The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news.

NEWS ITEMS

Annapurna Interactive. IGN reports that the publisher’s entire staff resigned as a group last week, citing disagreements over the direction of the division, chaotic departures, communication breakdowns, and a lack of leadership transparency.

Baldur’s Gate 3. IGN reports that a modder named katszenBurger has used the dev toolkit to create two new maps – a seaside citadel and a section of Avernus.

Concord. Kotaku reports that Ryan Ellis, game director at Firewalk, has resigned. The remaining staff at the company are anxious about their future – some speculate they will be moved to other Sony projects, while others fear layoffs or studio closure, given Sony’s recent history.

Daggerheart. Polygon reports that preorders are now open for Darrington Press’s TTRPG.

PocketPair. Almost every gaming news site reports that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a lawsuit against the Palworld developer for patent infringement in Japan.

Square Enix. Gamesindustry.biz reports that the Final Fantasy developer has confirmed sales of FF7 Rebirth and FF16 did not meet expectations.

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