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TinyBuild, the publisher of Hello Neighbor, Potion Craft, The King is Watching, and many other games, has gained a new shareholder. That shareholder is the venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners.

Veteran of id Software Sandy Petersen really dislikes gamers who pirate games. Recently, he wrote a post on X in which he criticized those individuals, stating that without pirates, id Software would have faced a completely different fate

Last May, Patrick O'Luanaigh left the VR studio nDreams, which he founded, after serving as CEO for 19 years. Now he's decided to get back into game development.

Recently, Comcast Corporation announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal into a separate publicly-traded company. In light of this, rumors have emerged that after the business split, NBCUniversal might begin to develop new strategic directions—including potentially entering the video game market.

Employees at Ubisoft's Barcelona studio are initiating a strike in response to proposed layoffs, which may result in 51 workers being dismissed.

Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm, has acquired a 3.24% equity stake in the developer and publisher TinyBuild.

Quest Director of Cyberpunk 2077, Paweł Sasko, shared this on the social network X (formerly known as Twitter).

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has expressed its backing for members working at Xbox amid ongoing reports suggesting impending mass layoffs.

The Japanese company DeNA, one of the developers of the hit mobile game Pokémon TCG Pocket, recently secured government support. It was granted 1.5 billion yen ($9.25 million) in subsidies under the IP360 program

Patrick O'Luanaigh, who established VR studio nDreams, has unveiled a new venture named Atmospheric. This studio is positioned as "a new independent entertainment company creating original intellectual property across games and music." O'Luanaigh departed from his role as CEO of nDreams in May 2025, after leading the company for 19 years and 18 months following its acquisition by Aonic. Before launching nDreams, he held senior positions at SCi, Eidos, and Codemasters

Robert Henrysson will no longer be leading the studio Supermassive Games. He has decided to leave the team after two and a half years of working with them.

The Polysights platform received significant investment during the pre-seed funding round, securing $1.5 million in funding.

It has been reported that another studio may cease to exist as a result of the upcoming restructuring of XBOX. According to the portal GamesBeat, this is Undead Labs — the team behind the State of Decay series

TinyBuild, the publisher of Hello Neighbor, Potion Craft, The King is Watching, and many other games, now has a new shareholder. That would be the venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners.

Sony PlayStation has notified users that Studio Canal movies they previously bought will be removed from their libraries starting September 1

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Anastasia Smirnova, a narrative designer with many years of experience. She has worked on games such as Mystery Manor, Paradise Island 2, Familyscapes, and Wildscapes: New Acres

Every week, we post interviews on YouTube with gaming experts discussing various aspects of their work. Additionally, we will now be releasing separate written blitz interviews with our speakers, but these will be "locked." For instance, today on YouTube, a one-hour conversation was published with Anastasia Smirnova on the topic "How to Create a Good Narrative for a Casual Game?" The accompanying material to this is an article where we talked with Anastasia about the challenges narrative professionals face today

It’s possible that Microsoft hasn’t been signing contracts with third-party developers who wish to add games to the Game Pass subscription for some time. At least, that’s what claims Fernando Rizo, former sales director at Raw Fury and now a partner at Caboodle Games.

The steampunk PvP action game featuring walking fortresses, SAND: Raiders of Sophie, had a strong launch. It took exactly one week to reach the milestone of 200,000 copies sold

A class action lawsuit has been filed against major chipmakers SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, accusing them of "concerted anticompetitive behavior" within the DRAM market.

TASS reports this with reference to the head of the Agency of Creative Industries (ACI), Gulnara Agamova

CD Projekt, the Polish gaming company, has decided to rename itself CD Projekt Red

It is possible that Microsoft hasn't been signing contracts with third-party developers who want to add their games to the Game Pass subscription for some time. At least, that's what Fernando Rizo claims—a former sales director at Raw Fury and now a partner at Caboodle Games

Hideaki Nishino, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, expressed his intention to "revitalize" live-service projects by integrating both first-party and third-party content.

