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• Business News New York sues Valve over loot box-driven gambling New York attorney general Letitia James called loot boxes ‘quintessential gambling • ’ February 25, 2026 New York

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• Business Production Marketing News Hell is Us and Styx publisher Nacon files for insolvency The French company is seeking to restructure its debts under court supervision • Febru

• Business Marketing News ‘We failed at our most basic job:’ Discord delays age verification rollout ‘In hindsight, we should have provided more detail about our intentions and how

• Business News Ex-Radical Entertainment, Hothead Games devs form new studio New Radical Games is spearheaded by CEO Ian Wilkinson and COO Tim Bennison. • February 24, 2026 Veteran

• Business News Kingdom Come: Deliverance director steps away from game development Daniel Vavra will spearhead production of a film or TV series adaptation of the RPG series. • Fe

• Design Console PC Interviews Battlefield 6’s meta progression needed ‘a little bit of a rework,’ says producer What do you do when you launch your live service game and players a

• Business Production PC Console News Amazon shutting down UGC dungeon brawler King of Meat after six months The co-op title was developed by UK studio Glowmade and published by Am

• Business News Ubisoft announces new Assassin’s Creed leadership team One of Ubisoft’s new creative houses has new leads. • February 23, 2026 New leadership is taking over Ubisoft

• Business Production News Krafton names chief AI officer to ‘advance AI-driven game innovation’ The Subnautica and PUBG publisher claimed it will only ever use AI to amplify ‘huma

• Business Console PC Commentary How a surge in memory prices will affect the game industry ‘Console manufacturers are best-placed to offset hardware inflation.’ February 23, 2026

• Business Production News Report: Tencent quietly shutters Timi Montreal The studio had been working on an unannounced ‘service-driven’ title for PC and consoles. • February 23, 2

• Business Production News Embark Studios CEO Patrick Soderlund named executive chairman of Nexon The industry veteran has been tasked with leading the next phase of growth after o

• Console Business PC Cloud News Phil Spencer retiring from Xbox, will be replaced by CoreAI boss Xbox president Sarah Bond is also exiting the company. • February 20, 2026 Multipl

• Console Business PC Cloud News Report: Phil Spencer retiring from Xbox, will be replaced by CoreAI boss Xbox president Sarah Bond is also exiting the company. • February 20, 2026

• Marketing Business Console PC News Tiktok refuses to axe racist AI-generated ads for Finji games ‘Does TikTok want me to be grateful for the mistreatment of my company and our ga

• Business Console PC News Fate of console pricing uncertain after Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been deemed unconstitutional, b

• Business News LA County sues Roblox over ‘business practices that endanger and exploit children’ The suit alleges that Roblox failed to protect children from predatory behavior.

• Business News Update: LA County sues Roblox over ‘business practices that endanger and exploit children’ The suit alleges that Roblox failed to protect children from predatory be

• Business PC News Jake Solomon-led Midsummer Studios shuts down The renowned Firaxis veteran showed ‘pre-pre-alpha’ footage of the studio’s life sim game, titled Burbank. • Februa

• Business Production Console PC News Godot veteran laments ‘AI slop,’ Highguard’s mystery investor, and a big doc for Big Hops - Patch Notes #41 Plus: Unity boss says devs will so

• Business News Sony shutters Bluepoint Games The Austin-based studio is known for modern remakes like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls. • February 19, 2026 Sony is shuttin

• Business Production News Ubisoft Toronto lays off 40 employees as part of major restructuring The news comes mere weeks after Ubisoft announced a restructure to become a more ‘ga

• Business Business PC Console News Todd Howard says Bethesda isn’t ‘fully ignoring’ AI The game director is considering using AI for ‘big data tasks,’ but says Bethesda isn’t usin

• Business News Ishtar Games told to pay damages for illegally terminating workers The Dead in Bermuda and The Last Spell developer has chosen not to appeal the ruling. • February

• Business Production News Report: NetEase is cutting jobs at internal studio Spliced Inc The remote-first studio was established in 2023. • February 19, 2026 NetEase-owned studio

• Tencent secretly financed Wildlight’s hero shooter Highguard via TiMi Studio Group. • Wildlight claimed independence, yet its LinkedIn page states it is fully funded. • Highguard

• Production Console Design Business Interviews Outgoing Sucker Punch boss hopes studio can make games in ‘shorter periods of time’ ‘This isn’t about offshoring. • This isn’t about

• Business News Brazilian studio Devcats ventures into publishing Devcats wants to leverage its experience in marketing and community-building to create opportunities for indie tea

• Marketing Business PC Console News Call of Duty ad banned in the UK for trivializing sexual violence The live action advert was first broadcast in November 2025 on YouTube and on

