Workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized in the form of the newly-created Workers' Alliance, becoming the first officially-recognized UK gaming union into the bargain. As reported by the…
October 2, 2025 | 08:36 EDT
Payday developer Starbreeze has canceled Project Baxter, its in-development live-service Dungeons & Dragons game, and a number of employees are being laid off across the studio as well.…
October 2, 2025 | 08:06 EDT
Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has announced that it will lay off a number of employees, despite the fact that the survival MMO has been the studio's most successful launch to date. As reported by…
October 1, 2025 | 12:10 EDT
Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios has announced that it will be laying off some of its employees, and that it intends to close down its UK location. In a news update on its official…
September 30, 2025 | 10:48 EDT
Yuito Kimura, one of the two co-founders of Granblue developer Cygames, has stepped down from his role as executive director at the company, citing ongoing health concerns. Kimura's departure was…
September 30, 2025 | 08:32 EDT
Nintendo of America president and COO Doug Bowser (yes, really) has announced he will step down from the company at the end of the year, and his replacement has already been appointed by the Japanese…
September 26, 2025 | 09:31 EDT
Xbox has revealed that this year marks its "largest investment" in the Xbox Game Pass subscription service to date, so it's clear the company isn't too fazed by discussions around whether the service…
September 22, 2025 | 10:46 EDT
New details have emerged regarding The Initiative's canceled Perfect Dark reboot, including some of the locales the game would have taken you to and what kind of gameplay systems it would have…
September 22, 2025 | 08:41 EDT
A new "experienced collective of video game leaders" has snapped up the IP rights to Phoenix Labs' Fae Farm, and the group says it plans to ensure the game's "enchanting online experience continues…
September 15, 2025 | 11:08 EDT
The Xbox Series S continues to provide a challenge for developers, but in the eyes of Battlefield 6 technical director Christian Buhl, that challenge was apparently no bad thing. In an interview…
September 15, 2025 | 10:52 EDT
Would you say that Build a Rocket Boy and IO Interactive's MindsEye is indicative of the quality of the Scottish gaming industry as a whole? If you would, then you'd seemingly be in agreement with…
September 15, 2025 | 10:31 EDT
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has been paying attention to comments about Borderlands 4's performance since it launched this past Friday, and he's got a characteristically brusque suggestion for you if…
September 15, 2025 | 08:49 EDT
It's the original PlayStation's 30th anniversary today (for the US release, at the very least), and US sales analysis firm Circana has compiled a list of the brand's best-selling games since 1995 by…
September 9, 2025 | 11:33 EDT
Another former Xbox staffer has added their voice to criticisms surrounding Xbox Game Pass and other gaming subscription services, and this time, it's ex-Xbox VP Shannon Loftis' turn to cast a…
September 8, 2025 | 09:51 EDT
If you're wondering why Nintendo hasn't come up with a brand new franchise in a little while, an ex-Nintendo developer may well have an answer for you: it doesn't really need to. Speaking to…
September 8, 2025 | 09:21 EDT
Yet more industry layoffs have been announced, and this time, it's the turn of Marvel's Midnight Suns and Civilization VII developer Firaxis Games to let some of its staff members go. Said layoffs…
September 5, 2025 | 08:56 EDT
MindsEye publisher IO Interactive has suggested that the game's disastrous launch may have made the studio think twice about taking on third-party publishing contracts in the future. Speaking to IGN…
September 4, 2025 | 08:29 EDT
A new report has emerged which claims that Ubisoft is currently working on a Rayman remake, that said remake is tentatively scheduled for next year, and that a fourth mainline Rayman game is also in…
September 2, 2025 | 10:37 EDT
Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has blamed something he calls the "PS5 barrier" for slowing Monster Hunter Wilds sales, suggesting that the console and its ancillary purchases are at least partly…
September 2, 2025 | 09:04 EDT
Former Everwild producer Louise O'Connor has been recruited by Xbox to serve as its new chief of staff, following the cancellation of that game earlier this year. Back in early July, Rare's Everwild…
September 2, 2025 | 08:35 EDT
Steam has introduced age verification for UK users, with mature pages on the storefront now requiring valid credit card details showing that you're 18 or over to access. As revealed in a new FAQ,…
August 29, 2025 | 11:38 EDT
Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has announced that it's been hit by layoffs, but the developer says that work on the next game in the aforementioned action-adventure series remains "unaffected…
August 28, 2025 | 07:49 EDT
Another NetEase studio has had its funding pulled without releasing a game, and this time, it's the turn of T-Minus Zero Entertainment and its founder, BioWare and Sony veteran Rich Vogel. The news…
August 26, 2025 | 11:19 EDT
Several indie game developers have announced that they're moving the release dates of their games in order to avoid clashing with Team Cherry's hotly-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong. Last week,…
