GIES | W27 | 2025
Games Industry Executive Summary | July 4, 2025
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Highlights
Xbox layoffs: Phil Spencer addresses cuts in internal memo to staff | Everwild has been cancelled as Xbox layoffs hit Rare
News
In a massive shakeup, Subnautica creators and Unknown Worlds co-founders have been replaced by The Callisto Protocol studio CEO months before Subnautica 2's early access launch
Fans slam The Alters after discovering evidence of undisclosed gen AI in images, text, and translation
Rockstar remembers Red Dead Online exists and puts out a new update trailer for the first time in 4 years, leaving fans hopeful it's not dead after all: "Are we back?"
Outriders 2 Revealed to be One of People Can Fly’s Two Canceled Games
Trends
Obsidian director Josh Sawyer says it's a 'mistake' for RPGs to sacrifice crunchy 'sweaty boy' systems in favour of a 'one size fits all' game, since easier difficulties aren't too hard to make
IO Interactive CEO estimates that Hitman 3 only cost a fifth of Hitman 2016's budget because the studio was brave enough to stop making new bathrooms for every game: 'I swore never to do more new toilets'
'Patient gaming' only gets more attractive when $70 games get heavy Steam sale discounts just months after launch
Studios Shot Down A Crash Bandicoot Movie, Says Sega Of America CEO
Xbox "Has No Desire" To Make Hardware Anymore, Founding Team Member Says
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