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Google and Unity unveil gen-AI game-making platforms, and demonstrate one of them with depressingly rubbish "dream game" Space Corridor

Xbox is launching a new film and TV division

Star Wars Zero Company Studio Tries To Bring Back As Many Furloughed Devs 'As Possible' Following 'Unexpected Business Developments Outside Of Our Control'

'I Was a Little Worried About Getting Swallowed Up' — Undead Labs Boss Reveals Why State of Decay 3 Was Revealed So Early

The GTA VI Rush Is Drying Up New PS5 Pro Stock, and GameStop Now Wants $1,399 for Used Units

Ninja Theory begins laying off staff, according to employee posts

Ubisoft renames Creative House 2, home of The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as Massive Entertainment

Control Resonant Director Explains The Game's Lack Of Yellow Paint: 'It Was A Conscious Decision, Obviously'

Microsoft boss Nadella says Xbox has to invent "sustainable business model"

Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash

Bethesda President Says Obsidian Will Retain ‘Creative Identity’ Despite Becoming Part Of Bethesda

'These Changes Will Not Impact the Game's Launch' - State of Decay Developer Undead Labs Responds to 'Significant' Layoffs Following Independence from Xbox

Bungie Announces Plans To Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content And Substantial Reworks To Marathon

Hideo Kojima Says Sony Dropped PHYSINT During a Zoom Call and Gave No Reason

'Nearly Everyone' Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: 'I'm Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives'

Bungie is overhauling Marathon from its original extraction shooter vision

Wardogs CEO: Studio Doesn't Hire People Who Advocate Against Crunch

Grand Theft Auto workers join protest as unfair dismissal tribunal begins

Blizzard union workers ratify historic contract covering 1,900 employees

Nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees have ratified a union contract securing guardrails on generative AI, wage increases, and remote work protections.

Don't Nod warns it may not have enough funding to operate beyond January 2027

Gamescom Apologizes For Victim-Blaming Devs Whose Laptops Were Stolen

Paradox’s New Grand Strategy Game Is More Survival-RPG Than You’d Expect

‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch

The Witcher 4 Will Have a Physical Edition Even if Discs Go Away, CD Projekt Red Confirms

Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them

"All of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency" - Xbox's Asha Sharma wants change and "more choice" for people buying consoles

"I will believe it when I see it, the next Mass Effect game" - Former EA manager believes BioWare's sci-fi RPG at risk from recent Saudi takeover

"We chose the worst time in history"

Warren Spector Says He's 'Retiring From Game Development'

Mattel Wants To Succeed In Games Where Hasbro Is Failing

When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?

What's next for Restart

Netflix is closing two game studios

Twitch feeds your streams to Amazon's AI unless you tell it to stop

'We Aren't Shying Away From It': Space Marine 2 Maker Saber Interactive Confirms It Will an Add AI Label to Rideshare Stimulator on Steam Following Controversy

ArtStation and Sketchfab Have Been Acquired by KitBash

After a slow start, Alan Wake 2 is finally doing the numbers for Remedy and has hit another major milestone

Supermassive Games announces layoffs, up to 75 workers may be affected

Supermassive Games initiates its third round of layoffs in three years, with up to 75 jobs affected following the release of Directive 8020.

Electronic Arts Officially Sold For $55 Billion

The Ambitious Open-World Cyberpunk Action Game Troy Baker Was Working On Gets Hit With Mass Layoff

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After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones"

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The Price to Finance the AI Data Center Boom Is Rising, Just Ask Meta

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Black Flag Resynced Tops The Xbox Charts As Ubisoft Says It's Massively Exceeded Expectations

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has topped Xbox charts, surpassing Ubisoft's annual sales expectations within two weeks.

Laid off Bethesda Montreal staff allegedly told they'd get "smallest severance legally possible" the same day as those Fallout announcements

Bethesda Montreal staff laid off, allegedly receiving minimal severance

Xbox Announces Backwards Compatibility For PC, First Four Games Revealed

Nintendo says it has no legal duty to pass its U.S. tariff refunds on to consumers

Nintendo is seeking the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit arguing that consumers have no legal entitlement to potential U.S. tariff refunds.

Two thirds of remaining Doom (2016) devs laid off during latest round of Xbox cuts

Recent reports reveal that two thirds of the developers who worked on Doom (2016) have been laid off in the latest round of Xbox cuts.

Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn't Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs

ZA/UM is laying off staff after its latest release, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, failed to meet commercial targets despite critical acclaim.

We Want Fallout New Vegas 2, But Not Like This

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ZeniMax Online Studios leadership to exit as part of Xbox cuts

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Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Controversial Day 1 DLC Earned $1 Million, Just on Steam

What Xbox's layoffs, massive reboot says about the gaming industry

Microsoft is implementing a massive reboot at Xbox, marked by 4,800 layoffs and structural upheaval across its gaming divisions.

The Reality Of Xbox’s Plans For ‘Fallout,’ ‘Elder Scrolls,’ ‘Halo’ And More

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Well At Least The Future’s Looking Bright For Bethesda’s *Checks Notes* ‘Strongest Franchises'

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Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game

Microsoft is pivoting Obsidian Entertainment to develop a new Fallout game following the cancellation of Avowed 2.

IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers "to find a new balance"

IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy after ending its deal with Xbox, leading to studio closures and layoffs.

Xbox Layoffs Announced: 1600 Now, 1600 More into 2028, Four Studios Leave and id Software Reportedly Gutted

Microsoft is executing massive workforce reductions at Xbox, including phased layoffs and the departure of four studios.

Consoles are losing physical media as their biggest edge, and PC gaming keeps looking better

Krafton settles with Subnautica 2 developer after drawn-out dispute over $250 million