This Week in Video Games
A weekly publication covering the past week in video games
Nintendo Says Consumers Got “Exactly What They Bargained and Paid For” In Price Hike Class Action
European Union to Approve Electronic Arts’ Private Acquisition — Report
Valve Steam Machine Engineers Say Component Cost Crisis Is “Still Getting Worse”
Disco Elysium Developer ZA/UM to Lay Off 32 Staff
Nacon-Owned Midgar Studio Shuts Down
GameStop CEO Says Console Makers Going Discless is “Totally Irrelevant” to Its Business
Nintendo’s Monster-Catching Patent Denied Again Days After Palworld 1.0 Launch
Doom: The Dark Ages Director Assures “id Tech is Alive and Well”
Videogames Are Rediscovering the Jump Cut
ZeniMax Online Studios To Work More “Closely” With Bethesda on The Elder Scrolls Franchise
Bethesda Confirms New Fallout Game From Obsidian, Remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas
Marathon Game Director Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie
This Week in Videogames Marks Its First Anniversary
Videogames Are Rediscovering the Cut
The Quiet Cultural Significance of James Bond Videogame Songs
Star Fox Review
Dead Space Creator and Call of Duty Director Glen Schofield Retires From Game Development
Game Console Shipments to Decline 19.5% in 2026, Analyst Predicts
Epic Games Store Lead Departs Epic, Joins Saber Interactive
UK Trade Body Calls PlayStation’s Digital-Only Decision “Corporate Convenience Over Consumer Choice”
Games Done Quick Ends SNK Partnership Over Saudi Arabian Ownership
EA Removes New Microtransactions From College Football 27 After Backlash
If You Can’t Hold It, You Don’t Own It
A Werewolf of Great Consequence
Xbox CEO Appointed to US Federal Reserve’s ‘Productivity and Jobs’ Task Force
Former Marathon Director Added to Game’s Credits in Legal Agreement with Sony and Bungie
Obsidian to Begin Work on New Fallout Game Following Xbox Restructuring – Report
The Cult of Jason Blundell
Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Reportedly At 30 Million, Fewer Than In 2024
IO Interactive Regains Control of ‘Project Fantasy’, Closes Istanbul Studio
Ask Us Anything! – TWIV Mailbag Volume 2
Epic Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Against Alleged Fortnite Leaker
Sony Assures Publishers Pre-2028 PlayStation Games Will Continue to Receive Physical Discs
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ PC Version Seemingly Blocked in 130 Countries
Xbox CEO Pledges That No “Publicly Announced” First-Party Games Are Being Cancelled Despite Cuts
Call Of Duty Keeps Missing Its Real Villain
Sony Repurposing PlayStation Disc Production Plant in Austria
A Bittersweet Goodbye to Destiny
Former Call of Duty Modern Warfare Creative Strategist Announces New Studio
Former 2K President Appointed to Lead Ubisoft’s Creative House 2
Video Game History Foundation Says Entertainment Software Association Has Opposed Efforts to “Reform Digital Copy Protection Laws”
Xbox Reportedly Working on a Disc-To-Digital Feature for Physical Copies of Games
Unknown Worlds Staff to Receive Krafton Payout Bonus Worth $250 Million, CEO Steps Down
Playstation Store to Shut Down on All PS3 and PS Vita Devices by July 2027
PlayStation to Discontinue Physical Discs For New Games in January 2028
OtherSide Entertainment Lays Off 18 Thick as Thieves Team Members
US Supreme Court to Hear Apple Appeal In Epic Games Lawsuit
Rockstar Games Union Members Make Pay Disparity, Crunch Allegations
Ubisoft Barcelona Workers Go On Strike
Arkane Studios, Undead Labs Reportedly Consideration For Xbox Closures
CEO of Directive 8020 Developer Supermassive Games Steps Down
Is a £13 Home Decor Game a Necessary Distraction From the Housing Crisis?
Stop Killing Games Suffers Blow as Protect Our Games Act Fails to Pass California Senate Vote
Rockstar Games Workers Union Files for Voluntary Recognition
Lawsuit Accuses Major RAM Manufacturers of “Price-Fixing Conspiracy”
Sony Interactive Entertainment President Says Sony Wants to “Continue to Revitalize” the Live Service Market
PvPvE Shooter Wildgate To Receive Final Content Update Roughly One Year After Launch
Striking Staff at Quantic Dream Say They Are “Trying to Save” Star Wars: Eclipse
What’s Next for Toshihiro Nagoshi?
