Teams responsible for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast are forming a union. They are urging leadership at Hasbro and Wizards to cease the promotion of generative AI
Google Corporation has decided to compete with Roblox. It announced Playground — a browser-based platform that allows making games using prompts.
Google Corporation has decided to compete with Roblox. It announced Playground — a browser-based platform that allows for the creation of games using prompts.
Under the supervision of Tony Driscoll, Skydance will oversee the merger of Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games into a single entity.
Ace Combat is, in many ways, a unique franchise, and the release of its new installment provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the state of the flight simulation game market. We analyzed a large volume of data and prepared a detailed report—with illustrative tables, graphs, and not the most encouraging conclusions
On September 25, Electronic Arts officially released the latest installment in its series of football simulators — EA Sports FC 27. The title had an extremely impressive start and has already earned more on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox than any other paid game released in 2026
Yellow Brick Games is yet another gaming studio that has decided to reduce its staff. Journalist Chris Kerr has drawn attention to the layoffs there
Sony Corporation has come up with a way to make non-player characters more believable. It has filed a patent for a system that takes into account gamers' actions and, based on this, adjusts NPC reactions
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is said to have conducted an internal town hall meeting, informing employees that "after an all-time low, we've started to return to growth"
Former CEO of Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick may have returned to the gaming industry. He has joined the leadership team at Skydance, a corporation formed by the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount
GamesIndustry.biz is set to hold a panel at Game Republic's Investment Summit, which will take place at MCM Comic Con later this month
The fund has a total of 5 billion rubles at its disposal
Paramount has finalized its $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, and the two firms are now united under the name Skydance
The company FIRY, formerly known as Skillz and developing its platform for competitive games with real money, decided to divest its stake in Exit Games. It sold its entire shareholding in the studio for $55 million
The head of Xbox, Asha Sharma, also addressed the general state of Microsoft's gaming division at a recent staff meeting, reports Windows Central
Microsoft's gaming division will once again focus heavily on developing the console direction. According to Xbox head Asha Sharma, there is still room for growth.
On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy simulator for growing plants “on the windowsill,” quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the project was launched in her column for us.
On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy plant-growing simulator set "on the windowsill," quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared insights about the project's launch in her column for us.
While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices.
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially become one entity. The merged organization will now operate simply under the name Skydance
Continuing our weekly series of YouTube interviews, the guest of the new episode is Sergey Orlovsky, founder and CEO of the studios Nival and Helio Games
Sega is "not entrusting the creative aspects of games to AI" but is leveraging the technology to "improve efficiency" in other areas such as publishing
The Australian government will allocate 1 million Australian dollars (698 thousand US dollars) to support local game developers. The money will be officially invested by the state corporation South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), which will transfer it to the Digital Games Fund.
Former PlayStation Studios head Shawn Layden did not appreciate Sony's decision to cease production of discs for PlayStation consoles starting in 2028. He believes that transitioning to entirely digital distribution could significantly damage the corporation's reputation and lead to the loss of a loyal audience.
The Digital Games Fund (DGF) by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has seen its funding increased to $1 million, effectively doubling its previous amount, to aid local developers.
Turkish mobile game developers continue to attract investments. This time, Mobge Games studio reported receiving funding
While AppLovin is in a legal battle with Unity, the authorities of San Diego County in the USA have taken action against it. The reason for this is the company's advertising practices
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is set to be accessible on Amazon Luna's cloud gaming platform upon release, included with a Prime membership
Capcom is eager to share new successes of Monster Hunter Rise. They announced on X that over five and a half years, the game has sold twenty million copies worldwide.
NBA 2K25 is set to be removed from online storefronts on October 30, 2026, with server support ending on December 31. From January 1, 2027, multiplayer and online modes will no longer be accessible
The American company DraftKings, specializing in online casinos, betting, and fantasy sports, faced a lawsuit. A U.S. resident, Daniel Vest, filed the suit against them
In mid-August, Supermassive Games announced mass layoffs, which were set to see 75 people leave the studio. It appears that the layoff process has now concluded
The studio behind the Hellblade franchise has started losing staff ahead of its potential closure. This is being widely reported by its employees on LinkedIn.
The video games Arc Raiders and The Finals, developed by Embark Studios, are set to be adapted into television and film projects.
Ninja Theory has initiated employee layoffs
A special focus report by Newzoo contends that the free-to-play model, or F2P, is not in decline, contradicting assumptions that suggest otherwise.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled a new AI upscaling technology for the standard PlayStation 5, named Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR)
One of the founders of Warhorse Studios, the company behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology, Martin Klima, criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, many games in this genre are still riddled with clichés and are geared towards teenagers.
One of the founders of Warhorse Studios, the team behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, Martin Klima, criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, many games in this genre are still filled with clichés and are targeted at teenagers
Jagex, the company behind RuneScape, has addressed the incorporation of generative AI in a trailer for the Dragon Slayer 2 quest in RuneScape 3, which was featured during RuneFest.
Recently, it was noticed online that Ubisoft registered the trademark Motherbrain. As reported by journalist and insider Tom Henderson, this is the name of a new internal structure that will focus on generative artificial intelligence
Dana Walden, President and Chief Content Officer of the Walt Disney Company, has refuted current rumors regarding a potential acquisition of Epic Games. She stated, "those are not the conversations we are having right now"
The indie incubator prototype.indie attempted to create a portrait of an indie developer from Russia. The study was based on a survey of the local game development community, but the number of participants involved was not specified
Capcom has revealed a multi-step initiative aimed at transforming its in-house RE Engine into an "AI-generation engine" to enhance development efficiency and improve overall performance levels
The Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan has calculated the tax revenues from gambling for the period from January to August 2026. They amounted to 443 million soms (5.07 million dollars)
A California court will not require Unity to temporarily restrict the operation of the Ad Quality SDK tool in AppLovin's products. This request was previously made by AppLovin itself.
Capcom has decided to transform the RE Engine into a platform with a focus on AI, Shawn Layden urged Xbox to clarify its strategy, and the Steam version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set a new record for concurrent players — here's a look at the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend
Jason Jones, co-founder of Bungie, together with Destiny 2's narrative director Margaret Stohl, have inaugurated a new transmedia studio named Stone Kite
In the spring, rumors surfaced suggesting that Disney’s leadership would be open to acquiring Epic Games if it ever decided to seek a buyer. Half a year later, Disney’s President and Creative Director Dana Walden partially denied these rumors.
Modern video games should be more expensive, according to Martin Klima, one of the founders of Warhorse Studios. He shared this opinion in a conversation with PC Gamer

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