News Roblox reports strong Q2 2024 as CFO steps down Bookings rose 22% YoY to $955.2m, with revenue up 31% YoY Aug. 1, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Mobile developers describe working with Apple Arcade as a "very difficult and long process" Developers note issues with poor tech support, response times, and discoverability July 31, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Former Unity and Scopely developers form Outer Haven Games Founders Austin Ashcraft, Stephen Fong, and Chuck Beaver are already working on their first title, RPG Techno Infierno July 31, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Devcom Developer Conference announces new speakers In all, there'll be over 200 sessions across 18 topics, including AI, VR/XR, and multiplayer July 31, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious" 155 people also move to SIE; another 75 again are moved to work "with PlayStation Studios" July 31, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Twitch staff fear further layoffs Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has "shown little tolerance for unprofitable businesses", WSJ claims July 30, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Fable developer Playground Games appears to have opened third studio Discrepancies between its website and LinkedIn suggest Playground has added another Leamington Spa studio July 30, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Xbox One update failure "raises awkward questions about the future prospects of console hardware" Digital Foundry finds original Xbox One consoles running pre-2018 firmware may no longer work July 29, 2024 Vikki Blake
News The face of Supermassive Games' The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Curator, dies aged 67 "He was the face of The Curator, and we loved working with him," Supermassive said in tribute July 29, 2024 Vikki Blake
News CWA union says it "stands in "complete solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA" CWA includes workers at "Activision, Bethesda, Blizzard, SEGA, Tender Claws, and ZeniMax" July 29, 2024 Vikki Blake
News My.Games sells off its DonationAlerts and Boosty platforms My.Games says this will allow it to "fully focus on its top priority business: game development and publishing" July 29, 2024 Vikki Blake
News SAG-AFTRA calls for a "video game strike", effective from tomorrow "Frankly, it's stunning that these video game studios haven’t learned anything from the lessons of last year" July 25, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Xsolla appoints new chief financial officer, Cathleen Nilson "Cathleen will play a pivotal role in our continued expansion in the gaming industry" July 25, 2024 Vikki Blake
News 500+ World of Warcraft developers unionise "What we've accomplished at World of Warcraft is just the beginning" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Respawn u-turns on battle pass changes following player backlash "You've spoken, and we've listened" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News PlayCap is a "pioneering" angel investment syndicate "led by women" Founder says PlayCap "integrates both experienced investors and newcomers with significant industry expertise" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Twitch updates policies on sexual harassment AutoMod has been updated to "proactively identify and limit messages that may be inappropriate" July 24, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down" UPDATE: Humble Games claims it is restructuring, but affected staff dispute company statement July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023 Roblox calls out Bloomberg report, saying it contains "glaring mischaracterisations" and "fails to reflect both the complexities of online child safety" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Riot Games pays tribute to League of Legends voice actor Sam Mowry, who passed away aged 64 "Thank you Sam" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News French publisher Red Art Games player data exposed in "cyberattack" "Be very vigilant if someone pretending to be Red Art Games contacts you in the next few days" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Digital Extremes CEO says publishers hit "eject too soon" on live-service games "We've seen this with amazing releases that I think have massive potential" July 23, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Former Pixelberry devs band together to form Candlelight Games Founders say they've "put together a dream team of Pixelberry alums" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Forte shuts down Rumble Entertainment, its second studio closure in two months Rumble Games staff were allegedly "laid off with one month's pay in a Zoom meeting that lasted five minutes" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Warner Bros. acquires MultiVersus developer, Player First Games "The bright and creative team at Player First adds to our extensive development capabilities" July 22, 2024 Vikki Blake