The Brutalist Report

'There is a world beyond Embervale': Enshrouded dev diary paves the way to 1.0 in fall of 2026, says 'development will continue for years to come' [1d]
Don't call it a layoff: Ubisoft issues a full return-to-office order for all employees as it confirms more studio closures are coming [1d]
As Ubisoft struggles to get games out the door, it's investing even more into generative AI [1d]
Intel's 'Big Battlemage' GPU rumoured to be launching soon but only as a megabucks Pro graphics card with 32 GB of VRAM [1d]
Ubisoft's cancellations-and-closures announcement sparks major union backlash against CEO Yves Guillemot, and the inevitable call for a strike: 'Perhaps he needs to be reminded that it is his employees who make the games' [1d]
WoW's pre-Midnight patch slams players with massive fashion costs as the overhauled transmog system makes outfitting your alts absurdly expensive: 'Feels like they hired a mobile game monetization consultant' [1d]
Epic responds to director Gore Verbinski's claims that Unreal Engine is making movie CGI worse: 'aesthetic and craft comes from artists, not software' [1d]
My 5 favorite 'cozy' games that don't actually look like cozy games [1d]
Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein's monster of open world fantasy games goes gold [1d]
Anthem subreddit gets a new lease on life as modder shows the game running without EA's servers: 'We didn't realize how much demand there'd still be for this forum to keep discussions going' [1d]
'Everyone will be able to try Marathon' before launch as Bungie takes a second, sharper stab at reviving the iconic series as an extraction shooter in a post-Arc Raiders world [1d]
A quote that somehow feels like the final nail in the Xbox coffin: 'We're able to honor the Halo legacy on PlayStation' [1d]

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