Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 13 October 2026.
General2 stories
Game Developer veteran Chris Kerr launches Vertical Slice, a games publication "giving workers a voice and holding power to account"
- The outlet, which is entirely funded by reader subscriptions, will also include a free repository of pitch and design documents
- Subscriptions start at £7.45 per month
Rumors1 story
Rumour
Epic Games delays Disney extraction shooter game and tells developers to go "AI first"
- Apparently one of the game's directors told staff: "No more hand-written code." and also said all of the game's art would be "generated with full AI workflows."