🎮 Glen Schofield Is Making Calls For Dead Space 4, Star Wars Eclipse Development Continues and More Modes In Battlefield 6...

Glen Schofield Is Making Calls For Dead Space 4, Star Wars Eclipse Development Continues, More Modes In Battlefield 6, Sony Files An Injunction Against Tencent and more!

Hello friends,

Today is October 28th 2025 and I hope you’ve had a great week 🙌

In today’s news:

• 🎮 Glen Schofield Is Making Calls For Dead Space 4

• 🎮 Star Wars Eclipse Development Continues

• 🎮 More Modes In Battlefield 6

• 🎮 Sony Files An Injunction Against Tencent

• ⚡ Lightning Round!

• 🫡 True Tribute!

• 😄 Personal Update

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Let’s dig in!

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🎮 Glen Schofield Is Making Calls For Dead Space 4

Image: Visceral Games / EA Games

Former VP and General Manager of Visceral Games and co-founder of Sledgehammer Games recently shared that he started “making calls” to make Dead Space 4 a reality.

According to a recent interview with IGN, there might still be hope for Dead Space, as Glen Schofield, one of the original creators behind the franchise, started making calls after EA turned down the idea for the sequel and now has new owners:

I went to EA recently and they’re like no, we’re not interested anymore. I said, I can get back the leadership team. I need the models from EA Motive (who built the Dead Space remake in 2023), and I can save you 30 to 40 million dollars on the idea that I have. And, they’re like, ‘no.’

I have quite a few ideas that I’m ready to go with and one of them is Dead Space 4. The fact that EA just got bought, I think there’s an opportunity. I’m already making calls.

I don’t know where EA’s head is right now, I don’t think they made money on the Dead Space remake. Dead Space needs to be adapted to different mediums — movies, TV series, it would be great.

But I am more optimistic since the sale of EA, because somebody new could buy the Dead Space IP.

It’s still unclear whether Schofield’s efforts will yield any fruit, but it’s definitely admirable that he is trying to bring back, honestly, a very solid franchise.

My personal opinion is that after this huge sale, EA will need some time to restructure and figure out a way forward, but it’s definitely possible that the new leadership will revisit some of the decisions that the company made in the past and who knows, maybe we’ll see more of Dead Space after all.

Would you play Dead Space 4?

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🎮 Star Wars Eclipse Development Continues

Image: Quantic Dream

The creators behind Detroit: Become Human finally decided to give an update on their new game that has been silent ever since it was announced almost 3 years ago.

In a recent blog post, Quantic Dream shared that they are turning over a new leaf for the studio and becoming a multi-project “after years as a single-project studio”. And with that, they wanted to reassure the fans that the development on Star Wars Eclipse is still moving forward:

Since 2018, we have entered a new phase of growth and innovation. We doubled the size of the team, bringing together talents from all over the world united by the same passion for creativity. We opened a new studio in Montreal, moved into new headquarters in Paris, built the next generation of our proprietary technology, and became our own publisher.

After years as a single-project studio, we also decided to take a new step. Multiple teams are fully dedicated to crafting the next generation of great games, including something very different, a competitive multiplayer experience, born from the same spirit of curiosity and creativity that has always defined us.

This new title may surprise our fans as it is very different from what we have done so far. But taking risks, challenging ourselves, exploring new ways of playing and telling stories, and attempting what seems impossible, has always been part of our DNA.

We also know how demanding it is to create something new. Earning the trust of players, standing out in such a competitive space, and introducing fresh concepts is incredibly challenging. And since we have no legacy in this genre, we know we have everything to prove — which is why your support and feedback will be essential. Together, we believe we can create something truly unique.

Of course, development of Star Wars: Eclipse continues, and we are eager to share more with you in the future.

Honestly, this all sounds wonderful. As a huge fan of Quantic Dream, I’m glad that the studio is not in a state of hiatus and is actually working on more stuff. After playing (and replaying) Detroit so many times over the years, I can’t wait to see what they have in store with a game that’s been in development for so long.

Are you waiting for Star Wars Eclipse?

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🎮 More Modes In Battlefield 6

Image: Battlefield Studios / EA Games

Last week, we talked about how data miners found files that might show that more nautical-based modes are coming to the game, and now they have found some evidence that at least 6 new modes might come into the game.

According to Insider Gaming, it’s been there are six more game modes possibly joining Battlefield 6 at some point in the near future. The strings were found in the multiplayer files of the game:

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/Raid/Mode/MUT_Raid

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/Payload/Mode/MUT_Payload

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/Sabotage/Mode/MUT_Sabotage

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/SquadShootout/Mode/MUT_SquadShootout

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/Strikepoint/Mode/MUT_Strikepoint

• Game/GlacierMP/Gamemodes/TankHunt/Mode/MUT_TankHunt

So far, only two modes have been mentioned by EA and are scheduled to be released on October 28 alongside the release of Battlefield 6 Season 1: Rogue Ops, Strikepoint and Sabotage.

