Ubisoft Cancels Animal Crossing Competitor After 3 Years in Development

According to a report from Insider Gaming on April 21st, Ubisoft has cancelled the game Alterra. This is the seventh game Ubisoft has cancelled this year, following an earlier announcement in January that six projects were scrapped. The reason for the cancellation isn’t currently known, but it means one fewer game like Animal Crossing will be released.

A Must-See Psychological Thriller Is Dominating US Streaming Charts (But It’s Not An Easy Watch)

Before the recent revival, the 2025 thriller American Sweatshop, directed by Uta Briesewitz, already tackled similar ideas. Though initially released quietly in September 2025, it quickly became one of the most popular movies on HBOMax by April 2026. Be warned, though – this is a very intense and disturbing film. American Sweatshop features Lili Reinhart, known from Riverdale, as Daisy, a content moderator who becomes deeply affected by a particularly shocking video and feels driven to find the person who made it.