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Sega records $200m impairment write-down for Rovio during Q3

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Sega Sammy has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, noting significant declines in operating and ordinary income due to new game releases that failed to meet sales expectations.

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Ubisoft Q3 net bookings rise 12% to €338m, primarily driven by Assassin's Creed franchise

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Ubisoft published its financial results for the nine months ending December 31, 2025, reporting an 18% increase in net bookings to €1.1 billion, mainly driven by Assassin's Creed.

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Clair Obscur wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2026

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received the most accolades at the 29th annual DICE Awards last night, including Game of the Year.

Thursday, Feb 12

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Resident Evil Requiem shows how sequels can drive sales of previous releases

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Capcom's latest financial results highlight a recurring trend: announcing a new franchise title can boost sales and player engagement with previous games.

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Rogue Point aims to prove old school is the new cool with a back-to-basics shooter

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"We wanted something that you could pick up and play with friends," says Brad Sheremeta, marketing and community manager for Crowbar Collective, when describing the studio's new game, Rogue Point. Out in Early Access today, the co…

Nexon revenue rises 6.5% to $3.1bn in 2025, driven by ongoing success of Arc Raiders

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Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has released its 2025 earnings, reporting record-breaking revenue for the third consecutive year.

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Industry leaders honour Vince Zampella at DICE Summit

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Games industry execs and developers paid tribute to Vince Zampella at this week’s DICE Summit in Las Vegas.

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Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs, "most of the team" depart following troubled launch

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Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has laid off an unspecified number of staff.​

Wednesday, Feb 11

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10 Chambers co-founder Hjalmar Vikström leaves after 10 years

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Hjalmar Vikström, chief development officer of 10 Chambers, has left the studio he co-founded almost 11 years ago.

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Unity reports Q4 and fiscal year 2025 financial results "comfortably exceed" guidance, led by "exceptional performance from Vector"

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Unity reports fourth-quarter results that "comfortably exceeded" its high-end guidance, including a boost in its Create Solutions and Grow Solutions revenue by 8% and 11%, respectively.

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Secret Mode busted out of the Tencent-owned Sumo Group last year. Now what?

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Back in February 2025, the UK-based Sumo Group – which has been owned by Tencent since 2021 – announced it would be focusing "exclusively on development services for partners." In other words, it would be doubling down on things like co…

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At least 1,200 Ubisoft workers strike in response to recent restructuring

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Update, February 12, 2026: Ubisoft has responded to the strike, saying that 538 staff had reported themselves as being on strike. It also issued a statement.

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Microsoft withdraws DMCA claim against indie developer Unomelon

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Microsoft has withdrawn its copyright claim against indie developer Unomelon.

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Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios raises $4m in seed funding round

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Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios has secured $4 million in a seed funding round led by Lifelike Capital.

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Mattel to acquire full ownership of Mattel163 from NetEase

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Mattel is set to fully acquire mobile studio Mattel163 from Chinese publisher NetEase.

Tuesday, Feb 10

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How the Employment Rights Act 2025 empowers unions and employees, and how the games business must prepare

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The much debated, often criticised, and sometimes championed Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) is now (finally) law. This package of new UK laws represents substantial reform that will change how employment relationships are managed for…

Jobs Roundup: February 2026 | Testronic appoints Mike Wallen as president and main board director

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It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

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Supercell revenue declines 4% to €2.65bn in 2025

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Supercell has published its financial results for 2025, reporting a 4% drop in revenue to €2.65 billion.

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Riot Games downsizes 2XKO team, about 80 employees affected

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Riot Games has announced it is reducing the size of its 2XKO development team, resulting in layoffs impacting approximately 80 workers.

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Remedy revenues continue to rise in 2025, reaching €59.5m

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Remedy has published its latest financial results, reporting a significant spike in revenue for Q4 driven by increases in royalties and game sales from Alan Wake 2 and Control.

Monday, Feb 9

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Australian government calls for action from Roblox on "untenable" child safety concerns

Update, February 11: Roblox has responded to the Australian government's comments, stating it works closely with Australian law enforcement to "support their investigations," and has "filters designed to block the sharing of personal…

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Remedy appoints former EA VP Jean-Charles Gaudechon as new CEO

Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment has appointed former EA executive Jean-Charles "JC" Gaudechon as its new CEO.

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Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" following decision to ban controversial horror game

Epic Games has disputed it made "provably incorrect statements" to Horses developer Santa Ragione, insisting feedback was provided when it concluded the horror game breached the Epic Game Store's content guidelines and could not be listed…

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Discord announces age verification will be required for all users from March

Update, February 11 2026: Following a negative reaction to the announcement, the company subsequently updated it to state that "for most adults, age verification won’t be required" as the platform would be able to infer their age from …

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Can Build A Rocket Boy save itself?

The latest twist in the MindsEye story came last week when staff at the Edinburgh-based studio discovered that the company had installed surveillance software on their PCs without their knowledge.

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Krafton surpasses $2bn in revenue for the first time in its history

Krafton's earnings in 2025 marked "an all-time high", with revenues surpassing ₩3 trillion ($2.05 billion) for the first time in the company's history.

Meet Delphi Interactive, the publisher/developer behind the new FIFA game

The news that a new FIFA game was coming to Netflix in 2026 was a partnership between two massive household names.

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Square Enix revenues continue to decline over past nine months to $1.3bn

Square Enix has published its financials for the nine months ending December 31, 2025, reporting further declines in net sales due following a shortfall in earnings from new titles.