Evening edition, November 1, 2026

An empty studio office with a bare desk, a boxed-up monitor, stacked cardboard boxes, and a shelf of blank game cases. — A studio's emptied desks after closure. Illustration generated by AI. Illustration generated by AI.

EA closes BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect in 400-job cut

By Parker Patch · November 1, 2026

Electronic Arts is shutting BioWare after more than 30 years and ending Mass Effect development as part of roughly 400 layoffs, about 3% of staff.

A long line of people waits at a row of crypto withdrawal windows, only some of them open, in a dim lobby at dawn.

Binance reopens withdrawals in phases after $6.3 billion theft

By Sasha Shader · November 1, 2026

Binance began restoring withdrawals Sunday, says it has covered 95% of stolen assets, and still owes users a full incident report.

A shopper lifts a tablet-style game console with detachable controllers from a store shelf beside a blank price tag.

Nintendo Switch 2 drops to $469 at Woot, $30 off, while stock lasts

By Penny Pixelpincher · November 1, 2026

Woot has the Nintendo Switch 2 at $469.99, $30 below the $499 price, until stock runs out or the month ends.

An emptied studio desk holds a half-packed box and a wrapped monitor showing a swordsman silhouette in a snowy pass.

Sucker Punch cuts 24 jobs weeks after Ghost of Yōtei expansion

By Charlie Checkpoint · November 1, 2026

Sucker Punch Productions laid off 24 employees, citing market challenges and the needs of its next project, just weeks after releasing the Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition.

A small indie studio desk at dusk with a half-painted shield, a monitor showing a tiny medieval battlefield, and a half-packed box.

Chronicles: Medieval studio says it may close as funding vanishes

By Lola Sprite · November 1, 2026

Raw Power Games says the money behind its open-world medieval sandbox is gone and the studio is at real risk of closing, but it vows to fight on.