Today Unity announced that former CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down from the position effective immediately. He's also leaving his roles as President, Chairman, and a member of the Company’s…
October 9, 2023 | 07:06 EDT
A new union for gaming industry workers has been formed in Poland, prompted by developers at the popular The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt. The union, which is open to all developers…
October 7, 2023 | 01:44 EDT
Over 100 developers working at Swedish developer Avalanche Studios Group have joined the local trade union Unionen. They represent about one-fifth of the group's roughly 500 employees. According to…
October 6, 2023 | 04:08 EDT
Today Telltale Series has confirmed that it has laid off a number of employees, while the games currently in development remain in the pipeline for the time being. Layoffs were first reported by…
October 5, 2023 | 09:12 EDT
A new report has emerged that suggests several ex-Ubisoft executives have been questioned by police over sexual harassment claims. According to the French union Solidaires Informatique, the…
October 4, 2023 | 06:16 EDT
The industry's woes continue, it seems, as another studio has been hit by layoffs. In this case, it's Puny Human, a co-development studio that has worked on The Callisto Protocol, Tribes of Midgard,…
October 3, 2023 | 09:25 EDT
The Last of Us and Uncharted developer Naughty Dog is laying off at least 25 of its staff members, according to a new report. The report, which comes courtesy of Kotaku, cites "two sources familiar…
October 3, 2023 | 09:03 EDT
A new report has emerged that suggests trouble may be afoot at British publisher Team17. According to Eurogamer, which in turn cites "sources close to the company", around 50 staffers from the…
October 2, 2023 | 09:05 EDT
This week's UK boxed sales charts data is in, and it looks like the lack of a FIFA license hasn't hurt EA. As you might imagine, EA Sports FC 24 has gone straight in at number one for the week…
October 2, 2023 | 08:42 EDT
Today Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa took to X (formerly Twitter) to mention that she has not received any royalties for the sales of the game since the acquisition of Mediatonic by Epic Games in…
September 29, 2023 | 03:02 EDT
SAG-AFTRA has announced that it has failed to reach a deal with the gaming companies with which it has been in negotiations, potentially making a gaming strike more likely. In a rather short and to-…
September 29, 2023 | 09:20 EDT
It appears that Embracer and Sony Interactive Entertainment are scrubbing the internet clean of all traces of the Ktar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic that they can. As noticed by Twitter user…
September 28, 2023 | 09:59 EDT
Today Epic Games announced a a large round of layoffs affecting its employees. According to a press release echoing a letter to the staff from CEO Tim Sweeney, 830 employees have been laid off, 16…
September 28, 2023 | 12:37 EDT
Sega has announced that it's canceling live-service multiplayer shooter Hyenas, alongside several other projects, as part of a "structural reform". In an official notice on its website, Sega says…
September 28, 2023 | 08:18 EDT
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the current CEO of PlayStation Jim Ryan is stepping down from his role. According to the announcement made via an official press release, Ryan…
September 27, 2023 | 10:51 EDT
The FTC has resumed its administrative case against the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. According to the "Order returning matter to adjudication" published by the…
September 27, 2023 | 01:07 EDT
Today Hong-Kong-based collectible manufacturer Gaming Heads published an "open letter to the Sony PlayStation collecting community" including some fairly serious allegations. The manufacturer…
September 26, 2023 | 11:06 EDT
The name Chris Metzen should be familiar to most Warcraft and World of Warcraft veterans, and today the Blizzard veteran is taking on a new role that is also old at the same time. According to an…
September 26, 2023 | 03:42 EDT
Actors' labor union SAG-AFTRA has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a potential strike on behalf of its members acting in video games. The vote doesn't actually mean the union is striking; rather, it…
September 26, 2023 | 09:01 EDT
Today Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red apologized for "remarks that could offend some Russian players" included in the Ukrainian localization of the big 2.0 update. The apology, shared on the…
September 25, 2023 | 11:09 EDT
Today Indie-focused publiser Devolver Digital announced its financial results for the six months ended on June 30, 2023, showing some decline across the board. The publisher has delayed some high-…
September 25, 2023 | 10:58 EDT
It's time to take another look at the UK boxed charts, and this week, Mortal Kombat 1 reigns supreme. For the week ending September 23rd, Mortal Kombat 1 is in first place, so a whole lot of people…
September 25, 2023 | 08:20 EDT
While Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard appears to be almost in the bag, there's at least one major publisher that isn't interested in going the same route, Capcom. During a video…
September 25, 2023 | 06:24 EDT
Industry legend Hideki Kamiya has announced that he's leaving PlatinumGames, the studio he co-founded, after 15 years. In a message on the official PlatinumGames X account, the studio announces…
September 25, 2023 | 03:37 EDT
