Game News Round-Up

As Xbox head Asha Sharma apparently visited Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside

Alan Wake 2 has reached 3 million copies sold

Dark Pictures Anthology studio Supermassive Games is laying off up to 75 staff ‘to ensure sustainability’

• This is their third round of layoffs in three years

Remedy Financial Results

• Q2 2026:
• Revenue: €10.2 million (down 40%)
• Operating loss: €3.9 million (compared to €0.5 million loss in the same quarter last year)
• H1 2026:
• Revenue: €23.3 million (down 23.1%)
• Operating loss: €2.9 million (compared to €0.8 million profit in 2023)

Square Enix Q1 Financial Results

• Net sales: ¥78.4 billion ($492.3 million), up 32.3%
• Operating income: ¥17 billion ($106.7 million), up 88.6%
• Profit: ¥13.2 billion ($82.9 million), up 175.7%
• Digital Entertainment net sales: ¥49.9 billion ($313.3 million), up 51.8%