Portal:Current events/Video gaming/In the news
- Recent game announcements: Beyond Good and Evil 2, Red Dead Redemption 2,Destiny 2
- October 17: United Front Games was shut down.[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-18-sounds-like-sleeping-dogs-developer-united-front-games-has-shut-down]
- September 28: Ubisoft acquired Ketchapp.[http://www.develop-online.net/news/ubisoft-acquires-mobile-games-firm-ketchapp/0224630]
- September 15—18: Tokyo Game Show was held. List of games revealed include: The Great Ace Attorney 2, Earth Defense Force 2015, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, Digimon World: Next Order (PS4), Musou Stars
- September 13: Chris Metzen left Blizzard Entertainment.[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-09-13-blizzard-story-overlord-chris-metzen-retires-aged-42]
- September 7: Sony Interactive Entertainment officially revealed PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 4 Slim.[http://www.cnet.com/products/sony-playstation-4-pro/preview/]
- August 30: Independent developer Renegade Kid was replaced by two companies: Atooi (who owns all of Renegade Kid's 2D IPs) and Infinitizmo (which owns all of Renegade Kid's 3D IPs).[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/280134/One_studio_becomes_two_as_Xeodrifter_dev_Renegade_Kid_shuts_down.php]
- August 17-21: Games revealed at Gamescom 2016 include Little Nightmares, Metal Gear Survive, Nier: Automata (PC), Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n, The Crew: Calling All Units, Football Manager 2017, Scum
- August 12: Nordic Games, the company that acquired most THQ's franchises, was rebranded to THQ Nordic.[http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/12/12447768/thq-nordic-name-change-nordic-games]
- August 6: Relentless Software, the developer of the Buzz! series, was shut down.[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-05-buzz-developer-relentless-shut-down]