Attorneys representing the co-founders of Unknown Worlds—Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire—alleged that Krafton "deliberately leaked" a document regarding plans to release Subnautica 2 in early access in May.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has decided against implementing the age-rating modifications introduced by the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI), citing potential confusion for users.

The year 2025 turned out to be one of the best for CD PROJEKT financially. In a recent report, the company revealed that it achieved the second-largest net profit in its history — surpassed only by 2020.

Last week, the European rating agency PEGI announced plans to make changes to the game rating system—in particular, it will start assigning a higher rating to titles with loot boxes. However, their American counterparts at the ESRB do not intend to do the same

On March 19, Crimson Desert, the most anticipated game of the first quarter of 2026, was released. In today's extensive coverage, we will analyze the prerelease indicators of this ambitious project, discuss its budget and marketing campaign, and talk about the commercial prospects in light of its controversial launch

The rumors have been confirmed. ByteDance has indeed agreed to sell the Chinese gaming studio Moonton to Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group

CD Projekt has released its financial results for the full year of 2025, indicating growth in both sales revenue and net profit as the company advances its development of the Witcher and Cyberpunk series

With a delay, we're publishing the first of two premium long-reads for this week (the one for Wednesday). This is a comparison of the financial performance of nearly 20 public gaming companies for the fourth calendar quarter of last year

On the night of March 20, the release of Crimson Desert took place—a new action-adventure game from the creators of Black Desert at the South Korean company Pearl Abyss. The game had a mixed start on Steam.

The year 2025 turned out to be one of the best for CD PROJEKT financially. In a recent report, the company announced that it achieved the second-largest net profit in its history, only surpassed by that of 2020

Trioskaz Studio and publisher Critical Reflex shared new achievements of the project.

The nominees for the sixth annual Gayming Awards have been unveiled, with "Hades 2" and "Date Everything" each garnering three nominations across 14 different categories

On the morning of March 19, the stock price of the South Korean company Pearl Abyss plummeted. As of the time of writing, each share is priced at 46,000 won (30.7 dollars) on the exchange—this is 29.88% less than the previous evening.

The founder of WN Media Group and gaming industry veteran Pavel Ryäkönnen announced that he is working on launching the investment syndicate GameXCap, which is focused on funding promising gaming projects

GamesIndustry.biz has received information from a source at Ubisoft indicating that Red Storm Entertainment, a North Carolina-based studio with a lengthy history, will halt game development, resulting in the elimination of 105 positions.

Tencent released its financial report for the past year. In the document, the Chinese company boasted about the growth of key metrics

Over 85% of the games released by indie label Playstack achieve a positive return on investment for their external development funding

Remedy Entertainment, a game development studio based in Finland, has launched its final significant content update for the multiplayer game FBC: Firebreak, which has faced challenges.

On the morning of March 19, the stock price of the South Korean company Pearl Abyss sharply decreased. At the time of writing, one share was priced at 46,000 won ($30.70) on the exchange, which is 29.88% less than the previous evening

Tandem Events, the organization behind Develop:Brighton, has announced the initial lineup of speakers for this year's event

In Moscow, the court proceedings between the Lesta Games group of companies and LLC Novosti IT—the organizer of the canceled gaming exhibition RED EXPO 2025—have concluded. The court found that the previous management of Lesta Games secured the support of the event's organizers to illicitly transfer a large sum of money.

Meta has announced that it will discontinue the VR version of Horizon Worlds this June, transitioning the platform to focus solely on mobile devices

Crystal Dynamics, the company behind Tomb Raider, has revealed additional cuts to its workforce, impacting 20 positions within its development and central operations teams.

Crystal Dynamics studio has undergone another round of layoffs. They announced that 20 people have now been let go, including both developers and operations team members

Sony has begun issuing refunds for Highguard payments to PlayStation 5 users

GDEV announced that its co-founder Boris Gertsovsky is no longer among its shareholders

Steam users are massively pre-ordering Crimson Desert, report analysts from Alinea Analytics.

Last year, the group of companies "Lesta Games" faced a series of issues: first, its head, along with the head of Wargaming, was found guilty of creating an extremist organization, and then it came under state control. It was revealed that after this, several top executives left "Lesta Games" and founded a new studio

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang addressed criticisms of the DLSS 5 upscaling technology, asserting that opponents are "completely wrong" and stating that it "doesn't change artistic control."

Currently, they are only available in the PC store version.

The publishing agreement for MindsEye between IOI Partners, the publishing division of IO Interactive, and Build a Rocket Boy has been concluded.

Steam users are pre-ordering Crimson Desert en masse, claim analysts from Alinea Analytics

Wildlight Entertainment may have ceased to exist, reports the MP1st portal

French publishing powerhouse Ubisoft has named Julien Bares, a veteran previously with Tencent and 2K, as the general manager for its newly established Creative Houses 3 and 5.

Embark Studios, known for developing Arc Raiders and The Finals, has announced that co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Rob Runesson is "mutually" leaving the company following accusations of sexual misconduct.

Yesterday, on March 16, at the GDC 2026 conference, NVIDIA unveiled the next version of their image enhancement and scaling technology, Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). They claim that DLSS 5 marks “the biggest breakthrough in computer graphics” since the advent of real-time ray tracing.

The announcement about the introduction of native support was made by James Stone, the Technical Director for Platform Products at Unity, during the GDC conference.

Currently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires all companies whose shares are traded on American exchanges to publish financial reports every quarter. According to sources from The Wall Street Journal, this rule might soon be revoked

Yesterday, on March 16, at the GDC 2026 conference, NVIDIA Corporation unveiled the next version of its image enhancement and scaling technology, Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). They claim that DLSS 5 represents "the biggest breakthrough in computer graphics" since the introduction of real-time ray tracing

The Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), led by Saudi Arabia's crown prince, has purchased a 5% stake in Capcom.

The Delaware Chancery Court sided with the dismissed executives of the studio Unknown Worlds in the initial phase of their legal dispute with the South Korean giant KRAFTON

Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro, suggests that the video game sector should "reassess its approach."

Google Play has unveiled a range of new features designed to enhance the discovery and purchasing attractiveness of its PC and mobile games

This week marks the launch of a new editorial format on GamesIndustry.biz, featuring a series of articles, interviews, and research focused on the pressing issues within the industry and their effects on developers, publishers, and players. For the inaugural issue, only one topic stood out: artificial intelligence

The AI assistant, Microsoft's Gaming Copilot, is set to launch on current-generation Xbox consoles within this year.

The Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) from Saudi Arabia has become one of the largest shareholders of Capcom.

The company Atlus has undertaken to improve working conditions.

The GDC Festival of Gaming experienced a 30% drop in attendance this year, bringing the total number of visitors down to 20,000.

Capcom announced that Resident Evil Requiem surpassed this milestone faster than any other installment in the series

The Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) from Saudi Arabia has become one of the largest shareholders of Capcom