Sony Says Next-Gen PlayStation Platform Will be “Enjoyed Naturally Beyond the Living Room”
Xbox Consoles To Receive Global Price Hike, Memory and Storage Crisis To Blame
Bungie Co-Founder Seemingly Among Laid off Staff, Studio Head Reportedly ‘Steps Down’
Epic CEO Calls Steam’s Generative AI Disclosure Tag a “Scarlet Letter”
Micron CEO Says Memory Shortage Will “Improve Gradually” in 2028
Barbie Is The Only One That Can Stand Up to GTA VI in November
Over a Dozen Compulsion Games Employees Looking for Work on LinkedIn
Unreal Engine 6 Will “Bring Back Some of the Magic” of Earlier Engines, says Epic CEO
Warren Spector Is Proud Immersive Sims “Made A Difference”
Forza Horizon 6 Review
Magic: The Gathering Arena Developers Successfully Vote To Form Union
Take-Two Confirms $80 Price Tag for GTA VI
Tencent Reportedly Seeking Exits From Japanese Studio Investments
Valve Believes Steam Machine Is “Still Competitive With Similarly Specced Machines”
EA Reportedly Lays Off Employees in US and India
French Union Calls for National Strike in Support of Quantic Dream Workers
EA Executive Says AI Tools Have Resulted in “Faster Prototyping,” “Faster Creativity”
A Look At Indie Game Developer Officemates
Indie Hide-and-Seek Game Meccha Chameleon Sells 7 Million Copies
Ubisoft Co-Founder Dies in Plane Crash
Steam Machine Price Announced, Valve Says Original Plan “No Longer Viable”
Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in Plane Crash
Embracer Publishes First Sustainability Report, Says AI Will Play “Even More Supportive Role” in Operations
Sony Business Report Features Updates to PlayStation Strategy, Including AI Additions
Destiny’s Story is Over, but Community Archivists Ensure the Lore Lives On
The Destiny Story is Over, but Community Archivists Ensure the Lore Lives On
Apparently, Cultural Vandalism is a Strategy
Thick as Thieves Developer Lays Off 17 Employees, Cancels Upcoming Project
UK Tribunal Rules Against Rockstar Games in Lead Up to Final Trial with British Workers’ Union
Vampire Survivors Developer “Reviewing” Fortnite Collaboration Following Epic’s AI Announcements
European Commission Refuses To Enact Legal Obligations Around ‘Destroying Videogames’
Xbox “Planned to Sunset or Split With” Ninja Theory Before Surprise Senua Reveal – Report
Entire Luna Abyss Development Team Laid Off
Unreal Engine 6 to Launch in Early Access at the End of 2027
Treyarch Studio Head Leaves Call of Duty Developer After 22 Years
The Blood of Dawnwalker Will “React” to Players’ Decisions and Make Them “Live With Those Choices”
Life is Strange Developer Could Run Out of Cash by November 2026
Life is Strange Creators Don’t Nod Could Run Out of Cash by November
How Dead by Daylight Survived A Decade (and How It’ll Survive Another)
Microsoft Considering Spinning Xbox Into its Own Subsidiary – Report
Blizzard Sues Another Private World of Warcraft Server Over Copyright Infringement
Head of Xbox Game Studios Craig Duncan Steps Down
EA Launches New Advertising Platform Allowing “Brands to Integrate Directly Into Gameplay”
‘Several’ Xbox Studios at Risk of Closure, Including Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games
The Future of Games Is Expensive, Time To Embrace Low-Spec and Mobile
Xbox Developing Console Update in Response to Forza Horizon 6 Lost Save Progress Bug
Nintendo Japan Issues Switch 2 Purchase Conditions to Combat Scalpers
Meet the People Resurrecting Their Loved Ones in Tomodachi Life
Ubisoft Shuts Two More Studios, Lays Off 380 People – Report
The Telwynium Is a Passion Project for the Developers of The Drifter
