New Star Fox game announced for Nintendo Switch 2. Releases June 25th 2026
- This is the third remake of Star Fox 64 (fourth remake if you consider Star Fox 64 a remake of the original Star Fox)
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 7 May 2026.
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Business2 stories
Founders of Gearbox Quebec announce new studio to "create original, premium games on our own terms". Ricochet Games working on "a co-op action-adventure game designed for a global audience".
- The studio has been founded by Sébastien Caisse and Pierre-André Déry, who previously launched and lead Gearbox Studio Québec, alongside former Borderlands Creative Director Maxime Babin and former Gearbox Director of Creative Development Yanick Piché. Caisse and Déry departed Gearbox in 2024.
EA FY26 Results
- For the three months ending March 31, 2026
- Net revenue: $2.1 billion (up 12% year-on-year)
- Net income: $461 million (up 81.5% year-on-year)
- Net bookings: $1.86 billion (up 3.6% year-on-year)
- For the 12 months ending March 31, 2026
- Net revenue: $7.53 billion (up 1% year-on-year)
- Net income: $887 million (down 20.9% year-on-year)
- Net bookings: $8.03 billion (up 9% year-on-year)
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Rumour
MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off 170 more employees
- This comes after two prior layoff rounds (March and last summer)