{"id":33241,"date":"2026-05-01T08:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=33241"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:13:05","slug":"insolvent-publisher-holds-gaming-showcase-just-a-day-after-shutting-down-rpg-studio-following-unions-appeal-for-fans-to-refrain-from-game-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=33241","title":{"rendered":"Insolvent Publisher Holds Gaming Showcase Just a Day After Shutting Down RPG Studio Following Union’s Appeal for Fans to Refrain from Game Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nacon is attempting to create excitement less than a day following the closure of game studio Spiders. Xbox unveils additional updates and presentations. And Tales of Eternia<\/em> is making a return. It’s your daily Checkpoint summary for April 30, 2026, where everyone is exchanging their top meal prep strategies<\/a>. My current favorite is Greek salads paired with sardine toast. Yes, I discovered it on Instagram. No, I can’t locate it again.<\/p>\n

Nacon forges ahead with its showcase after closing RPG studio Spiders<\/h2>\n

The publisher, currently dealing with bankruptcy<\/a>, had previously postponed its gaming showcase due to a variety of legal complications it is facing. Now, just shy of 24 hours after GreedFall<\/em> developer Spiders officially announced its shutdown<\/a>, Nacon has disclosed that its showcase is set to air on May 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A union representing Spiders staff has attributed the studio’s demise to Nacon’s mismanagement<\/a> and has urged players to refrain from spending any more money with them. \u201cWe refuse to let the entity responsible for Spiders\u2019 sudden closure exploit the still-fresh remains of our jobs. While we hope our games will continue to be enjoyed, we ask players to avoid financially supporting Nacon, as it would only reward them for their behavior,\u201d SJTV expressed<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n

The French labor organization continues, \u201cIn spite of the industry\u2019s deafening silence regarding the collapse of the second largest video game employer in France, the battle will persist post-Spiders. We will exert every effort to ensure that the malice and mismanagement of Spiders and Nacon, which seem intentional, do not go unpunished.\u201d<\/p>\n

British Fallout<\/em> is set for a television adaptation<\/h2>\n

Atomfall<\/em>, an impressive post-apocalyptic open-world RPG, is the newest video game to transition to TV. Deadline<\/a><\/em> reports that Two Brothers Pictures, the production company behind successful series like Fleabag<\/em> and The Assassin<\/em>, will oversee the production, with the Atomfall<\/em> studio heads on board as producers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtomfall<\/em> possesses such a unique British atmosphere and backdrop, and it\u2019s been a genuine pleasure developing it alongside the Rebellion team,\u201d Two Brothers Pictures cofounders Harry and Jack Williams stated. \u201cEspecially as two brothers collaborating with two brothers. There\u2019s something quite thrilling about bringing this peculiar, unsettling narrative to television.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Zelda<\/em> meets Tomb Raider<\/em>\u2018 Japanese PS1 title finally gets a fan translation<\/h2>\n

Tiny Bullets<\/em> was released back in 2000 and never made its way outside of Japan. It tells the story of a young boy battling his way out of a tower controlled by a formidable demon. It was among the last Sony-published titles to debut on PS1, arriving after the launch of the PS2. Fans have now made it playable in English for the first time<\/a> (via <a href="https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2026\/04\/a-mix-of-legend-of-zelda-and-tomb-raider-rare-playstation-exclusive-t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Nacon is attempting to create excitement less than a day following the closure of game studio Spiders. Xbox unveils additional updates and presentations. And Tales of Eternia<\/em> is making a return. It’s your daily Checkpoint summary for April 30, 2026, where everyone is exchanging their top meal prep strategies<\/a>. My current favorite is Greek salads paired with sardine toast. Yes, I discovered it on Instagram. No, I can’t locate it again.<\/p>\n

Nacon forges ahead with its showcase after closing RPG studio Spiders<\/h2>\n

The publisher, currently dealing with bankruptcy<\/a>, had previously postponed its gaming showcase due to a variety of legal complications it is facing. Now, just shy of 24 hours after GreedFall<\/em> developer Spiders officially announced its shutdown<\/a>, Nacon has disclosed that its showcase is set to air on May 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

A union representing Spiders staff has attributed the studio’s demise to Nacon’s mismanagement<\/a> and has urged players to refrain from spending any more money with them. \u201cWe refuse to let the entity responsible for Spiders\u2019 sudden closure exploit the still-fresh remains of our jobs. While we hope our games will continue to be enjoyed, we ask players to avoid financially supporting Nacon, as it would only reward them for their behavior,\u201d SJTV expressed<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n

The French labor organization continues, \u201cIn spite of the industry\u2019s deafening silence regarding the collapse of the second largest video game employer in France, the battle will persist post-Spiders. We will exert every effort to ensure that the malice and mismanagement of Spiders and Nacon, which seem intentional, do not go unpunished.\u201d<\/p>\n

British Fallout<\/em> is set for a television adaptation<\/h2>\n

Atomfall<\/em>, an impressive post-apocalyptic open-world RPG, is the newest video game to transition to TV. Deadline<\/a><\/em> reports that Two Brothers Pictures, the production company behind successful series like Fleabag<\/em> and The Assassin<\/em>, will oversee the production, with the Atomfall<\/em> studio heads on board as producers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtomfall<\/em> possesses such a unique British atmosphere and backdrop, and it\u2019s been a genuine pleasure developing it alongside the Rebellion team,\u201d Two Brothers Pictures cofounders Harry and Jack Williams stated. \u201cEspecially as two brothers collaborating with two brothers. There\u2019s something quite thrilling about bringing this peculiar, unsettling narrative to television.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Zelda<\/em> meets Tomb Raider<\/em>\u2018 Japanese PS1 title finally gets a fan translation<\/h2>\n

Tiny Bullets<\/em> was released back in 2000 and never made its way outside of Japan. It tells the story of a young boy battling his way out of a tower controlled by a formidable demon. It was among the last Sony-published titles to debut on PS1, arriving after the launch of the PS2. Fans have now made it playable in English for the first time<\/a> (via <a href="https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2026\/04\/a-mix-of-legend-of-zelda-and-tomb-raider-rare-playstation-exclusive-t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}