29% of German games firms expect 2026 to be a better year
Almost a third of German games companies expect 2026 to be a better year for the industry than 2025.
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Outright Games lays off 27 staff
Embark says moving from free-to-play made designing Arc Raiders "drastically easier"
Swedish developer Embark Studios has said that moving away from free-to-play in favour of a premium business model made the games "drastically easier" to design in some ways.
Jobs Roundup: December 2025 | Crytek appoints industry vet Hannes Seifert as co-CEO
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: December 2025 | David Grivel returns to Ubisoft Toronto to direct its Splinter Cell remake
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.
UK's Information Commissioner's Office launches new review into how 10 "popular mobile games" keep children safe
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a new investigation into 10 "popular mobile games" to assess how they safeguard their youngest users.
Arc Games is now an independent publisher
Free-to-play Wuxia game Where Winds Meet tops 9 million players in just 2 weeks | News-in-Brief
James Bond is the "only" external IP that IO would consider working on
The James Bond IP is the only external franchise developer IO Interactive is open to working on.
Baldur's Gate 3 performer says developers don't value voice actors as much as the audience does
The performer behind Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach, Samantha Béart, has lamented the "disconnect" that exists between how developers and the audience perceive them.
EA claims 98% of Battlefield 6 matches were cheater-free during launch week
US publishing giant Electronic Arts has claimed that 98% of Battlefield 6 matches were free of cheaters.
Team Cherry says it's "unfortunate" that Silksong launch disrupted other indies
Australian developer Team Cherry has said it was "unfortunate" that the release of its eagerly-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong was disruptive to the launch of other indie games.
GOG backs Horses after the game was blocked from Steam
CD Projekt's GOG platform has come out in support of arthouse indie game Horses after Valve declined to distribute it on its Steam storefront.
Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 2m downloads in 10 days | News-in-brief
Dan Houser: "Some of these people trying to define the future of humanity, creativity using AI are not the most humane or creative people"
Rockstar veteran Dan Houser has spoken out again about the use of artificial intelligence in the creative fields.
Dispatch maker AdHoc says the episodic business model is "an insane thing to do"
The developer of Dispatch, AdHoc Studios, has said that developers need to think carefully before opting for an episodic business model.
Valve accused of pulling LGBTQ+ game from Steam at request of Russian government
PC games giant Valve has reportedly censored content on its Steam platform at the behest of the Russian government.
What does the Autumn Budget mean for UK games companies?
UK trade bodies Ukie and TIGA have both called on the government to improve the tax relief available to the games industry, after the measure went unaddressed in this week’s Autumn Budget.
Bungie admits that Destiny is struggling to attract new players
Developer and publisher Bungie has said that its smash hit sci-fi MMO Destiny has fallen short when it comes to bringing in new players.
If consoles can get price cuts in Japan, why not elsewhere? | Opinion
Earlier this month, Sony followed Nintendo’s lead by launching a Japan-only version of the PS5 that’s priced at a significant discount to the console’s SRP everywhere else in the world. The first sales data to come in since the launch suggests that the gambit has, unsurprisingly, been quite popular; sales of the PS5 quadrupled in Japan (from an admittedly low starting point) in the first week of the new version being on sale, though the real impact is most likely to be felt in boosted hardware sales around major software launches.
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