26 devs from shuttered Netflix-owned studio Boss Fight Entertainment band to form Sunwise Games
A group of former Boss Fight Entertainment developers have banded together to form Sunwise Games.
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Former Assassin's Creed director Alexandre Amancio explains how to fix AAA development
At DevGAMM Lisbon in November, Alexandre Amancio gave a presentation entitled 'From AAA to Ashes: Why the Future Belongs to the Bold'. He didn't mince his words in the talk's description: "After a decade of over-expansion, studio bloat, and risk-averse thinking, we’re now living through the fallout: mass layoffs, creative stagnation, and a growing disconnect between developers and the games they make. Somewhere along the way, we stopped chasing greatness and started chasing metrics. We prioritized politics over craft, comfort over challenge, and content pipelines over originality. In sum: the Western games industry is in crisis."
Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected
Ubisoft has announced the closure of Ubisoft Halifax, the Canadian studio which was working on mobile titles for Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed, affecting 71 staff members.
Top 5 most-played games on PlayStation in US remain unchanged in 2025, says Circana
The Top Five most played games on PlayStation 5 in the US for 2025 were the same as in 2024, with Fortnite in the top spot.
Splitgate: Arena Reloaded developer says Steam player stats "don't show the full picture"
The developer of the recently released Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, 1047 Games, has responded to reporting regarding the project's performance on Steam.
Fallout 4 doubles concurrent players on Steam following Fallout S2 premiere
Fallout 4 has doubled the amount of concurrent players on Steam since the season two premiere of Amazon's Fallout series.
Neowiz "actively exploring" how AI can automate "routine operational tasks"
Lies of P developer and publisher Neowiz is "actively exploring" how generative AI "can enhance [its] internal publishing productivity."
Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs cast in Amazon's Tomb Raider series
Hollywood stars Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs have been cast in Amazon's upcoming Tomb Raider adaptation.
Sega co-founder David Rosen has died aged 95 | News-in-brief
ERA: UK games revenue rose 7.4% to hit £5.4bn in 2025
Sony patents AI-generated 'ghost' support system to assist stuck players
Actor Troy Baker says creatives shouldn't "demonize" AI as it "cannot create art"
Veteran actor Troy Baker says that while it's tempting to "demonize" and "denigrate" AI and its impact on the global games industry, he believes it will eventually "drive people to the authentic," adding: "For the last 2,500 years since we first set foot out onto a stage, humans have been doing this. So maybe we trust that."
Evan Wells to be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that former Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells will join its Hall of Fame at the DICE Awards this year.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles surpasses 1m units in three months | News-in-brief
Cloudhead Games reduces 70% of workforce
All still to play for | Opinion
Sam Barratt – chief of youth, education and advocacy at the UN Environment Programme and co-founder of the Playing for the Planet Alliance – argues that the games industry has an important role to play in the climate agenda.
Formosa Interactive has rebranded to Arrival
Nintendo admits that open-world tastes changed during Metroid Prime 4's long development
Platform holder Nintendo has admitted that consumer opinion on open-world games changed during the long development of Metroid Prime 4.
Jobs Roundup: January 2026 | Virtuos appoints Karl Stricker as CRO
It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.
Jobs Roundup: January 2026 | Ubisoft appoints Valentine Piedelievre-Eman as CCO
It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.
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