BAFTA to honour Supercell CEO with fellowship
Supercell CEO and co-founder Ilkka Paananen will receive a BAFTA Fellowship at this year's BAFTA Game Awards.
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Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes highest grossing debut of 2026 in the US
New matchmaking platform Sail.game launches to combat "discovery fatigue" between developers and publishers
Netflix launches dedicated app for kids games
Netflix has introduced a dedicated app for kids games as part of an updated strategy for its games division.
Sony to acquire AI and computer vision company Cinemersive Labs
Sony has entered an agreement to acquire machine learning and computer vision company Cinemersive Labs.
The rise, fall, and resurgence of Australian game development
The Australian games industry has been on a real roller-coaster ride over the past couple of decades. The country had built up some big studios like Pandemic, Krome, Blue Tongue, 2K Australia, and Team Bondi, but after the 2008 global financial crash, around 60% of Australia's game development sector disappeared over the course of four years.
IGN Entertainment and Dentsu Gaming announce Women in Gaming UK event
IGN Entertainment and Dentsu Gaming will host a Women in Gaming UK event on Friday, April 17 in partnership with Meta.
Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel retires
Brian Raffel, co-founder of Call of Duty developer Raven Software, has retired after 36 years in the games industry.
Take-Two Interactive reportedly lays off AI team
Take-Two Interactive has reportedly eliminated its entire AI team as part of restructuring.
Schrödinger's Switch 2: Is it failing or soaring? | Opinion
Nintendo has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the past few weeks. First, we learned that holiday sales of Switch 2 had disappointed, potentially leading to the company dropping its targets and slowing manufacturing of the console. Then, mere days later, Pokémon Pokopia turned out to be an absolute smash and Switch 2 rocketed back to the top of the hardware charts.
Reddit posts can be more important than data, and other lessons from maintaining Candy Crush as a forever game
Since its launch in 2012, Candy Crush Saga has grown into one of the most successful tile-matching games in history, surpassing $20 billion in lifetime revenue by September 2023.
A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $6.99-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles
Independent game publisher Indie.io is launching a subscription service called Indie Pass, which will offer access to a revolving catalogue of indie games for $6.99 a month.
Mobile-focused studio Coffee Stain Malmö shuts down
MechWarrior dev Piranha Games reportedly affected by redundancies
US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Nintendo's patent that involves an in-game character summoning a sub-character to aid it in battle.
"There’s always work to be done": Limit Break's mentorship program for under-represented groups returns for 2026
The 2026 Limit Break mentorship program has opened applications to participants from the UK and Irish games industry.
Tickets go on sale for consumer event IGN Live 2026, returning to LA on 6 June
IGN Entertainment, the parent company of GamesIndustry.biz, has put tickets on sale for consumer event IGN Live, which returns to Los Angeles on 6-7 June.
VR platform Rec Room to shut down in June 2026
Ustwo Games to keynote Develop:Brighton 2026
Organisers of this year's Develop:Brighton conference have announced Ustwo Games as its first keynote speaker.
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's new studio
South Korean developer Shift Up has acquired Unbound, a new studio founded by industry veteran Shinji Mikami.
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