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  1. 1.Studio Atelico launches Atelico AI Engine into Early AccessStudio Atelico has launched its Atelico AI Engine into Early Access. Read more
  2. 2.Maddy Makes Games removes Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS boycottIndie developer Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Read more
  3. 3.Gaming storefronts are facing a Slop Grenade problem | OpinionThere is currently a concerted and not-so-subtle campaign underway to try to manufacture consent for the use of AI in game development. Read more
  4. 4.Roblox Q3 results beat expectations despite bookings falling 12% to $1.7bnRoblox's latest financial results beat expectations for its third quarter, with revenue up 16% year-on-year to $1.6 billion. Read more
  5. 5.Why asking "what's the budget for your game?" doesn't make sense in 2026 | OpinionThree years ago, we launched our Kickstarter campaign for Trash Goblin , our cosy shop sim. It was an existential moment for Spilt Milk Studios. Seventy-four publishers had turned down the game - one
  6. 6.Newly merged Skydance mandates staff return to office five days a week, offers Voluntary Buyout ProgramThe newly merged Skydance Corporation has mandated employees return to the office for five days a week and is offering a Voluntary Buyout Program (VBO). Read more
  7. 7."We are very eager to learn from the real veterans" – How Tencent's TiMi Studio Group collaborated with Capcom on Monster Hunter OutlandersToday marks the release of Monster Hunter Outlanders, a mobile version of Capcom's long-running franchise that has been created by Tencent's TiMi Studio Group. Read more
  8. 8."I wish I had the formula" – 2Awesome Studio on navigating indie development while creating Altered Alma, its biggest project to dateLast week, indie publisher Critical Reflex hosted its annual showcase , featuring a host of hard-to-define titles including Altered Alma , a cyberpunk-infused Metroidvania from Barcelona-based 2Awesom
  9. 9.Onimusha, Resident Evil, Pragmata, and Monster Hunter franchises boost Capcom H1 resultsCapcom published its financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2026, and reported increases across the board, including a 67.5% rise in ordinary profit to ¥61.2 billion ($387.2 million)
  10. 10.Xbox first-party content partially offsets 2% drop in Q1 revenue, hardware decreases 14%Microsoft has exceeded first quarter expectations, reporting $92.3 billion in revenue with increases in net income and earnings per share. Read more
  11. 11.The five golden rules of external developmentWe created Code Wizards 24 years ago, and as an external development partner, we work with a mix of small and large companies on backend engineering, live operations, IT and more. Over the years we've
  12. 12.PressEngine announces The Pre-Show, an in-person London showcase for upcoming gamesPR and influencer marketing platform PressEngine is launching The Pre-Show, an in-person event that puts developers directly in front of media and content creators. Read more
  13. 13.Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge rebrands as Pythia GamesHearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge has rebranded as Pythia Games. Read more
  14. 14.How to run an indie game studio: Part 5, Better meetingsIf you've made it this far in the series, you now have the building blocks of a functioning studio operating system: a clear purpose , long and short-term goals , a system for catching and solving iss
  15. 15."Taking several years with several thousand people… It's almost impossible" – PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi on the current state of gamingMiddlesbrough is probably the last place we expected to meet Ken Kutaragi, widely known as the father of the PlayStation. He admits he hadn't heard of the northern UK town before he was invited here t
  16. 16.Wardogs leads Newzoo's September PC revenue chartsBulkhead's Wardogs topped Newzoo's September PC revenue charts, surpassing EA Sports FC 27. Read more
  17. 17.First Xbox COO Helen Chiang leaves company after three months in the roleXbox's first COO Helen Chiang has left the company after only three months in the role. Read more
  18. 18.Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt appointed chair of BAFTA Games CommitteeInterior Night studio head Charu Desodt has been appointed chair of the BAFTA Games Committee. Read more
  19. 19.Gamescom Asia touts new records for international attendance and showfloor sizeNo event has come back more strongly from its pandemic-enforced hiatus than Gamescom. The German event posted record attendance this year, driven in part by business attendance boosted by the demise o
  20. 20.Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack, company systems and data affectedWarhorse Studios has experienced a cyberattack resulting in unauthorised access to both company systems and data. Read more
  21. 21."Developers need to treat Early Access like a real launch, because players do" – Early Access games are on the rise, but so are player expectationsThe number of games released through Steam's Early Access program has risen significantly in recent years. According to SteamDB , 2,924 Early Access games launched on Valve's platform in 2026 (as of m
