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Edge of Memories Launches Despite Midgar Studio's Closure
Midgar Studio has shut down, but Edge of Memories, the action-RPG developed by the French team, is still set to release this year. The studio confirmed that creative work is complete, paving the way for a posthumous launch. A rare case that raises a concrete question: what happens to a game when the team that made it no longer exists? The answer, here, is at least partial — players will get their hands on it.
Slain 2: The Beast Within Heads to PS5 and Xbox Series
Steel Mantis lifts the veil on console versions of Slain 2: The Beast Within. After an initial announcement limited to PC, the successor to Slain: Back from Hell and Valfaris confirms its arrival on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, complete with an exclusive physical edition for Sony's console. A strong signal for an indie studio quietly building its reputation on metal and brutal pixel art.
Vermila Studios Folds Six Months After Crisol: Theater of Idols Launch
Vermila Studios has laid off its entire staff less than six months after launching Crisol: Theater of Idols. The game failed to find its audience, and the studio is paying the price. A trajectory that once again illustrates the brutal reality of the independent market: shipping a game is no longer enough to ensure a studio's survival, even when the project is finished. The question isn't whether it was avoidable, but what it says about the state of the industry.
Limbo at 16: The Economic Lesson the Industry Never Learned
Sixteen years after its debut on Xbox Live Arcade, Limbo remains a comfortable anomaly in video game history: a title designed by a handful of people, with virtually no budget, no explicit narrative, that imposed its visual grammar on an entire generation of indie developers. The anniversary offers a chance to measure what this game truly changed — and to ask why its model remains so rarely imitated to completion.
Haunted Chocolatier: ConcernedApe Confirms Project Is Still Alive
ConcernedApe just signaled that Haunted Chocolatier, his next game announced years ago, is moving forward. The Stardew Valley developer confirms active work on the project, but offers no release date or additional details. The tension is real: between a Stardew Valley that keeps evolving and a spiritual successor that's slow to materialize, how long can the silence persist before it weighs on expectations?