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Jul 16, 2025

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Jul 16, 2025

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Jul 16, 2025

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byDiego Argüello

Jul 15, 2025

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Jul 15, 2025

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Jul 15, 2025

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Jul 15, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Business

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Jul 15, 2025

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Business

Ousted Unknown Worlds founders, former CEO sue Krafton for breach of contract

Jul 11, 2025

4 Min Read

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Business

Patch Notes #13: Trump's video game funding cuts laid bare and Krafton's wild public feud with Subnautica developers

Jul 11, 2025

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Nintendo is discontinuing Switch Game Vouchers

Jul 10, 2025

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Codev specialist Side partners with Savvy Games Group to open Riyadh studio

Jul 10, 2025

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Business

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Jul 10, 2025

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Design

Trump funding cuts 'devastate' video game research and development

Jul 10, 2025

9 Min Read

byNicole Carpenter

Business

UK minister forms UK Video Games Council to drive 'pro-games growth agenda'

Jul 10, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Audio

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Jul 10, 2025

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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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Wargaming's live service title Steel Hunters scrapped after three months

Jul 9, 2025

2 Min Read

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Sony unveils unconventional 'chronological' story mode for The Last of Us Part 2

Jul 9, 2025

3 Min Read

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Peak surpasses 4.5M sales within a month

Jul 9, 2025

2 Min Read

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Ubisoft is still making layoffs after securing $1.25 billion Tencent investment

Jul 9, 2025

2 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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Epic Games and Samsung settle app-blocking lawsuit

Jul 8, 2025

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Report: Testronic to shutter outsourcing studio Secret 6 Madrid

Jul 8, 2025

2 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Business

Update: Romero Games in talks with new publishers after Microsoft reportedly cancels project funding

Jul 8, 2025

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Square Enix leads 'major investment' into Vaultbreakers developer BetaDwarf

Jul 7, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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Business

'The true value of entertainment lies in its uniqueness:' Nintendo is well aware that rising development costs are very bad news

Jul 7, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Business

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Jul 4, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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ZeniMax Online Studios founder Matt Firor to depart amid Xbox layoffs

Jul 3, 2025

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Report: 2K mobile studio Cat Daddy Games is making layoffs

Jul 3, 2025

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byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

Art

Unity promises strong AI copyright 'guardrails' after employee conjures Mickey Mouse on stream

Jul 3, 2025

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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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Business

Xbox closes The Initiative and cancels its Perfect Dark reboot

Jul 2, 2025

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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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Business

Report: Return to Moria developer Free Range Games lays off 80 people

Jul 2, 2025

2 Min Read

byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

Business

Former Ubisoft execs convicted for sexual assault, psychological harassment

Jul 2, 2025

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byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

Business

Microsoft says Xbox layoffs are being made to 'enhance our efficiency'

Jul 2, 2025

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byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds loses leadership team

Jul 2, 2025

2 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

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Sega president says companies with a 'good record' tend to have a strong global GAAS business

Jul 1, 2025

3 Min Read

byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

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