The second Galaxies Showcase, an indie and AA-focused digital event highlighting upcoming releases, will air on October 23rd, following a successful debut in April. The autumn event contains over 50 games, including six world premieres, and will be accompanied by new demos for select games.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the second installment in the franchise's sub-series, bringing players back to the Kalos region first introduced in 2013's X and Y.
Sony has dismissed Tencent's latest filing over its Horizon Zero Dawn copyright lawsuit as "nonsense," insisting "the damage is done – and it continues."
Nintendo has announced hackers did not take any development or business information when they accessed its systems last week.
We've known since 2021 that French studio Quantic Dream – known for its narrative-led single-player titles like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human – has been working on the action-adventure game Star Wars Eclipse. But what we didn't know, until now, is that the studio has also been working on a multiplayer title at the same time: Spellcasters Chronicles. It marks the first time Quantic Dream has stepped foot into the hotly contested waters of multiplayer.
Ghost of Yōtei is the biggest first-party launch for PlayStation in Europe since Marvel's Spider-Man 2, according to GSD data.
2K-owned 31st Union has appointed Ben Brinkman as its studio head, who will begin leading the developer on October 20, 2025.
Tomonobu Itagaki, the legendary creator of the Dead or Alive series, and creative mind behind the 2004 version of Ninja Gaiden, has passed away at the age of 58.
Global games industry growth has remained chiefly "stable" over Q3 2025, with 49 mergers and acquisitions recorded across the period, including last month's shock announcement that Electronic Arts is to be acquired by a group of investors comprised Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 billion.
Another division of Activision Blizzard has voted to unionize under the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
It's never been a harder time to make games, get funding for games, or release games, particularly in the indie scene. The way the market has changed has significantly altered what titles get made, and how they're packaged for general audiences.
Update, October 17, 2025: Electronic Arts has confirmed that Battlefield 6 sold over seven million copies in the first three days of launch.
Battlefield 6 has sold over seven million units across all platforms in five days, according to data shared exclusively with GamesIndustry.biz.
Owlcat Games has launched a free game development learning resource, featuring over 350 learning resources including software recommendations, tutorials, and online courses.
Game makers in the UK are calling on the British government to support a new tax relief plan, Games Growth Relief, and encourage development across the country.
Update, October 17, 2025: Marc-Alexis Côté has addressed his departure from Ubisoft, clarifying that he "did not make the choice" to leave the developer.
"It's very interesting to see the huge amount of money that EA was paid by Kushner and the [Saudi Arabia] sovereign wealth fund," says Charles Cecil, head of Revolution Software – the York-based developer behind the Broken Sword series.
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