  22. 22.UKIE calls on government to modernise Video Games Expenditure Credit ahead of Autumn BudgetAhead of this week's Autumn Budget, UKIE is urging the UK government to modernise the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC). Read more
  23. 23.TiMi Studio Group's Pokémon Unite to shut down on March 23, 2027The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Unite will be taken offline on March 23, 2027. Read more
  24. 24.Sucker Punch Productions reportedly lays off 24 employees following launch of Ghost of Yōtei: Complete EditionGhost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch Productions has reportedly been hit with layoffs, affecting 24 employees. Read more
  25. 25.Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exitMicrosoft is offering voluntary exit to employees. Read more
  26. 26.Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act"CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has once again slammed Steam's AI disclosure policy, calling the company's position on AI disclosure "a political act". Read more
  27. 27.Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staffAuroch Digital has laid off approximately a quarter of its staff. Read more
  28. 28.223,000+ people sign petition to "save Mass Effect"Over 223,000 people have signed a petition asking EA to "save Mass Effect." Read more
  29. 29.Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil, both locally and in the industry at large | OpinionThe games industry has spent several years persisting in the face of commercial and financial turmoil; to that it has now added civil unrest as a small group of publishers, investors, and developers g
  30. 30.Side expands presence in China, opens new studio and acquires art outsourcing provider Roboto EntertainmentServices provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment. Read more
  31. 31."It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio looseBack in July, Xbox announced plans to divest five studios . Among them was State of Decay maker Undead Labs, which Microsoft had acquired back in 2018. Read more
  32. 32.Netflix reportedly offered $500m to Microsoft to license Xbox IP for seven yearsNetflix reportedly offered Microsoft $500 million over seven years to license Xbox IP for film and television adaptations. Read more
  33. 33.Microsoft extends consultation period for Arkane Lyon as it continues development on Marvel's BladeMicrosoft has extended the consultation period by one month to seek a new buyer for Arkane Lyon, while development on Marvel's Blade continues. Read more
  34. 34.Shogun 2 – Complete Edition was "not a Creative Assembly developed game," says Total War VP after it was pulled amid generative AI concernsCreative Assembly has issued a statement regarding the use of generative AI in Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, which led to the game's removal from sale last week . Read more
  35. 35.BioWare's end is a tragically familiar tale | OpinionAfter the past five years of seemingly endless closures, cancellations, and restructures, after the tens of thousands of layoffs that the industry has endured like a relentless drumbeat, you'd think t
  36. 36.GameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 20272D-centric engine GameMaker is making its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use from January 1, 2027. Read more
  37. 37.Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Japan's Order of Culture awardNintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will be the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture award. Read more
  38. 38.Capcom affected by data breach, over 11.7m Capcom ID accounts compromisedCapcom has been hit by a data breach that affected over 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts. Read more
  39. 39.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Critical ConsensusActivision has a lot riding on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Last year's entry, Black Ops 7, was poorly received by critics and players, and third-party tracking data suggested the game significantl
  40. 40.Podcast: Landfall's Rebecca Lautner on Peak's 23 million sales and looking past friendslopA new episode of the still-somewhat-irregular GamesIndustry.biz podcast features a fireside chat with Rebecca Lautner, CBO at Landfall Games, recorded at Game Republic New Horizons . In conversation w
  41. 41."It was crushing how hard it was" – The chaotic development of Dispatch, and what AdHoc Studio plans nextToday marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the first episode of Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, which went on to become one of the biggest surprise successes of 2025. Last November, the studio
  42. 42.Marvel's Wolverine leads US September charts, achieves highest monthly dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2Marvel's Wolverine led US game sales in September, achieving the highest monthly dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2. Read more
