Gaming speed reads

  • Borussia Dortmund is the latest sports team to dip into Roblox and its 132 million daily active players, with its 2026-27 Puma kits appearing in Gamefam’s FIFA Super Soccer on the platform.
  • While Saudi Arabia may be pulling back on some of its spending in sports (hi, LIV Golf!), its Savvy Games Group signed a deal with Roblox to “support the platform” as it continues to improve its game-making tools.
  • As a reminder that just about every big sporting event has a game attached to it now, Nacon is releasing its cycling sim Tour de France 2026 on June 4 for PC and consoles.
  • Alliance Studios, a Fortnite Creative dev house that worked on Topgolf’s foray into the platform, is shutting down after seven years, reports GamesBeat.
  • Last week, Sony announced that MLB: The Show is going mobile, coming at a future date on iOS and Android. It’s bringing a distinct feature, too: Seasons, a mode with 3-inning games, a good fit for the mobile format.
  • The changes at Xbox continue as new CEO Asha Sharma shakes up the leadership ranks, with a slew of appointees and reassignments, per GamesIndustry.biz. The biggest, though, may have nothing to do people, as Sharma (who was an AI exec at Microsoft) said Xbox is ending development of Gaming Copilot for consoles. GenAI remains unpopular with gamers across the board, and I’m surprised Microsoft is giving up on it for gaming. This at least shows Sharma is paying attention to the customers.


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