"We thought, well, how would we reinvent this wheel?" – Minecraft specialists 4J Studios on building a new sandbox crafting game from first principles. https://bit.ly/4vuXX8M

Glen Schofield has announced his retirement after a 35-year career in the industry www.gamesindustry.biz/i-had-a-fron...

What lessons have developers learned from external development? Sumo Digital, Code Wizards, Airship, and many more share their accumulated wisdom from years in the exdev trenches. https://bit.ly/4phSkcT

Games industry mergers and acquisitions reached $2.3 billion with 54 transactions during Q2 of 2026, the highest level since 2022, according to a new report from investment bank Aream & Co www.gamesindustry.biz/aream-co-gam...

"It's not like the Eye of Sauron is looking at everything we're doing" – Silent Hill F developer NeoBards on why trust is essential for co-dev. https://bit.ly/4pyCydP

How Evil Trout aims to turn a cult free game into a Steam hit - again As The Incident At Galley House hits Steam, Robin Ward explains how he’s accidentally made a business out of adapting itch.io hits into polished releases www.gamesindustry.biz/how-evil-tro...

Former Epic Games vice president Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as chief business officer www.gamesindustry.biz/former-epic-...

Ubisoft is looking to reduce its reliance on individual game launches, pivoting instead toward a "more selective model" leaning on its back-catalog and live service titles for revenue www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-pivo...

Game console shipments are expected to fall 19.5% this year to 33.9 million units, according to new analyst data www.gamesindustry.biz/analyst-game...

What does the future of external development look like? Senior figures from across the games industry weigh in on what changes we might see. https://bit.ly/4vrMaIC

Welcome to ExDev Week – a week of features, interviews, and analysis on the present and future of external development. https://bit.ly/4eY5PuM

Estimates from data firm Aliena Analytics suggest Steam generated $11.1 billion in H1 revenue, up 14.5% year-over-year, marking the platform's highest half-year revenue on record www.gamesindustry.biz/alinea-steam...

Can a top-down, focused software strategy save Xbox? It's been a brutal week of cuts, says Rob Fahey, but how the axe has fallen shows the new leadership is diagnosing real problems, even if the solutions remain questionable. https://bit.ly/4f9PzW6

"They want us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear" – Bethesda union members organise protest in response to Xbox layoffs www.gamesindustry.biz/they-want-us...

Jobs roundup: July 2026 | Robert Henrysson steps down as Supermassive Games CEO UPDATE: Tim Stokes joins Nex Playground as interim general manager, Ryan Ferwerda promoted to head of live services & mobile at EA Tiburon www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs-roundup...

Red Rover Interactive plans to lay off 22 employees, and has delayed the release of its debut title Enginefall to 2027 www.gamesindustry.biz/enginefall-d...

The United States Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to co-lead its Productivity and Jobs task force Announcement follows sweeping layoffs at Xbox affecting 3,200 workers www.gamesindustry.biz/asha-sharma-...

Why two games media veterans think a "classic old-school style multi-format video games website" will flourish in 2026. https://bit.ly/44pxtdV

Following the launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, layoffs have begun at Ubisoft Barcelona affecting 51 employees www.gamesindustry.biz/layoffs-begi...

You can now enter the 2026 UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards. https://bit.ly/4aJcM04

New Zealand's game sector continues to grow as combined studio revenue supported by its Game Development Sector Rebate (GDSR) rose 17% to $829 million in 2025/26 www.gamesindustry.biz/new-zealands...

Xbox layoffs: Jobs lost at Obsidian, Bethesda, Id and Zenimax Online Studios UPDATE: WARN notice confirms 213 jobs cut at ZeniMax Online Studios in Maryland, 52 Obsidian developers let go in California www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-layoffs...

Supercell has announced a program offering equity-free grants of $20,000 to $200,000 to Africa-based studios www.gamesindustry.biz/supercell-la...

Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled a lawsuit against Bungie and Sony over allegations of misconduct www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-and-s...

Obsidian is reportedly developing a new Fallout game after canceling several unannounced projects www.gamesindustry.biz/report-obsid...

Nintendo confirms Switch 1 consoles will be withdrawn from Europe following EU law change on batteries www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-con...

Exclusive: Premium mobile games are back, with releases up 77% in 2025. New data suggests growing interest in high-quality titles ported over from PC, as Apple and Netflix boost consumer demand. https://bit.ly/4bcZdpO

Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour will go offline on iOS and Android in September 2026 www.gamesindustry.biz/mario-kart-t...

"There's a wealth of talent here, our focus is on how to leverage and support it" – Atari appoints Andreas Deptolla as Atari Europe president Coatsink CEO Richard Snowdon appointed vice president as Atari continues to grow its European presence www.gamesindustry.biz/theres-a-wea...

Xbox retreats again – but to where? The culling of thousands of staff might have stopped the bleeding for now, says Lewis Packwood, but the end game remains unclear. https://bit.ly/44huLah