Tag: gaming industry

Former id Software developers form their own employee-owned shooter studio in the wake of Microsoft’s mass layoffs

Former id Software developers…

As part of its July 2026 wave of Xbox job cuts, Microsoft laid off a reported 136 developers from…
Sega says yeah you’re all real nice about our games—but you sure ain’t buying them

Sega says yeah you’re…

Sega Sammy has released a new set of financial results, along with a Q&A explaining some of the finer…
This year’s Future Games Show Spring Showcase has a dense game-per-hour hit rate and airs everywhere: Here’s how to catch it

This year’s Future Games…

Birds chirp, the sun lingers, the Earth rocks back on its axis. Spring is springing, and it can only…
Sony cancels another live service game ahead of release, but at least there won’t be any layoffs this time

Sony cancels another live…

A Bloomberg report says Fairgames, a PvP heist shooter announced by Haven Studios and Sony in 2023, has been…
2 years after Unknown 9: Awakening bombed, Bandai Namco is closing the studio that made it

2 years after Unknown…

Two years after the release of Unknown 9: Awakening, its one and only game, Bandai Namco’s Reflector Entertainment is…
PlayStation Plus PC app is being shut down in December because less than 0

PlayStation Plus PC app…

Sony took another step back from the PC today, announcing that the PlayStation Plus app for PC will be…
Valve says Steam users downloaded 100 exabytes of games in 2025, and are averaging 274 petabytes of installs and updates every day

Valve says Steam users…

Valve recently published its Steam Year in Review for 2025, which is a big old list of things it…
A month after Paramount acquired Warner Bros

A month after Paramount…

Just over a month after Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and renamed itself as Skydance, the…
A week after expanding its publishing division, Killing Floor studio Tripwire Interactive lays off 36 people

A week after expanding…

Killing Floor studio Tripwire Interactive has laid off 36 employees in what it says “was certainly not an easy…
The Golden Joystick Awards return this Wednesday—here’s how to watch them

The Golden Joystick Awards…

Friends, it’s once again time to set sail on the stormy seas of democracy and answer a vital question:…