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- 1.Studio Atelico launches Atelico AI Engine into Early AccessSophie McEvoy · Studio Atelico has launched its Atelico AI Engine into Early Access. Read more
- 2.Maddy Makes Games removes Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS boycottSophie McEvoy · Indie 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.Gaming storefronts are facing a Slop Grenade problem | OpinionRob Fahey · There 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.Roblox Q3 results beat expectations despite bookings falling 12% to $1.7bnSophie McEvoy · Roblox's latest financial results beat expectations for its third quarter, with revenue up 16% year-on-year to $1.6 billion. Read more
- 5.Why asking "what's the budget for your game?" doesn't make sense in 2026 | OpinionNicholas Lovell · Three 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.Newly merged Skydance mandates staff return to office five days a week, offers Voluntary Buyout ProgramSophie McEvoy · The 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."We are very eager to learn from the real veterans" – How Tencent's TiMi Studio Group collaborated with Capcom on Monster Hunter OutlandersLewis Packwood · Today 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."I wish I had the formula" – 2Awesome Studio on navigating indie development while creating Altered Alma, its biggest project to dateSophie McEvoy · Last 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.Onimusha, Resident Evil, Pragmata, and Monster Hunter franchises boost Capcom H1 resultsSophie McEvoy · Capcom 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.Xbox first-party content partially offsets 2% drop in Q1 revenue, hardware decreases 14%Sophie McEvoy · Microsoft has exceeded first quarter expectations, reporting $92.3 billion in revenue with increases in net income and earnings per share. Read more
- 11.The five golden rules of external developmentStuart Muckley · We 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.PressEngine announces The Pre-Show, an in-person London showcase for upcoming gamesVikki Blake · PR 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.Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge rebrands as Pythia GamesVikki Blake · Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge has rebranded as Pythia Games. Read more
- 14.How to run an indie game studio: Part 5, Better meetingsMartijn van Zwieten · If 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."Taking several years with several thousand people… It's almost impossible" – PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi on the current state of gamingLewis Packwood · Middlesbrough 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.Wardogs leads Newzoo's September PC revenue chartsSophie McEvoy · Bulkhead's Wardogs topped Newzoo's September PC revenue charts, surpassing EA Sports FC 27. Read more
- 17.First Xbox COO Helen Chiang leaves company after three months in the roleSophie McEvoy · Xbox's first COO Helen Chiang has left the company after only three months in the role. Read more
- 18.Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt appointed chair of BAFTA Games CommitteeSophie McEvoy · Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt has been appointed chair of the BAFTA Games Committee. Read more
- 19.Gamescom Asia touts new records for international attendance and showfloor sizeJon Hicks · No 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.Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack, company systems and data affectedSophie McEvoy · Warhorse Studios has experienced a cyberattack resulting in unauthorised access to both company systems and data. Read more
- 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 expectationsVic Hood · The 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.UKIE calls on government to modernise Video Games Expenditure Credit ahead of Autumn BudgetSophie McEvoy · Ahead of this week's Autumn Budget, UKIE is urging the UK government to modernise the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC). Read more
- 23.TiMi Studio Group's Pokémon Unite to shut down on March 23, 2027Sophie McEvoy · The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Unite will be taken offline on March 23, 2027. Read more
- 24.Sucker Punch Productions reportedly lays off 24 employees following launch of Ghost of Yōtei: Complete EditionSophie McEvoy · Ghost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch Productions has reportedly been hit with layoffs, affecting 24 employees. Read more
- 25.Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exitVikki Blake · Microsoft is offering voluntary exit to employees. Read more
- 26.Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act"Vikki Blake · 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.Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staffVikki Blake · Auroch Digital has laid off approximately a quarter of its staff. Read more
- 28.223,000+ people sign petition to "save Mass Effect"Vikki Blake · Over 223,000 people have signed a petition asking EA to "save Mass Effect." Read more
- 29.Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil, both locally and in the industry at large | OpinionJon Hicks · The 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.Side expands presence in China, opens new studio and acquires art outsourcing provider Roboto EntertainmentSophie McEvoy · Services provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment. Read more
- 31."It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio looseLewis Packwood · Back 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.Netflix reportedly offered $500m to Microsoft to license Xbox IP for seven yearsSophie McEvoy · Netflix reportedly offered Microsoft $500 million over seven years to license Xbox IP for film and television adaptations. Read more