August 26, 2025 | 09:42 EDT
Final Fantasy XIV producer Yoshi-P has declared that while he wants to keep supporting the MMORPG on PS4 for "as long as possible", technical limitations might mean the game drops support for the…
August 25, 2025 | 11:40 EDT
If you follow the gaming industry at all, you know that the last few years have been rough. "Survive to 2025" was a phrase going around last year due to the various layoffs, and the year before that…
August 25, 2025 | 02:00 EDT
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced he's stepping down after over 20 years with the company, and he'll be handing his responsibilities over to another long-time Bungie staffer. In an announcement…
August 22, 2025 | 08:40 EDT
Sony has announced a price hike for PlayStation 5 hardware in the US, with all three major models of the PS5 getting price increases starting from tomorrow. In a PlayStation Blog post, Sony says…
August 20, 2025 | 12:15 EDT
Legendary producer Rod Fergusson has been appointed as the new franchise head for the BioShock series, following the fourth game's well-documented production struggles. Fergusson announced his new…
August 19, 2025 | 11:49 EDT
Gaming mental health charity Safe In Our World has launched the Mental Health Star Accreditation, an industry-first method to help gaming industry companies and studios shore up their efforts when it…
August 19, 2025 | 08:07 EDT
Blackbird Interactive has announced that it has acquired the full rights to the Hardspace: Shipbreaker IP from original publisher Focus Entertainment, and that "multiple" projects related to the…
August 15, 2025 | 09:28 EDT
Control and Alan Wake studio Remedy has released its financial statement for the first half of the 2025 fiscal year, and the company has admitted it's not happy with the launch sales of its latest…
August 12, 2025 | 09:03 EDT
Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick has admitted that Civilization VII, the latest game in the long-running Civilization strategy series, is "off to a slow start", but he's confident that 2K and Firaxis…
August 11, 2025 | 11:46 EDT
EA apparently turned down a Dragon Age trilogy remaster pitched by BioWare, denying the series the same treatment that the publisher's original Mass Effect releases received a few years ago. That's…
August 11, 2025 | 09:36 EDT
Xbox Game Studios has reportedly canceled Contraband, the next game from Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios, following four years of silence from both studios regarding the game. That's…
August 8, 2025 | 10:54 EDT
Sega has released its financial summary for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, and things aren't looking too good for the Sonic and Persona studio, although the outlook for the rest of the…
August 8, 2025 | 08:38 EDT
Media Molecule co-founder David Smith has announced that he's leaving the studio after nearly 20 years in order to focus on his own personal projects. In a message on social media, Smith says that…
August 7, 2025 | 08:14 EDT
Sony has released its financial statement for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, and sales are up compared to last year, with the company pledging to continue focusing on its live-service…
August 7, 2025 | 07:55 EDT
Original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane has been revived, and the new version of the studio is apparently already hard at work on a brand new rhythm game. As revealed on the studio's website, the…
August 6, 2025 | 10:59 EDT
Bandai Namco has released its financial results for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, and both sales and profits for the publisher are up, driven largely by strong sales for Elden Ring …
August 5, 2025 | 08:27 EDT
WWE and Earth Defense Force developer Yuke's has acquired Japanese visual novel-focused studio Aquaplus, best known for games like To Heart, Utawarerumono, and White Album. As spotted by Automaton…
August 4, 2025 | 08:45 EDT
According to a new report, a BioShock remake that was in development at publisher 2K has been canceled, and the long-awaited BioShock 4 is currently struggling due to problems with its story. As…
August 4, 2025 | 08:12 EDT
Nintendo has announced that it will be raising the prices of all of the original Nintendo Switch models, plus certain accessories for the console, this weekend. According to an update on the…
August 1, 2025 | 10:44 EDT
Nintendo has released its financial statement for the first quarter of the fiscal year, and shockingly enough, the company's revenue is up when compared to the previous year, while Switch 2 sales are…
August 1, 2025 | 08:28 EDT
Microsoft has released its fiscal information for the final quarter of 2025, as well as for the year as a whole, and despite thousands of layoffs earlier this month, the company's revenue continues…
July 31, 2025 | 07:59 EDT
EA has declared that it has no intention of raising its games' prices to $80 anytime soon, so it looks like upcoming releases like Battlefield 6, as well as already-confirmed titles like EA Sports FC…
July 30, 2025 | 08:43 EDT
Sony has filed a lawsuit against Chinese gaming giant Tencent over the latter's open-world survival game Light of Motiram, which Sony alleges is a "slavish clone" of its own Horizon series of games…
July 29, 2025 | 09:54 EDT
Atari has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in SteamWorld publisher Thunderful, and the latter has also revealed that its CEO will be stepping down as soon as a successor is found.…
July 29, 2025 | 09:27 EDT