  43. 43.Report explores how Roblox can maintain older players as it becomes most-played game by total hours in H1 2026Roblox generated 4.05 billion hours of playtime across PC and console in H1 2026, making it the most-played game by total hours. Read more
  44. 44.How Pantaloon is curating an "evolving library of bold and bizarre games" with its new subscription serviceOver recent years, more and more companies have moved away from the traditional publishing model and set their sights on indie curation. Read more
  45. 45.Xbox reveals pricing for cloud gaming limits, starting at $3.99 for 10 hoursXbox has revealed the pricing for the cloud gaming limits on Game Pass, announced last month . Read more
  46. 46.Fortnite returns to iOS in Australia after court rules Apple violated competition lawFortnite is returning to iOS in Australia after a court decision ruled that Apple must open iOS to third-party app stores after finding it violated competition law. Read more
  47. 47.BioWare is closing after 30 yearsMass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare is closing after more than 30 years, and early development on the next Mass Effect project is ending. Read more
  48. 48.AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|SMicrosoft and AMD have announced that AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling technology is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles. Read more
  49. 49.How to run an indie game studio: Part 4, Setting (and hitting) quarterly rocksPreviously in this series, we've defined your studio purpose , set clear goals for the future , and looked at how to catch and solve the problems that get in the way . This week, we're tackling one of
  50. 50.Project Helix reportedly launching in late 2028, projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800Project Helix is reportedly launching in the 2028 holiday season and is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800. Read more
  51. 51.Indies and original IP blew up in 2026Research by Sensor Tower – done at the request of GamesIndustry.biz – shows that indies and original IP made up a much higher proportion of the biggest PC and console games of 2026 when compared with
  52. 52.Games like Call of Duty and EA Sports FC most at risk of losing players during GTA 6 launch, according to new dataNew data shows that competitive shooters and sports games are most at risk of losing players to Grand Theft Auto 6 during its launch next month. Read more
  53. 53.Vivrato: 97% of studio leaders use AI in some form during development in EU and North America97% of studio leaders have used AI in some form during development, with 94% having used AI in at least one of the nine production stages. Read more
  54. 54.Demystifying unions: What games leaders need to knowIf you run a video games company, working with unions is rapidly becoming an inevitability rather than a possibility. Read more
  55. 55.Griffin Gaming Partners and Entertainment 360 launch new company to support video game adaptations for film and TVGriffin Gaming Partners has launched a new company to support game adaptations for film and television in partnership with talent management and production firm Entertainment 360. Read more
  56. 56."Players want to engage with brands, not just consume them" – Mattel on its new Game Studios arm, why it's releasing on Roblox, and what it learnt from NetEaseIn August, Mattel announced it was forming Mattel Game Studios , a new global development organisation with a focus on making games based on its own IP. Read more
  57. 57.Japan Actors Union announces guidelines addressing unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performancesThe Japan Actors Union has announced new guidelines to address the unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performances. Read more
  58. 58.Sensor Tower data shows the yawning gap between GTA 6 and everything elseAn analysis from Sensor Tower shows just how far ahead GTA 6 is in terms of preorders when compared with some of the biggest AAA games of the past six years. Read more
  59. 59.GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 moves to four-day format to "create a higher quality, more focused and valuable experience"GDC Festival of Gaming will shift to a four-day format for its 2027 edition, taking place Monday through Thursday, March 1 to March 4. Read more
  60. 60.PEGI begins moving existing digital-only games with loot boxes up to a 16 ratingExisting digital-only games that include paid random items, such as loot boxes, are being re-rated PEGI 16 if they currently carry a PEGI 3, 7, or 12 rating. Read more
  61. 61.Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize D&D and Studio X union driveWizards of the Coast is refusing to grant voluntary recognition to a union drive by its Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X teams. Staff will instead vote on joining in a secret-ballot election overseen b
  62. 62.GDCA 2027 moves away from nominations-based system, publishers and devs can now submit games for considerationThe 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will be accepting submissions from publishers and developers for the first time. Read more
