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Warner Bros. Games restructures around Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC

The embattled publisher has promoted three studio heads to lead the company into a franchise-first future.

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Bungie delays Marathon after tumultuous early reception

It's a Marathon, not a sprint.

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18.06.2025

Microsoft: Future 'Xbox experiences' won't be 'tied to one device'

Microsoft has announced a partnership with AMD to produce the next generation of Xbox hardware. Xbox president Sarah Bond implied that this hardware won't have a traditional console at the center of its business.

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18.06.2025

Turkish studio Bigger Games nets $25 million to expand flagship mobile title

The studio is hoping to support mobile puzzler Kitchen Masters by making new hires and launching in new markets.

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17.06.2025

Balatro publisher Playstack outlines the path to a publishing deal in 2025

'The biggest green flag is always transparency regarding what the game needs and when it needs it.'

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17.06.2025

Take-Two Interactive extends partnership with NBA, NBPA, WNBA, and WNBPA

NBA 2K is a huge driver of recurrent consumer spending and last year delivered one of its strongest period on record.

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17.06.2025

Studio Camelia shuts down a year after raising €300,000 on Kickstarter to fund JRPG

The studio's now-shelved title, Alzara Radiant Echoes, became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects of 2024.

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17.06.2025

Recreating the freedom and fantasy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

"There's something about these games that represents freedom, like there's no wrong way to play a Tony Hawk game."

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14.06.2025

PlayStation Studios boss confident Marathon won't repeat the mistakes of Concord

During a recent fireside chat, Hermen Hulst said live service titles remain a 'great opportunity' for PlayStation.

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13.06.2025

Report: RuneScape studio Jagex criticized internally for Pride event pivot

'Our job is not to use the game as an outlet for our own views.'

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13.06.2025

SAG-AFTRA proposed AI protections will let performers send their digital replicas on strike

A tentative agreement proposed by the union will also require game studios to secure informed consent from performers when using AI.

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13.06.2025

Patch Notes #9: Xbox debuts its first handhelds, Hong Kong authorities ban a video game, and big hopes for Big Walk

After years of teasing, Xbox is finally on the move—but Microsoft's long-awaited handheld announcement was merely the beginning of a hectic week.

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13.06.2025

Roughly half of Capcom’s dev staff is focused on character animation and visual effects

The company has shared a glimpse at the current development staff structure, including subsidiaries and outsourcing.

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12.06.2025

Sony is making layoffs at Days Gone developer Bend Studio

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12.06.2025

Report: Veilguard's late pivot from live service spelled doom for Dragon Age sequel sales

Pivoting a single-player game to live-service multiplayer and back again led to 9 years of development on Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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12.06.2025

007 First Light devs felt it was the game they were always building towards

IOI's Chief Technical Officer explains why Bond goes further than Hitman with the agency fantasy.

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12.06.2025

Microsoft shares best practices for devs looking to support ROG Xbox Ally handheld

The Xbox maker has published a Handheld Development Resource Hub to help developers support its new hardware range.

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11.06.2025

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors to become executive chair and focus on M&A

'This new phase allows me to focus on strategic initiatives, M&A, and capital allocation.'

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11.06.2025

Switch 2 tops 3.5 million sales to deliver Nintendo's biggest console launch

The successor to Nintendo's massively popular console appears to have bolted out of the gate.

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11.06.2025

'A new way to get discovered:' Apple pitches its new game app to developers

Apple Games is a unified hub that will let players engage with and discover titles across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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11.06.2025

A Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon spinoff was just shadow-announced on Nintendo Today

You've gotta be squidding me.

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10.06.2025

Skybound spins up new fighting game studio Quarter Up

Look at what Skybound needs to mimic a fraction of the game industry's power.

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10.06.2025

'I was afraid of him:' French court hears harassment allegations against former Ubisoft execs

Three former Ubisoft executives are standing trial in France after being accused of sexually harassing and bullying their co-workers.

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10.06.2025

SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative agreement with major studios that includes 'AI guardrails'

The performer union has been on strike for almost a year in a bid to secure better working conditions and AI protections for members plying their trade in the video game industry.

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09.06.2025

The first Xbox handhelds have finally arrived

The ROG Xbox Ally range has been developed by Microsoft in collaboration with Asus.

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Patch Notes #9: Xbox debuts its first handhelds, Hong Kong authorities ban a video game, and big hopes for Big Walk

Roughly half of Capcom’s dev staff is focused on character animation and visual effects

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