• Marketing Business PC Console News Call of Duty advert banned in the UK for trivialising sexual violence The live action advert was first broadcast in November 2025 on YouTube an

• GodotCon Amsterdam - Save the date! • The official GodotCon returns to Europe and this time, it will be the first GodotCon in the city where the Godot Foundation calls home. • Fo

• Business Production PC News Mewgenics has sold 1 million copies worldwide The cat that got the cream. • February 18, 2026 Newsbrief:Tactical cat-breeding roguelikeMewgenicshas so

• Business News Obituary: Sega Console designer Hideki Sato has passed away Sato had a major role in shaping nearly all of Sega’s consoles, including the Dreamcast and Saturn. • Fe

• Activision announces shutdown of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile on April 17, 2026. • Title had been pulled from stores in May 2025, ending support. • Game launched March 2024 after

• Programming Production News Godot co-founder says ‘AI slop’ pull requests have become overwhelming ‘I don’t know how long we can keep it up.’ February 17, 2026 Godot co-founder R

• AI-generated pull requests flood Godot, overwhelming maintainers and draining resources. • Maintainers must scrutinize every PR to detect AI slop and verify contributor intent. •

• Business Console PC News Valve warns of Steam Deck OLED stock issues due to RAM shortage Hardware manufacturers are struggling to secure key components due to rampant demand with

• Business Production News Report: Hasbro shutters internal video game studio Atomic Arcade The North Carolina studio had been developing a title based on the G.I. • February 17, 2

• Business Production News Update: Hasbro shutters internal video game studio Atomic Arcade The North Carolina studio had been developing a title based on the G.I. • February 17, 2

• Programming Production Business News Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to ‘prompt full casual games into existence’ Company CEO Matt Bromberg claims AI will empower non-co

• Business Production PC Console News Yet another NetEase studio is going independent Anchor Point Studios was unveiled by the Chinese conglomerate in 2023 but is now facing an unc

• Sony considers delaying next-gen PlayStation launch to 2028/2029 amid RAM shortage fueled by AI demand. • Delay would disrupt Sony’s plan to maintain user engagement between hard

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 dev 1 The first development snapshot for 4.7 has arrived! • With it, several quality PRs are free from the backlog at last, be it because they were locked

• Maintenance release: Godot 4.6.1 Itâ s been three weeks since the release ofGodot 4.6, and weâ re blown away by everything the community has already showcased in such a short tim

• Business Production Mobile News Report: Saudi Arabia eyeing $7 billion purchase of mobile studio Moonton Moonton is owned by TikTok maker ByteDance and is known for titles includ

• Design Console Mobile PC News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 rides high at 2026 DICE Awards Tomorrow comes (and so do the awards). • February 13, 2026 The Academy of Interactive Art

• Production Business Design Interviews Can co-development save the game industry? • - Game Developer Podcast Ep. • 64 As the industry looks to recover from years of layoffs, can a

• Business Production News Ubisoft says Creative House leadership will include ‘respected’ external hires The company’s first Creative House leadership appointment included Charlie

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 dev 1 The first development snapshot for 4.7 has arrived! • With it, several quality PRs are free from the backlog at last, be it because they were locked

• Business PC Mobile Console News Big changes at Remedy, Arc Raiders achieves ‘blockbuster’ status, and Mewgenics recoups dev costs in three hours - Patch Notes #40 Plus: Ubisoft w

• Business Production News Update: 10 Chambers co-founders laid off amid ‘significant restructuring’ The GTFO developer said it is reorganizing to ensure upcoming shooter Den of Wo

• Business News 10 Chambers co-founder departs after a decade Hjalmar Vikstrom parted ways with the Den of Wolves studio to go independent. • February 12, 2026 Hjalmar Vikström, co

• Business Production News Hinterland confirms layoffs after delaying The Long Dark sequel Studio leadership said the cuts were needed to order to preserve financial resources. • F

• Business Production News Analysts on Ubisoft cost-cutting and the myth of ‘sustainable growth’ ‘The economy is in shambles and these companies are still talking about sustaining

• Business Console PC News Update: Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs two weeks after Highguard launch The studio said all but a ‘core team’ of developers have been laid off.

• Design News Blizzard agrees to redesign Overwatch hero’s appearance after backlash The voice actor behind Anran expressed disappointment over changes to the character’s design be

• Business Mobile Production News Mattel acquires control of mobile studio Mattel163 from NetEase NetEase received $159 million for its stake in the California studio. • February 1

• Business News Unity appoints Zynga veteran Bernard Kim to its board of directors Meanwhile, Unity co-founder David Helgason has departed the board. • February 11, 2026 Bernard Ki

• Business Production News Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios raises $4 million in seed funding The vehicular survival title has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. • Feb