The UK CMA has announced its preliminary approval of the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger this morning, pointing to "remedies" that allay its residual concerns with the newly-proposed deal.…
September 22, 2023 | 04:41 EDT
ReedPop and the ESA have ended their E3 partnership, meaning that the PAX organizer won't handle any future E3 events. This news comes via GamesIndustry.biz, where reporter Christopher Dring…
September 7, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew and Desperados III developer Mimimi Games has announced that it is to shut down. In a post on its official website, the studio revealed earlier today that Shadow…
August 29, 2023 | 09:18 EDT
It's time for another look at the UK boxed sales charts, and this week, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon rules the roost. For the week ending August 26th, Armored Core VI sits pretty in first place…
August 29, 2023 | 08:08 EDT
Epic Games has announced a new program intended to entice third-party developers into making their games timed exclusives on the Epic Store. According to a new post on Epic's website, the First Run…
August 23, 2023 | 11:02 EDT
Microsoft has submitted a restructured version of its proposed Activision-Blizzard acquisition after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it blocked the original deal. In a…
August 22, 2023 | 05:42 EDT
The UK boxed sales charts for this week are in, and it's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's race, it seems. The perennially popular racer, which was in third place last week, has reached pole position for the…
August 21, 2023 | 07:44 EDT
Embracer Group has revealed its financial data for the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year. The newly-released report covers the April through June period of the year and shows overall net sales…
August 17, 2023 | 09:15 EDT
The UK boxed sales charts data for this week (ending August 12th) has been released, and the top three spots are still holding fast from last week. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which claimed…
August 15, 2023 | 08:41 EDT
Rockstar has announced that prominent roleplaying community team Cfx.re has officially joined the studio's fold. Cfx.re is primarily known for its work in Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption…
August 11, 2023 | 09:10 EDT
When it comes to buying games, every evaluates prices differently. One full-price game could have “more value” to one person and less to another, depending on taste, time spent in game, and enjoyment…
August 8, 2023 | 07:54 EDT
It's time for another look at the UK boxed charts for this past week, and a surprise contender has inched its way onto the throne. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is this week's number one,…
August 7, 2023 | 08:42 EDT
Nintendo has released some stats for the phenomenally successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it turns out the movie was pretty darn successful, to nobody's surprise. As part of its latest…
August 3, 2023 | 04:32 EDT
Circana, formerly known as the NPD Group, has released its sales analysis for June 2023. As ever, a summary of the analysis was posted on Twitter by Circana's Mat Piscatella, and depending on your…
August 2, 2023 | 09:23 EDT
Upcoming indie RPG Sea of Stars has gone gold, meaning further delays are pretty unlikely. This milestone was announced via the game's official Twitter account, where developer Sabotage confirms…
July 28, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red has announced it is to lay off around 9% of its workforce. In a new post on the developer's official website, CEO Adam Kiciński says that the…
July 26, 2023 | 08:41 EDT
Dying Light 2 studio Techland has revealed that Chinese gaming giant Tencent will become its majority stakeholder. In a blog post titled "Techland's Next Chapter and the Road Ahead", CEO Paweł…
July 24, 2023 | 10:14 EDT
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced that their merger deadline has been extended until the fall. Speaking via Twitter, Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith revealed the extension earlier…
July 19, 2023 | 09:19 EDT
The UK gaming industry has introduced a set of 11 new guidelines intended to protect gamers from harm surrounding loot boxes. Trade body UKIE announced the new guidelines via its website earlier…
July 18, 2023 | 08:40 EDT
The UK CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has granted itself an extra six weeks to consider Microsoft's arguments regarding the proposed Activision-Blizzard merger. In a new notice of extension…
July 14, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Indie studio Gardens has announced that it's amassed a whopping $31.3 million in funding for its debut project. The studio was announced back in 2022, and after a demo for its first game during this…
July 11, 2023 | 10:04 EDT
GfK's latest UK boxed sales charts are in, and hey, guess what: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues to reign supreme. Nintendo's latest open-world adventure has once again claimed the…
July 10, 2023 | 09:50 EDT
Slitterhead developer Bokeh Game Studio, which is headed up by Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, has released a new dev diary detailing the user testing phase of its game's development. The…
July 6, 2023 | 09:18 EDT
IO Interactive has announced that it's opened a new studio in Brighton in the UK. The new studio will contribute towards work on IO's new James Bond game, which remains untitled as yet, together with…
July 6, 2023 | 08:46 EDT