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Star Wars Eclipse “Literally Cannot Be Finished” Without More Staff, Striking Quantic Dream Developers Warn
The Strike That Reached Lucasfilm The timing was no coincidence. According to striking developers speaking to journalists, the walkout was scheduled for the very day Lucasfilm Games was due to review...

Marvel Rivals Escalates Anti-Cheat War: Server Detection, Match-Throwing Crackdown, and a New Ban Wave
The March 2026 Detection Upgrade: A Server-Side Sentinel In March 2026, NetEase rolled out what it called an “active server-wide detection system” aimed at identifying “malicious idling” and other...

Marvel Rivals Midseason Update: Black Cat Joins the Fray and a Roadmap to Doomsday
The servers are back online, and Marvel Rivals has returned with a seismic shift. The arrival of Season 7.5, officially dubbed Version 20260417, is far more than a routine patch. It marks the...

Star Wars Eclipse Development Stalled: Why the High Republic Adventure Is Still Years Away
A Promising Announcement Meets Early Development Reality The debut of Star Wars Eclipse was strategically brilliant. Unveiled during gaming’s biggest annual showcase, the cinematic trailer promised a...

Gang of Dragon in Crisis: Can Yakuza's Creator Save His New Studio from Collapse?
From Yakuza Royalty to Risky Startup Toshihiro Nagoshi’s departure from Sega in 2021 sent ripples through the industry. After decades of shaping the iconic Yakuza franchise into a global phenomenon,...

The End of an Era? Nagoshi Studio's Uncertain Future and NetEase's Global Retreat
The legacy of Toshihiro Nagoshi is etched into the foundations of modern gaming. As the visionary creator of Sega’s iconic Yakuza series, his name became synonymous with deep narrative, complex...