Unity fire 265 people and end agreement with VFX studio Wētā FX in company "reset"

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Netflix has announced plans for a new One Piece anime series after the huge success of its live-action adaptation. Called The One Piece, the new adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga will be produced by WIT Studio, who are behind shows like SPY x FAMILY and Attack on Titan.

The upcoming film adaptation of Norman Reedus Walking Simulator - aka Death Stranding - has signed up arthouse darlings A24.

The end of 2023 is upon us, and as we look back on all the amazing gaming moments we’ve shared, the PlayStation.Blog team wants to thank you for making the past year a special one. 

 Palia has made its debut on Nintendo Switch today, bringing Singularity 6’s cozy sim to the platform. In addition to a cross-progression launch, there are new reward opportunities, Twitch Drops, and more to welcome new players.

Marvel has some major success stories in gaming in recent years with Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, but at the same time, the company has also endured some failures. Take, for instance, Eidos Montreal’s Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which enjoyed solid critical reception but failed to sell to expectations, or Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers, which suffered an even worse fate, taking a beating on both fronts before being delisted earlier this year.

A new train game is picking up steam in the train game community, with Railroader picking up 97% positive reviews on Steam since its December 7 Early Access launch. A sim of both driving the trains as well as routing them, choosing cargo, and picking passengers, Railroader looks to appeal to both the sim crowd and the less-hardcore folks who enjoy games like Euro and American Truck Simulator—even roping in a few strategy and transport sim types who enjoy games like Transport Fever.

By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has been dedicated to expanding and improving the space survival game ever since its launch nearly a decade ago, and while those updates will continue in the foreseeable future, the studio has other things it’s been working on as well. At The Game Awards, Hello Games founder and boss Sean Murray took the stage to unveil Light No Fire, the studio’s next game, which he says is going to be just as massive and ambitious as No Man’s Sky, echoing previous similar statements.

Acclaimed fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3may involve an epic quest to save the world from extradimensional horrors, but we all know the real mission is to find love. For some members of the party, romance may be closer at hand than you might think, at least according to one of the game's voice actors.

This isn’t a fever dream: Suicide Squad Isekai is a fully-fledged anime series from some of Japan’s finest talents – and the studio behind Attack on Titan.

In a recent turn of events, Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI, has reclaimed his position as the CEO of OpenAI after a tumultuous episode involving his shocking initial dismissal and subsequent reinstatement. The lingering question that has stayed in many people's minds is the reason behind this unexpected sequence of events. During an interview with The Verge, Altman addressed this query and more. While refraining from disclosing the initial cause of his dismissal, he expressed his joy at rejoining the company. Altman emphasised that the matter is still under investigation, urging that such questions should be directed to the OpenAI board rather than himself.