News Niantic reportedly in talks to sell video game business in $3.5bn deal with Scopely If approved, the acquisition could be announced in the next few weeks Feb. 19, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Ex-Belka staff form new mobile studio, Studio42 "We have the knowledge, experience, the best partners, a strong team, and eyes burning with passion" Feb. 19, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Indie horror Mouthwashing tops 500K sales | News-in-brief Developer Wrong Organ marks milestone with news the horror is also coming to consoles Feb. 19, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Netflix-owned Night School Studio cuts undisclosed number of staff Staff were reportedly taken by surprise by the announcement Feb. 19, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Nintendo discontinues Gold Points reward program Consumers will no longer be able to earn Gold Points past March 24, 2025 Feb. 19, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News War Robots reaches $1bn in lifetime revenue | News-in-brief More than 4.7 million users played the Pixonic mobile shooter monthly in 2024 Feb. 19, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Fingersoft COO Ville Rauma leaves developer Rauma worked at the Finnish studio for 11 years Feb. 19, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Marvel Rivals US support studio hit with layoffs NetEase confirms a "reduction of a design team based in Seattle" has taken place due to "organisational reasons" Feb. 19, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Aptoide fully launches to iOS consumers across EU First non-Apple iOS store opened with a beta in June 2024 Feb. 18, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Toast Interactive cuts majority of staff, closes office "We will continue to improve Richie's Plank Experience and Max Mustard with a leaner approach" Feb. 18, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix to end support for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on iOS Decision made due to unfixable bug following changes to its in-app purchases model Feb. 18, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Viktor Antonov, Half-Life 2 art director has died The "visionary art lead" was 52 at the time of his passing Feb. 18, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tops 2m copies sold in less than two weeks | News-in-brief Developer Warhorse Studios says the milestone is "a triumph" Feb. 17, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Liquid Sword makes "deeply regrettable" job cuts for "the studio's long-term sustainability" "This is incredibly difficult, but we remain committed to our vision" Feb. 17, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Nexon posts "record-breaking revenue" in 2024 despite The First Descendant performing "below expectations" Financial reports also confirm it expects to launch seven new games by 2027 Feb. 17, 2025 Vikki Blake
News PC game sales hit $1.09bn on Epic Games Store in 2024 Firm reached milestone of 295 million users on its PC store, while cross-platform accounts grew by 94 million after mobile store launch Feb. 17, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Pokémon Company and Niantic pledge $1m for LA fire relief Both firms will donate $500,000 each to GlobalGiving's California Wildfire Relief Fund Feb. 17, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News 10:10 Games reportedly affected by staff cuts Decision allegedly made following "complete commercial and critical failure" of Funko Fusion Feb. 17, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Astro Bot and Helldivers 2 win big at DICE Awards 2025 Team Asobi's platformer won Game of the Year, Arrowhead Studios' co-op shooter took home four accolades Feb. 17, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Embracer sales drop 22% to $1.5bn, $298m debt remains Group optimistic about Q4 following the success of Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Feb. 14, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Ubisoft revenues decline 31.4% to €990m Firm also experienced a 51.8% drop in net bookings during its third quarter Feb. 14, 2025 Sophie McEvoy
News Unions slam Bobby Kotick's claims that Activision Blizzard harassment reports were "fake" "The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers endured is not fake" Feb. 13, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Thunderful Gothenberg rebrands as Stormteller Games "Our approach now is we try to take the best parts of both studios as we move forward," says studio head Feb. 13, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Hisashi Koinuma appointed Koei Tecmo's new CEO Co-founder and current CEO, Yoichi Erikawa, will become chairperson and representative director Feb. 13, 2025 Vikki Blake
News PS5 experiences record sales during holiday period, PlayStation revenues reach $11bn Firm recorded highest number of MAUs in PlayStation history during Q3 Feb. 13, 2025 Sophie McEvoy