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4 dispatches on games industry.
The EU Said Yes to Saudi Arabia Owning EA. Washington Hasn't.
The European Commission cleared Saudi Arabia's $55 billion PIF acquisition of Electronic Arts this week — the largest leveraged buyout in gaming history. But CFIUS is still the last gate, and it's a different kind of gate entirely.
PlayStation Discs End in January 2028. Here's Who Actually Loses.
Sony confirmed it will stop producing physical PS5 game discs starting January 2028. The numbers back the decision. The gaps in the announcement don't.
Xbox's HR Machine Is Eating Its Own Witnesses
Game Developer's latest reporting documents a disturbing pattern at Xbox studios: employees who file HR complaints or testify in investigations describe being targeted in subsequent layoffs. Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel is the named tip of a much larger iceberg.
Bungie Just Proved It Can Still Deliver. Now It May Lose the People Who Did It.
Destiny 2's final update shipped to genuine player acclaim—then came reports of 50% workforce cuts. The real story is what happens when a studio has no greenlighted follow-up and a replacement game that's running out of runway.