Budget Cuts – это динамичный action, в котором игроку предстоит спастись от безжалостных роботов в офисах корпорации "Транскорп". Перемещайтесь по офисным лабиринтам, используя уникальную механику телепортации с помощью портального устройства. Подкрадывайтесь к врагам, избегайте открытых столкновений и используйте подручные средства, чтобы нейтрализовать преследователей. В вашем арсенале ножи, канцелярские принадлежности и смекалка. Исследуйте уровни, решайте головоломки и ищите секретные пути, чтобы избежать неминуемого сокращения штата. Каждый уровень – это новая смертельная ловушка, требующая стратегического мышления и быстроты реакции. Сумеете ли вы перехитрить роботов и сохранить свою работу?
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For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. On October 26, video game content creator Top Hat Gaming Man posted a video on YouTube complaining about Street Fighter's portrayal of Zangief, aka Red Cyclone, and his lack of screen time. Street Fighter has earned $79.6 million so far against an $82 million production budget, not including marketing costs.
Silent Hill 2 Best For: Old-school horror hounds Release date: September 25, 2001 Few games feel as emblematic of the PS2 as Silent Hill 2. Resident Evil: Dead Aim Best for: Fans of unserious deep cuts Release date: February 13, 2003 When it comes to the best Resident Evil games to play on the PS2 in 2026, I choose violence over conformity. Spider-Man 2 Best for: Classic superhero antics Release date: June 28, 2004 Don't shoot the messenger – I know Spider-Man 2 is one of the most beloved PS2 games of the early '00s, but I don't rate it quite as highly as some others might. James Bond 007: Nightfire Best for: Competitive FPS coach co-op Release date: November 18, 2002 There was only ever going to be one front-runner for my favorite PS2 game that still runs like a dream in 2026, and that crown goes to 007 Nightfire.
As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed Was acquired by Microsoft in 2021. After getting caught up in Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating layoffs and cuts earlier this year, Arkane Lyon - the beloved immersive sim studio behind the likes of Dishonored and Deathloop - reportedly only has until November to find a buyer. However, when the layoffs were officially announced - bringing confirmation that 3,200 Xbox employees will eventually lose their jobs as part of the sweeping restructuring - Microsoft revealed Psychonauts developer Double Fine, State of Decay studio Undead Labs, and South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games would go independent following negotiations. It also said it was "keeping the Social and Economic Committee and our employees informed." Internal documents seen by the publication say "the implementation of the plan [for the total and definitive cessation of the company's operations] is scheduled to begin at the end of 2026 and is expected to continue throughout the first quarter of 2027." Amid all this turmoil, it's unclear what might happen to Arkane Lyon's current project, Marvel's Blade.
EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming" Respawn is also collaborating with DICE on a new game. Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect - Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that include cutting 400 jobs across the company, pausing development on a project connected to The Sims, and bringing together Respawn and DICE. A group of investment firms led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund took EA private earlier this summer, in a deal worth around $55 billion. PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S See 4 more Meta Quest, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Mac, Nintendo GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox
Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor is actively "returning more of our team back to work" after furloughing staff right before launch due to apparent budget issues. In a post on Bluesky, Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch confirms the great de-furloughing began this week, which it calls "an important step in our continued support for Zero Company." The statement confirms much of what was reported around the launch. "Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments out of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible," Foertsch continues. Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+ It's unclear how many, if any, developers may be laid off at the end of this return process.
Split Fiction (PS5) $32.49 at Amazon Wrap yourself in a JRPG blanket with this huge discount on Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake There's a lot of debate about the best Dragon Quest game, which is funny because it's obviously Dragon Quest 11, but Dragon Quest 3 makes an incredibly strong case for itself. For Prime Day, Dragon Quest 3: HD-2D Remake is going for 58% off its normal price of $59.99, which brings the price down to its 30-day low. 007: First Light | $69.99 $62.10 at Walmart RIP this tiny saving on Halo: Campaign Evolved It only took a $5 discount for Best Buy to run out of stock on the PS5 version of Halo: Campaign Evolved The $49.99 release dropped to $44.99 in the retailer's competing TechTober sale but it's now been swept off the shelves. Scuf Omega | $219.99 $186.99 at Amazon An improvement on this PS5 controller discount from yesterday The Razer Raiju V3 Pro is one of our favorite pro pads for the PS5, but it's not quite been hitting its margins this Prime Day.
