Game News Round-Up

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s director, Eric Baptizat, has returned to Ubisoft and is now game director for the Assassin’s Creed brand

• Eric Baptizat left Ubisoft five years ago to direct the Dead Space remake

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel tops 100 million cumulative downloads worldwide

• The free-to-play CCG, released in 2022, is available across PC, console and mobile

Halo Studios hit by layoffs after Campaign Evolved launch. Unknown amount of employees affected

Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles

• The indie publisher opened a new division to in reduce spend on external development; will build on established relationships with local universities

Raptor PR launches Early Gaming Growth platform to help gaming startups navigate B2B communications