Alien: Isolation 2’s Creative Director Wants Players to Talk About the Sequel “10 Years From Now”
Xbox’s Chief Strategy Officer Says It Must “Shore Up” Console Before Improving on PC and Mobile
A Brief Encounter With Stranger Than Heaven
Navigation Model Trained on Pokémon Go Data Reportedly Used by US Intelligence Contractor
Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Says It Must “Shore Up” Console Before Improving on PC and Mobile
Alien: Isolation 2 Team Has “Greater Awareness of Balancing” in Difficulty and Length
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve – The First Flight
Destiny 2’s Final Update Causes Steam Spike Larger Than Edge of Fate, Marathon’s Launch
Square Enix Accused of Using GenAI in Kingdom Hearts Collection Cover Art
Xbox “Shed Millions Of Subscribers” Following Game Pass Price Hike, Says Strategy Lead
That’s No Moon Has “No Choice but To Take a Risk” With Crossfire
Paramount Games Studio Won’t Be “IP Value Extractors” Despite Access to Major Franchises
Ninja Theory Cancels Horror Game Project Mara as Whole Studio Focuses on Senua
Nintendo Direct June 2026 — All the Announcements and Trailers
Nintendo of Europe Pays €35 Million Settlement Over Joy-Con Drift
For Fumito Ueda, the Creation of Gen Atlas Is Like “Writing a Haiku”
Valheim Will Hit 1.0 in September After Over Five Years in Early Access
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
Xbox Says Its Multiplayer Games Will Be Multiplatform, Other Titles “Case by Case”
Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox Console Exclusives
God of War Laufey’s Director Is Up for a Challenge
“Subtlety is Overrated” — ‘Janet DeMornay’ and the Very Real Hell of Renting
Control Resonant Director Says “Things Are Turned Upside Down” in the Sequel
Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest 2026 Edition – All the Announcements and Trailers
Story-Rich Games Showcase 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
Wholesome Direct 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
Southeast Asian Games Showcase 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
Summer Game Fest 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
The ‘Bungie Civil War’ and Hope of a Revolution — How Destiny Players Are Trying To Save Their Series
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Revealed at Summer Game Fest, Launching Spring 2027
Blue Prince, Consume Me, Cyberpunk 2077 Win Apple Design Awards
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Developers Say Any AI Assets Were “Replaced or Refined by Humans”
Nintendo Confirms New EU Switch 2 Model to Comply With Battery Regulation
Amazon Says It Will Publish Future James Bond Games
Elden Ring Switch 2 Port Gets August 2026 Release Date
Steam Machine, Steam Frame To Launch Before September, Valve Suggests
Critically Acclaimed Mina the Hollower Has Sold Over 300,000 Copies
Embracer CEO Calls Company’s Recent Struggles a “Humbling Experience”
Krafton’s Baby Boom Could Teach Governments How To Approach the Fertility Slump
Maverick Games Reveals Debut Racing Game ‘Clutch’
Gabe Newell Reportedly Insisted “Customers Have Enormous Choice” During Steam Class Action Lawsuit
Team Behind Turtle WoW Making Its Own MMO as Moonwhisper Games
God of War Laufey Revealed During PlayStation State of Play
PlayStation State of Play June 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
“Protect Our Games Act” Advances in California in Boost for Stop Killing Games Movement
Balatro Publisher Playstack To Be Sold to Fandom and GameSpot Parent Company
Can BitSummit Afford To Get Any Bigger?
