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.
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.
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.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandon has told Bloomberg that the deal under which Paramount outbid his firm for control of Warner Bros, including its storied games division, is "dependent on a lot of cost-cutting", which he said would take place following the deal's completion.
Metacritic has removed a review of Resident Evil Requiem from one of its "highly respected critics" after it was revealed that the author doesn't exist.
The acquisition of movie giant Warner Bros. has become something of a popcorn-munching spectacle, as Netflix and Paramount vie to absorb the storied company. At the time of writing, it seems like Paramount will be the likely suitor, having significantly upped its bid. But there may still be twists and turns along the way.
As the dust settles on the overhaul of Xbox's top leadership, two sentiments come through very clearly from almost all of the coverage and conversation around the change. The first is genuine warmth for Phil Spencer, whose tenure as CEO of Microsoft Gaming was not without missteps, but whose personal commitment and passion for Xbox and video games was never in question. The second is deep trepidation for the future of Microsoft's engagement with gaming.
A week ago, Phil Spencer announced his retirement from Xbox, with his official last day being Monday, February 23. It marks the end of a remarkable career: 38 years at Microsoft and 25 years at Xbox, almost the entire life of the brand, which he has led for the past 12 years.
Announced last year at Summer Game Fest, Resident Evil: Requiem has been a major financial boost for Capcom. It's the ninth mainline game in the Resident Evil series – which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year – and has stirred excitement among longtime fans with the return of Leon S. Kennedy, who makes his first appearance in a mainline title since 2012's Resident Evil 6.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Valve, alleging that loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 unlawfully encourage minors to gamble.
Digital intelligence and analytics firm Sensor Tower has released its State of Gaming 2026 report, revealing flat growth in mobile game revenue, double-digit growth for PC and console gaming, and another record year for PC, with more games sold on Steam than ever before.