  63. 63.Activision QA United-CWA union vote to authorise strike, claims publisher has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues"Members of the Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA (AQAU-CWA) union have voted to authorise a strike if necessary, claiming Activision has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues" in nego
  64. 64.New Croatian conference Splitscreen wants to keep "that half-holiday, half-work feeling" of Reboot DevelopA new Croatian development conference is aiming to fill the gap left by the recently-deceased and much-cherished Reboot Develop, which ended this year with the organiser being served with a bankruptcy
  65. 65.Liquid Swords CEO confirms studio closure following bankruptcy proceedingsUpdate, October 20, 2026: Liquid Swords CEO Christofer Sundberg has confirmed the closure of the studio after filing for bankruptcy. Read more
  66. 66.The AI state of play: AI laws and game developmentGame studios have a lot to navigate when it comes to AI use. Generative AI is increasingly becoming embedded in the game development process, and at the same time, the laws, regulations, and guideline
  67. 67.UKIE partners with Sheridans on AI Compliance and Accreditation Service to guide UK studios in using AI lawfully and responsiblyUKIE has partnered with law firm Sheridans to provide an AI Compliance and Accreditation Service, enabling studios across the UK games industry to use AI lawfully and responsibly. Read more
  68. 68.A hardware market freeze could transform the industry forever | OpinionRight about now is the moment when the console business should be getting one hell of a second wind. Six years deep into a hardware generation, with probably the most anticipated video game launch of
  69. 69.How Star Wars: Galactic Racer kept the core team small and sustainable through "distributed development"Matt Webster, CEO of Fuse Games, is "thrilled" with the critical reception to Star Wars: Galactic Racer, which is currently sitting on a Metacritic score of 88 for the PS5 version. Speaking to GamesIn
  70. 70.Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 announces four additional pavilions from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the USGamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 has announced four additional pavilions, bringing its total to 20 from 12 markets across Asia, Europe, and North America. Read more
  71. 71.The Netflix series Drive to Survive inspired Star Wars: Galactic RacerMatt Webster, the head of Star Wars: Galactic Racer developer Fuse Games, has said that the Netflix series Drive to Survive was an inspiration for the game right from the start. Read more
  72. 72.Game Republic New Horizons 2026 attendance grew 78% to over 461 visitorsAttendance at Game Republic New Horizons 2026 rose by 78% year-over-year, from 259 to 461 visitors. Read more
  73. 73.Fishlabs announces layoffs due to "changing project requirements," development and support teams affectedGerman developer Fishlabs has announced workforce reductions impacting its development and support teams. Read more
  74. 74.Sega and Creative Assembly remove Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale as it "falls short of both your expectations and our own standards"Sega and Creative Assembly have temporarily withdrawn Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from sale in response to concerns about AI upscaling and other performance issues. Read more
  75. 75.DayZ creator Dean Hall releases open-source game development framework BrutalIndustry veteran Dean Hall has rolled out Brutal, an open-source game development framework made in collaboration by two of his companies, Ahwoo and RocketWerkz. Read more
  76. 76.Reforj developer 4J Studios announces PC release date at Game Republic New Horizons4J Studios has announced that its open-world survival sandbox Reforj will be available on PC via a closed playtest starting in Q1 2027. Read more
  77. 77.An oral history of the Tomb Raider game no one wanted to makeThe 30th anniversary of Tomb Raider is this month, and a new book delves into its late-1990s heyday. The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997-2000 by Daryl Baxter covers a difficult development period for the
  78. 78.House House will not release Big Walk on Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS campaignMelbourne-based developer House House will not release its co-op hit Big Walk on Xbox, citing support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign . Read more
  79. 79.Epic Games claims its new "vibe coded" launcher runs 46% faster than Steam from cold start to store pageEpic Games has released a beta version of its new launcher, claiming it is 46% faster than Steam from cold start to the store page. Read more
  80. 80.Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of "proposed voluntary departure plan"Ubisoft intends to reduce its German workforce by approximately 100 employees across its Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz studios. Read more
  81. 81.Google Play adds Game Finder, Sprints, and Sidekick Playbacks in discovery pushGoogle Play is adding a batch of new discovery and social features for games, including a personalized Game Finder, timed competitive Sprints, and clip-sharing via its Sidekick overlay. Read more
