Calling the shot

Netflix has lauded two of its latest video game releases and praised the impact of its kid-friendly ‘Netflix Playground’ platform. As noted in its latest fiscal report, Netflix said FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition and Unhinged delivered its “most successful cloud game debuts.” It’s unclear what that means in terms of engagement, with Netflix neglecting…

DOOM creator id Software reportedly pitched a new Perfect Dark game and a John Wick-style new IP prior to the mass layoffs that hit Xbox this week, according to GamesBeat. The report states that id Software found itself vulnerable to the cuts as a result of it being in between major projects, having recently launched…

Jennifer English, the award-winning voice actor of Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has stepped away from voicing protagonist Gwendolyn in the upcoming action game, Tides of Annihilation. The game’s development team, Eclipse Glow Games, states that this is due to personal health reasons. The official Tides of Annihilation X account shared a lengthy post…

Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 debuted at the top of the weekly sales chart in Japan, according to Famitsu. Famitsu published the ranking of the best-selling games in Japan for the period from June 22 to June 28. Top 10 sales in Japan: Star Fox (NS2) — 41,680; Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NS)…

The Alters and Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios is laying off 20 employees. The studio confirmed the news in a statement to Game Developer and explained the changes are being made to “align our team structures with current project phases.” “We have been able to ensure internal transfers for the majority of our employees so…

One game in particular could see the News Editor team with a player he traded with this past weekend. Although the 2026 Pokemon World Championships are still a month and a half out, we already have details on the 2027 schedule and one of the usual Elite Four games is getting bounced. The biggest change…