8Bitdo M30 2.4GHz Sega Mega Drive controller | $29.99 at Amazon I'll be playing Ocarina of Time ROM hacks on N64 before the remake lands Yes, I'm pretty hyped to play Ocarina of Time Remake, but at the same time, I think I'll always prefer the vibes of the OG N64 version. GameSir Pocket Taco | $34.99 at Amazon 8Bitdo FlipPad | $29.99 at Amazon The Retroid Pocket 5 is retiring, and that means it's worth peeking at It might feel like the Retroid Pocket 5 is old news at this point, and I don't mean due to the fact it's an excellent emulation portable. PSxMemCard Gen 2 for PS1/PS2 | $37.99 at Amazon My "Jack of all trades" retro controller is back with a worthwhile extra The Gulikit Elves 2 Pro currently wears my best retro controller overall crown, and that's largely thanks to its fantastic, comprehensive design that suits consoles from across the generations. 8Bitdo Retro Receiver | $24.99 at Amazon PSXMemcard | $39.99 at Amazon Retro Fighters Defender | $54.95 at Amazon GBS-C HDMI upscaler | $89.90 at Amazon Readying up for Retro price cuts Hey all, Phil here!
"It sounds like you need to find some sense of belonging, a group you can call your own and feel at home with." Those words, or words to that effect, are ones my therapist recently spoke to me. I think she probably had in mind something a little more traditional—church, or one of those manly men groups, something like that—but last week I found a glimpse of a solution amidst an industrial estate in Warsaw, Poland. There, Logitech G Play 2026 was being held, including a Counter-Strike 2 tournament with a $100,000 prize pool. Best budget 1440p: KTC H27T22C-3 6.
Dressmaker is a serious seamstress sim with a lot of love stitched into the finer details Here are my five favorite features from the sewing game. I picked up sewing as a hobby in college and, in my youthful cockiness, skipped the pillowcase-and-curtain phase. Instead, I dove right into extravagant cosplay and Renaissance dresses, and most of my first attempts were not fit for the human body. I'm sure some of that hubris came from watching my grandmother make sewing look so easy when, in reality, it requires patience, precision, and a blood sacrifice.
After installing the likes of Final Fantasy XIV Online, Elden Ring, Fire Emblem, and Diablo IV on my Switch 2, it felt like it was bursting at the seams. Thankfully, while microSD Express cards are more expensive than their non-Express counterparts, they are on sale. Sticking with peripherals, you can save 30% on the Corsair VOID v2 Wireless Gaming Headset in the Carbon colorway, netting you a Dolby Atmos headset with a 70-hour battery for just £69.99 instead of £99.99. That’s a 25% discount from the RRP of £79.99, and it marks the best option if you want to keep some money left over for new releases like the Ocarina of Time Remake.
Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has not lessened. In July, Microsoft made 1600 staff redundant as part of its great reset , and promised investors they would let 1600 more staff go in the next 12 months. Cuts like those and the ongoing economic pressures plaguing the industry – rising debt rates, a cost of living crisis, and a memory shortage that is making every aspect of making and playing video games pricier – should have the head of any large studio examining their plans for the future.
Microsoft has released a statement in response to a new rumor that claims the company is considering a massive shakeup to Xbox Game Pass in 2027 that would include numerous significant changes. The tier with ads would be $13/month, while Game Pass without ads would cost $20/month, according to the report. That's $3/month less than Game Pass Ultimate currently, and the price cut is reportedly reflective of another big change: Microsoft is reportedly removing day-one new releases from Game Pass starting in the February-April window of 2027. Slayven said on October 1, 2025 that Microsoft was raising the price of Game Pass Ultimate to $25--they were right about an increase, but it actually went up to $30/month .
Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen refused to work for Xbox because it would be like 'walking past some stakes with human skulls on them' and pretending 'it's probably fine in this direction' The immersive sim will find a way outside of AAA. A nonviolent RPG, in tune with the values of the Looking Glass games he worked on in the '90s, about a young American woman searching for her missing uncle in Eastern Europe. You're talking about a three to $10 million budget, a passionate team led by some of us folks who have experience with immersive sims or newcomers who just played a lot of immersive sims and really get it, making something that's a little bit smaller, more passionate, and can be made more quickly." The original Thief cost $3 million to make, Smith Evergreen points out. It's not clear to me that the $3 million dollar Thief or Deus Ex-style immersive sim that you want to make in the year 2026 is going to sell disproportionately different amounts of copies than the $250 million one that comes out of a big studio." There's only so much fidelity a game needs, Smith Evergreen suggests.