- 33.Microsoft extends consultation period for Arkane Lyon as it continues development on Marvel's BladeSophie McEvoy · Microsoft 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.Shogun 2 – Complete Edition was "not a Creative Assembly developed game," says Total War VP after it was pulled amid generative AI concernsSophie McEvoy · Creative 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.BioWare's end is a tragically familiar tale | OpinionRob Fahey · After 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.GameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 2027Sophie McEvoy · 2D-centric engine GameMaker is making its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use from January 1, 2027. Read more
- 37.Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Japan's Order of Culture awardSophie McEvoy · Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will be the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture award. Read more
- 38.Capcom affected by data breach, over 11.7m Capcom ID accounts compromisedSophie McEvoy · Capcom has been hit by a data breach that affected over 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts. Read more
- 39.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Critical ConsensusSophie McEvoy · Activision 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.Podcast: Landfall's Rebecca Lautner on Peak's 23 million sales and looking past friendslopJon Hicks · A 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."It was crushing how hard it was" – The chaotic development of Dispatch, and what AdHoc Studio plans nextLewis Packwood · Today 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.Marvel's Wolverine leads US September charts, achieves highest monthly dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2Sophie McEvoy · Marvel'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.Report explores how Roblox can maintain older players as it becomes most-played game by total hours in H1 2026Sophie McEvoy · Roblox 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.How Pantaloon is curating an "evolving library of bold and bizarre games" with its new subscription serviceSophie McEvoy · Over recent years, more and more companies have moved away from the traditional publishing model and set their sights on indie curation. Read more
- 45.Xbox reveals pricing for cloud gaming limits, starting at $3.99 for 10 hoursSophie McEvoy · Xbox has revealed the pricing for the cloud gaming limits on Game Pass, announced last month . Read more
- 46.Fortnite returns to iOS in Australia after court rules Apple violated competition lawSophie McEvoy · Fortnite 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.BioWare is closing after 30 yearsVikki Blake · Mass 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.AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|SVikki Blake · Microsoft and AMD have announced that AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling technology is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles. Read more
- 49.How to run an indie game studio: Part 4, Setting (and hitting) quarterly rocksMartijn van Zwieten · Previously 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.Project Helix reportedly launching in late 2028, projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800Sophie McEvoy · Project Helix is reportedly launching in the 2028 holiday season and is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800. Read more
- 51.Indies and original IP blew up in 2026Lewis Packwood · Research 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.Games like Call of Duty and EA Sports FC most at risk of losing players during GTA 6 launch, according to new dataSophie McEvoy · New 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.Vivrato: 97% of studio leaders use AI in some form during development in EU and North AmericaSophie McEvoy · 97% 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.Demystifying unions: What games leaders need to knowJames Batchelor · If you run a video games company, working with unions is rapidly becoming an inevitability rather than a possibility. Read more
- 55.Griffin Gaming Partners and Entertainment 360 launch new company to support video game adaptations for film and TVSophie McEvoy · Griffin 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."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 NetEaseAlex Forbes-Calvin · In 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.Japan Actors Union announces guidelines addressing unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performancesSophie McEvoy · The Japan Actors Union has announced new guidelines to address the unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performances. Read more
- 58.Sensor Tower data shows the yawning gap between GTA 6 and everything elseLewis Packwood · An 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.GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 moves to four-day format to "create a higher quality, more focused and valuable experience"Sophie McEvoy · 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.PEGI begins moving existing digital-only games with loot boxes up to a 16 ratingVikki Blake · Existing 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.Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize D&D and Studio X union driveVikki Blake · Wizards 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.GDCA 2027 moves away from nominations-based system, publishers and devs can now submit games for considerationSophie McEvoy · The 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will be accepting submissions from publishers and developers for the first time. Read more
- 63.Activision QA United-CWA union vote to authorise strike, claims publisher has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues"Sophie McEvoy · 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.New Croatian conference Splitscreen wants to keep "that half-holiday, half-work feeling" of Reboot DevelopJon Hicks · A 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.Liquid Swords CEO confirms studio closure following bankruptcy proceedingsSophie McEvoy · Update, October 20, 2026: Liquid Swords CEO Christofer Sundberg has confirmed the closure of the studio after filing for bankruptcy. Read more
