> ## 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. # Server Slams, Assassin's Creed Upheaval & Skate Layoffs: All The News From February 23-March 1 - URL: https://aftermath.site/marall-the-news-from-february-23-march-1/ - Published: 2026-03-03T00:06:13.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-03T00:06:13.000Z - Description: Also: a British games show is in big trouble - Author: Luke Plunkett - Tags: recap, News, Video Games 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 grabsYour go-to guide to the Marathon open preview weekend.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-28.png)PC GamerRory Norris![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/bdj3hGPi68FKjQtBm32kaD-2560-80.jpg)](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/marathon-server-slam-times-rewards/?ref=aftermath.site) --- 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 | VGCHocking previously helmed Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Far Cry 2, and Watch Dogs: Legion…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-29.png)Video Games ChronicleAndy Robinson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/social-basic.jpg)](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-hexe-director-clint-hocking-has-left-ubisoft-as-part-of-franchise-upheaval/?ref=aftermath.site) --- 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 Circleskate.’s Next Chapter - An Update from Full Circle![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/favicon.png)Electronic Arts Inc.Electronic Arts![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/an-update-from-full-circle-featured-image.jpg.adapt.crop191x100.628p.jpg)](https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/full-circle/news/an-update-from-fullcircle?utm%5Fcampaign=skt%5Fhd%5Fww%5Fic%5Fic%5Ftwt%5Ffc-update-from-full-circle&utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&cid=88627&ts=1772049883093) --- 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 orderThe company behind the boutique industry conference is reportedly 520,000 euro in debt.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/favicon-20.ico)Game DeveloperChris Kerr![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/Reboot_Develop.png)](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/reboot-develop-organiser-issued-bankruptcy-order?ref=aftermath.site) --- 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 ItThe group is talking about Epstein and filming propaganda videos in Roblox as a form of ‘digital Jihad,’ researchers say.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/favicon-3-2.svg)404 MediaMatthew Gault![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-02-26-104050-1.png)](https://www.404media.co/the-islamic-state-is-using-ai-to-resurrect-dead-leaders-and-platforms-are-failing-to-moderate-it/?ref=aftermath.site) --- 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 LaunchGreedFall launches March 12, but today, its publisher filed for insolvency.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-30.png)Game InformerWesley LeBlanc![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/30/f5/30f5b1bb-84ee-4c26-b446-fb9a5e512994/content/images/thumbnail/gisocial.jpg)](https://gameinformer.com/2026/02/25/greedfall-2-publisher-nacon-files-for-insolvency-weeks-before-the-rpg-sequels-launch?ref=aftermath.site)