Minecraft Live Unveils New Biome and A Minecraft Movie Sequel Title
Xbox CEO Says Platform Transparency Decision for Xbox Games Showcase “Was a Miss”
Tekken 8 Director Leaves Bandai Namco After 20 Years
Nvidia Announces New RTX Spark Chip, Makes Big Promises for Laptop and PC Gaming
L.A. Noire’s Compelling Tale Sits at the Heart of a Make-Believe Los Angeles
CD Projekt Shares High-Level Details On The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past
‘Bowie Knife99’ Mania Shows Why Forza Horizon 6 Should Care More About its Characters
Xbox CEO Says Game Pass Price Drop Improved Acquisitions and Retention — Report
Rockstar Games Workers Form UK Union
Fable Delayed to February 2027
FIFA Reveals Name of New Netflix Football Game Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Take-Two CEO Says “Social Media Is So Noisy” When It Comes to GTA VI’s Critical Reception
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Revealed, Releasing 23 October
007 First Light Review
PS5 Exclusive Destruction AllStars Delisted, Servers Fully Shutting Down November 2026
No Man’s Sky is Pitting its Community Against a “Death Star-Like” Foe in New Update
The Death of Destiny 2 Makes Things Harder For Marathon, Not Easier
GTA VI Beta Scams Targeting Hopeful PC and Android Users
CD Projekt Announces Third Expansion for The Witcher 3, Coming in 2027
Steam Deck Gets Significant Price Hike, Increasing By Nearly 50%
Star Citizen Reaches Over $1 Billion in Lifetime Crowdfunding
Wizards of the Coast Reportedly Sends “Anti-Union” Letters to Unionising Employees
Resident Evil Requiem’s Hopecore Ending is Unearned
GTA 5 Multiplayer Modding Project Shutting Down After Take-Two Request
Epic Announces Unreal Engine 6, via Rocket League
“GTA for 8-Year-Olds”: A 20-Year Retrospective on Barnyard
I Regret Saying Battlefield Was Back
Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 Marketing Plan “Reflects Where Audiences and Attention is Today”
French Union Blames Spellcasters Chronicles Shutdown On “Catastrophic Project Management”
Quantic Dream MOBA ‘Spellcaster Chronicles’ To Shut Down After Four Months
Ubisoft Touts Future Far Cry, Ghost Recon Games Amid “Disappointing” Earnings Results
Trio of Ex-BioWare Developers Form New Indie Studio
Esports World Cup 2026 Moves From Riyadh to Paris
Xbox Leadership Changes Continue With Two New Appointments and One Promotion
Destiny 2 to Receive Final Major Content Update in June 2026
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Director Talks Revamped Combat and Fighting Game Inspirations
Take-Two Forecasts 20% Revenue Growth Due To On-Track GTA 6 Release
Embracer to Spin Off ‘Fellowship Entertainment’ As Distinct Company to Handle Tomb Raider and LotR
Mixtape Review
Wizards of the Coast Cancelled Deal for D&D Game From Jedi: Survivor Director
New Developer and Indie Publisher EdCorp Announced, Garbage Country First Game Signed
Returnal Director Launches New Game Studio, Cosmic Division
Warhorse Studios Confirms Lord of the Rings RPG, New Kingdom Come Project
Single-Player PlayStation Games Will Now Remain Console Exclusive – Report
Terraria Hits 70 Million Sales, Players Say “We’re Never Getting Terraria 2”
Fortnite Returns to the App Store Amidst Legal Battle With Apple
Original Doom Soundtrack Added to the US National Recording Registry
Sony Sued by PlayStation Console Owners Over US Tariff Refunds
The Fraught Success Of Videogame Crowdfunding
Subnautica 2 Makes a Splash During Opening Weekend
Take-Two CEO Says He’s “All In” on AI, But GTA “Clones” Don’t Sell
Sony Increases PlayStation Plus Cost for New and Lapsed Subscribers
Amazon ‘Exploring’ New Lord of the Rings Game Following Apparent MMO Cancellation
Nintendo Again Denied Monster-Catching Patent, This Time On Touchscreen
Nintendo Cites Memory, Oil Cost Increases as Reasons for Switch 2 Price Hikes
The “Cornish Duke Nukem” Has a Higher Calling
Bandai Namco Achieves Record Sales Profit, Projects Dips in 2027
Arc Raiders Sells Over 16 Million Units As Nexon Reports “Record-Breaking” Quarter
Amazon Cancelled Action Game With AI NPCs After Issuing an “AI Mandate” — Report
How To Make a Mixtape
Former ‘Tekken’ Director Creates New Studio Under ‘King of Fighters’ Developer SNK
Ebay Rejects GameStop Acquisition Proposal, Deemed “Neither Credible Nor Attractive”
Scottish MPs Call for “Transparency and Full Cooperation” From Rockstar Over Alleged Union Busting
Capcom Reports “Record-High” Operating Profits for Ninth Consecutive Year
Former Netease Exec’s New Company To Fund Casey Hudson’s Star Wars Game Studio
Pearl Abyss Reports 2,584% Rise in Operating Profit Following Crimson Desert Launch
Sega Cancels ‘Super Game’ Project, Pulls Back on Free-to-Play
Forza Horizon 6 Developer “Taking Strict Enforcement Action” Against Anyone Accessing Leaked Build
‘Mixtape’ Developers Pleased ‘More People Listening To Devo’ Following Acclaimed Debut
Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, FIFA, and Angry Birds Inducted to Video Game Hall of Fame
Discord Announces New Nitro Benefits, Including Leaked Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition
Double Fine Productions Files Union Petition
Stellar Blade Sequel Will Be Self-Published, Shift Up Confirms
Steam Controller Review
Who Are We Mad at When We’re Mad at Pokémon?
