Ubisoft wants to close RedLynx, the studio behind Trials, and cut 70 jobs in Singapore, while Take-Two's CEO reacted to the second GTA 6 delay with "please tell me you're kidding" and Xbox revealed the $49 Nano controller. Everything that happened in gaming in the last 24 hours.
🎮 Xbox Nano: It weighs 3.5 ounces, against about 10 ounces for the standard controller, which starts at $64.99. For now it only comes in white.
⏳ GTA 6: Publishing head Jennifer Kolbe made both calls to Zelnick after Rockstar North's Rob Nelson asked for more time, and the game now launches November 19. The Rockstar labor trial with the IWGB union was extended to November 17 and 18.
🏍️ Ubisoft RedLynx: The closure could affect up to 52 positions in Finland, pending local negotiations. RedLynx was founded in 2000, bought by Ubisoft in 2011, and its last game was Trials Rising in 2019.
🤖 Epic Games Launcher: Store head Martin Keely said everything was rewritten from scratch, with AI used for code and architecture but not art or design. Epic also announced Fortnite on Linux through Valve's Proton.
🗡️ Ocarina of Time: The new Young Link and Young Zelda amiibo unlock wearable masks. Early previews praise a dedicated jump button, quick item swapping without the pause menu and 4K visuals.
🏎️ Gran Turismo: The controller costs €84.99 in Europe and ships December 10. It arrived alongside the free Spec IV update for Gran Turismo 7, with six new cars and the Sportsland Sugo circuit.
🪙 Cyberleek: He wanted the coin to reach a $30 million market cap before releasing a 200 GB build, but it fell from a $7.8 million peak to $1.2 million. He claims to have a dead man's switch with spoilers if anyone comes after him.
📋 Xbox exclusives: Call of Duty was left out of the scenario because of a 10-year deal signed in 2023 with Nintendo, Nvidia and Sony. Games already released would stay on their current platforms and nothing would change on PC.