Silent Hill f surpasses one million copies sold, a day after release | News-in-brief

The latest installment in Konami’s horror series reached the milestone faster than Silent Hill 2 Remake

Vic Hood

Brazil bans the sale of loot boxes to minors

The ban is part of a larger safety law that aims to protect children and adolescents online

Vic Hood

92.7% of gaming content creators work independently, says new study

Research finds majority of influencers work part-time, creating content alongside full-time responsibilities

Sophie McEvoy

Newzoo: Since 2021, nearly half of single-player AAA games released within a three-month window

The analysis firm found that publishers' "reliance on traditional release windows" risks reducing profitability and visibility

Vic Hood

IGN Entertainment launches Imagine

The analytics platform will provide brands with insight into entertainment audiences

Lewis Packwood

Report: Investors in "advanced talks" in $50bn leveraged buyout of EA

Group of investors allegedly includes Public Investment Fund, private-equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners

Sophie McEvoy

Retailers were always going to drop Xbox over Game Pass | Opinion

Losing retailer support is never a positive, but as Microsoft's strategy focused increasingly on Game Pass, it became an acceptable trade-off

Rob Fahey

GDC founder says the event is "rapidly becoming a dinosaur"

Chris Crawford, who established GDC in the 1980s, says the "gigantic costs" of attending don't add up

Lewis Packwood

Industry veterans form Australian-based publisher Midnighters

"We aim to offer a tailored approach that supports developers in doing what they do best," says co-director Zea Wolfe

Sophie McEvoy

Niki Head and Chiara Santevecchi to discuss AI at GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit 2025

The Stellar Entertainment people director and Teem Camp founder will examine "Culture in the age of AI"

Lewis Packwood

Microsoft "ceases and disables" some of its services to Israel Ministry of Defence

Unit within IDF was allegedly "using Azure for storage of data files and phone calls obtained through broad or mass surveillance of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank"

Sophie McEvoy

Forza Horizon 6 will arrive on PlayStation 5 "post-launch" | News-in-brief

Playground Games working with Turn 10 Studios to bring racing title to PS5 following Xbox and PC launch in 2026

Sophie McEvoy

Doug Bowser to retire, Devon Pritchard to succeed as Nintendo of America president

Managing executive officer and corporate director Satoru Shibata to become CEO

Sophie McEvoy