Defiant Development, the Aussie team behind the phenomenal Hand of Fate series, has announced that their studio will cease production and close down
It’s been a rough few days for Last Flag, the third-person “hide and seek” hero shooter that’s best known for being developed by the lead singer of arena pop-rock band Imagine Dragons. The game launched on April 14 and has only managed a peak concurrent user count of 558, which has already led to unfortunate comparisons with 2024’s Concord.
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
Ashes of Creation director Steven Sharif has hit out at alleged "coordinated attacks" against him and his studio, Intrepid Studios, insisting recent claims about the company's finances were "completely false and already faltering under judicial review," and calling the drama "one of the craziest stories gaming has ever seen."
Noo
A terrible loss, hopefully someone with a heart picks up the IP! <3
That’s too bad . I enjoyed Hand of Fate
It sucks for all those families.
thats too bad Hand of Fate was great ..hopefully someone buys the rights