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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Best Game at the BIG Festival Awards at Gamescom Latam. bit.ly/4uhtzyt

Gamescom Latam shows Brazil's dev scene has huge potential, but it's waiting for a spark, says Lewis Packwood. The São Paulo event is growing from year to year – although there's one crucial element that still needs to fall into place. bit.ly/4cTtnjr

ESA's iicon was a promising start, but needs more commitment and more candour, says Jon Hicks. The new industry event has the right idea and most of the right audience, but had a few significant absences. bit.ly/4cZCvl8

Roblox has announced a photorealism upscaler called Roblox Reality, which will generate high-fidelity visuals on top of the platform’s core engine gamesindustry.biz/roblox-announc…

French union Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) described Nacon's decision to close Spiders as a "premeditated and deliberate choice" and called for a boycott of the company gamesindustry.biz/union-claims-n…

Krafton reported record Q1 results, with revenue up 56.9% to ₩1.37 trillion ($931 million) and operating profit at ₩561.6 billion ($381.3 million) gamesindustry.biz/krafton-q1-rev…

Roblox reported strong first-quarter revenue and bookings growth in its latest financial results. However, the company lowered its annual growth outlook due to mandatory age checks and new safety measures gamesindustry.biz/roblox-reports…

The Epic Games Store is now available on iPhone in Japan, following the enactment of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) in December 2025. gamesindustry.biz/epic-games-sto…

Sony has clarified that the DRM check for newly-bought digital games on PlayStation 4 and 5 is required only once after purchase gamesindustry.biz/sony-confirms-…

Inkle's Jon Ingold on why self-publishing is where it's at. "You can never have a conversation with a publisher across an equal gradient, because it isn't an equal gradient. They have all of the power." bit.ly/42DKxeF

Following its shift to a PC-first strategy, Ustwo Games CEO Maria Sayans said the studio must dramatically reduce development budgets by relying more on contractors gamesindustry.biz/ustwo-games-to…

Blue Prince won Best International Game at the German Computer Game Awards 2026, with The Darkest Files receiving awards for Best German Game and Best Serious Game gamesindustry.biz/blue-prince-an…

Digital Bros. acquires Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP for $4.6m gamesindustry.biz/digital-bros-a…

Greedfall developer Spiders set to close gamesindustry.biz/greedfall-deve…

Microsoft has published its third-quarter results, reporting a 5% decrease in Xbox content and services and a significant 33% drop in hardware revenues gamesindustry.biz/xbox-hardware-…

Digital Bros. acquires Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP for $4.6m gamesindustry.biz/digital-bros-a…

Greedfall developer Spiders set to close gamesindustry.biz/greedfall-deve…

Finnish developer Housemarque will present a talk at this year's Nordic Game conference, focusing on the development of its latest title Saros gamesindustry.biz/housemarque-to…

How Evil Empire makes one of the most effect indie showcase events – while juggling Castlevania, live ops, and building its own IP. bit.ly/3QxsKDf

29% of UK games studios continue to face skill shortages according to new data from TIGA; impacts include increased workloads and higher reliance on outsourcing gamesindustry.biz/tiga-29-of-uk-…