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Microsoft to lay off unknown number of staff
Employees across gaming, security, and sales divisions affected
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Meta to lay off 5% of staff as part of "performance-based cuts"
3,600 jobs may be at risk according to reports
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Astro Bot, Indiana Jones, and Helldivers 2 lead 2025 DICE Awards nominations
Balatro scoops up five alongside Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
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Ubisoft appoints advisors to oversee "strategic options"
Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed by a month as part of ongoing reviews
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US adds Tencent to list of firms allegedly connected to Chinese military
Update: "Tencent intends to initiate a reconsideration process to correct this mistake," firm says in additional statement
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The future of storytelling with Ken Levine
Acclaimed developer also discusses Judas, generative AI and why it "wasn't easy to step away from BioShock"
Sony donates $5m to support LA wildfire relief | News-in-brief
Donation will go towards first responders, community relief, rebuilding efforts, and assistance programs
Microsoft to lay off unknown number of staff
Employees across gaming, security, and sales divisions affected
Meta to lay off 5% of staff as part of "performance-based cuts"
3,600 jobs may be at risk according to reports
Baldur's Gate 3 exceeds 100m mod downloads | News-in-brief
Larian introduced mod support in June 2024, surpassed 50 million mod downloads last November
GOG bolsters game preservation efforts by joining European game archivist organisation
Says this is "a significant step in bridging the private sector with cultural organisations"
Godfall developer Counterplay has reportedly shut down
Whilst not formally confirmed, a since-edited LinkedIn post stated the studio had "disbanded"
App growth firm SplitMetrics appoints new CRO
CEO says new senior appointments are "instrumental" to company's "next level of growth"
Sony's new patents include AI system to predict player behaviour and reduce online lag
Another includes a trigger attachment to boost gunplay realism
Robocraft 2 developer Freejam shuts down
"With the current market conditions, we’re simply unable to sustain development"
Audiomob establishes MENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi
"Abu Dhabi has proven to be the perfect home for us"
FuturLab drops VR support for PowerWash Sim | News-in-brief
CEO says decision was made to provide "job security for my team"
Space Ape spins out new studio NextBeat
Portfolio will include Space Ape IPs Beatstar and Country Star
Toadman Interactive shuts down, layoffs at Piranha Games
38 employees let go from Piranha, 69 workers affected by Toadman closure
Taipei Game Showcase 2025
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Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taiwan
The Taipei Game Show 2025 will feature a wide range of content, including online gaming, arcade games, and gaming peripherals. Visitors can experience the latest trends in developments in the gaming industry, as well as network with industry professionals.
DevGamm Poland 2025
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Amber Expo, Gdańsk, Poland
Born in Ukraine in 2008, DevGAMM has been uniting game industry professionals from Eastern Europe and beyond for over 15 years. Each conference features multiple networking opportunities, heavy-packed content by top speakers, new games from all over the world, and more.
GDC 2025
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Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States
The 39th annual Game Developers Conference delivers the game industry's greatest source of content and connections — with innovative exhibitors, awe-inspiring technology, and powerful talks led by game developers who live and breathe this industry.
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How game studios can benefit from video game concerts
Soho Live CEO Gaetano Fazio gives insight into producing concerts, from adapting OSTs for a live performance, to booking musicians and general marketing strategies
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EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh
Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles
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Quantifying the impact of creator programs
Gamesight's Nikolas Racelis-Russell explains how to capitalise on a creator program and what the value in having one is
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Sony developers share how machine learning can improve QA
At CEDEC 2024, PlayStation shared more about how it automated some QA operations in Astro's Playroom
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