Alanah is a former Santa Monica Studio writer, she’s also an ex-IGN reporter.

She said in her video the following:

“Sony already knew everyone would be pissed off – they knew this. People working within PlayStation first-party studios told me Sony had the strictest social media guidelines for this particular thing they’ve ever seen issued.

Sony does somewhat regularly tell employees what they can or can’t say about certain things. I was under a lot of guidelines when I was working on God of War Laufey – I still am. And they did send me guidelines regarding what I could say on the day the game was announced.

But in this instance, it’s apparently the strictest the employees I spoke to have ever seen regarding public communications. They would only have done this if they knew it was going to be an enormous PR issue. This is no surprise to them.”

Source: https://youtu.be/_Znc7MVsSlg?si=gkYWODlvpqlmqzoj

Source - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/22/xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc/

My own post a few months ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1s31wde/xbox_helix_possible_launch_title_backwards/

Haven't read the article in detail but i think they're being sold at a lower price?

https://www.reddit.com/r/PokeLeaks/comments/1v3ostz/private_gamefreak_documentary_pok%C3%A9mon_diamond_and/

Speaking in a recent interview with YouTuber OLDboi, GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych revealed Microsoft came with a deal they simply couldn’t refuse. The Redmond giant paid more than Stalker 2’s entire budget in exchange for Xbox console exclusivity.

While Grygorovych didn’t share the numbers of the deal or the development budget of the game, his comments suggest the game had effectively broken even before selling a single copy to players.

The revelation once again highlights why such insane exclusive agreements remain attractive to game developers, especially developers of AAA games like Stalker 2 that have long development cycles, and a lot of financial risk.

Article source: https://thephrasemaker.com/2026/07/22/xbox-reportedly-paid-more-than-stalker-2s-entire-budget-for-xbox-exclusivity/

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU-jN2Fmo38

Straight from the man himself. Scroll through the comments of this video to see the actual comment he made.

https://xcancel.com/i/status/2079625416927547664

Timestamp at 7:40 in the video

100% Star Wars has insider sources at Saber which he has told many times.
I'm marking it as Grain of Salt as i am unaware of his track record.

previous leak in similar fashion about this - https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1uxpgl9/steve_allison_new_executive_at_saber_seems_to_be/

https://xcancel.com/kijuler/status/2079160850200355294

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hkvfmqsvme

According to appfigures: "Disney Solitaire earned an estimated $2M in net revenue during its partial launch month. By May it was at $11M. February isn't over yet, but based on 25 days of data our estimates put Disney Solitaire at $21M in net revenue with 5.1M downloads. That's 23x what Candy Crush Solitaire earned in the same month.

In just 11 months, Disney Solitaire has earned an estimated $137M in net revenue."

https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/candy-crush-solitaire-vs-disney-solitaire-mobile-market

https://xcancel.com/bogorad222/status/2079147845685313994?s=46

A few years ago it was reported that the studio would be merged into Zenimax online, but seems the studio gained their independence

https://www.alphadoggames.com/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-is-shutting-down-arkane-austin-tango-gameworks-and-alpha-dog-games-roundhouse-studios-absorbed-by-zenimax-online-studios.863997/

In case you don't remember it was already announced but last time i posted this about Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered we got the trailer with a release date about a week or 2 later

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=41396&Title=Stellar+Blade

https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorMortis/s/JZIXLiTsQk someone archive this quick lol

https://xcancel.com/kijuler/status/2078886107119505685

For several weeks now, many users have noticed that Ubisoft is preparing Ghost Recon Wildlands for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with 4K resolution and 60 FPS, and a new mission. What initially seemed like a patch to bring the game to 60 FPS, similar to what we've seen with the Far Cry series, appears to be a much bigger undertaking: a full 4K 60 FPS update and a new mission called "Last Rites." Given the development issues they're facing with the new Ghost Recon, they're likely looking to update Wildlands to attract players back, ensuring a solid player base for the next installment in the series.

