Liquid Swords folds, Shogun 2 pulled, and a Bloodlines remake rumor stirs

Liquid Swords, the studio behind the in-development Samson, has filed for bankruptcy, dealing another blow to an industry that has seen a steady run of closures and cutbacks this year. The news lands on the same day that Sega pulled Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale after AI accusations, with the company admitting it had "fallen short" — a rare public acknowledgment from a major publisher on the subject. Konami, by contrast, used the moment to push back against the industry's generative AI drift, stating that real people remain the most important element of making good games.

The metal band Genitorturers has apparently let slip that a remake of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is in the works, the kind of rumor that travels fast in certain corners of the internet. Separately, Peter Molyneux may have revealed — in typical Molyneux fashion — that a remaster of the original Black & White is at least being discussed, even as Black & White 3 appears nowhere close to reality.

A newly spotted easter egg in GTA 6 references the original Grand Theft Auto, while the Battlefield 6 development team responded to player criticism over a cosmetic typo and a pistol-heavy loadout. The Modern Warfare 4 campaign is drawing praise too, with its release peak surpassing that of Black Ops 7 and the actor behind Captain Price sending a message to fans as the goodwill rolled in.