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Server Slams, Assassin's Creed Upheaval & Skate Layoffs: All The News From February 23-March 1

Also: a British games show is in big trouble

Server Slams, Assassin's Creed Upheaval & Skate Layoffs: All The News From February 23-March 1

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.


Marathon had a little open beta/playtest last week, which quite a few of us checked out. Bungie called it a 'Server Slam', and it ran across Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Here’s when you can play Marathon’s Server Slam and what exclusive rewards are up for grabs
Your go-to guide to the Marathon open preview weekend.

Veteran developer Clint Hocking, who was working as director on the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Hexe project, has left not just the game but Ubisoft as well.

Assassin’s Creed: Hexe director, Clint Hocking, has left Ubisoft as part of franchise upheaval | VGC
Hocking previously helmed Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Far Cry 2, and Watch Dogs: Legion…

Full Circle, developers of the latest Skate game, have ben hit by layoffs; it's not known how many of the roughly 200-strong team were affected.

skate.’s Next Chapter - An Update from Full Circle
skate.’s Next Chapter - An Update from Full Circle

The organizers of British games conference Reboot Develop, Digitalna Avantura, have been "hit with a bankruptcy order over roughly €520,000 in unpaid debts".

Reboot Develop organiser issued bankruptcy order
The company behind the boutique industry conference is reportedly 520,000 euro in debt.

I thought I'd seen every Roblox headline I could ever dream to see, and then along comes this:

The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It
The group is talking about Epstein and filming propaganda videos in Roblox as a form of ‘digital Jihad,’ researchers say.

Nacon, the publisher behind games like Hell is Us, RoboCop, and Test Drive Unlimited, has filed for insolvency.

GreedFall 2 Publisher Nacon Files For Insolvency Weeks Before The RPG Sequel’s Launch
GreedFall launches March 12, but today, its publisher filed for insolvency.
Luke Plunkett

Luke Plunkett

Luke Plunkett is a co-founder of the website Aftermath.

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