Welcome back to The Weekly Download! Brought to you by Big Games Machine, industry experts Jack and Tom will again speedrun you through the biggest stories of the week.

In today’s episode, we’ll analyse the potential impact of the reported leaks/hacks at Nintendo and the Pokémon company, the latest major shakeup at Ubisoft following the announcement of its new Tencent-backed studio, and the ongoing legal fight between Sony and Tencent over the latter’s Horizon-esque game, Light of Motiram.

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Main stories mentioned in this episode can be found below:

https://www.engadget.com/another-game-freak-leak-claims-to-show-the-pokemon-roadmap-205503195.html

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/nintendo-responds-to-reported-crimson-collective-hack-with-official-statement

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/assassins-creed-franchise-lead-marc-alexis-cote-exits-ubisoft-after-20-years

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-fires-back-at-tencents-nonsense-defence-for-horizon-knock-off-light-of-motiram

Owlcat Games resource hub: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/owlcat-games-unveils-educational-resource-hub-for-game-industry-professionals