Google resolves dispute with Epic Games, reduces app store fees to 20%
Google has settled its longstanding dispute with Epic Games by updating its Play Store ecosystem, which includes reducing commission rates on in-app purchases to 20%.
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Industry veteran launches indie-focused talent agency Rocket Game Talent
Former PlayStation and Xbox talent leader Fiona Cherback has launched Rocket Game Talent, a boutique agency providing AAA hiring expertise and strategies for indie studios.
Build a Rocket Boy confirms more layoffs amid further claims of "organized espionage and corporate sabotage"
Build a Rocket Boy is making further redundancies, blaming the games industry's "difficult period" and "corporate sabotage."
Former Blizzard CCO and Bonfire CEO Rob Pardo to present keynote address at GDC Festival of Gaming
Bonfire Studios manager and former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo will host a keynote address at GDC's Festival of Gaming.
Turkish mobile developer Vento Games secures $4m in seed round funding
Turkish mobile developer Vento Games, founded in 2024 by former execs from Peak Games, Fungo, and Zynga, has raised $4 million in its latest seed round.
Good Games Group has bought the Humble and Firestoke back catalogues. Now, newly renamed as Balor Games, it wants to invest in triple-I
Back in 2024, Humble Games was restructured, with all staff laid off. Later that year, a newly formed company called Good Games Group (GGG) – headed by former Humble Games head honchos Alan Patmore (CEO) and Mark Nash (COO) – was brought in to help manage the publisher's back catalogue and in-development titles via a sub-licensing agreement backed by MEP Capital.
Sony reportedly scaling back PC ports for PlayStation exclusives
Gamescom 2026: Registered exhibitors up 15%, more than 40 countries taking part
Tickets for Gamescom 2026 are now on sale, and registered exhibitors have broken records for the third year in a row.
Report: US government may compel Tencent to divest gaming investments
The Trump White House is debating whether to allow Chinese juggernaut Tencent to maintain its ownership stake in games companies, according to a report in the Financial Times which said the subject had been discussed by senior officials in recent weeks. A Tuesday meeting of cabinet officials on the matter was postponed due to scheduling issues, the newspaper said. The matter is being considered ahead of Donald Trump's visit to China later this month.
Paramount makes no reference to game studios in first WB call to investors
Paramount held its first call with investors after acquiring Warner Bros, but did not mention either firm's gaming divisions.
EA announces UGC marketplace for The Sims 4
Electronic Arts is launching a user-generated marketplace and creator platform for The Sims 4.
Resurrection of the Insomnia Gaming Festival cancelled due to lack of industry support
The UK's Insomnia Gaming Festival, which was due to take place in April, has been called off due to "reduced investment in live events from major tech and hardware brands". The organiser said that all ticket-holders will receive refunds.
Highguard servers to go offline on March 12, 2026
Wildlight Entertainment's Highguard will shut down on March 12, 2026, after failing "to build a sustainable player base."
"We now have a clear vision for how Sumo fits into the new world" – inside the slimmed-down Sumo Digital
Five years ago, Sumo was relentlessly expanding into a UK publishing powerhouse. After years of successful work-for-hire and co-development work on titles from Dead Island to Sackboy: A Big Adventure, the company steadily acquired other studios, including co-dev specialists Red Kite, Lab42, and PixelAnt and indie teams The Chinese Room and Auroch Digital. A push into developing its own IP began with 2017's Snake Pass, born from an internal game jam, and in 2021 it launched Canadian dev Timbre Games and in-house publishing label Secret Mode.
Pokémon Pokopia | Critical Consensus
Over the past three decades, Pokémon have found their way into almost every genre, and with Pokémon Pokopia, the franchise finally gets the life-sim treatment. The game sees players controlling a Ditto imitating a human to bring life and Pokémon back to a desolate world.
Halfbrick cuts 41 jobs as it navigates "challenging period for the games industry"
Australia-based mobile studio Halfbrick has cut 41 roles and ended "a number of engagements internationally."
Killing Floor dev Tripwire Interactive lays off 23 employees
Nacon postpones game showcase after filing for insolvency
French publisher and developer Nacon has delayed its game showcase to May 2026 after filing for insolvency.
Warner Bros. Discovery is "rebuilding its video game pipeline" after a "significant" 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery said 2025 was a "significant" year for the company, but made little mention of its gaming sector beyond claims it is "rebuilding" its video game business in its most recent financial report to investors.
Resident Evil Requiem Japanese players fight "immersion-breaking" censorship
Resident Evil Requiem players in Japan are complaining of overt censorship of the horror game's goriest scenes.
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