> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://aftermath.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Saudis Take Over EVO, AI Life Sims & Marathon's Soundtrack: All The News From February 16-22 - URL: https://aftermath.site/evo-marathon-bungie-video-game-news-roundup-february/ - Published: 2026-02-23T14:03:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-23T14:03:06.000Z - Description: Also: AI football commentary & RE spoilers - Author: Luke Plunkett - Tags: recap, Video Games, News Welcome to Recap, our weekly feature--running every Monday morning--where we round up what’s been going on around video games, the internet and beyond. --- Sony has now fully backed out of fighting game showcase EVO's ownership, leaving the Saudi RTS to take over. [Qiddiya City-owned RTS fully acquires EVORTS has acquired NODWIN Gaming’s stake in EVO, giving it full ownership.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-icon-180x180.png)ShacknewsTJ Denzer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/qiddaya-city-owned-rts-fully-acquires-evo_feature.jpg)](https://www.shacknews.com/article/147933/qiddiya-city-rts-evo-ownership?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=bluesky) --- Jake Solomon, of *XCOM 2* and *Midnight Suns* fame, had been working on a life sim called *Burbank* until his studio, Midsummer, was shut down last week. [XCOM Designer Jake Solomon’s Midsummer Studios Shuts DownMidsummer Studios is closing down, leaving its life sim Burbank unreleased![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-24.png)KotakuJen Lennon![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/burbank-midsummer-studios-1200x675.jpg)](https://kotaku.com/xcom-designer-shows-off-canceled-ai-fueled-life-sim-after-abruptly-shutting-down-studio-2000671432?ref=aftermath.site) --- Not really news here, so much as I wanted to share how good *Marathon's* soundtrack is if you haven't already checked it out. [Why is there such a bustling community around Marathon’s soundtrack, when the game isn’t even out yet? One producer tells us whyMarathon isn’t out yet and it’s OST is already inspiring cool community works.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-6.png)Eurogamer.netConnor Makar![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/New-Project--28-.jpg)](https://www.eurogamer.net/why-is-there-such-a-bustling-community-around-marathons-soundtrack-when-the-game-isnt-even-out-yet-one-producer-tells-us-why?ref=aftermath.site) --- Almost 13 years after its initial release, *Warframe* is now officially available on Android devices via the Google Play Store. [\[Industry news\] Warframe is now available worldwide for Android devices - MCV/DEVELOPDigital Extremes announced that Warframe is now available worldwide on the Google Play Store for Android. In this free sci-fi epic, players join an ancient warrior caste, the Tenno, and fight their way through an ever-expanding universe. Android players can look forward to squadding up with players around the world with Cross Platform Play and Cross Platform Save on iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and soon, Nintendo Switch 2, in joining one of the most thrilling and welcoming communities in online gaming.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/Favicon-black-mcvdevelop.jpg)MCV/DEVELOPMatt Broughton![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/war.png)](https://mcvuk.com/business-news/industry-news-warframe-is-now-available-worldwide-for-android-devices/?ref=aftermath.site) --- Football commentator Guy Mowbray has given the OK for EA to use AI to replicate his voice in the *EA Sports FC* series. [Football commentator permits EA to use an AI version of his voice for EA Sports FCFootball (soccer) commentator, Guy Mowbray, has given Electronic Arts permission to “replicate his voice” via AI to gen…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-25.png)GamesIndustry.bizVikki Blake![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/ss_bcf8cde56e46d969dfaff90c8a9d85a22b6342fc.1920x1080.jpg)](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/football-commentator-permits-ea-to-use-an-ai-version-of-his-voice-for-ea-sports-fc?ref=aftermath.site) --- *Resident Evil Requiem* has leaked online ahead of its actual release date. If you're squeamish about spoilers, you have been warned. [Watch out, Resident Evil Requiem’s ending is being spoiled online as Capcom fights to clean up leaksCapcom is struggling to fight Resident Evil Requiem leaks that are popping up online.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-7.png)Eurogamer.netConnor Makar![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/resident-evil-9-switch-2-1.jpg)](https://www.eurogamer.net/watch-out-resident-evil-requiems-ending-is-being-spoiled-online-as-capcom-fights-to-clean-up-leaks?ref=aftermath.site) --- Tencent has closed studio TiMi, after starting it five years ago but never releasing a game. [Tencent closes TiMi Montreal game studioThe game industry’s contraction is unrelenting.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2F98b43b93-23fe-4d6d-a283-bd448dffe916-2Fapple-touch-icon-180x180-2.png)Game FileStephen Totilo![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2Fc08011c7-9740-4fbc-b059-564071a00bf4_1872x844.png)](https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-timi-montreal-closed?ref=aftermath.site)