Sony Says It’s Undecided on PS6 Release Date or Price Amid Continued Memory Shortages
Konami Reports “Record Highs” For Third Financial Year in a Row
Veteran Nintendo Designer Takashi Tezuka Set to Retire
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Sold 3.8 Million Units In Two Weeks After Launch
Sony Says Multiple PlayStation Studios Are Using AI Tools, Including on “Released Titles”
Nintendo Sells 19.86 Million Switch 2 Consoles, Expects To Move 16 Million More in 12 Months
Is Child Safety in Gaming Just a Hot Topic?
Subnautica 2 Early Access Launch Date Confirmed, Krafton Still “Co-Publishing”
Roblox Says It’s Helping ‘Democratize Creation’ With New Feature, But It Won’t Be Free
Warhorse Responds to Concerns About Allegedly Fired Translator During Reddit AMA
Roblox Reports Year-On-Year Revenue and Daily Active User Growth
Facepunch Founder Garry Newman Addresses S&Box AI Content Concerns
How ’83 Was Rescued From Videogame Purgatory
Microsoft Reports 7% Drop in Gaming Revenue, 33% Drop in Xbox Hardware Revenue
Court Reverses Apple’s Motion to Stay in Legal Battle With Epic
Krafton Publishes Record High Revenues, Keeps Pushing AI
Saros Review
GreedFall, Steelrising Developer Spiders Confirms Studio Closure
The Blood of Dawnwalker Game Director Says “We Should Use AI to Help Our People to Work”
EA Uses AI For Job “Augmentation,” Not Replacement, CEO says
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Review
Sony Clarifies PlayStation Digital Game DRM Process Following Confusion and Concern
Italian Publisher Acquires Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP After Developer Reportedly Dissolves
Magic: The Gathering Arena Developers Are Seeking Unionisation
Capcom Revises Financial Forecast Following Strong Resident Evil Requiem Sales
Understanding Japan’s Unique Relationship To Criticism
Australian Government Orders Steam, Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox to Outline Child Grooming and Extremism Prevention Measures
Build A Rocket Boy Staff Are Taking Legal Action Against The Studio Over Data Privacy
Roblox Reaches Legal Settlements in Three US States Over Child Safety
Capcom’s 2026 Steam Revenue is Already Above $300 Million, Analyst Claims
Halo Veteran and Xbox’s Head of Film and TV Leaves Microsoft After 28 Years
Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s Tom McKay Says It’s “Very Unlikely” He Would Turn Down Playing Henry in Movie Adaptation
Koei Tecmo Revises Earnings Forecast After Pokémon Pokopia and Nioh 3 Overperformed
Square Enix Takes Legal Action Against Final Fantasy XIV Video Creator Over Employee Harassment
Sony to Roll Out Age Verification for UK and Ireland PlayStation Users
Blue Prince Developer Says He Will “Always Claim There Are Still Mysteries in the Game”
Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred Expansion is “The Ultimate Expression of The Game”
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Reduced, Call of Duty Removed as Day One Offering
Shuhei Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him From PlayStation Studios “Because I Didn’t Listen to Him”
Pragamata Review
Dispatch Studio Co-Founder Wants Future Development To Be “As Sane As Possible”
Charlie Cox Continues to Praise Clair Obscur Motion Capture Artists: “You Feel Like a Little Bit of an Impostor”
Two World of Warcraft Server Projects to Shut Down After Blizzard Cease and Desist Requests
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards 2026
