AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoXbox Shake-Up: COO Helen Chiang has left Microsoft just months after taking the newly created role, with her duties being divided among other leaders as Xbox continues a major restructuring. BioWare Closure: EA has shut down the storied studio and canceled its next Mass Effect, prompting fan calls for a boycott and pleas for EA to sell the franchise rights. Nintendo Milestone: Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto will become the first game developer to receive Japan’s Order of Culture; he says generative AI could give human designers a chance to focus on what matters creatively. Switch 2 Security: Researchers have demonstrated a software-only jailbreak, with homebrew footage emerging and the exploit’s SmileBASIC app disappearing from eShop listings. New Releases: Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake trailer reveals rematches against defeated bosses and other updates, while browser-based RPG Scimagic launched worldwide. Industry Spotlight: REPLACED won Best Game, Design and Narrative at the 2026 Central & Eastern European Game Awards.
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