A Disco Elysium Expansion Has Reportedly Been Cancelled Following Staff Layoffs

Kirby has been inhaling stuff since his video game introduction, an ability that grants him the power of whatever or whoever he swallows. In The Forgotten Land, the pink puffball kicked things up a notch. Most of the enemies and items Kirby had swallowed until his first 3D adventure were his size or smaller. However, in The Forgotten Land, he inhaled vending machines, gliders, and even a car. Car Mouth Kirby quickly became the image the game became synonymous with, and two years later, it has finally been turned into a collectible.

Nacon has seemingly delayed Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown again.

EA has canceled a new first-person shooter title that was in development at Respawn Entertainment. While job listings for the title appeared back in 2022, recent reports gave players some insight into the game's story and gameplay, with it being focused on a brand-new Mandalorian character and featuring a more linear level design, contrasting Respawn's open-world games.

Mass layoffs have been announced EA, with the company set to cut around 670 jobs, which is roughly 5% of its total workforce. EA has said that as part of its restructuring, it’s looking to pivot away from developing games based on license IP, but with a number of upcoming EA titles fitting that description, questions have been raised over what their status is.

With Electronic Arts joining an ever-growing list of companies being hit with layoffs and announcing a 5% reduction in its workforce, the full ramifications of how that will affect individual projects and studios within the company are also being clearer.

As the gaming industry continues to struggle with a bad year of layoffs and cutbacks, publisher EA has canceled a Star Wars FPS that was in the works at Respawn Entertainment. It's no secret that many publishers and developers are struggling at the moment and this is harming both employees and gamers as devs lose their jobs and games face delays or cancelation. Now this worrying trend is impacting fans of shooters and the Star Wars setting.

With The Last of Us Online cancelled, the rumored Twisted Metal game from Firesprite axed and SIE London Studio shuttered, Sony is seemingly re-evaluating its live service plans. However, despite layoffs for 900 employees, including studios like Guerrilla Games, Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog, it seems the Horizon online game is reportedly still alive.

A new Twisted Metal project has reportedly been cancelled as part of today's layoffs across Sony Interactive Entertainment. The Twisted Metal game, which was said to be a live service, was rumoured to be in developed at Firesprite, a Sony-owned studio that is affected by today's layoffs.

With the news surrounding PlayStation laying off 900 employees, the rumored Twisted Metal title from Firesprite is also seemingly dead. Following his initial report on the layoffs, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier tweeted that Sony has cancelled a live service Twisted Metal title that Firesprite was developing.

is littered with mysteries for players to uncover, but one has stumped fans since the game launched into early access in 2023: the Artifact. The puzzle sphere has long confused survivors, especially those who managed to track down its various pieces and create the final item only to discover that its use was yet another enigma. Fortunately, after the 1.0 patch, dedicated fans have finally figured out what it does.

The world of Dune is a wild one. On any given day you’ve got clairvoyant sisterhoods poking your neck, giant spicy worms, and Javier Bardem spitting on your floor — and I haven’t even started on the really weird stuff. Capturing the tone and flavor of this eccentric setting isn’t easy, and while I’m not opposed to getting a lengthy monologue from Virginia Madsen, the right audio direction can do a better job of laying the groundwork for a sci-fi epic. And music has always played an important role in the various adaptations of Frank Herbert’s Dune universe across movies, TV, and games.

Developer ZA/UM reportedly cancelled a standalone expansion to Disco Elysium back in 2022, said to be «one to two years away from completion» then, and the third project in as many years to be consigned to the endless void. Now, roughly a quarter of the studio is facing redundancy, which makes us want to put on sad disco music and contemplate the grim, seemingly inevitable fate that awaits all video game developers.