S,PS5Physical and PS5 Digital consoles will be available today—online only—and will go live soon,” it said. “Be sure to clear your cart, get logged in and be ready to go. “If you’re not able to get one, please know we’ll continue to notify you when more consoles are available....