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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 15h

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 15h

Jon Hicks, former Audience Development Director at Gamer Network, has joined GamesIndustry.biz as Editorial Director.

"I’m committed to GI telling the most important stories and delivering essential insights and analysis, and building on its legacy," he says.

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Jon Hicks joins GamesIndustry.biz as Editorial Director

Editorial veteran to head the GI brand and deliver editorial and event projects

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 17h

Summer Game Fest has confirmed its 2026 date and a venue change.

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Summer Game Fest confirms 2026 date and venue change | VGC

Next year’s Summer Game Fest will take place in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 17h

‘Thanks to everyone who played’: Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves director Gregg Mayles has confirmed he's left Rare after 36 years at the studio.

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‘Thanks to everyone who played’: Banjo-Kazooie director confirms Rare exit after 36 years | VGC

Gregg Mayles confirms he’s left the studio…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 18h

Assassin’s Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté has quit Ubisoft following the opening of its new Tencent-backed subsidiary, VGC understands.

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Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary | VGC

Coté was offered a leadership role but has decided to leave…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 20h

Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: “A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way”

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way | VGC

Switch 1’s limitations fail to take the shine off a Pokémon adventure that has finally aged-up with the audience…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio following Ghost of Yotei, it’s suggested.

“If we were good at juggling 4 projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster, and let’s go do one of those... and do some fan request… But we only get to do one thing."

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Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio after Ghost of Yotei, boss suggests | VGC

“If we were good at juggling four projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster… But we only get to do one thing”…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Control studio Remedy has issued a profit warning due to what it calls ‘weak sales’ of multiplayer game FBC: Firebreak.

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Control studio Remedy issues profit warning due to ‘weak sales’ of FBC: Firebreak | VGC

The Alan Wake developer will swallow the majority of the game’s costs…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Global Pandemic 2026 confirmed

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

The bullet train will slow me down

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

And faceplant the bar by 11pm

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Would anyone be interested in supporting my midlife crisis project idea to visit, review, drink a pint at, and extensively rank all 108 Hub British Pubs in Japan

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

'The original Game Boy sounds the best': VGC's @scully1888.bsky.social had a very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka

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‘The original Game Boy sounds the best’: A very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka | VGC

The father of chiptune music discusses the past, and his long-awaited return to games…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Union workers are filing legal action against MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, over what it claims was “disastrous handling of redundancies”.

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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy is being sued by union members over alleged mishandling of layoffs | VGC

An open letter also accuses the studio of “disrespect and mistreatment” of staff…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

According to a new report, the next Xbox console may be more powerful than the PlayStation 6, but it will be more expensive as a result.

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The next Xbox ‘should be stronger than PS6’ but more expensive, report claims | VGC

A look at the next Xbox’s alleged processor suggests a “PC-console hybrid”…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Both the PlayStation 6 and the next Xbox console are planned for a 2027 release, according to two separate accounts.

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PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshots of Rare and Xbox’s cancelled Everwild have surfaced, via the portfolio of an artist who worked on the game.

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First screenshots leak for Rare and Xbox’s cancelled Everwild | VGC

Artist portfolio offers first proper look at what Everwild gameplay looked like…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshots of Rare and Xbox’s cancelled Everwild have surfaced, via the portfolio of an artist who worked on the game.

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First screenshots leak for Rare and Xbox’s cancelled Everwild | VGC

Artist portfolio offers first proper look at what Everwild gameplay looked like…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 5d

A @winkysteve.bsky.social original! Tell your children to look out for it at boot sales in the coming decades

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 5d

Battlefield 6 Review: “Excellent multiplayer shines despite boilerplate single-player effort.”

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Battlefield 6 Review: Excellent multiplayer shines despite boilerplate single-player effort | VGC

Fun, rewarding, and full of excellent maps and modes, DICE’s shooter sequel is exactly what Battlefield needed…

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 5d

Podcast: @macarthurboyd.bsky.social joins @jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social to chat about Pokemon, Silksong and more.

Watch: youtu.be/TBJ6en9ygjI

A bonus episode is also available on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/140815...

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, yes please! Let me know when it goes up. She’s missing a player two…

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 6d

Can you ‘cancel’ a pitch? Would be a pretty significant change to the context of this story

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 6d

Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an in-development Assassin’s Creed game set during the American Civil War, partly due to concerns over the political climate in the United States.

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Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game partly due to ‘political concerns’ | VGC

The cancelled game would’ve starred a black man in post-Cival War America…

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