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The Game Awards 2025 - All Winners and Announcements - NintendoFuse
The Game Awards 2025, hosted by Geoff Keighley, celebrated the best of video games with numerous awards and announcements. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was a major winner, taking home Game of the Year and several other accolades. The event also featured trailers and reveals for upcoming titles like Grand Theft Auto VI, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, and Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.
Nacon Connect showcase delayed while they navigate insolvency crisis
French publisher Nacon has postponed its Nacon Connect showcase, originally scheduled for March 4th, to May due to an ongoing insolvency crisis. The company is seeking new financing and restructuring after its parent company, Bigben Interactive, defaulted on a bond repayment. Upcoming releases like GreedFall: The Dying World, Dragonkin: The Banished, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss are still expected to launch as planned.
Something for the Weekend – 28/02/26
This week's gaming news includes the reveal of Pokémon Winds & Waves for Nintendo Switch 2, Nacon filing for insolvency, and Overwatch going mobile with Overwatch Rush. Several games received reviews, including Resident Evil Requiem which scored 9/10, and previews were released for Cthulu: The Cosmic Abyss and Dosa Divas.
Highguard started life as a survival shooter, and Tencent pulled funding two weeks after launch, a new report claims
Tencent allegedly pulled funding from the multiplayer shooter Highguard just two weeks after its January 26 launch, leading to layoffs of most of the 100-person team at developer Wildlight. The report suggests the game failed to meet Tencent's metrics, with fewer than 20 employees remaining at the studio. Highguard's development was marked by a pivot from a survival-shooter concept to a more crowded competitive shooter space, resulting in a complex core gameplay loop.
What went wrong with Highguard? The "hubris" of its developer's leadership, say former staff in a new report
A report details issues surrounding the development and launch of Highguard, with former Wildlight Entertainment staff citing leadership hubris and financial mismanagement. The studio, founded by former Respawn developers, struggled with scope and a surprise launch strategy, leading to layoffs and a significantly reduced remaining team.
Styx: Blades of Greed publisher Nacon files for insolvency
French publisher Nacon has filed for insolvency after its majority shareholder, Bigben Interactive, failed to repay a €43 million loan. The company aims to protect employees and jobs by renegotiating with creditors under court supervision. Nacon is also involved in a patent infringement case with Nintendo and has a partnership to develop future World Rally Championship games.
Godot veteran laments 'AI slop,' Highguard's mystery investor, and a big doc for Big Hops - Patch Notes #41
This week's gaming news highlights concerns over generative AI's impact on hardware availability and the influx of low-quality submissions to open-source projects like Godot. Unity claims its AI can now generate full casual games from prompts, while a documentary explores the six-year development of the indie platformer Big Hops. Other news includes Hasbro shutting down its Atomic Arcade studio, Tencent's secret funding of Highguard, a banned Call of Duty ad, ByteDance potentially selling Moonton, and Valve warning of Steam Deck OLED stock issues due to RAM shortages.
Unity reports Q4 and fiscal year 2025 financial results "comfortably exceed" guidance, led by "exceptional performance from Vector"
Unity reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results that exceeded guidance, with overall revenue up 10% year-on-year to $503 million, driven by strong performance in its Create and Grow Solutions segments, particularly Unity Vector. The company also announced the immediate departure of former CEO and founder David Helgason and IronSource founder Tomer Bar-Zeev from its board of directors.
Krafton surpasses $2bn in revenue for the first time in its history
Krafton has achieved a record-breaking year, surpassing $2.05 billion in revenue for the first time in its history, driven primarily by its PUBG franchise which saw double-digit growth. The company also reported a significant increase in operating profit and detailed revenue breakdowns across mobile, PC, and console platforms. Krafton plans to focus on expanding its intellectual properties and transitioning into an AI-first company, with 15 projects in development.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Review | Giant Bomb
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite offers a fun and challenging core gameplay system with a two-on-two tag mechanic and the strategic use of Infinity Stones. While it aims for approachability with features like auto-combos, its single-player training mode is outdated, and the roster and presentation are disappointing compared to modern fighting games.
