Game Developer News Headlines

05-01-26 (18:27)   Hollow Knight: Silksong is the Steam Awards' 2025 Game of the Year
05-01-26 (18:27)   Danielle Riendeau's top 3 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
05-01-26 (18:12)   Obituary: Groundbreaking Xbox marketer Albert Penello has passed away at 53
30-12-25 (19:27)   Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
29-12-25 (19:58)   GOG co-founder Michal Kicinski acquires the platform
29-12-25 (19:27)   Diego Arguello's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
23-12-25 (17:12)   Ubisoft Halifax workers form a union
23-12-25 (16:12)   Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
23-12-25 (13:12)   Chris Kerr's top 5 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
22-12-25 (22:12)   Obituary: Famed developer Vince Zampella has passed away at age 55
22-12-25 (18:12)   Report: Naughty Dog employees hit with mandatory overtime on Intergalactic
19-12-25 (16:41)   Are these the 100 most influential games of all time? ft. Tanya Short - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 62
19-12-25 (16:41)   Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
18-12-25 (21:12)   Dev backlash over Larian CEO's genAI praise is about leadership, not just tech
18-12-25 (18:27)   FIFA and Netflix partner for a new soccer game
18-12-25 (17:58)   The 10 game industry trends that made (and plagued) this year - 2025 Wrap-Up
18-12-25 (16:27)   Tencent and Sony reach 'confidential settlement' on Horizon cloning lawsuit
17-12-25 (20:27)   The 10 events that defined the year for game developers - 2025 Wrap-up
17-12-25 (18:12)   Sucker Punch Productions studio head is stepping down
17-12-25 (16:58)   Update: Larian CEO says any AI tool 'used well' is additive, not a replacement for skill or craft
16-12-25 (21:12)   After delay, Bungie's Marathon is set to be released in March
16-12-25 (19:41)   Ubisoft acquires March of Giants dev Amazon Games Montreal
12-12-25 (21:27)   id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
12-12-25 (17:27)   Dispatch devs share storytelling and co-dev secrets - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 61
12-12-25 (16:58)   Disney buys into OpenAI, another studio escapes Embracer, and The Game Awards trailers cost how much? - Patch Notes #34
11-12-25 (21:27)   Obituary: Ratchet & Clank voice actor Jim Ward has passed away at 66
11-12-25 (20:12)   Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
10-12-25 (18:27)   UK Prime Minister promises to 'look into' Rockstar's firing of workers
10-12-25 (18:12)   Call of Duty ditches back-to-back releases of Modern Warfare and Black Ops
09-12-25 (18:41)   Major shareholder denounces Square Enix for 'sluggish' revenue and profit margins
09-12-25 (16:27)   Take-Two hires Perfect Dark studio leads for new team
09-12-25 (01:12)   Pokemon TCG Pocket, Dredge, & Cyberpunk win Apple Game of the Year honors
08-12-25 (23:12)   Paramount bid for Warner Bros. backed by EA acquisition group investors
08-12-25 (17:27)   Kingdom of Gaming event to debut in Saudi Arabia with state backing
08-12-25 (13:41)   Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai Namco
05-12-25 (20:41)   Report: iam8bit sues Skybound, alleging fraud
05-12-25 (15:12)   Yes, Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Games
05-12-25 (13:27)   Epic bets against Horses, Russia bans Roblox, and Saudi Arabia wants the majority of EA - Patch Notes #33
04-12-25 (19:58)   Wreckreation developer puts entire studio on redundancy notice
04-12-25 (19:41)   Three design lessons from Defunctland's deep dive into Disney's 'Living Characters'
04-12-25 (18:27)   Sony partners with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games as producer and publisher
04-12-25 (18:27)   EA makes eight more accessibility patents free-to-use
04-12-25 (12:58)   Roblox banned in Russia for hosting LGBTQ+ content
04-12-25 (11:27)   Netflix to sell Spry Fox back to founders
04-12-25 (10:58)   'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
03-12-25 (22:27)   Marathon stolen art assets issue 'solved' with Bungie and Sony
03-12-25 (18:27)   Hideo Kojima to deliver keynote at GDC 2026
03-12-25 (15:58)   Report: Embracer-owned Eidos-Montreal lays off staff
03-12-25 (14:41)   Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA after buyout
03-12-25 (12:41)   Horses banned from Epic Games Store just 24 hours before launch
02-12-25 (19:41)   Monotype accused of overcharging Japanese devs for Japanese language fonts
02-12-25 (19:27)   What goes into a good parry system?