The corporation did not specify how many times console owners pre-ordered the game

A total of 11 companies were fined, including Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Riot Games, and Ubisoft

Member of the European Parliament from Malta, Peter Agius, stated at recent hearings that a ban on online gambling advertising in the EU could foster the development of the black market. According to him, such measures would only weaken consumer protection rather than strengthen it.

A year and a half ago, the Russian-speaking team Studio Rassvet announced their debut game, "No Small Change," about a night kiosk vendor who engages in philosophical conversations with customers on New Year's Eve. Since then, the project has managed to make its way into several hundred wishlists on Steam

Employees of Quantic Dream and Ubisoft Barcelona announced a strike, Sony revealed plans to continue working on live service games, and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth hit a new record number of online players on Steam — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

According to Circana, sales of the PlayStation 5 in the United States declined by 58% in May compared to the same month last year, marking the smallest number of units sold in May since 2000. Conversely, Xbox sales experienced a 12% year-on-year decrease, resulting in the lowest May sales figures ever recorded for the console.

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella continues to share data on the U.S. gaming market. He published detailed statistics for May, which include information on revenue and top blockbusters.

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella continues to share data on the US gaming market. He released detailed statistics for May, which include information on revenue and the top box office hits

A group of 48 Chinese developers was dissatisfied with the commission in the App Store. They filed a complaint against Apple with the State Administration for Market Regulation of China

In recent years, gamers have increasingly been purchasing digital games, leading to a decline in sales of physical editions. However, there has been a slight resurgence in the popularity of discs and cartridges in the U.S. recently

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gave an extensive interview to PC Gamer. During the conversation, he shared his opinion on Steam's requirement to label games created using artificial intelligence, among other topics.

The Italian studio 34BigThings has separated from the Embracer Group gaming conglomerate.

Games from Russian and generally Russian-speaking teams rarely make it to consoles. We discussed why this is the case with Fair Games, Sobaka Studio, Odd Meter, DANGEN Entertainment, and many others

The Czech studio Bohemia Interactive has unexpectedly decided to release the source code of one of its games. They uploaded the source code of the military simulator Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, now known as Arma: Cold War Assault, on GitHub

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, criticized Valve's decision to implement disclosure labels for projects utilizing AI on Steam, describing it as "really irresponsible".

Sony Interactive Entertainment is reducing its workforce at Bungie, the creator of Destiny.

Japanese developer lemorion_1224, the creator of the "friendslop" hit Meccha Chameleon, quickly shared fresh information about the game's sales as well

The game reached a new milestone 16 months after its release: it launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series in February 2025

Recently, sources from Reuters reported that the gambling holding company Entain is considering selling its business in Central and Eastern Europe. A few days later, the company itself confirmed this information

Not only did Bungie announce layoffs yesterday, June 26, but VR studio Combat Waffle Studios made a similar statement as well.

Some members of the Marathon team and Sony employees who assisted Bungie were also affected by the layoffs.

Microsoft revealed that starting August 2, there will be a worldwide price hike for the Xbox, citing rising expenses related to console storage and memory. The price for the 512 GB models will rise by $100, while the 1TB models will see a $150 increase. Meanwhile, the 2TB version will be discontinued. Pricing details for international markets have not yet been confirmed by the company.

Last week, WN Istanbul’26 took place in Istanbul — the tenth anniversary Turkish event for game developers and publishers organized by WN Media Group. Here’s what happened at the event.

Last week in Istanbul, WN Istanbul'26 took place— the tenth anniversary Turkish event for game developers and publishers organized by WN Media Group. Here's what happened at the event

Venture capital entity Vgames is introducing a new $10 million Indie Fund

Google Corporation has confirmed that it still plans to reduce the commission rate in its app store. It first announced its intentions back in March ahead of the conclusion of its long-standing legal battles with Epic Games.