Games Industry News Roundup- October 28th, 2025

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. Additional reporting this week has been added by Wallace O'Donnell on goings-on within the competitive Pokémon and streamer scene.

Wolfe Glick Steps Away from Competitive Pokémon

Credit: Wolfe Glick's YouTube channel

Wallace O'Donnell: Former Pokémon Video Game world champion and arguable face of the competitive Pokémon gaming community, Wolfe Glick, announced he will be stepping away from all in-person official events due to inappropriate and overwhelming fan behavior. ">In his farewell video, Glick specifically cited experiencing a pattern of sexual harassment, specifically groping and non-consensual touching, across many live events.

Glick's social media profile exploded during and shortly after the COVID lockdowns, catapulting him from a small channel in a niche community all the way up to a two million subscriber YouTube account; already impressive for YouTube at large, this is an unprecedented number for Pokémon streamer. He has even appeared as a caster for and talent on several Pokémon official streams and advertisements.

His retirement announcement came as a surprise to many; Glick had even attended the last Pokémon Official Regional event in Milwaukee just two weeks earlier. From Glick’s perspective, however, this exit was long overdue, stating: “This is a video that I have thought about making every day … since last year's World Championships in August. ... Over the past several years, attending tournaments has been getting more and more and more difficult. I would say that Worlds this year was a turning point and a peak, and made it clear to me that something had to change. … From September 2024 until August 2025, I attended seven in-person tournaments. At five of those tournaments, I was groped. Fans, when taking pictures with me, put their hands on me sexually and non-consensually during the act of taking photos. I don't like that this is happening. And I also think that it's pretty clear to most people, most reasonable people, that this is not normal behavior.” Glick went on to say that it was not just the sexual harassment getting to him, but other behaviors by fans that have become overwhelming, including the volume of people approaching him at events and invading his personal space. “There's the parasocial relationships that people build with me online. I love that you all support me, but sometimes it crosses into expecting me to be your best friend or something more, and that pressure builds up.”

Glick's decision comes in a time of heightened concerns over content creator safety and inappropriate or violent fan behavior at in-person events. On October 17th of this year, a male attendee at TwitchCon’s fan meet-and-greet rushed the content creator Emiruand and attempted to kiss her without consent. While Twitch promised to make additional changes to its security procedures in the aftermath of this incident, which was recorded and widely shared across social media, it remains to be seen how or even if The Pokémon Company or Pokémon event organizers will respond to one of the franchise's biggest stars stepping back. And with Glick's citation of "one to two" incidents per event for years being merely the highest-profile allegation in a community that has struggled with this issue for years, larger questions remain about the culture of the Pokémon competitive community itself.

Netflix Buys Screen Rights to Settlers of Catan

Netflix executives may not have wood for sheep, but it’s well known they have wood for money, and in the eternal search for more profit, the streaming giant announced last week that it acquired the movie and TV rights for Settlers of Catan.

According to the official statement from Netflix, the Catan projects will be produced by Darren Kyman from Asmodee, Pete Fenlon from Catan Studio, as well as the two sons of the game’s original creator. The projects based on Catan will reportedly span multiple mediums, including live action, animation, games, and drama series.

This deal is another big win for Asmodee, who’ve shot out of the ruins of Embracer group’s collapse like a bat out of hell, and falls in line with the company’s strategy of aggressive acquisition and deals in order to quickly bring in capital. While the exact price is unknown, a collaboration on this scale is likely a very lucrative deal for the team at Asmodee.

Thomas Koegler, CEO of Asmodee, shared his thoughts on the deal in the Netflix press release.

“Millions of people [have been] enjoying Catan since it was created, and for many it remains a gateway to modern board gaming. I’m thrilled to see the game expanding to a larger audience who will discover the richness of its universe. I find it exciting for the future of the brand. It’s also a testament that board gaming is truly part of pop culture and a popular form of entertainment in everyone’s homes, and I’m delighted to continue Asmodee’s relationship with Netflix.”

While multiple potential shows or films were hinted at in the announcement of the deal, there’s no word on what the first Catan project will actually look like, or a planned timeline for release.

Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Abruptly Pivots to AI

In a Korean-language statement released by the company and machine-translated by GamesIndustry.biz, Krafton, publisher of PUBG (previously PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) and Subnautica 2 (previously in the news for the firing of its management team in a dispute over promised but unpaid bonuses from the publisher) announced that it has pivoted fully to AI.

The statement quotes Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han saying, "Starting today, Krafton will automate work centered on Agentic AI [1] and fully implement an AI-centered management system where members focus on creative activities and complex problem solving," and "We will leap forward as a company that promotes the growth of members and expands the organization’s areas of challenge through AI." The footnote at the bottom of the press release explains, "Agentic AI: AI that establishes goals and plans and executes complex task automation by linking with external tools."

Krafton has committed to spend some $70 million on the initial build out of its AI infrastructure and an additional $20 million a year on its maintenance, and the statement notes that, "To internalize the 'AI First' strategy across the company, we are also restructuring our HR system and organizational operations." It remains to be seen how this specific pivot to AI will affect the titles Krafton publishes, including the beleaguered Subnautica 2, moving forward. Generally speaking, however, it likely means layoffs.

Trench Crusade Announces First Plastic Miniatures

Credit: Factory Fortress Inc

Factory Fortress Inc, the team behind breakout skirmish game hit Trench Crusade, announced last week that it's breaking out into the world of hard plastic for future releases, starting with the Prussian Strosstruppen Warband box. (Our dedicated Trench Crusade enthusiasts offered their specific thoughts on the models themselves on the site here.)

According to the announcement on the Trench Crusade website, the Strosstruppen kit is the first of many plastic models coming to the world of Trench Crusade. The post elaborates on the decision to enter the world of plastic, instead of sticking with resin 3D prints, saying that the sheer popularity of the game makes 3D printing unrealistic with the number of issues printing can have. To that end, Factory Fortress decided to reach out and partner with Archon Studios, a Polish model making studio also responsible for the upcoming StarCraft miniatures game, to assist with the production of plastic miniatures.

“These Warband boxes are the foundation of the future Trench Crusade range.” The team at Factory Fortress writes. “We’ve spent the last year putting together an amazing team of artists, sculptors and engineers to make this transition to plastics possible. Plastic sculpting and production is a long and expensive process that requires a completely different skillset to resin. We’re incredibly proud of the Prussians, and we hope you have as much fun playing them as we did making them!”

The push into the world of plastic is also Factory Fortresses’ big step into the world of retail availability for Trench Crusade. The company stated that this release, as well as all future plastic releases, will be available in any retail game store that wishes to stock Trench Crusade products. Factory Fortress also hinted at official support for organized play for Trench Crusade, once the ball gets rolling on further releases.

The Prussian Strosstruppen was available in limited quantities last weekend at SPIEL Essen, with an official global release date of November 22nd.

Warhammer Day 2025 Focuses on Big Gaming Reveals

Credit: Warhammer Community

The Warhammer Community website planned a big day of reveals for Warhammer fans across the globe on the 25th of October. While the list of reveals are surprisingly empty of any model reveals, it’s chock full of news for Warhammer merchandise and especially Warhammer video games.

On the merchandise front, the star of the show is the JoyToy Mortarion, who joins his brother Angron in the world of 1/18th scale plastic glory. Sigmar superfans can also get their hands on a premium statue of Neave Blacktalon from Weta Workshop, the first Weta Workshop statue from the Age of Sigmar setting. Other merchandise collaborations include more adorable stuffed figures from Tomy and a tease at Youtooz future release, as well as a resistance-style secret identities game framed around a Genestealer uprising.

The headliner for the video game world is the new trailer for Boltgun 2, which comes with a welcome surprise. Not only will you get to shout angrily at heretics before blasting them away as a Space Marine, but this time around you’ll be able to do so as a Sister of Battle too. Other big reveals include a new patch for Rogue Trader, an anniversary event for the “Tide” family of Warhammer games, new Ork stuff for Battlesector, and a Krieg-inspired skin collaboration with Survival game Rust.

While this reveal gives us no new models to chew on, we won’t have to wait long to get our fix, as Games Workshop announced a preview show set to occur on November 7th during the World Championships of Warhammer in Atlanta.

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