BORDERLANDS team moves to Take Two as Embracer Groups sells Gearbox

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Super Mario Maker’s “final boss” was a fraud all along
• Embracer Group divests Gearbox Entertainment for a consideration of USD 460 million to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
• Helldivers 2 Cheater Pretends to Be Game Master Joel, Drops Unreleased APC in Random Group, Leaves
• Leaked images reveal Microsoft’s white disc-less Xbox Series X console / It looks like Microsoft’s plans for a bigger Xbox Series X refresh might have changed.
• Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles 
• If working overtime on AAA games with giant budgets is the only way to succeed, 'then maybe the industry deserves to die,' says RPG veteran David Gaider: 'There is another way to be'

RELEASE RADAR

• PLANETILES - 3 April 2024 - PC
• TURBO GOLF RACING - 4 April 2024 - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
• FREEDOM PLANET 2 - 4 April 2024 - Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch

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