One of the images showed an August release date. Ubisoft will be at Gamescom, so it's unclear if this will be officially confirmed there. For now, consider this a rumor until we have official confirmation.

https://media.ixbt.games/fit-in/1280x/ixbt-data/1195500/media-yvygbvt3rh8c08dipqyt1vw9.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/GhostReconWildlands/comments/1uzq2kd/new_update_with_new_mission_and_4k_60fps/

Update: Next month there will be news about Ghost Recon for the 25th anniversary of the saga.

https://insider-gaming.com/new-ghost-recon-news-coming-next-month/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BfkSQuXdk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

He usually reports earlier than Dusk but always gets accused of copying.

https://imgur.com/a/FLToICb

Saw this posted online, might be a grain of salt, since i can't track the origin proper. And not sure if the game is playable without a day 1 patch or something, but beware of potential spoilers either way.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/zenimax-bethesda/obsidians-new-fallout-spin-off-is-real-alongside-fallout-5-and-3-and-new-vegas-remakes-as-todd-howard-offers-praise-a-huge-amount-of-respect

Update (July 17, 2026): To clarify, sources felt that this project (which was not officially Fallout by name) was very Fallout-y in nature, to the point where there were debates at the upper levels of Xbox Games Studios about whether or not it should be made in Unreal or Creation Engine. I was told that Obsidian's previous project wasn't officially Fallout, at least in part because Todd Howard wanted to be involved in any potential formal Obsidian-Bethesda collaboration on the IP. It purportedly wasn't possible at the time due to the various on-going commitments to the Fallout TV show, Elder Scrolls 6, and Starfield. It does sound like the extent to which the previous incubated apocalypse-style franchise was potentially "Fallout-adjacent" amounts to a matter of perspective to onlookers, but Obsidian is obviously very cognizant of fans' long-time hopes for them to return to the genre.

• Original roadmap for upcoming games was 3 games in 3 years beginning from the ce remake.

• Project Ekur and a new campaign were meant to release during this 3 year window but both have been cancelled.

• Side note- After Ekur became a warzone super big team game, it actually went full circle and they made it a battle Royale again before fully cancelling development.

• Halo studios has no campaign or multiplayer in development.

• Dev teams are trying to quickly make concepts for the next game so it can finally begin.

• There's internal uncertainty whether Halo 2 and 3 remakes will be made.

• Nobody at the studio has heard of the Halo MMO.

• Ekur was meant to be possibly soft launched or at the least revealed at Halo fest this year but it obviously isn't anymore. There likely isn't any new game announced at Halo fest. Best case scenario is they reveal that there's some new game entering development.

• They are considering DLC for campaign evolved.

Source: https://youtu.be/mH1f7TpwX4Q?si=q2stWZ0vzrhUXiEG

Just confirmed on Twitter as part of a huge studio update moments ago.

https://xcancel.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101

While we're not announcing any dates today, we have been working on remasters for both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

The wasteland continues to expand as we team up once again with our longtime friends at Obsidian Entertainment. We're happy to confirm they're working with us on a new Fallout project. We'll have more to share in the future.

Previous Rumours: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/s/imHAffSngL

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/s/iYlcsuUkb6

Bethesda ADDITIONALLY confirmed they are themselves working on Fallout 5:

Our teams are now developing The Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5 on Creation Engine 3, a shared technology platform we've been building since Starfield's launch. It allows our teams to support multiple projects simultaneously with new tools, rendering, and systems that define our games.

Fallout 5 is currently in preproduction. The Elder Scrolls VI is our primary development focus today, with the majority of our team currently working on the next chapter of the franchise. With over 65 million copies sold, players are still exploring Skyrim 15 years later, but we know it’s been a very long wait for the sequel. The next chapter is on the way. We’re where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day.

https://xcancel.com/NateTheHate2/status/2078160970153615561?s=20

Previous rumor regarding Hurst's injury on set stalling production

According to sources, while Hurst’s full recovery is a priority, the period required for it was longer than the production shooting schedule could accommodate, leading to the difficult decision to recast the role.

Prep is expected to begin is mid-August for a mid-October production start.

The ancient mythology-themed God of War, from writer, executive producer and showrunner Ronald D. Moore, began filming in February in Vancouver on a two-season order, with the two seasons slated to film back-to-back, which I hear remains the plan. According to sources, four episodes had been fully completed at the time of the incident, with some contending that parts of additional ones also had been filmed.

They will now be reshot with the new actor who will take over the role of Kratos. With the co-lead, Atreus, played by a child actor, Callum Vinson, it would be hard to use

https://deadline.com/2026/07/god-of-war-recast-kratos-role-ryan-hurst-injured-on-set-1236984409/

https://www.reddit.com/r/legendofzelda/s/Lyr7OHyRMt

A user on Reddit noticed how GameStop had put the pre order date on their Ocarina of Time website only to then take it down just shortly after. This also makes sense when you think about it considering how Nintendo usually takes 3 months to at least release a full trailer of their game, such as Donkey Kong Bananza or Mario Kart World.

Thoughts…?