Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel who left the studio after 17 years says he witnessed or was personally subjected to "blacklisting, fraud, rampant favoritism/cronyism" and "numerous unethical and/or unlawful acts" were committed by higher-ups.

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/halo/veteran-halo-developer-of-17-years-accuses-the-studio-of-blacklisting-fraud-and-multiple-harassment-campaigns/

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has surpassed $100M worldwide.

https://discussingfilm.net/2026/03/31/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review/

'Snap & Grab' Episode 1 launches April 24th on PC.

https://youtu.be/nUItwBEtgmk

'Morbid Metal' launches April 8th on PC.

https://youtu.be/kDR-kUxCGek

The Nintendo Switch and PS4 version of 'Ratatan' are officially been cancelled. Still coming to Xbox Series, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2. Already on PC Early Access.

https://nintendoeverything.com/ratatans-nintendo-switch-version-officially-cancelled-dev-explains-why/

Triple-i Initiative Showcase line up.

Showcase is set for April 9th!

'The Crane Rider's Tale' Kickstarter announced.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/psychickiss/the-crane-riders-tale

'State of Decay 3' Alpha Playtest announced for May 2026.

https://playtest.stateofdecay.com/

https://youtu.be/5iBYOVNC9Uw

Yo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day!

This week in videogames, Eidos Montreal got hit with another wave of layoffs, Shift Up acquired Shinji Mikami's new studio, Nexon says The First Descendant has no staying power and Disney might considering buying Epic Games.

Hope you have nice weekend! :)

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'The Last of Us Online' game director said the game was around 80% complete before it was cancelled.

https://kotaku.com/last-of-us-online-naughty-dog-canceled-vinit-agarwal-2000684224