Stop Killing Games Receives Support From Politicians in European Parliament Hearing
The Gamification of Birdwatching is Here
Ubisoft Halifax Union Earns Settlement for Workers, Following Studio Closure
Roblox Says 44% of Its “Top 1,000 Creators” Use AI Tools To Make Their Games
Analyst Claims Forza Horizon 6 Has Already Pre-Sold 500,000 Copies on Steam Alone
Krafton “Supporting” Subnautica 2 Launch, Despite Steam Publisher Changes
PlayStation 5 Console Sales Spiked in US Shortly Before Price Hike
Pete Hines Recalls Bethesda Being “Damaged” and “Mistreated” Towards End of His Tenure
Metro 2039 Development “Directly Shaped” by Ukraine War, Says 4A Games
Battlefield 6 Was “Over-Indexing” on Smaller Maps, but Season 3 and 4 Add Its Biggest Yet
Epic Games Begins Rollout of AI-Powered NPC Tools in Unreal Editor For Fortnite
Giving Graveyard Keeper Away for Free Generated $250,000, Says Publisher
Starfield Sells Estimated 140,000 Copies on PS5 in First Week, Analyst Claims
Crimson Desert Review
Xbox CEO Reportedly Tells Employees “Game Pass Has Become Too Expensive For Players”
Escape From Tarkov Studio Head Confirms He “Created” Developer of New Sci-Fi Shooter
Bloodborne Film Adaptation Announced, JackSepticEye to Co-Produce
Roblox To Roll Out New Age-Based Accounts For Players Under 16
Bloober Team Expands Leadership Team, Reportedly Has Seven Games in the Works
Epic Planning Fortnite Comeback With Disney-Themed Extraction Shooter – Report
Rockstar Games Confirms Data Breach, Says No Impact On Company or Players
Removing Call of Duty as a Day-One Xbox Game Pass Addition a “Possibility” — Report
Former CEO of Ashes of Creation Studio Denies Allegations He Misspent Kickstarter Funds
UK Government Announces £28.5 Million Fund for Videogame Developers
Starfield Players Report PS5 Port Crashes, Some Call For Refunds
The Games Industry’s Worst Enemy Is Itself
New Don’t Starve Game, 1000xRESIST Follow-Up Headline the Triple-I Initiative 2026
Of 500 AI Tools Tested by Keywords Studios, There’s “Half a Dozen” That “Complement Development”
Five Indie Studios “Join Forces” in New Alliance, Nova Assembly
Phantom Blade Zero Studio Says No “AI Visual Tech” Has Been Used During Development
Google Pulls Doki Doki Literature Club From Play Store Over “Sensitive Themes”
Peak Developer Reveals New Publishing Arm and Indie Investment Fund, Evil Landfall
The First Berserker: Khazan Developers Reassigned After Poor Commercial Performance — Report
Gunzilla Games Reportedly Fails to Pay Employees For Months
Supercell CEO to Receive BAFTA Fellowship Award
Split Fiction Developer Sells 50 Million Copies Across Three Titles
Bungie Affirms “Zero-Tolerance Policy” After Reports of Cheating in Marathon
007 First Light Hit With Switch 2 Delay, Now Arriving “Summer” 2026
Take-Two Reportedly Lays off “Entire” AI Team
Saudi Arabia’s Electronic Gaming Development Company Ups Its Capcom Stake
PlayStation Reveals New Initiative That Adds Fans’ Likenesses Into First-Party Games
Epic Responds to Apple’s Motion to Stay in Ongoing Court Battle, Says It Would Cause “Considerable Harm”
This Week in Videogames Wins ‘Best Gaming Coverage’, ‘Best Independent Media’ at Journalism Awards
How Does a Game Showcase Work?
The Fantasy of Cosy Games is Socialism
Stormgate Ending Online Support, Server Partner Acquired by AI Company
Nexon CEO Assures New AI Initiative “Doesn’t Replace Creative People”
Sony Acquires AI “Computer Vision” Company Cinemersive Labs
Coffee Stain Closes Mobile-Focused Malmö Studio
Are Indie Games Developing a Gambling Problem?
