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Game Developers Launching an Industry-Wide Union
Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa chat about an industry-wide union forming for video game developers to help build community and protections for those in the industry.GameSpot - Mar. 20 -
This Delivery Destruction Game Will Be Free On PC At Launch
Publisher Konami and developer Far Out Games have revealed that their delivery simulator game, Deliver At All Costs, will be free on the Epic Games Store at launch.. When Deliver At All Costs ...GameSpot - Mar. 21 -
Tilting Point launches $150M user acquisition fund to boost mobile games
Tilting Point has launched a new $150 million user acquisition (UA) fund to help developers scale their games and apps.VentureBeat - Mar. 11 -
The Discord Social SDK enables developers to tap into Discord’s social infrastructure at no cost
Discord, the communications for games company, has launched the Discord Social SDK, a toolkit that enables developers of all sizes to tap into Discord’s social infrastructure to drive their game’s ...VentureBeat - Mar. 17 -
Gaming luminaries explore industry’s struggles and how its best days are still ahead
Matthew Ball started a big conversation about the state of the game industry when he launched a 224-slide PowerPoint deck. We continued it.VentureBeat - Mar. 17 -
Assassin's Creed Shadows Dev Shares Heartfelt Message Following Game's Huge Launch
The Assassin's Creed Shadows development team at Ubisoft has released a heartfelt statement following the launch of the game. In a post on Reddit , the studio said many on the development team ...GameSpot - 3d -
InZoi Price, Free Update Plans, And Roadmap Revealed Just Before Launch
The life-sim game InZoi is coming this month, and the game's developer has finally confirmed additional key details, including the price of the game at launch.. Game director Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim ...GameSpot - Mar. 19 -
Welevel raises $5.7M to revolutionize procedural game development
Indie game development studio Welevel today announced that it raised $5.7 million in funding to transform procedural game development.VentureBeat - Mar. 6 -
Free-To-Play Game Of Thrones RPG Launches On Steam Soon, But You'll Have To Pay
Upcoming action-RPG Game of Thrones: Kingsroad may be free-to-play when it launches on mobile devices, but those who want to play on Steam as soon as possible will have to pay. Developer ...GameSpot - 6d -
Forge launches Forge Direct as a gamified hub for community-powered growth
Forge, the platform for community-driven game marketing and engagement, today announced Forge Direct, a kind of self-service gamified hub that allows game developers to launch fully customizable, ...VentureBeat - Mar. 12 -
LightSpeed Studios will focus on original IP in future games
LightSpeed Studios, a global game developer, said at GDC 2025 it is revealing the “Original IP Initiative,” a new strategic focus centered on developing original game titles. Game industry veterans ...VentureBeat - Mar. 20 -
Keywords Studios provides AI-assisted innovation for game devs
Keywords Studios, the international provider of external development for games and entertainment, is launching Keywords Studios AI Solutions.VentureBeat - Mar. 13 -
Game Developers Choice Awards 2025 Winners Revealed
The Game Developers Choice Awards took place on March 19 in San Francisco, and the full list of winners has been revealed. . The Game of the Year award features some very familiar faces among its ...GameSpot - Mar. 20 -
The issues game developers are facing in 2025 | IGDA interview
Game developers are among the most creative people on the planet, but they have had a tough 2.5 years with more than 35,000 layoffs across gaming. Some of those cutbacks were expected to ease by ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Could a dating app for games help smaller developers?