A new Warcraft 3 campaign exploring the origins of the Forsaken and the formation of the Undercity will be live later today, Blizzard announced as part of its BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony announcements . Titled Forsaken Kingdom, the DLC campaign will put a spotlight on the last days of Lordaeron after it fell to Arthas and how it became the home of the Forsaken many players are familiar with in World of Warcraft. The campaign will be available in Warcraft 3: Reforged, Blizzard's once-maligned remaster of 2003's RTS classic. While the new campaign costs money, the 3.0 update for Warcraft 3: Reforged is free and also releases today.
No More Robots' nine-year journey to releasing its first self-developed IP – "This sounds so naive and stupid, but somehow it's working" Founder Mike Rose on tiny game budgets, development pivots, wishlist prognostication, and why Descenders could have been a Roblox game It's been nine years since Mike Rose set up the indie publisher No More Robots. The firm has seen solid success in that time, in part bolstered by a back catalogue that includes the bike-riding megatitle Descenders, which was the first game released under the No More Robots name and which is still a huge seller. The title's genesis was a discussion between Rose and Dan Foster, who joined No More Robots to deliver console ports, but brought online multiplayer experience from his time at Team 17. Now, the company is firmly back to five-figure budgets, with the only exception being Another Door, an upcoming multiplayer roguelike with a budget of $180,000.
Future imperfect: Five predictions for the next decade | Opinion Rarely has the industry looked to the future with such trepidation – but this turmoil is a transition, not a crash, and some paths ahead are visible A lot of minds around the industry currently seem focused on one thing: the future. Whether it was Amir Satvat's Gamescom Dev keynote, or the plethora of industry luminaries who lined up to discuss ongoing and impending turmoil for Edge magazine's latest issue, the topic of the moment is what's next – and the mood is apprehensive, to say the least. 1983 wasn't a downturn or a rebalancing; it was a near-collapse of industry revenues from over $3 billion in 1983 to a mere $100 million by 1985. Budget growth is slowing – but won't stop Playable Worlds CEO (and MMORPG legend) Raph Koster cited some figures in the Edge article suggesting that inflation-adjusted budgets for games have risen from around $1 million in the mid-nineties to $10 million by 2005, and eventually to $100 million by 2015.
I've found DLSS 5 can slash frame rates by up to 73% on an RTX 5080 gaming PC in NBA 2K27, and I'm wondering what kind of mega-rig would justify the performance hit At what cost AI-enhanced graphics? Which isn't a huge surprise, given that Nvidia itself estimated a 50-60% DLSS 5 performance hit in the briefings last week. Still, my early testing shows it can tank your frame rate considerably harder than that, even on a PC that costs well over $3,000 in 2026. I threw a pre-release version of NBA 2K27 at one of our benchmarking rigs, an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5080-equipped, 32 GB DDR5 behemoth.
Nekome: Nazi Hunter is about gleefully butchering fascists in Germany and America, but its devs swear it's not political Nekome is an interesting, politically bold game, even if its studio tried to convince me it isn't. A thing that often happens in this line of work is: a developer or PR person enthusiastically trying to convince you that a not-especially-interesting game is actually incredibly innovative and exciting. The Gamescom demo for Nekome: Nazi Hunter is the first time I have been in the reverse position: I thought the game was interesting, well-timed, and politically bold—the studio was keen to convince me it wasn't. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since.
The people of video games on what gives them cause for hope "Forget trodden down, I think our future sees a beautiful revolution." Hello and welcome to one of our final pieces for Optimism Week here on Eurogamer. This time, we've turned to the industry itself for some answers, and as such I'm going to do my best to get out of the way as quickly as possible. "The bundle ended this morning, as of this writing, and we managed to raise more than $250,000 in two weeks. Look at this year's breakthrough hits… Mewgenics, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert, Pragmata, Subnautica 2, Forza Horizon 6, Meccha Chameleon, Pokemon Pokopia, Resident Evil Requiem, Slay The Spire 2… the variety is incredible.