02-12-25 (16:58)   Coffee Stain and Paradox veterans unveil new studio Feeble Minds
02-12-25 (12:58)   UK publisher Outright Games confirms layoffs
02-12-25 (11:27)   Arc Games becomes independent publisher after splitting from Embracer
28-11-25 (18:41)   Analyzing the game industry's woes and AI's potential with former Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney
28-11-25 (13:12)   Ubisoft bets big on generative AI, Nintendo expands in Singapore, and does Steam have a censorship issue? - Patch Notes #32
27-11-25 (15:12)   'The responsibility lies fully with us:' Paradox writes down millions after Bloodlines 2 underperforms
27-11-25 (14:27)   Nintendo to acquire Splatoon 3 co-developer Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
27-11-25 (13:41)   News Tower is designed to nourish your inner 'history freak'
26-11-25 (19:41)   Embracer divests Arc Games and Cryptic Studios
26-11-25 (18:41)   Tencent launches AI-powered 3D asset tool to 'empower creators'
26-11-25 (18:27)   Splash Damage begins studio-wide consultation ahead of layoffs
26-11-25 (16:58)   'We need to be humble:' Ubisoft makes its pitch for generative AI
26-11-25 (16:41)   Update: Santa Ragione facing closure after Horses banned from Steam
25-11-25 (18:27)   Valve's Steam Machine pricing will take after PCs, not consoles
25-11-25 (17:12)   Ubisoft and FX are working on a Far Cry TV series
24-11-25 (18:41)   Are Roblox and Discord protected from civil liability under Section 230?
21-11-25 (19:41)   Roblox CEO clashes with reporters when pressed about child safety
21-11-25 (19:12)   Ubisoft's first playable generative AI experience is an R&D experiment called 'Teammates'
21-11-25 (18:12)   Report: Savvy Games Group's Saudi-owned parent fund is running low on investable cash
21-11-25 (18:12)   Update: Tencent completes €1.16 billion investment in Ubisoft subsidiary
21-11-25 (17:41)   Bekah Saltsman breaks down indie marketing essentials - GDC Side Quest
21-11-25 (13:41)   Subnautica creators battle Krafton in court, Unity shakes hands with Fortnite, and Clair Obscur throws us in an indie tizzy - Patch Notes #31
20-11-25 (17:58)   Canadian video game industry has doubled in size in the past decade
20-11-25 (15:58)   Avalanche finalizes Liverpool studio closure, lays off 31 workers
20-11-25 (15:58)   'Korea - they are the Joe Pesci of countries,' Unknown Worlds co-founder compiles plan to take on Krafton in newly-surfaced 'Litigation Help' document
20-11-25 (15:12)   Rocketwerkz CEO says frameworks, not engines, are the future of game development
19-11-25 (23:58)   Kim Swift, former Portal lead developer, joins NEARstudios as COO
19-11-25 (18:58)   GDC survey indicates over half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
19-11-25 (17:41)   Lessons from EA's 37-year live service hopes for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
19-11-25 (17:27)   Megabonk dev withdraws from The Game Awards over 'unqualified' nomination
19-11-25 (16:12)   Krafton wouldn't have bought Subnautica studio if it had known of founder's alleged exit strategy, says CEO
19-11-25 (15:58)   Unity developers will soon be able to bring games to Fortnite
19-11-25 (15:12)   Unity signs 'multi-title development partnership' with 2K Games
19-11-25 (14:12)   Unity unveils new toolkit to accelerate multi-platform launches
18-11-25 (22:58)   Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62
18-11-25 (18:41)   After seven years, the Epic Games Store enables gifting
18-11-25 (18:27)   Hypixel acquires Hytale back from Riot Games
18-11-25 (16:58)   U.S. congressman calls out alleged AI usage in Call of Duty
18-11-25 (16:27)   Roblox will soon enforce age checks to limit conversations between minors and adults
18-11-25 (12:27)   Overwatch 2 co-developer Redhill Games is making layoffs
17-11-25 (17:12)   Krafton CEO accused of forming secret task force 'Project X' to seize control of Unknown Worlds
17-11-25 (15:41)   Ubisoft says AI-generated placeholder artwork 'slipped' into Anno 117: Pax Romana
17-11-25 (14:27)   Microsoft releases Xbox Game Publishing Guide to help devs ship on Xbox
17-11-25 (13:41)   Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics confirms another round of layoffs
17-11-25 (13:12)   'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
14-11-25 (22:58)   Rockstar staff demand the company reverse alleged union-busting, reinstate fired workers
14-11-25 (18:41)   Creating the card-based RPG Battle Suit Aces - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 59
14-11-25 (15:12)   Valve unveils a 'Gabe Cube,' Halo Infinite becomes finite, and did the Game Awards use devs as 'props?' - Patch Notes #30