Tag: gaming industry

The 9 biggest no-shows at The Game Awards 2025

The 9 biggest no-shows…

In terms of new game announcements, this was one of the most exciting Game Awards we’ve seen in a…
More than 19,000 games launched on Steam this year—but almost half have fewer than 10 reviews

More than 19,000 games…

There are, as you may have noticed, a lot of videogames nowadays. We’re spoiled by the constant flow of…
Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs lays off employees and cancels in-development projects, says it’s ‘the last resort to ensure Phoenix Labs can survive’

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs…

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs is laying off “many” employees and cancelling in-development projects as part of a major restructuring…
A week after Microsoft closed 4 game studios, Microsoft-owned Activision announces a new game studio

A week after Microsoft…

Just over a week after Microsoft abruptly shuttered four studios—Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games—Microsoft-owned…
Crypto boss sentenced to 15 years over ‘epic, generational scale’ fraud that lost over 40 billion dollars

Crypto boss sentenced to…

Cryptocurrency Terraform Labs co-founder, Do Kwon, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a district judge in…
AI is listening: Omnipresent robo-moderators are the latest online anti-toxicity strategy

AI is listening: Omnipresent…

“Toxicity” is one of a few words that has come to define today's internet culture, and for online game…
The 5 biggest announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2025

The 5 biggest announcements…

Another year of The Game Awards is in the books with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 taking home the GOTY…
The Game Awards live coverage: Every reveal and announcement as it happens

The Game Awards live…

We’re in the final hours before Geoff Keighley serves up his annual helping of awards and trailers for our…
President of Xbox at Microsoft asked about the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, spends close to a minute saying almost nothing

President of Xbox at…

The recent closures of Arkane Austin (Dishonoured, Prey) and Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush) have sent ripples throughout the gaming…
Large-scale game development is ‘crushing under its own weight’ according to Devolver co-founder

Large-scale game development is…

Devolver Digital is known for working with independent developers on games like Human Fall Flat, Children of the Sun,…