Wonder Woman, Fable, Assassin's Creed Shadows... - This week's top stories #2
, by Thibaut
It's been a really bad week when it comes to the video game industry. Between lay-offs, studio closures and project cancellations, there's plenty to be sad about.
1 Warner Bros. closes Monolith and cancels the Wonder Woman game
After being announced in December 2021, Monolith's Wonder Woman game has ended up being cancelled. The studio is also closing its doors, as are Player First Games and Warner Bros. San Diego.
2 The Fable reboot has been postponed until 2026
Playground Games will keep working on Fable until 2026. We also got some images of a pre-alpha version of the game.
3 Dragon Age: The Veilguard is already coming to PlayStation Plus
Four months after its release, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will appear in PlayStation Plus Essential on March 4, 2025.
4 NVIDIA has released RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti with fewer ROPs than expected
The American firm has confirmed that 0.5% of its cards were released with missing ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines). The average impact on graphics performance is around 4%.
5 Assassin's Creed Shadows falls victim to major leaks
Recently postponed until March 20, Assassin's Creed Shadows is already in many people's hands. There are leaks out there, and Ubisoft has advised fans to be cautious.
6 Pokémon Legends: Z-A remounts and will be released at the end of the year
During the last Pokémon Presents, we got a first gameplay video for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The title is due out at the end of the year exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 to be announced next week
The collection has been listed on Singapur, and there's a marketing campaign going on right now. We'll get an official announcement on March 4 at 10 a.m.
8 The RTX GPU black screen problem has been fixed
NVIDIA has identified the problem that caused a black screen to appear on PCs equipped with RTX graphics cards. The fix is being applied progressively via a VBIOS update or a driver patch.
9 Activision did use generative AI in Black Ops 6
Steam now requires studios to indicate whether a game has used generative AI, and we've learned that this has been the case with Black Ops 6 for some skins.
10 The studio responsible for The Callisto Protocol is likely to disappear
Following the commercial failure of The Callisto Protocol and the low-key [Redacted], Striking Distance Studios has laid off almost all its developers. The company remains in business, but it may not be the case for too long.
11 Forza Horizon 5 will launch on PS5 on April 29
Already announced, the Forza Horizon 5 port for the PS5 will be released on Abril 29, 2025. It will be PS5 Pro-enhanced and sold only in digital format.