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IGN has revealed its seventh digital Fan Fest event, featuring two days of livestreamed announcements, interviews, and trailers related to games, television, and films. IGN Entertainment, which owns GamesIndustry.biz, is the parent company of IGN.

Over the weekend, social media posts revealed that a considerable portion of the management and development team involved in the Kickstarted MMO Ashes of Creation has either resigned or been laid off from Intrepid Studios.

The horror film adaptation of the indie game Iron Lung, produced on a modest budget, garnered $21.5 million during its debut weekend. This accomplishment is largely attributed to the participation of YouTuber Mark Fischbach, popularly known as Markiplier. With a production cost reportedly at $3 million, the film's success highlights the considerable transmedia prospects for adaptations of smaller games.

Despite the ever-growing popularity of AI, along with the associated hopes and fears, investments in training specialists continue to flow. In their column for App2Top, Magdalena Stryjewski, the Chief Operating Officer, and Elena Räikkönen, a manager from WN Media Group, explained why this is happening

Specialists from the "YooKassa" service reported this in a recent study.

Final publication of the results. All 80 outcomes released as a single list

The game reached this milestone in three days.

The Ministry of Family and Social Services of Turkey has prepared a draft law, which, if passed, would impose stricter regulations on the operation of Steam, Epic Games Store, and other game stores in the country.

The Ministry of Family and Social Services of Turkey has prepared a draft law, which, if adopted, will allow the authorities to more strictly regulate the operations of Steam, Epic Games Store, and other gaming stores in the country.

Shares of gaming companies dropped amid news about Project Genie, the head of the Ashes of Creation development studio resigned in protest against the board of directors' actions, mentions of a former GTA producer were spotted in Epstein files — here's a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend

Ryan Cohen, the CEO of GameStop, has expressed his interest in purchasing a publicly traded company.

In this interview, we conclude our review of the year 2025 along with top managers and experts from the gaming industry (and related fields). The final piece is a conversation with Artem Khandriko, an associate partner and head of IT/IP practice at REVERA.

In 2025, four out of the ten highest-grossing releases on Steam were developed by Swedish teams, and a total of 15 local games generated over a million dollars. Today, we'll examine the outcomes of the major hits originating from Sweden and track the key trends

We're wrapping up the year with representatives from gaming companies. Next up, we have a conversation with the CEO of the development studio Synthetic Domain, Alexey Belyakov.

We continue to wrap up the outgoing year with representatives from gaming and related companies. Up next is a conversation with the head of the outsourcing studio SunStrike Studios, Alexander Shursha.

February is just around the corner, yet we are still continuing to review the results of 2025 with gaming industry experts. Next up is an interview with Andrey Podoprigora, co-founder and CEO of the publishing house Forklift Interactive

Google has begun granting access to its newest AI tool, Project Genie, designed to enable users to create "playable worlds".

The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have published the results of their traditional developer survey: this time, 2,300 participants took part. We’ve selected some interesting highlights from the report.

The mobile publisher was able to reach this milestone in six years: Mamboo Entertainment was founded in 2020

Austria's Supreme Court has determined that the loot boxes in FIFA games do not qualify as gambling since they involve a degree of skill.

The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have released the results of their traditional developer survey: this time, 2,300 people participated. We've picked out some interesting highlights from the report

Comcept, a Japanese development company, has officially closed down.

Side, a provider of gaming services, has launched a new studio in Taiwan

Nintendo Switch consoles have implemented censorship measures on AdHoc Studio's game Dispatch.

This data was shared by analysts from VG Insights on LinkedIn

With its help, officials hope to protect children and young people from "destructive content" online.

Women in Games has unveiled a new manifesto, advocating for "rebalancing gender representation and fairness across the global video games industry" today.

The complete agenda for GDC has been released.

Organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Informa, have stated there has been no decrease in scheduled participation from international attendees, even amidst growing industry worries about costs and the current political climate in the United States

Entertainment platform IGN has unveiled plans for a year-long editorial celebration in honor of its 30th anniversary. This celebration will feature a series of in-depth interviews with prominent figures in the gaming and entertainment sectors, the revival of the Los Angeles event IGN Live, and a collaboration with Humble Bundle on games and retro merchandise. Both Humble Bundle and GamesIndustry.biz are subsidiaries of IGN Entertainment, IGN's parent company

Swedish gaming company Paradox Interactive experienced a significant 162% drop in its operating profit for the quarter ending December 31, 2025, attributed to the underperformance of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with gaming teams and experts, or those related to the gaming industry. Up next is an interview with Artur Beresnev, CEO of Mamboo Entertainment

Jessica Curry, in an interview on Radio 4's Woman's Hour on January 28, remarked, "The games industry has been the best and the worst of times for me." She noted the significant challenges she faced, stating, "It's extraordinarily hard to exist as a woman, it kind of broke me in many ways"

We continue to summarize the results of 2025 together with gaming teams. Next up is an interview with Inna Gostevaya, CBDO at Digital Vortex Entertainment

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Artur Beresnev, CEO at Mamboo Entertainment.

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Inna Gosteva, CBDO at Digital Vortex Entertainment.

The Microsoft Corporation released a report outlining the financial results for the last three months of 2025, marking the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026.

Another Western studio of NetEase has been affected by the Chinese company's decision to reduce its presence outside of Asia. This time, it's about NetEase Games Montréal.

Tickets are now available for the Develop: Brighton event scheduled to take place in Brighton from July 14 to 16. GamesIndustry.biz continues its role as a media partner for the event, offering its readers a 10% discount on ticket prices.

UK high street retailer GAME is reportedly facing the possibility of collapse once more

She is best known for the platformer Mighty No. 9.

Microsoft, the tech giant, has announced a drop in financial performance for its video game division during the second quarter of the year. The company attributed this decline to the performance of its first-party titles and a significant decrease in console sales.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has once more reported underwhelming financial outcomes for its Reality Labs division, which concentrates on the metaverse. The division is generating minimal revenue while its operational losses continue to accumulate.

Paradox Interactive also released its financial report today. In it, the company shared the results for the entire year of 2025.

According to reports, Christoph Hartmann, the leader of Amazon Game Studios, is set to depart from the company

He worked at Amazon for eight years.

Microsoft Corporation released a report detailing the financial results of the last three months of 2025, which for the company was the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

NetEase seems to have reduced its workforce at its Montréal studio.

The unions at Ubisoft, including STJV, CFE-CGC, CGT, Printemps Ecologique, and Solidaires Informatique, have issued a call for "a massive international strike"

The Highguard case is quite illustrative of the modern industry—particularly in the segment where startups founded by so-called development veterans operate. Today, we'll analyze the main mistakes made by Wildlight Entertainment studio, which turned its debut project into one of the strangest announcements and releases in recent years