Games Industry News Roundup- March 10th, 2026

Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it can be a real blink-and-you’ll miss it situation.

That's why every week, we round up five of the biggest stories in the gaming sphere from the past week in the Games Industry News Roundup. Our trusty news boy, Dan “Swiftblade” Richardson, is at the very real and cool Goonhammer newsdesk with the scoop.

Highguard Shutting Down Servers on March 12th

Credit: Wildlight Games

Last week, the studio behind the very recent 3v3 team shooter Highguard announced that the game is shutting down its servers forever on March 12th, joining a growing and distressing club of video games who were taken offline forever only weeks after launching.

Wildlight, the studio behind Highguard, wrote in a statement on social media that “Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term. Servers will remain online until March 12th. We hope you’ll jump in with us one more time to show your support and get those final great matches in while we still can.”

Prior to the game’s incoming shutdown, Wildlight released a new patch for the game to shoot some extra life into Highguard. The new patch includes a new weapon and playable character for players to tool around with, skill trees, and account level progression to track leaderboard progress before the game faces the music later this week.

The news that Highguard is going the way of the dodo follows the announcement last month that the studio was laying off most of its staff, only keeping around a core team to keep Highguard running. No announcement has yet been made for what the future looks like for Wildlight’s remaining staff, but as it stands it looks grim for the studio.

Nintendo Sues US Government for Sales Revenue Lost Due to Tariffs

Credit: Nintendo

Nintendo’s lawyers have garnered a reputation in the gaming community for being ruthless in the defense of the Nintendo brand and its associated IP, fiercely pursuing litigation against both fans and corporations. Now, Nintendo’s legal team has an even bigger target in its crosshairs: the United States government.

According to a case filed last Friday, Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the Trump Tariffs levied against most countries last year, claiming that despite the fact the Supreme Court struck down most of these tariffs as unconstitutional in February, these act of levying them in the first place cost Nintendo a substantial amount of money.

Nintendo joins multiple states and several major international companies, such as Costco and FedEx, in the pursuit of getting refunded for profits lost due to the tariffs. According to Nintendo’s complaint, this amounts to nearly $200 billion taken by the government via these tariffs. For their part, Nintendo is demanding that their lost profits from the tariffs be paid “with interest”.

Organizations specifically named in the lawsuit include the US Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the US Trade Representative, Customs and Border Protection.

The US Government has not commented at this time regarding any of these lawsuits, and no court date has been set for this case.

NetEase Pulls Funding for Yakuza Series Creator’s New Studio

Credit: Nagoshi Studios

It's a rough week for the video game industry this go-around of the roundup folks, and it’s not getting any brighter. NetEase, a major Chinese game publisher, is reportedly pulling funding from Nagoshi Studios, leaving the fate of the company’s upcoming debut title Gang of Dragon in jeopardy.

According to news reports, NetEase is pulling the funding for Nagshi Studios after it was found that the game would require a significant time investment and an additional $44 million to complete.

Gang of Dragon was announced last December at the game awards with a slick cinematic trailer starring Ma Dong-seok, a prominent Korean action star who came to international fame with films such as Train to Busan and Marvel’s Eternals. Nagoshi Studio was founded in 2021 by famed Yakuza series creator Toshishiro Nagoshi, following his departure from Sega.

Nagoshi Studios is now searching for a new sponsor to fund the rest of Gang of Dragon’s development, or face studio closure should the team be unable to acquire the funds to continue operation.

EA Lays Off Large Portion of Battlefield 6 Staff, Despite Strong Sales

Credit: EA/Battlefield Studios

Okay, if releasing a game that does not meet sales expectations means you lose your job, and taking too long to release something means you lose your job, maybe, just maybe, releasing a critical and commercial smash hit will mean you get to keep your job? Well, as it turns out, no.

Despite setting record sales for the Battlefield series and being the highest selling game in the United States in 2025, EA has laid off a large swathe of the team behind Battlefield 6 at multiple studios.

As IGN reports, an unknown number of team members at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios from a variety of teams were let go. EA states that this is part of a “realignment” plan for Battlefield, as the game switches gears from active development to long-term ongoing live service support.

“We’ve made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community,” an EA spokesperson told IGN when reached for comment. “Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities, and we’re continuing to invest in the franchise, guided by player feedback and insights from Battlefield Labs."

Battlefield 6, the most recent game in the series, debuted to widespread critical praise and commercial success, selling over 7 million copies in three days and with nearly 750 thousand concurrent players at its peak on Steam. Despite some trouble with recent content updates, the game still supports tens of thousands of active daily players as of this writing.

IGN sources from within EA say that the decision to let go of Battlefield team members is unrelated to the company's buyout from Saudi Arabian investors, a deal which is expected to close sometime in the spring of 2027.

Steamforged Announces Price Increase for Warmachine Products

Price increases for tabletop games have become common in the new roundup, and now it's finally Steamforged’s turn in the unenviable spotlight.

In a blog post, Steamforged announced that the team is working to reevaluate the pricing on the entire Warmachine range, with plans to adjust prices for each SKU on a case-by-case basis rather than a flat change across the entire range.

According to the post, when steamforged initially acquired the Warmachine brand and its related products in 2024, “we inherited a complicated manufacturing setup that didn't have established cost-of-goods (COGS) data. In layman's terms, that means there wasn't a clear picture of the direct costs involved in making Warmachine (materials, labour, and overhead).”

After getting their ducks in a row and evaluating the COGS data for Warmachine, Steamforged is making adjustments in the pricing based on the production cost of each item in the range. These price increases will help Steamforged grow Warmachine’s retail presence as well as facilitate the transition of certain sets into HIPS plastic.

“Our goal is simple,” Steamforged writes, “To set prices that account for the realities of production costs, reflect the value of the sets, support our retail partners to make sure stocking Warmachine stays viable, and are still fair for our community.”

These planned price changes are scheduled to go into effect on April 2nd. Steamforged has stated that the price of P3 paints are expected to go up around 3%-5.5%, but otherwise has not stated at time of writing what items will specifically be going up in price and by how much.

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