  82. 82.Duke Nukem 3D level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies aged 68Richard "Levelord" Gray, the level designer best known for his work on Duke Nukem 3D, has died aged 68. Read more
  83. 83.S&box plans to go free-to-play and embrace human curation saying "Netflix for games doesn't work"Facepunch Studios plans to make its s&box platform free-to-play toward the end of the year as it shifts from offering as many games as possible to promoting the best and most popular ones. Read more
  84. 84.Funcom to lay off staff as it pivots to focusing solely on Conan Exiles and Dune: AwakeningNorwegian developer Funcom has begun a restructuring process following a decision to focus solely on live operations for Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening , with an unknown number of staff affected. CE
  85. 85."I wanted to make the show I wanted to watch" – How Galaxies found a place in the crowded showcase landscapeTomorrow will see the debut of the fourth Galaxies Showcase , which has managed to carve out a space of its own in the increasingly crowded lineup of digital showcases that have blossomed since the pa
  86. 86.How to run an indie game studio: Part 3, Dealing with issuesSo far in this series, we've looked at how to define what your studio is and what it stands for , and how to set goals that give your studio direction on both a long-term and short-term horizon . This
  87. 87.Casual game marketplace Legacy Games to close online store this DecemberCasual game marketplace Legacy Games has announced it will close its online store on December 31, 2026. Read more
  88. 88.Rockstar's next game won't take eight years to make: "The engine, the tools and the team we've built during GTA 6 will allow us to do things more quickly"Rockstar Games has more than doubled its workforce to develop Grand Theft Auto 6, and is adamant that it won't take another eight years to complete its next title. Read more
  89. 89.ESA flags retro console maker Anbernic for inclusion on US government's Notorious Market ListThe Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has recommended that retro console maker Anbernic be added to the US government's Notorious Market List. Read more
  90. 90.Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and cutting jobs in Singapore studioUbisoft has proposed the closure of Finnish studio RedLynx, creator of the Trial franchise, and major job losses at Ubisoft Singapore, lead developer of the ill-fated Skull and Bones. The cuts are the
  91. 91.Xbox CEO reportedly warns firm will "not survive" if it only relies on existing franchisesXbox boss Asha Sharma has reportedly warned that the organisation will "not survive" if it relies on existing game franchises. Read more
  92. 92.Xbox announces Xbox Labs, a new initiative to trial emerging ideas and "new technology"Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced the creation of Xbox Labs , a new team within the organisation to "turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience." The unit is a "a small
  93. 93."Years of building, pitching and raising for games made the same failure painful to watch" – Why GameDataCore wants to find out how players feelIf you can't understand something, you can't fix it. That's the motivation behind a new platform that aims to cut through the noise of Steam reviews and find out what players really feel about a game,
  94. 94.A guide to six regulatory risks shaping games in 2026Dr Simon Hembt is counsel at Bird & Bird in Frankfurt, Germany. He advises games companies on IP, AI/tech, and media regulation. He co-edited Bird & Bird's Game Plan 2026 report. Read more
  95. 95.Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"Epic Games has delayed its upcoming Disney collaboration - a shooter featuring characters from the Marvel and Star Wars franchises - and told developers to move to an "AI first" production model. Read
  96. 96.Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii releases game he says he made with AI in about 30 minutesYuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, says he has produced a new game using AI in about 30 minutes. Read more
  97. 97.Nintendo's Latin America VP says there are no plans to ditch physical gamesNintendo has no plans to move away from physical games. Read more
  98. 98.Nvidia reportedly ends GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card productionNvidia has reportedly stopped manufacturing the GeForce RTX 5090, including the D variants made for the Chinese market. Read more
  99. 99.Aream & Co: Games industry M&A generates $57.8 bn in Q3, including EA's $55bn leveraged buyoutThe number of games industry mergers and acquisitions stayed steady in the third quarter with 54 transactions totalling $57.8 billion, according to investment bank Aream & Co. Read more
  100. 100.Game Developer veteran Chris Kerr launches Vertical Slice, a games publication "giving workers a voice and holding power to account"Chris Kerr, former Senior Editor of GDC sibling Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra) has launched a new subscription-funded publication to deliver "incisive, bold reporting for video game industry prof
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