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The Thursday gaming news, part two:

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dishonored-co-creator-harvey-smith-launches-a-new-studio-and-it-literally-has-the-word-immersive-in-the-name/
Former Arkane Austin studio director Harvey Smith, known for his work on games including Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, and Dishonored, has joined with executive producer Ben Horne to launch a new studio called Black Pony Immersive. The new operation features "an elite development team" built around personnel from Arkane, Insomniac, Epic, Avalanche, and Volition, including Smith's long-time collaborator Ricardo Bare.
>> Smith and Home have stated that they won’t be “chasing trends” with the new studio (link)

The latest Windows 11 update is borking some multiplayer games, but Arc Raiders' developer has a quick workaround
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/the-latest-windows-11-update-is-borking-some-multiplayer-games-but-arc-raiders-developer-has-a-quick-workaround/
If your games started unexpectedly crashing after getting a Windows update on or after August 11, you aren't alone. And Microsoft says it's looking into the problem. Microsoft reports the following "symptoms" popped up for "a limited number of games":

• The game application becomes unresponsive
• The game application closes without notice
• The error "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" is displayed
• The device restarting without warning

Microsoft has only confirmed crashes in Arc Raiders, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and The Finals so far, but you can send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app if you've also found a game crashing since the update.
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But Embark, the developer of Arc Raiders, claims on Discord that the “This is a crash related to the file inpoutx64.sys, which changed with the Windows update" (via Windows Latest).

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EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-employees-brace-for-the-worst-under-saudi-ownership-hard-to-feel-good-about-being-bought-out-by-a-regime-thats-very-much-at-odds-with-progressive-society/

Stop Killing Games distances itself from GTA 6 leak manifesto: 'Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable to us'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/stop-killing-games-distances-itself-from-gta-6-leak-manifesto-using-illegal-means-to-make-a-point-is-unacceptable-to-us/

Will the next Mass Effect actually release under EA's new owners? 'I'll believe it when I see it,' says former EA manager turned Newzoo analyst
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/will-the-next-mass-effect-actually-release-under-eas-new-owners-ill-believe-it-when-i-see-it-says-former-ea-manager-turned-newzoo-analyst/
>> Since it’s just speculation and nothing more, it doesn’t deserve to be a fully shared article.

Redfall developers begged Microsoft to come back and finish its last patch: 'I know we don't work here anymore, but can we please release this?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/redfall-developers-begged-microsoft-to-come-back-and-finish-its-last-patch-i-know-we-dont-work-here-anymore-but-can-we-please-release-this/