Sherbytes: Industry News Megathread, v.2

[Valhoven]

R* grows, acquiring new developer house out of Australia:



Rockstar Games has acquired Video Games Deluxe, a Sydney-based development studio.

The studio will be renamed Rockstar Australia. Video Games Deluxe has worked on re-releases for LA Noire and GTA Trilogy with Rockstar in the past.

 

[Valhoven]

Latest re Infinity Ward and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IV is Warzone 3, which was understood to launch alongside MWIV next year (2026), is on the chopping block if current iteration WZ2 fails to up or at least retain current player count.

I have to think WZ has proven a massive headache to manage in step with Duty instalments across properties (just launching the darn thing via hub has been to many players' frustration, lol), and Activision doesn't think the data they're seeing justifies a third re-up.

 

[Valhoven]

Rumor is the anticipated Gears of War Collection will launch day one on all platforms but one: Nintendo.

PlayStation, PC, and Xbox dawgs can all get their paws on the collection in 2026 with holiday season 2025 being a slim possibility.