Support Studios for Two Major FPS Franchises Suffer First Layoffs in 17 Years

Halo Infinite and Call of Duty support studio Certain Affinity had made a statement on the developer's website on the unfortunate news that the company has made its first layoffs in its 17-year history in the gaming industry. The Texas-based studio has announced that 25 employees from its expansive workforce of over 250 individuals have been aff...

Xbox’s Perfect Dark Is Reportedly Years Away From Launch

A reboot of the Perfect Dark series for Xbox Series S|X consoles is in the works, as Microsoft looks to revive the franchise after over two decades. Announced in 2018, the game’s development is currently being led by developer The Initiative. Crystal Dynamics is assisting with the project. However, a new report points out a number of conce...

Certain Affinity Teases “New And Exciting Things” For Halo Infinite

Certain Affinity has actually been working with 343 Industries on Halo Infinite for a while now. Now, Certain Affinity has finally announced that they will be "deepening" their relationship with 343 Industries in a new blog post. However, they didn't reveal any details about what exactly they would be working on. The statement reads: We’ve be...

Tencent Acquires Warframe & Gears Tactics Developers

Tencent has acquired Leyou Technologies for a whopping US$1.5 billion deal. It was signed-off by Leyou shareholders on 11 December 2020 and finalised today. Weirdly enough, Leyou Technologies was previously a chicken processing company. It only started to enter the world of videogames by acquiring a majority stake in Warframe developer Digital ...