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Nicole Carpenter

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Nicole Carpenter

    'Xbox is not for sale,' CEO Asha Sharma says (opens the original)

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    The new CEO said made a particular proclamation while speaking with New York Times. Amid Microsoft's ongoing struggles with Xbox, the gaming division is not for sale, according to CEO Asha Sharma. Sharma said as much in an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday. "Xbox is not for sale," Sharma said. "We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will look at the right partnerships, the right operating model, and everything needed to achieve that." A report from Th

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Nicole Carpenter

    Suda 51's Grasshopper Manufacture splits from NetEase (opens the original)

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    Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda announced Wednesday that the company is splitting from its former owner NetEase Games. Suda said Grasshopper Manufacture reflected on its future after finishing Romeo Is A Dead Man, the action adventure game, and decided it wanted to "deliver titles in an even wider variety of styles to video game lovers everywhere." "As such, Grasshopper Manufacture has chosen to move forward as an independent developer," Suda continued. Suda said the decision to split th

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nicole Carpenter

    Steam's discounts tab will soon be fully algorithm-driven (opens the original)

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    Steam announced a new set of changes for its discounts and events tab that will impact which games players see. Valve announced Tuesday that it's changing the way its "Discounts and Events" tab will work on the Steam platform. Valve said it will "move away from a manual calendar-based approach and into something more dynamic and personalized for each customer." In practice, that means that instead of the curated page, the selection of games will be determined by Steam's algorithms. Valve expects

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nicole Carpenter

    Former Dying Light franchise lead joins Bloober Team (opens the original)

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    'If you’re a developer, studio, or creator working on something interesting in horror, give me a shout!' Tymon Smektala, previously Techland's franchise director, is joining Polish studio Bloober Team as its executive director for horror imprint Broken Mirror Games. "After more than 13 years at Techland, I’m taking on a new challenge: leading the imprint, shaping its creative direction and portfolio, and working with talented external studios to bring new perspectives on horror in gaming," Smekt

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nicole Carpenter

    Naughty Dog is working on new The Last Of Us 'projects' (opens the original)

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    Naughty Dog is signaling what comes next for the studio after it finishes Intergalactic. On Monday, Neil Druckmann announced on the Naughty Dog blog that the studio is, indeed, working on more The Last of Us content. He did not specify further, except that there are "a couple of very exciting new projects in very early stages" that will "expand the canon of The Last of Us beyond Part I and Part II." Naughty Dog hasn't shared whether these are standalone games or expansions for existing titles. D

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