Apex Legends developer Respawn has had its Star Wars first-person shooter cancelled, as publisher EA makes huge job cuts across its studios. buff.ly/48BFUCC

Embattled giant Embracer Group is selling the studios behind Borderlands and the Snowrunner in multi-million dollar deals. buff.ly/49VTMIK

In a post on LinkedIn, Naughty Dog senior artist Santiago Gutierrez announces he's lost his job at the studio. "My heart is totally broken," he writes. buff.ly/3P27Rwi

A court has ordered that the makers of a Switch emulator cease development, and give Nintendo $2.4m in damages. buff.ly/3wEjGCx

In a response to a volatile market, Warner Bros has talked about a Harry Potter live-service game where players can spend every waking moment. buff.ly/3P5iTRB

An ex-EA boss and the former head of PlayStation have pondered whether exclusive games and growing expense - might ultimately spell doom for the humble games console. buff.ly/3IvtIso

Saber Interactive, which owns 3D Realms, 4A Games and more, has been sold by Embracer Group in a deal worth $247m. The purchaser? A company set up by Saber Interactive. buff.ly/48TfQmz

Free-to-play mobile game Monopoly Go has been a huge success, but it took a marketing spend of $500m to get there. buff.ly/3TqAyV0

Bungie's reboot of the 1994 shooter Marathon, due out in 2025, has suddenly acquired a new director after losing its original project lead. buff.ly/3vjH33Y

Baldur's Gate 3 will be Larian Studios' last Dungeons & Dragons game, and its rights holder has talked about the sudden parting of ways. buff.ly/4a76jtA

BioShock creator Ken Levine has shown off some new gameplay for his upcoming Judas, and the old BioShock DNA is unmistakeable. buff.ly/3VwaYAR

The embattled Embracer Group has sold Borderlands studio Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460m, it's been announced. buff.ly/3ISqZtk

A Batman game was in development in the 2010s, only to be cancelled and turned into Shadow Of Mordor. Previously lost footage has now emerged. buff.ly/3U446te

Open-world Lucas-'em-up Star Wars Outlaws is out in August - a detail accidentally leaked by Ubisoft Japan ahead of the latest trailer's release. buff.ly/3VPJl5K

An upcoming Black Panther game, in the works at EA's Cliffhanger Games, will be a 'sandbox' according to a job listing. buff.ly/3Jhpjd5

Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws will have a season pass, meaning players will have to pay more money to unlock a Jabba the Hutt mission. buff.ly/442pbb1

Take-Two, the publishing giant behind the GTA series, is laying off hundreds of staff and cancelling projects in order to save costs. buff.ly/4aCViAe

An indie action game akin to Max Payne, El Paso, Elsewhere is to become a film, with LaKeith Stanfield in talks to star. buff.ly/3QgWuRX

VR specialists Survios has announced Alien: Rogue Incursion, a first-person, single-player "frightfully immersive" videogame. buff.ly/4bilX5B

This is rubbish news. Closures have been announced at studios owned by Microsoft, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush's Tango Gameworks. buff.ly/4b8lpPN