Stellar Blade Developer Shift Up Acquires Shinji Mikami Studio, Unbound
Moss Developer Polyarc Lays Off 30 Staff
New MindsEye Content Will Feature “Evidence” of Alleged “Sabotage,” Says BARB CEO
French Consumer Group Sues Ubisoft Over The Crew Shutdown
US Patent Office Revokes Nintendo’s Character-Summoning Patent
Jason Blundell Reveals His Third New Studio, Magic Fractal
Eidos Montréal Lays Off 124 Workers, Studio Head Departs
Meta Reportedly Lays Off 700 Employees, Reality Labs Impacted
UGC Game Rec Room Shutting Down, Some Assets Being Acquired by Snap
Dispatch Has Now Sold 4 Million Copies, AdHoc Studio Co-Founder Confirms
Owlcat Games Using Generative AI “On a Technical Level” In The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
Dave the Diver’s AI Translations “Go Through Substantial Internal Review”
Dave the Diver Generative AI Translations “Go Through Substantial Internal Review”
Crimson Desert Story and Characters Changed Significantly During Development, Says Lead Actor
AI-Generated Art in Crimson Desert Replaced in Patch
Asha Sharma Reportedly Nixed “This Is an Xbox” Because It “Didn’t Feel Like Xbox”
Wanderstop Developer Ivy Road Closing Its Doors
Tencent Passed $10 Billion in International Games Revenue in 2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Translator Fired, Replaced With AI — Report
Behind Saudi Arabia’s Big Bets on the Videogame Industry
Sony Increases PlayStation 5 Console Prices for Second Time in 12 Months
Crimson Desert Developers Researching Switch 2 Port, Acknowledge Story Disappointment
The Sims Creator Still Working On AI Memory-Mapping Title Ten Years Later
Dark Outlaw Games’ Cancelled Sony Project Was Not a Live Service Game
Sony and Honda Have Scrapped Their PlayStation Remote Play-Infused Car
Seven New Games Announced During Xbox Partner Preview
Sony Interactive Reportedly Closes PlayStation Studio, Dark Outlaw Games
Cairn Review
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Ordered “This Is An Xbox” Erasure – Report
Marathon Has Sold 1.2 Million Copies, Generating an Estimated $55 Million
7 Days to Die Developer Acquired by Behaviour Interactive
Valve Writer Says a “Small Group” of Developers Are “Messing Around” With AI Tools
Nintendo Lowers Pricepoint For Digital Versions of Switch 2 Games
Marathon Has Sold 1.2 Million Copies, Analyst Estimates
Capcom Tells Shareholders It Won’t Use AI Generated Material in Its Games
Nintendo Cutting Back Switch 2 Production Due to Weaker Than Expected US Sales – Report
UK Game Development Industry “Facing Its Most Severe Downturn on Record”
Sony Accused of Creating a “Near Monopoly” On The PlayStation Store
Splitgate Developer Is Making a New, Titanfall-Inspired “Movement Shooter”
Epic Games Laying Off 1,000 Employees Due to a “Downturn in Fortnite Engagement”
Trio of Nacon-Owned Studios File For Insolvency
Square Enix Announces AI Assistant for Dragon Quest X, Powered by Google Gemini
Crimson Desert Developer Admits To Undisclosed Generative AI Assets, Will Conduct Audit
Minecraft Live Reveals Theme Park, New Biome, and Minecraft Dungeons II
Did Japanese Developers Skip GDC This Year?
New Switch 2 Console With Replaceable Battery Coming to Europe — Report
Resident Evil Requiem is 2026’s Best-Selling Game in the US So Far
Two More Xbox Veterans Leave Microsoft
Nvidia Fails To Assuage Concerns About Controversial DLSS 5 Technology, Despite Clarifications
Unknown Worlds Leaders’ Lawyers Say Krafton “Self-Servingly Announced” Subnautica 2 Early Access
CD Projekt Announces “Entirely New IP,” Offers Witcher 4 Updates
GTA Wiki Leaves Fandom Over Ads, AI, and Censorship
With AI Helpers, Games Companies Are Facilitating the Death of Their Own Communities
Free Epic Games Store Titles Attract 8 Million New Users Per Year, Company Suggests
Meta Shuts Down VR Component of Horizon Worlds Metaverse App
IOI Partners Ends Publishing Deal with MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy
Indie Studio Speculative Agency Returns Xbox Funding in No Games For Genocide Boycott
Ubisoft Lays Off 105 Staff From Tom Clancy Studio Red Storm — Report
Until Dawn Remake Developer Dissolves
BAFTA Games Awards 2026 – Expedition 33 Leads With 12 Nominations
Ubisoft Appoints Leader For Live Service and Casual Games Divisions
NetEase Invests in Chinese Startup Amid Western Funding Cuts
Pragmata Preview
Saudi Arabian Electronic Gaming Development Company Acquires 5% Stake in Capcom
Pokémon Go Data Used to Train Pinpoint GPS Model for Niantic Spatial
Arc Raiders Replaced Some Generative AI Voices Post-Launch, Says Embark CEO
