News Xsolla acquires leading LFG company, LF.Group "This acquisition will significantly enrich our [...] technological strengths" July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm lays off mobile team It's thought at least 50 people have been affected July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Ubisoft outperform targets as back-catalogue, digital, and bookings all increase in Q1 24-25 "In a selective market, we delivered a solid start to the year," says CEO July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Lawsuit paperwork reveals Valve employs around 350 people – and less than 100 work for Steam Most of Valve's payroll is still committed to game dev roles July 17, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Koei Tecmo settles copyright dispute with Youzu out of court Koei Tecmo accepts an unspecified out-of-court settlement for copyright infringement against two of its games July 17, 2024 Vikki Blake
News New social media app Dusk plans to "reimagine social multiplayer gaming for the mobile generation" And its latest funding round has secured $8m July 16, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment "disheartened" by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 leak "It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled" July 16, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Scotland's largest VFX company, Axis, shuts down Its credits include Dead Island's famous "backwards" announcement trailer July 16, 2024 Vikki Blake
News UK video game sales fall almost 30% in the first half of 2024 Physical game sales were down 40%, and digital downloads down 23% YoY July 15, 2024 Vikki Blake
News The Finals developer apologises to Xbox players as latest patch is delayed on Microsoft consoles "We're currently working with Microsoft on the situation that's blocking the release on Xbox" July 15, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Genshin Impact's own voice talent denounce MiHoYo's "whitewashing" portrayal of new character designs While Natlan is ostensibly inspired by African countries, its character design is not representative July 15, 2024 Vikki Blake
News GAME reportedly ending sale of physical currency cards POSA cards are being withdrawn "within a matter of weeks" July 15, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Embracer secures new €600m revolving credit facility "We have strengthened our financial structure and responsibly reduced our financial leverage" July 11, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Tencent is shutting down its free-to-play shooter Synced after just a year Servers will be "retired" a year to the day the shooter was launched July 11, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Microsoft relinquishes non-voting observer seat on OpenAI board The withdrawal distances the company from antitrust concerns and regulatory scrutiny around AI July 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Rogue Company developer removes all Dr Disrespect content Any players affected will be refunded via the in-game currency, Rogue Bucks July 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Network N Media website The Loadout has shut down The Loadout was founded in October 2019 as Network N’s second original brand July 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Series Entertainment acquires mobile game studio Pixelberry Studios "It is an exciting new chapter for our studio and we look forward to empowering our creative teams" July 10, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Roblox launches new range of analytical tools for developers "Track funnel and economy events to grow your experience faster" July 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Voice-controlled game developer Volley closes Series C fundraising with $55m “This latest funding round will accelerate our development of new voice-controlled, AI-powered games" July 9, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Former Piranha Bytes devs form Pithead Studio The developers hope to continue developing "immersive and fantastic indie games" July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake
News US game spending fell 6% in May | US Monthly Charts Projected US spend on hardware, content, and accessories declined 6% YoY July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Paradox Interactive delays Cities Skylines 2 console version for a third time Paradox says it has "not yet met the stability and performance targets" July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Manor Lords publisher says devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental health breaks" "Players are happy, the developer is happy, and we as publisher are thrilled beyond belief" July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Embracer-owned studio Piranha Bytes has been shut down The studio was reportedly shuttered at the end of June July 8, 2024 Vikki Blake