CSB309: Underwater Chinese Ghost Layoffs

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1. Free-to-play Monster Hunter-like Dauntless is shutting down on May 29 following mass studio layoffs

2. When Bungie recently had to defend itself in court in a copyright case regarding the Red Legion faction in Destiny 2's campaign, it had to submit two fan-made YouTube lore videos as evidence because Bungie had vaulted/deleted the game's campaign

3. Warner Bros. Games is making big cuts, closing three studios — Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB Games San Diego — and cancelling its long-in-development Wonder Woman game, the publisher told employees on Tuesday. All projects from those studios have been canceled.

4. NetEase began its cuts late last year, with layoffs and studio closures at Mass Effect veteran Mac Walters' new studio Worlds Untold, Halo Infinite design boss Jerry Hook's team at Jar of Sparks, and more recently at Liquid Sword, the company founded by the creator of Just Cause.

5. Quantic Dream, the NetEase-owned developer behind Heavy Rain, Detroit and the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse has broken its silence following the layoffs and shutdowns seen across numerous other NetEase-supported studios. In a statement posted on LinkedIn, Quantic Dream CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière said the studio's teams had not been impacted by NetEase's dramatic cuts, and were "continuing to develop our projects at full pace".

6. Tony Hawk Pro Skater tease shows legendary skaters, further lifting hopes for 3+4 remake UPDATE: Remake now rated in Singapore ahead of announcement.

7. Konami and Bloober Team are working on a new game following the success of Silent Hill 2. The game will be “based on Konami’s IP” but isn’t explicitly confirmed to be a new Silent Hill

8. First look at Anna Williams in Tekken 8