- 66.The AI state of play: AI laws and game developmentAnna Poulter-Jones · Game 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.UKIE partners with Sheridans on AI Compliance and Accreditation Service to guide UK studios in using AI lawfully and responsiblySophie McEvoy · UKIE 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.A hardware market freeze could transform the industry forever | OpinionRob Fahey · Right 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.How Star Wars: Galactic Racer kept the core team small and sustainable through "distributed development"Lewis Packwood · 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.Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 announces four additional pavilions from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the USSophie McEvoy · Gamescom 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.The Netflix series Drive to Survive inspired Star Wars: Galactic RacerLewis Packwood · Matt 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.Game Republic New Horizons 2026 attendance grew 78% to over 461 visitorsSophie McEvoy · Attendance at Game Republic New Horizons 2026 rose by 78% year-over-year, from 259 to 461 visitors. Read more
- 73.Fishlabs announces layoffs due to "changing project requirements," development and support teams affectedSophie McEvoy · German developer Fishlabs has announced workforce reductions impacting its development and support teams. Read more
- 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"Sophie McEvoy · 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.DayZ creator Dean Hall releases open-source game development framework BrutalAlex Forbes-Calvin · Industry 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.Reforj developer 4J Studios announces PC release date at Game Republic New HorizonsSophie McEvoy · 4J 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.An oral history of the Tomb Raider game no one wanted to makeDaryl Baxter · The 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.House House will not release Big Walk on Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS campaignSophie McEvoy · Melbourne-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.Epic Games claims its new "vibe coded" launcher runs 46% faster than Steam from cold start to store pageSophie McEvoy · Epic 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.Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of "proposed voluntary departure plan"Sophie McEvoy · Ubisoft intends to reduce its German workforce by approximately 100 employees across its Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz studios. Read more
- 81.Google Play adds Game Finder, Sprints, and Sidekick Playbacks in discovery pushVikki Blake · Google 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.Duke Nukem 3D level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies aged 68Vikki Blake · Richard "Levelord" Gray, the level designer best known for his work on Duke Nukem 3D, has died aged 68. Read more
- 83.S&box plans to go free-to-play and embrace human curation saying "Netflix for games doesn't work"Vikki Blake · 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.Funcom to lay off staff as it pivots to focusing solely on Conan Exiles and Dune: AwakeningJon Hicks · Norwegian 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."I wanted to make the show I wanted to watch" – How Galaxies found a place in the crowded showcase landscapeJon Hicks · Tomorrow 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.How to run an indie game studio: Part 3, Dealing with issuesMartijn van Zwieten · So 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.Casual game marketplace Legacy Games to close online store this DecemberSophie McEvoy · Casual game marketplace Legacy Games has announced it will close its online store on December 31, 2026. Read more
- 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"Sophie McEvoy · 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.ESA flags retro console maker Anbernic for inclusion on US government's Notorious Market ListSophie McEvoy · The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has recommended that retro console maker Anbernic be added to the US government's Notorious Market List. Read more
- 90.Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and cutting jobs in Singapore studioJon Hicks · Ubisoft 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.Xbox CEO reportedly warns firm will "not survive" if it only relies on existing franchisesSophie McEvoy · Xbox boss Asha Sharma has reportedly warned that the organisation will "not survive" if it relies on existing game franchises. Read more
- 92.Xbox announces Xbox Labs, a new initiative to trial emerging ideas and "new technology"Jon Hicks · 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."Years of building, pitching and raising for games made the same failure painful to watch" – Why GameDataCore wants to find out how players feelLewis Packwood · If 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.A guide to six regulatory risks shaping games in 2026Simon Hembt · Dr 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.Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"Vikki Blake · 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.Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii releases game he says he made with AI in about 30 minutesVikki Blake · Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, says he has produced a new game using AI in about 30 minutes. Read more
- 97.Nintendo's Latin America VP says there are no plans to ditch physical gamesVikki Blake · Nintendo has no plans to move away from physical games. Read more
- 98.Nvidia reportedly ends GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card productionVikki Blake · Nvidia has reportedly stopped manufacturing the GeForce RTX 5090, including the D variants made for the Chinese market. Read more
- 99.Aream & Co: Games industry M&A generates $57.8 bn in Q3, including EA's $55bn leveraged buyoutSophie McEvoy · The 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.Game Developer veteran Chris Kerr launches Vertical Slice, a games publication "giving workers a voice and holding power to account"Jon Hicks · 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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