Mass layoffs and studio shutdowns at Embracer Group

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Embracer to Close Studios, Cancel Games, and Lay Off Staff After $2 Billion Deal Falls Through
• FTC to block Microsoft-Activision as deadline approaches
• Everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2023
• Ubisoft Forward 2023: Everything Announced
• Citizen Sleeper 2 is inbound, and this time you have a spaceship
• Race cars across alien planets in the follow-up to Exo One
• Overwatch 2 Charging $15 for Access to Upcoming Story Missions

RELEASE RADAR

• ALIENS: DARK DESCENT - 20 June 2023- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
• CRASH TEAM RUMBLE - 20 June 2023 - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
• FINAL FANTASY XVI - 22 June 2023 - PlayStation 5
• THE BOOKWALKER: THIEF OF TALES - 22 June 2023 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
• DR. FETUS’ MEAN MEAT MACHINE - 22 June 2023- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S , Switch

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