Tencent pushes to throw out Sony's Light of Motiram lawsuit, says it’s "based on future conduct that may never occur," and argues that "fame does not create a trademark" as Sony "fails to identify Aloy's appearance as a trademark outside the game." https://t.co/uwVGaXMubl

A new leak has allegedly revealed Resident Evil Requiem’s Deluxe Edition, featuring new costumes, weapon skins, charms, and other in-game bonuses. https://t.co/hnSgCs2OSy

NetEase has launched a new Destiny: Rising player survey asking fans which major franchises they’d like to see crossover with the game, listing IPs like Star Wars, Halo, Silent Hill, Marvel, Cyberpunk 2077, and more. https://t.co/Y3BBVDLOOH

Exclusive: Roger Clark, voice actor behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan, is part of Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. https://t.co/Mj2uxjSPJG

Exclusive: Bungie is extending the Marathon Closed Technical Test by two more days. https://t.co/Fi4Xcola3v

Former Battlefield director Marcus Lehto says he’s "disappointed" that many Ridgeline Games devs who helped "build the foundation" of Battlefield 6 were omitted from the final game credits, including himself. https://t.co/PGA980685H

"Unhappy workers in an autocratic workplace": Former MindsEye dev says "talent was suppressed by a negative and toxic workplace" run by "one unaccountable CEO." https://t.co/K7HymDB7CF

Arc Raiders director says Bungie's Marathon test was a "very great A/B test" that helped Embark see what worked and what didn’t, also calling its art style "very evocative." "I hope to see more of that in the future." https://t.co/caxDd4GlIu

"Wrong idea, wrong time": Former Xbox VP Mike Ybarra says Microsoft should "ditch" the "This Is an Xbox" campaign, adding "Xbox is about games" and "whoever came up with this clearly doesn’t play games." https://t.co/QWhXmONGow

"They are out of hardware": Former Microsoft exec and Blizzard president Mike Ybarra slams Xbox's current hardware strategy, says "only a moron" would keep making consoles when its games are going third-party. https://t.co/Q9Pyw1soF4

The casting call for God of War TV has seemingly leaked, revealing roles for Kratos, Atreus, Odin, and more, with descriptions mentioning "intense physicality," "hand-to-hand combat," "possible nudity," and "simulated sex." https://t.co/CnSxBwObXN

Xbox president Sarah Bond has reconfirmed that the next-gen console is in development with AMD. "We are 100% looking at making things in the future. We have our next-gen hardware in development. We’ve been looking at prototyping, designing." https://t.co/HXsgPEqmx0

Xbox president Sarah Bond says Microsoft didn’t set the steep prices for the ROG Ally handhelds, ASUS did. "It really was ASUS... That is all of their insight into the market... into what people want, to determine the ultimate prices of the devices." https://t.co/iTbS4ivc3O

A new report claims Halo Studios has generative AI "woven into every aspect" of its future game development, from core workflows to world-building and enemy AI. https://t.co/C2RH52SGJh

Halo Studios is reportedly working on a brand-new multiplayer Halo game that’s described as a long-term live service project "like Fortnite." https://t.co/0VS8bFwSkc

Embark Studios’ upcoming extraction shooter Arc Raiders kicked off its Server Slam weekend with a massive start, hitting a peak of nearly 190,000 concurrent players on Steam within hours. https://t.co/UOjeqkQbqA

Sony has confirmed that its live-action Horizon Zero Dawn movie already has a working script, with plans to begin filming in 2026 and release in 2027, according to a new court filing. https://t.co/1qgFlCF0Yh

Sony has now filed a preliminary injunction to block Tencent’s Light of Motiram and bar use of a red-haired "tribal warrior huntress" resembling Aloy, backed by declarations from Guerrilla’s studio director, top PlayStation executive, and more. https://t.co/BdX1aSWHN0

Tencent wanted to make a Last of Us game after Sony rejected the pitch for the Horizon mobile project, new filing reveals. https://t.co/wEJzzMqVex

"The damage is done": Sony calls Tencent’s defense "nonsense," says it’s "playing a shell game" to protect Light of Motiram, a Horizon knock-off "so blatant" that fans "loudly decried the obvious and pervasive copying," new court filing reveals. https://t.co/w2GXEtPTdf