Meta Quest usage reaches "all-time high" in 2025 despite studio closures and layoffs
Meta Quest usage hit "an all-time high" in 2025, with more than 100 titles generating over $1 million in gross revenue.
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Nintendo Switch 2 digital games to cost less than physical versions in US
Nintendo has announced price changes to Switch 2 titles in the US, with digital versions costing less than their physical counterparts.
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss's share prices stabilize as sales top 3 million
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has seen its share price stabilize after confirming the new action-adventure game has sold three million copies.
Marathon sells 1.2 million copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox | News-in-brief
Newly revealed Nordic Game speaker line-up to include Planet of Lana devs
Nordic Game, which will take place on 26–29 May at Slagthuset in Malmö, has exclusively revealed its latest speakers to GamesIndustry.biz, along with the conference's inaugural AI Track. GamesIndustry.biz will be an official media partner of the event.
"Heavyweights ruined the industry... now we live on the indies" Nordic Game embraces smaller devs and games with soul
When asked to describe the content at Nordic Game this year, further details of which were announced today, program director Jacob Riis sums it up as being the "time of the indies."
Reforged Studios acquires Super Meat Boy 3D publisher Headup Games
"They wouldn't look at any game that was less than £50 million" Why Tencent's all-in strategy didn't suit Bulkhead
The team at Bulkhead has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Initially working on indie budgets, the studio eventually found millions being thrown its way under Tencent. But ultimately, it was more money than they could spend.
Team17 parent company Everplay reports 10% profit increase in 2025
Team17 Digital parent group Everplay has published its full-year financial results for 2025, reporting flat revenue and a 10% increase in gross profit.
Four Nacon subsidiaries file for insolvency
Sony closes first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games
Starbreeze's Payday-focused future starts with a co-developed VR game
In the last decade, Sweden's Starbreeze has very much become the Payday company. Payday 2, which launched in 2013 and has sold over 40 million units, helped the firm through its darkest days. The company bet the house on 2023's Payday 3, with middling results: the title debuted to mixed reviews and sales and player counts that were "significantly lower than we would like", prompting the creation of a "strike team" to turn the game's fortunes around.
Epic Games lays off over 1,000 employees following "downturn in Fortnite engagement"
Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees after a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" led the company to "spend significantly more" than it makes.
Dead by Daylight maker Behaviour has bought the studio behind 7 Days to Die to create "a portfolio of horror IP"
The Canadian developer of Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive, has bought The Fun Pimps, the Texas-based studio behind 7 Days to Die.
TIGA: UK games dev sector faces "most severe downturn on record"
The UK games development sector is experiencing the "most severe downturn on record," with its employment rate falling 4.5% year-on-year.
Capcom says it "will not implement any generative AI assets" into its games
Capcom has clarified its stance on generative AI, stating that it "will not be implementing any assets into [its] video game content."
Nintendo reportedly adjusting Switch 2 production after weak holiday sales
Nintendo is reportedly cutting back production of the Switch 2 following weak holiday sales, "particularly in the US."
Jest Games Fund wants to support studios building games "for the RCS messaging ecosystem"
Jest, the first marketplace for messaging apps that use texting protocols SMS and RCS, has launched the Jest Games Fund to support studios building games "for the RCS messaging ecosystem" that can be published on its platform.
Mojang partners with Merlin Entertainments for the world's first Minecraft theme park, Minecraft World
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
Savvy Games acquires Mobile Legends developer Moonton for $6 billion
Savvy Games has acquired Mobile Legends developer Moonton from TikTok owner ByteDance for $6 billion.
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