Ludocene is taking a cue from Tinder in an attempt to address a big problem for smaller developers.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Tackling the game industry’s biggest challenges at GamesBeat Engage
GamesBeat Engage kicked off on March 11 -- the first in a series of salon-style gatherings featuring top industry voices and networking.VentureBeat - Mar. 18 -
Industrywide Video Game Union Announced, Open To Anyone In The Business
One of the largest labor unions in North America is creating a new United Videogame Workers union, which aims to allow anyone in the business to join. Communications Workers of America has teamed ...GameSpot - Mar. 19 -
Developers reveal proposal for new Chicago Bears stadium on city's South Side
The developers of a tract of land on Chicago's South Side launched a Hail Mary they hope keeps the Bears in the city, revealing renderings on Friday for an enclosed stadium and mixed-use ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Wicked Fox Games launches Kickstarter for Rise of Elements
Indie game studio Wicked Fox Games has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its inaugural title, the match-3 RPG Rise of Elements.VentureBeat - Mar. 5 -
Altera launches Agilex 3 FPGAs for the intelligent edge
Altera is launching its latest family of Agilex FPGA chips to help developers expand the boundaries of the intelligent edge.VentureBeat - Mar. 11 -
Nous Research just launched an API that gives developers access to AI models that OpenAI and Anthropic won’t build
Nous Research's new API for "unrestricted" Hermes 3 and DeepHermes-3 AI models features toggle-on reasoning and a developer-first approach.VentureBeat - Mar. 12 -
How Stalker 2's Developers Persevered As Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Began
GSC Game World went through far more harrowing events than most game developers--or people--ever will, during the development of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl . What began as a long-awaited ...GameSpot - Mar. 19 -
INCYMO launches AI-powered mobile gaming creative ad platform
INCYMO.AI launched its human-powered, AI-aided creative platform for crafting mobile gaming advertisements.VentureBeat - 1d -
How A Fire Threw Another Wrench In Stalker 2's Development
The Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl developers at GSC Game World have been through a lot, to put it mildly. Following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022 , roughly 200 developers opted to ...GameSpot - Mar. 19 -
Why Poland is still pushing for more EU-wide defence funding ideas
Also in this newsletter: A fresh push to charge Europe’s chip industryFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
NHL launches a front office iPad app to modernize roster, contract and salary cap info for teams
The development comes eight years since the NHL put iPads in coaches’ and players’ hands on benches during games. The hope is it will be used just as frequently to figure out trades, free agent ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Backbone One: Xbox Edition mobile game controller launches today
Backbone is expanding its partnership with Xbox to officially launch the Backbone One: Xbox Edition mobile game controller ($110) on March 27.VentureBeat - 1d -
Launches of private asset ETFs raise concerns in funds industry
Insiders fear private credit and equity are ill-suited to highly liquid products for retail investorsFinancial Times - 1d -
Spectre Divide Is The Latest Live-Service Casualty, Game And Dev Shutting Down
Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios has announced that the free-to-play game will be shutting down just six months after it first launched. While the 3v3 first-person shooter received ...GameSpot - Mar. 13 -
Meet the Game Developer Turning Fanfic Into Deadpool DLC
When Emma Kidwell got tapped to work on a new piece of content for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, she went back to her fanfic roots. She won’t be the only one following the rules of fan-written stories to ...Wired - Mar. 18 -
Game Publishers Have Too Many "Alarming" AI Loopholes, Says Striking Actors Union
Last July, SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game publishers over several issues, including pay and the lack of AI protections. That strike is now in its eighth month with no resolution ...GameSpot - Mar. 12 -
Helldivers 2 Boss Discusses Gaming Industry's Mass Layoffs And What Caused Them
Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has commented on the current state of the video game industry, saying it's "caught in a vicious circle of death and rebirth" that has contributed to ...GameSpot - Mar. 20 -
This Side-Scrolling RPG Brawler Is Launching On Game Pass For Its Console Debut
The class-based side-scrolling brawler/RPG Towerborne is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles on April 29, when it will also be launching on Game Pass for both console and PC. Towerborne comes ...GameSpot - Mar. 18 -
Nintendo Switch 2 Launching In June With Three-Phase Rollout For Games - Report
The Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly launching in June, with a three-phase plan for rolling out both first- and third-party games throughout the rest of the year. According to a report from ...GameSpot - 2d -
Split Fiction's Josef Fares Says Publishers Should "Really Trust The Developer"
Game developer Josef Fares is known for being outspoken, and he's continuing that theme in a new interview. Speaking to the BBC , Fares said publishers need to "step up and really trust the ...GameSpot - Mar. 17 -
Mythica open sources tools from Sprocket Games and Unleashed games for game development
Mythica announced that Sprocket Games and Unleashed Games will open source key aspects of their projects through Mythica’s platform.VentureBeat - Mar. 19 -
'I skipped college to make games - now I'm Roblox's top developer'
Osian started making games under his staircase at home when his parents thought he was at college.BBC News - Mar. 16 -
Xbox Testing Game Hub Feature That Would Change How You Launch Games
Xbox is testing a new feature called Game Hubs that appears when trying to launch a game, bringing up an additional screen of information such as achievements and playtime alongside a "Play" button ...GameSpot - 2d -
Second-person horror game Out of Sight launches on May 22
Out of Sight, a horror-puzzle title from The Gang and Starbreeze featuring a second-person perspective, finally gets its May 22 launch date.VentureBeat - 14h
