Toys for Bob reportedly signs deal with Microsoft following decision to go independent

I have a rule: no more than one post about a horror game per day. The mind can only withstand so much, after all. But POOLS isn't really a horror game. It's just a walking simulator in which you explore a bunch of underground swimming pools. True, their size and layout defy explanation - what is this, a swimming pool for Slender Men? - but look, there are cute covered slides you can ride down in first-person. You know, like the ones you used to enjoy as a kid. Always that element of anxiety though about getting stuck halfway down, am I right?

Three months ago, a rumor suggested that NetEase was close to inking a new agreement to bring Blizzard games back to mainland China after the complete shutdown that occurred in early 2023.

In Phase 3 of Season of Discovery, three new Shoulder Enchants have been discovered that are directly tied to Alchemists. The Flask of Nightmarish Mojo, a new craftable flask in Phase 3, can be used as currency with Zalgo the Explorer to obtain these new enchantments.

Relic Entertainment has announced redundancies following its sale from Sega last week.

Square Enix has reportedly reassigned top Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake following delays to the next mainline series entry.

Ubisoft Forward is returning on June 10, live from Los Angeles, the publisher announced today on Twitter. This is Ubisoft's premiere event to show updates, upcoming releases of announced games, and brand-new unannounced projects. Once, it was part of the various Electronic Entertainment Expo conferences. However, with E3 now effectively dead, it has become part of its soft replacement: Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which starts on June 7 this year. There's no word yet on which games will be shown at Ubisoft Forward, but we can certainly speculate based on the publisher's known lineup.

It was recently announced that Embracer Group is selling Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million, but though the Borderlands developer is escaping the grasp of a company that has been in love with layoffs this past year, it’s still been hit with a fresh round of layoffs nonetheless.

Koji Kondo joined Nintendo in 1984 and ended up composing basically every memorable theme from the Mario or Zelda series. The legendary composer had a particularly wild idea for a stage effect in last year's Super Mario Bros Wonder, and while that idea was rejected, it did end up giving Kondo the opportunity to bring his voice to the game.

Independent studio Yellow Brick Games has parted way with Private Division and has moved to self-publishing its debut title.

Reports have emerged from that a new Spyro game is in development at former Activision studio Toys for Bob.

Another entry in the Spyro series is reportedly in development with Toys for Bob.

Navigating the world of influencer partnerships can be daunting for game publishers and developers, but a well-structured deal can create an invaluable, campaign-defining activation that makes the difference between a game arriving to modest fanfare or becoming an unignorable, widespread presence in gaming culture.