From what I could tell, Battlefield is gaining a lot of momentum, and it’s quickly become one of the most played games on Steam alone, having more than 450,000 concurrent players almost every day. If EA and Battlefield Studios keep this up, they might just become the next best thing in the shooter genre.

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🎮 Sony Files An Injunction Against Tencent

Image: POLARIS QUEST / Tencent

Sony’s legal battle with Tencent continues as the company files a preliminary injunction to stop Tencent from using Aloy’s resemblance and other elements from the Horizon series.

According to Games Fray, Sony is trying to stop Tencent “from reproducing, preparing derivative works of, displaying, performing, and distributing any works copied or derived from SIE’s Horizon Works, including Light of Motiram, and from using the ALOY Character Mark or any confusingly similar mark pending trial.”

The injunction also seeks to stop Tencent from using visual, audio, and storyline elements from the Horizon series. That’s all, a response to Tencent’s motion to dismiss the case based on the claim that Sony “tries to transform ubiquitous genre ingredients into proprietary assets”. The publisher behind Light of Motiram also stated that they are simply incorporating “the same time-honoured tropes” that games released before and after Horizon have used.

So many legal battles are going on these days. Tencent vs. Sony, Pocketpair vs. Nintendo and probably many more that are not in the public eye. I can’t say that I support any of the sides, and honestly, I don’t know how I would react in their place. It would probably depend on a perspective, so it will be interesting to see the ultimate winner in both cases.

Who are you rooting for?

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⚡ Lightning Round!

1…2…3…Go!

🎬 Horizon Zero Dawn Movie Is Scheduled For 2027 Release

Image: Guerrilla Games / Sony

Speaking of Horizon Zero Dawn and court battles, during the recent filings, Sony revealed that the game’s adaptation aims to start shooting in 2026 and release in 2027.

According to The Game Post, Head of PlayStation Productions, Asad Qizilbash, spoke about the release plans for the Horizon Zero Dawn movie in a sworn declaration. Qizilbash stated that a film based on the Horizon is in development in partnership with Columbia Pictures. And that they “already have a working script and are actively searching for a director.” The team aims to start “shooting the picture in 2026 and releasing it in 2027.”

I wonder who would be Alloy 🤔

🎮 Former AC Director Confirms He Was Asked To Leave

Image: Ubisoft

A while ago, we talked about Marc-Alexis Côté leaving Ubisoft shortly after the launch of Vantage Studios, and it looks like he wasn’t volunteering to leave.

According to Côté’s LinkedIn post, the former Head of Assassin’s Creed asked to “step aside”:

Many of you have expressed surprise that I would choose to leave Assassin’s Creed after so many years, especially given the passion I still hold for it. The truth is simple: I did not make that choice.

Ubisoft decided to transfer the leadership of the Assassin’s Creed franchise to someone closer to its new organizational structure.

A different position was mentioned, but it did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity with the work I had been entrusted with in recent years.But I also owe it to my teams, past and present, to say this plainly:

I did not walk away.

I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside.

Well, it looks like my suspicions were correct…

🎮 Arrowhead Game Studios Is Working On A New Game

Image: Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony

While Arrowhead Studio has been very vocal about continuing support for Helldivers 2, a recent job post suggests that the company is already working on the next thing.

According to the post itself, the company is looking for a Senior System Designer for a new co-op Action game:

Join our quest in making the world’s best co-op action games! We’re looking for a talented Senior Systems Designer to join our growing design department and help shape the foundation of a brand-new, unannounced project. This is your chance to be part of an co-op action game from the start. You’ll be at the heart of building and tuning the core systems, progression loops, and combat feel like an Arrowhead Game.

And according to the only information I could find, the only thing that’s known about this project is that it’s not another collaboration with Sony and that it’s going to be “100% funded” by the studio.

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🫡 True Tribute!

Today I wanted to salute

Evan C. Moore

and

Play Moore

!

Labor and Gaming

A great piece from

Evan C. Moore

about ways games represent labour. It’s interesting to see the perspective from so many different people on how various elements of the gameplay could be considered work. Another great example that I would add to the pile is Dredge, and I’m looking forward to reading more about the subject!

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❓ Do you have any feedback

Instead of sharing personal updates this time, I wanted to open the floor to you guys to share any feedback you have.

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Please share anything that you have on your mind, so that I could start working on making this newsletter better and better every day!

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