Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum to go offline in January 2027
Amazon Games is shutting down New World: Aeternum, announcing that the MMO will go offline on January 31, 2027.
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Julian Gerighty, overseer of The Division, departs Massive for DICE
Julian Gerighty, face of The Division franchise at Massive Entertainment, has announced his departure from the Swedish developer in a social media post.
PUBG maker Krafton has 26 games in the pipeline as it continues hunt for "big franchise IP"
Korean games firm Krafton has said that it is still on the path to securing what it calls a "big franchise IP".
Saudi PIF moving $12bn of games firm shares to subsidiary Savvy
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund is moving billions of dollars of stock in game companies to its own Savvy Games Group.
GOG MD warns fewer games may come out if developers are forced to keep them online forever
The managing director of PC platform GOG, Maciej Gołębiewski, has warned that developers and publishers might make fewer new games if they know they need to keep these titles online forever.
Amazon greenlights Fallout Shelter reality show
Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a reality competition series inspired by Fallout on Prime Video.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receives most nominations for Game Developers Choice Awards 2026
The 26th annual Game Developer Choice Awards has announced its finalists, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving eight nominations across nine categories.
Meet Gamevestor, the European games-focused crowdfunding platform hoping to solve the sector's investment woes
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sells 10m units | News-in-Brief
Scopely's Monopoly Go is the fastest mobile game in history to hit $6bn revenue
Scopely's Monopoly Go has topped $6 billion revenue, making it the fastest mobile game in history to do so.
Sony removes hundreds of "shovelware" games from its digital storefront originating from one developer
Alphabear dev Spry Fox reveals CEOs and staff have taken pay cuts to finish its "biggest game ever" after "extremely fast" spinout from Netflix
The founders of Spry Fox, the developer behind mobile hits Alphabear and Triple Town, have confirmed their exit from Netflix and shared details on the studio's new structure and release plans for their next game Spirit Crossing.
Fallen creator Brooke Burgess on the struggle to get game funding above $1 million
Getting your video game funded has never exactly been easy, but it's become especially hard in the past few years, as publishers and investors reverse their COVID-era extravagance. Even small amounts of funding can be hard to secure – but looking for funding above $1 million is near-impossible.
Playtika cuts 15% of workforce as part of "larger adjustment to cost structure"
Playtika will reduce its headcount by 15% as part of restructuring plans projected to cost between $12 million to $15 million.
Rockstar submits evidence in union court case
Some of the evidence submitted by Rockstar to warrant the dismissal of 34 employees for gross misconduct has been revealed following a preliminary UK employment tribunal hearing.
Number of game companies in Germany rose 81% between 2018 and 2024
The German games industry "grew strongly" between 2018 and 2024, resulting in the number of games companies increasing by 81%.
Direct-to-consumer transactions have become a "core, scalable revenue system," says Appcharge
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) monetisation has become a "core revenue system," according to new data from Appcharge.
Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox update their 2020 pledge to "improve player safety across our platforms"
Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft continue to collaborate in a bid to "improve player safety across [all three] platforms," Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.
India-based dev and live services firm, Liquidnitro Games, completes $19.1 million Series A funding round
India-based development and live services company, Liquidnitro Games, has completed its $19.1 million Series A funding round.
Two labor complaints have been filed against Nintendo of America and contractor Teksystems
Two labor complaints have been filed against Nintendo with the US' National Labor Relations Board.
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