A while ago, Silent Hill and Gravity Rush creator Keiichiro Toyama announced his departure from Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio, who were the developers behind the Siren series as well (including housing most of the former Team Silent from Konami). Toyama has now formed his own studio, Bokeh Game Studio, where he is currently working on a new, bizarre horror project. However, another important figurehead has now announced their departure from SIE Japan Studio, that being Masaaki Yamagiwa, the producer behind From Software's Bloodborne and Deracine. READ MORE: BioWare Shuts Down Anthem Reboot, Studio to Focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect Masaaki Yamigawa announced his exit from Sony Interactive Entertainment earlier today. "I’m leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment at the end of this month. I’m going to continue working hard on creating games. Many thanks to everyone!" said Yamigawa in his social media post. "I will be leaving SIE JAPAN Studio at the end of February. Thanks for everything so far. I will do my best to make games in the next place," Yamigawa also stated. With another key figure leaving SIE Japan Studio, it does leave a bit of a hole in one of Sony's more prominent Japanese developers - with the big rumour circulating that Japan Studio is actually working on a Silent Hill reboot for PS5. Since Yamigawa is leaving the studio, it doesn't necessarily mean that we won't hear of more projects, especially from the likes of From Software. If a Bloodborne sequel were to happen, it would still presumably move forward with a new producer. Meanwhile, Sony has also reaffirmed their efforts to strengthen ties with Japanese developers. The gaming giant currently has a few well-known first-party studios under their belt, with an exclusivity deal that once stood with From Software for Bloodborne, so we're keen to see what other Japanese studios may be approached. In the meantime, SIE Japan Studio remains strong, with a couple of projects rumoured to be in the works.

The internet has been ablaze lately with the revelation of BioWare's new Mass Effect game, which will seemingly continue the story of Commander Shepard (at least since it's set to be a direct sequel to Mass Effect 3). Other than that, we know little about BioWare's extensive plans for the series, with some hoping that the space saga will be adapted into a movie or television series some day. However, an interesting clue recently popped up that Man of Steel and The Witcher star Henry Cavill could potentially be teasing something related to the Mass Effect universe. READ MORE: BioWare Shuts Down Anthem Reboot, Studio to Focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect Henry Cavill recently took to Instagram to post a blurred script, teasing his next project. GamePressure (who probably moonlight as wizards) were able to sharpen the image, revealing key words like Reaper, Cerberus, Tali'Zorah and Geth - terms that immediately relate to the Mass Effect series. Cavill has not confirmed or denied these reports yet, but it looks likely that he will be attached to something Mass Effect-related in the future. Another eagle-eyed member of GamePressure deduced that the text Cavill is holding is actually a blurb taken from Mass Effect 3's Wikipedia page, which reads as follows: "Following the events on Tuchanka and a failed coup by Cerberus to take over the Citadel, the quarians offer their support to the Alliance if Shepard helps them reclaim their homeworld, Rannoch, from the geth. Assisted by a quarian, either Tali’Zorah or Admiral Daro’Xen, Shepard boards a geth dreadnought and rescues a captive geth unit, either Legion or a facsimile occupied by a geth virtual intelligence (VI), then disables the Reaper control signal over the get." As for what this project actually is, your guess is as good as ours. Some have speculated that Cavill will provide his voice or likeliness to the upcoming announced Mass Effect game, and he's simply brushing up on his history of the series (of which most people know, Cavill is also a fellow gamer). The other theory is that EA and BioWare are gearing up for a live-action adaptation of the Mass Effect series, perhaps a movie or television show. Whatever it is, we'll only know at a later stage.

The secrecy surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man 3 is still a hot topic of debate, with some speculating that it could largely focus on the multiverse. Seeing as how Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx will reprise their roles as Doc Ock and Electro respectively, it's still a possibility. However, what we haven't received yet was an official title announcement - until now. As revealed by the central stars of the film, the third MCU Spider-Man film will officially be called Spider-Man: No Way Home. READ MORE: BioWare Shuts Down Anthem Reboot, Studio to Focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect Peter Parker/Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, along with MJ's Zendaya and Ned's Jacob Batalon, released a short skit exiting the office of director Jon Watts, before passing a whiteboard with a bunch of brainstormed ideas for the title. In the centre of the board, Spider-Man: No Way Home is officially revealed as the next film's name. This ties into the new Spider-Man films having something to do with "home" in their subtitles - see Homecoming and Far From Home. Apart from the title of the film, we still have no idea about its story, and we likely won't know until an official trailer later this year. Spider-Man: No Way Home does have some interesting implications in its title. Going into major spoilers for the ending of Far From Home, Spider-Man's identity was revealed to the world by Mysterio (and a surprise appearance by J.K. Simmons' J. Jonah Jameson), leaving Peter Parker in a particularly difficult situation. If the multiverse idea does somehow tie into the plot, it does have some compelling arguments to suggest so. Doctor Strange's Benedict Cumberbatch will also join the cast, whose next adventure is titled In The Multiverse of Madness. Along with rumours of previous Spider-Men, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, potentially making an appearance in some way, it looks like we might be universe-hopping in the next film - but don't take our word for it yet. Spider-Man: No Way Home releases on December 17th, 2021.

Anthem first launched in early 2019 to a mostly divisive reception, mainly targeted at the game's lack of content, buggy launch, and numerous glitches. Since then, little work had been done to continue Anthem's roll-out plan as a live-service. Developer BioWare saw an opportunity to potentially reboot Anthem in the vein of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and for a while, it seemed to be heading in that direction. Unfortunately, the Anthem reboot project has now been cancelled, with efforts being refocused on the upcoming Dragon Age and Mass Effect games. READ MORE: A Lawsuit Against Bethesda Could Potentially Delay Microsoft Deal BioWare recently issued a statement confirming that they're stopping work on Anthem's reboot in order to shift their attention to Dragon Age and Mass Effect. This comes after the previous news that EA and BioWare were meeting to discuss the fate of Anthem going forward. Anthem's cancellation doesn't necessarily mean that it's gone for good, as servers will still stay open for current and new players. Sadly, this means that we won't get to see the revitalized version of Anthem that seemingly promised a better package overall. With the cancellation, BioWare's teams can now focus on Dragon Age 4 and the recently announced Mass Effect title. "In the spirit of transparency and closure we wanted to share that we’ve made the difficult decision to stop our new development work on Anthem (aka Anthem NEXT)," said Bioware Austin studio director Christian Dailey. "We will, however, continue to keep the Anthem live service running as it exists today." BioWare mentioned that 2020 was a particularly rough year for the team to properly coordinate this reboot, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected development plans. "2020 was a year unlike any other however and while we continue to make progress against all our game projects at BioWare, working from home during the pandemic has had an impact on our productivity and not everything we had planned as a studio before COVID-19 can be accomplished without putting undue stress on our teams," added Dailey. Anthem is still currently available for PS4, Xbox One and PC, though plans for a reboot have been scrapped.