Ousted Subnautica 2 Leaders Earn Court Victory, CEO Reinstated and $250 Million Bonus Period Extended
European Age Ratings To Classify Loot Boxes As PEGI 16 By Default
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Game of the Year at the 2026 GDC Awards
SAG-AFTRA Issues Do Not Work Order Against Mega Man: Dual Override
Xbox Outlines Technical Ambitions for Project Helix Console
“This Is an Xbox” Marketing Campaign Retroactively Erased by Microsoft
Titanium Court Takes Out Grand Prize at The Independent Game Festival Awards 2026
Ashes of Creation Creator Gets Restraining Order Against Board of His Former Company
Founders of Former Netflix Subsidiary Boss Fight Entertainment Relaunch Studio
Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami’s New Studio is Unbound Games
EA Lays Off Unknown Number of Battlefield 6 Developers
PlayStation Store Trialing Dynamic Pricing In All Regions Except Japan
Nintendo Sues US Government Over Tariffs
Valve Sued By UK Performing Right Society For Using Members’ Work “Without Permission”
Workers at Hyper Light Drifter Developer Heart Machine Have Unionised
Valve Reaffirms Steam Hardware Launches For 2026, Following Confusion
‘Marathon’ Opening Weekend Sees Rapid Response to Monetisation Criticism
Life is Strange, Episodic Games, and Nostalgia for Communal Media
NetEase To Cut Funding For ‘Gang of Dragon’ Studio, Founded by Yakuza Creator
Helldivers 2 Charity Challenge Ends In Death Threats
Epic Sues Former Contractor Over Fortnite Leaks
Ubisoft Outlines Assassin’s Creed Updates, Black Flag Resynced, Competitive Multiplayer Title
Australia To Require Age Verification To Play Online Videogames Rated R18+
‘Project Helix’ Codename for Next-Gen Xbox Console Disclosed
Crimson Desert Developer Defends Against Accusations of Hiding Console Footage
Resident Evil Requiem Review
US Government Will Debate Tencent Investments in Epic Games, Riot as “National Security Risk” – Report
PlayStation Reportedly Cancelling PC Ports
Microsoft Has Obtained a Patent For AI Game Helpers
Koei Tecmo Partners With AI Startup For “IP-Specific” LLM
Former Highguard Developer Says The Game “Leaned Too Far Into The Competitive Scene”
Marathon Server Slam Sees Passionate Reactions, But Unclear Future
Netflix Co-CEO Says Paramount Will Make $16 Billion In Cuts At Warner Bros.
Highguard To Shut Down, Six Weeks After Release
Nintendo Indie World Showcase Delivers Co-Ops, Roguelikes, and Blue Prince
Bluepoint Pitched Bloodborne Remake, FromSoftware “Didn’t Want It To Happen” – Report
Will Phil Spencer’s Exit Reset Xbox’s Progress In Japan?
Square Enix Shuts Down Final Fantasy 14 Blog Over Staff Harassment
Fruit Ninja Creator Halfbrick Reportedly Cut 41 Staff
A Brief History of Asha Sharma, The New Xbox CEO
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Discord Delays Controversial Age Verification Rollout
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Roblox Sued By Los Angeles County Over Child Safety
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Ubisoft Toronto Lays Off 40 Employees
Xbox Leadership Shakeup – CEO Phil Spencer Retires, President Sarah Bond Resigns
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Highguard Developer Was Secretly Backed by Tencent – Report
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NetEase’s Anchor Point Studios Goes Independent
Capcom Slashes Unpopular Pay-per-View Prices for Street Fighter Tournaments, One Month Out
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Sega Reports Income Losses, $200 Million Impairment Write-Down for Rovio
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast Shut Down G.I. Joe Developer, Atomic Arcade
“Father of Sega Hardware” Hideki Sato Dies Age 77
Ubisoft Strike Ends With No Word From Management: “They Cannot Hide Their Head in The Sand”
Nexon Hits Record-High Revenue, Sells 14 Million Copies of Arc Raiders
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PlayStation State of Play Headlined by God of War Trilogy Remake Announcement
Clair Obscur Wins Five DICE Awards, Including Game of the Year
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1,200 French Ubisoft Workers Join International Strike
Riot Games Lays Off 80 Workers From 2XKO Team, Weeks After Console Launch
Yakuza Kiwami 3 Director Defends Contentious Recasting, As Reviews Highlight The Issue
New StarCraft Project in the Works at Korean Developer Nexon
Australian Government To Test Roblox Safety Over “Disturbing” Child Grooming Reports
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