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How many people came up with the idea to launch a Squid Game video game after the Korean TV show broke Netflix records in 2021? The answer, with one glance at the cursed depths of mobile game stores, was plenty.

"I would like Citizen Sleeper 2 to have been on Switch 2 at launch, but that wasn't possible," says Gareth Damian Martin.

When Microsoft first announced its intention to enter the games console market almost exactly 25 years ago, there was a widespread assumption that the Xbox would essentially be a stalking horse for the Windows operating system.

Still Wakes The Deep developer The Chinese Room appears to have made a small number of layoffs following the release of the BAFTA-winning game's Siren's Rest DLC this week.

Though sales of Nintendo's new Switch 2 hardware had become one of the fastest-selling consoles ever, sales of third-party games have reportedly been sluggish and "below estimates."

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.

VR rhythm action game Beat Saber will no longer be updated for PlayStation 4 and 5 users from this month onwards, with multiplayer being discontinued on both platforms.

Alternative distribution is big business on PC, but companies have understandable concerns about the ‘grey market’. Here to dispel some of the myths surrounding this thorny topic is Vadim Andreev, co-founder and CEO of the global…

The majority of staff at Ubisoft Halifax, developer of mobile games like Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin's Creed Rebellion, have filed to unionize with CWA Canada.

Kojima Productions and animation studio Line Mileage have announced that they're collaborating on an upcoming animated film set in the universe of Death Stranding.

As a BAFTA winner for her role as Selene in Returnal, and the actor behind more than 80 other video game characters, Jane Perry is the perfect candidate to kick off Develop:Brighton 2025's first ever Performance track.

Digital Eclipse has gained a reputation throughout the industry for its lavish collections of retro games, featuring generous helpings of extra content that help to tell the story of the games' development. At Sony's State of Play…

Warner Bros. Games has confirmed a new leadership structure as it follows its previously revealed strategy of developing games based on the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics properties.

Bungie has delayed the September 23 release of its upcoming shooter, Marathon. No further release date was given at this time.

Update, June 18, 2025:, 2025: A Tencent spokesperson has reached out to GamesIndustry.biz to share this Reuters statement where the company says the acquisition report is untrue.

Xbox has partnered with AMD to "power the next generation of Xbox."

Nexus Mods founder is stepping away from his "behemoth" creation, passing the site onto new owners.

Ubisoft is still "deep" in the development of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.

With both Summer Game Fest 2025 and Steam Next Fest wrapping up, each member of the GamesIndustry.biz team suddenly has many more games clogging up their wishlists than ever.

Mobile developer Bigger Games has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Goodwater Capital.

Nintendo has reportedly banned Switch 2 players from using its online services after using the MIG Switch, a flash cartridge that can store pirated game files.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has extended its relationship with 2K with a "multiyear partnership."

There's been a lot of writing about Aonic Group in recent years. Since its founding in 2021, the company has established a name for itself, in large part thanks to a mergers and acquisitions strategy that has enabled it to acquire virtual…

Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more than 1.1 million units in the United States, breaking launch week records for gaming hardware.