Ubisoft Plans RedLynx Closure, Zelda Ocarina Remake, Xbox Labs
Ubisoft proposes closing Trials developer RedLynx and cutting positions at Ubisoft Singapore, while previews offer a closer look at Nintendo’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 . Xbox has also formed Xbox Labs to explore emerging technologies, and Rockstar says its next game should take less than eight years to make
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Ubisoft Proposes Closing Trials Studio RedLynx and Cutting Singapore Positions
Ubisoft proposes shutting down Finnish studio RedLynx, known for the Trials series, with up to 52 positions affected, subject to local negotiations. At Ubisoft Singapore, 70 positions have been impacted as the company adjusts the studio to upcoming production needs .
The changes are part of Ubisoft’s wider restructuring and cost-cutting efforts as it reorganizes around a Creative Houses structure . RedLynx’s proposed closure puts the studio behind Trials HD, Trials Evolution and Trials Rising at risk of shutting down
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Previews Detail Switch 2 Changes
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 is set to launch on November 5, and a new overview trailer shows more of its gameplay and features . The trailer includes the Hall of Fallen Foes, where players can view statues of enemies they have defeated
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Hands-on previews describe a remake that changes more than the visuals: puzzles and miniboss encounters have been redesigned, while updated controls and added context aim to make combat and navigation feel more modern . The remake also appears to make the tutorial owl, Kaepora Gaebora, less persistent in conversation
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Rockstar Says Its Next Game Won’t Take Eight Years After GTA 6
Rockstar development leaders say the engine, tools and team built during Grand Theft Auto VI’s development should help the studio make future games faster . GTA VI has taken around eight years to develop, and Rockstar has not named the project that will follow it
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The pledge comes as Rockstar’s employment tribunal with IWGB union members whose jobs were cut is extended to November 18, close to GTA VI’s scheduled release . In separate comments, head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe says negotiations with the Rockstar Games Workers Union have been positive and that employees will have a union if they want one
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Xbox Launches Xbox Labs to Explore Emerging Technologies
Xbox has formed Xbox Labs, a small team of game makers, engineers and scientists tasked with testing emerging technologies and turning ideas into things players and developers can experience . The initiative comes as AI-assisted tools fuel new experiments with decompiling, rebuilding and remixing games
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Xbox also points to making games available in more places, with improved access through web browsers among the areas the new team is intended to explore .
Funcom Restructures Around Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening
Funcom is restructuring to focus solely on live operations for Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening, with an undisclosed number of staff affected . CEO Rui Casais, who has led the developer for 11 years, is set to leave at the end of the year, with chief product officer Scott Junior due to succeed him
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