Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro miss deadline to voluntarily recognise workers' union
Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have missed the deadline to voluntarily recognise a union formed by Magic: The Gathering Arena developers.
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Epic and Disney launch largest IP toolset to date, allowing creators to build Star Wars games in Fortnite
Epic Games and Disney have launched creation tools that allow fans to develop their own Star Wars games within Fortnite.
Sony expected to pay US customers $7.8m in PlayStation Store settlement
Sony Interactive Entertainment is expected to pay $7.8 million in refunds to US customers after a lawsuit alleging antitrust practices on the PlayStation Store.
Remedy reports "stable" Q1 performance despite decreases in revenue and operating profit
Remedy has published its latest financial results, reporting a "profitable first quarter" as it prepares to launch its next title, Control Resonant.
Valve’s hardware graduates from side-quest to full-blown ambition | Opinion
2026 is meant to be a key year for Valve's ambitions in the hardware space, and next week, the first piece of the puzzle falls into place. Reviews for the Steam Controller – the compan's redesigned gamepad, a decade on from the original's troubled debut – are in, and they're good. Remarkably good, in fact: a chorus of near-universal praise from outlets that you might expect to pick apart the idiosyncrasies of a $99 controller with far more relish.
Podcast: iicon, Gamescom Latam, and Roblox financials
This week's GamesIndustry.biz podcast is now live, once again recapping the main stories of the last seven days. This week, Lewis called in from GamesCom Latam to share the view from the Brazilian development scene, and I shared my thoughts on two days with some very high-level executives at the ESA's iicon conference.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Best Game at the BIG Festival Awards at Gamescom Latam
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has continued its victory lap around the industry's award ceremonies by scooping Best Game at the BIG Festival Awards.
Gamescom Latam shows Brazil's dev scene has huge potential, but it's waiting for a spark | Opinion
Eliana Russi, head of B2B at Gamescom Latam, gives an emphatic answer when I ask what Brazil's game development scene needs to take it to the next level. "Money!" she cries, hands in the air.
Roblox announces AI-driven upscaler, which it claims will convert Roblox titles to photorealistic graphics
Roblox has announced a photorealism upscaler called Roblox Reality, which will generate high-fidelity visuals on top of the platform’s core engine.
ESA's iicon was a promising start, but needs more commitment and more candour | Opinion
The ESA's first event since the late, largely lamented E3 has been built with a very different objective. Rather than a brash, sprawling conference centre with consumers as the explicit audience and implicit attendees, iicon took place on one stage and a handful of meeting rooms in a new, sparsely-populated casino towards the bottom end of the Las Vegas strip. The audience could be counted – just about – in hundreds, rather than tens of thousands; the stage presentations were about strategy, government policy and brand partnerships. The attendee list was ruthlessly policed, the news value was negligible, the coffee was good: the only similarity to E3 was the timezone and the logo on the invite.
Union claims Nacon's decision to shutter Spiders was a "premeditated and deliberate choice"
French union Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) described Nacon's decision to close Spiders as a "premeditated and deliberate choice" and called for a boycott of the company.
Krafton Q1 revenue up 56.9% to $931m, driven by mobile content
Krafton reported record Q1 results, with revenue up 56.9% to ₩1.37 trillion ($931 million) and operating profit at ₩561.6 billion ($381.3 million).
Roblox reports strong Q1 growth, revises full-year forecast due to new safety measures
Roblox reported strong first-quarter revenue and bookings growth in its latest financial results. However, the company lowered its annual growth outlook due to mandatory age checks and new safety measures.
Epic Games Store launches on iPhone in Japan
The Epic Games Store is now available on iPhone in Japan, following the enactment of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) in December 2025.
Sony confirms DRM policy on PS4 and PS5 is a "one-time check"
Sony has clarified that the DRM check for newly-bought digital games on PlayStation 4 and 5 is required only once after purchase.
Inkle's Jon Ingold on why self-publishing is where it's at
In a talk at the Self-Publishing Toolkit event at the London Games Festival in April, Inkle co-founder Jon Ingold laid out in black and white why the studio has been doing very well all these years without a publisher, thank you very much.
Ustwo Games to consider hiring more contractors to reduce development costs
Following its shift to a PC-first strategy, Ustwo Games CEO Maria Sayans said the studio must dramatically reduce development budgets by relying more on contractors.
Blue Prince and The Darkest Files win top prizes at German Computer Game Awards 2026
Blue Prince won Best International Game at the German Computer Game Awards 2026, with The Darkest Files receiving awards for Best German Game and Best Serious Game.
Xbox hardware revenue drops 33% year-on-year during Q3
Microsoft has published its third-quarter results, reporting a 5% decrease in Xbox content and services and a significant 33% drop in hardware revenues.
Starbreeze to capitalize on Roblox success with second game
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