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Nex Playground heads David Lee and Thomas Kang say they hope to avoid any more AI-related price rises, as they discuss payments for developers and keeping a limit on the number of games for the system. bit.ly/4uky5Mr

Merge Mansion studio Metacore has confirmed layoffs of 159 employees in Finland and the closure of its operations in Germany and Sweden gamesindustry.biz/merge-mansion-…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma aims to make Xbox "the number one gaming and entertainment company," and has emphasised that her immediate priority is "resetting the business" gamesindustry.biz/asha-sharma-co…

September has become a pile-up as publishers swerve to avoid GTA 6, says Rob Fahey. Publishers sometimes talk themselves into believing their game doesn't directly compete with others – but four big hitters in ten days spells commercial chaos. bit.ly/4e5Le5V

Secret Mode CEO Ed Blincoe explains how the acquisition of Chained Together came about, backed by Emona Capital, and what's next for Anegar Games' 2024 viral hit. bit.ly/4vzdvZO

VR developer Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam studio gamesindustry.biz/vr-developer-v…

Nintendo Switch 2 sales in Japan fell by 87% after a surge prior to the May 25 price increase gamesindustry.biz/switch-2-sales…

Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange, whose firm provided servers for Windrose and Palworld, warns that indies need to plan ahead to avoid the disaster of overloaded servers at launch gamesindustry.biz/indie-titles-n…

Jobs roundup: June 2026 | Leadership changes at gaming service provider Side Lucy James leaves Gamespot, Daley Eve Johnson joins 33 Games as creative strategy lead gamesindustry.biz/jobs-roundup-j…

The Asia and MENA regions generated $88.9 billion in gaming revenue in 2025, with revenue projected to reach $103.6 billion by 2028 gamesindustry.biz/asia-and-mena-…

Vampire Survivors' Poncle is expanding into Japan gamesindustry.biz/vampire-surviv…

IO Interactive will no longer self-publish future James Bond games, which will instead be published by MGM and Amazon Game Studios gamesindustry.biz/mgm-and-amazon…

PUBG creator announces studio "restructure," stating: "I have reached the limits of how far I can fund this journey" gamesindustry.biz/pubg-creator-a…

Vampire Survivors' Poncle is expanding into Japan gamesindustry.biz/vampire-surviv…

PUBG creator announces studio "restructure," stating: "I have reached the limits of how far I can fund this journey" gamesindustry.biz/pubg-creator-a…

"Nobody's making games for the retired people." Games are overwhelmingly made by and marketed to younger generations, argue analysts, while the growing older demographic is being ignored. bit.ly/4ucgzK2

Apple has announced the winners of its 2026 Apple Design Awards, featuring games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Blue Prince gamesindustry.biz/cyberpunk-2077…

In 2025, more than 212 million Americans ages 5 to 90 played video games, according to the latest Entertainment Software Association data gamesindustry.biz/esa-67-of-amer…

"The problem with online toxicity, that's something that we can solve today" – The AI system that promises to detect signs of grooming. bit.ly/4e02lWE