GamesIndustry.biz

The United States' Congressional Labor Caucus has written to the Federal Trade Commission to raise concerns about the potential impact of the proposed $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

www.gamesindustry.biz/us-lawmakers...

Ubisoft's restructuring has spooked the markets and it's not hard to see why, says Rob Fahey. www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisofts-res...

The narrative director at indie developer Inkle, Jon Ingold, has said that pricing its recently-released title TR-49 at $7 was a means of encouraging players to buy the game as an "impulse" purchase rather than waiting.

www.gamesindustry.biz/inkle-says-t...

Payday developer Starbreeze has reportedly conducted a second round of layoffs in two months

www.gamesindustry.biz/starbreeze-r...

Roblox claims a Bruno Mars performance in the Steal a Brainrot game drew 12.8 million concurrent users, and distributed over 5M in-game collectibles: www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-claim...

The UK Video Games Council has pushed for further government support of the industry, arguing that the country has a wealth of talent but not less support than other parts of the world.

www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-video-gam...

Jobs Roundup: January 2026 | Megabit Publishing appoints Jonathan Hales as CEO

UPDATE: Luke Bristow becomes president at Dexerto, Plaion hires Amy Ballantyne as UK PR manager

www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs-roundup...

Ubisoft's restructuring has spooked the markets and it's not hard to see why, says Rob Fahey. www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisofts-res...

The United States' Congressional Labor Caucus has written to the Federal Trade Commission to raise concerns about the potential impact of the proposed $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

www.gamesindustry.biz/us-lawmakers...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

US video game spend up 3% in December, fuelled in part by 24% increase in subscription services | US Monthly Charts
www.gamesindustry.biz/us-video-gam...

The narrative director at indie developer Inkle, Jon Ingold, has said that pricing its recently-released title TR-49 at $7 was a means of encouraging players to buy the game as an "impulse" purchase rather than waiting.

www.gamesindustry.biz/inkle-says-t...

Unity launches Walmart SDK to "seamlessly integrate products" into games, offering "a compelling monetization tool for developers of all sizes"
www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-launch...

Korean acquisitions, buying for back catalogue, and filling the content gap – video game investment and M&A trends for 2026 from Pocket Gamer Connects London. https://bit.ly/3YSM6Uo

The CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, Tim Bender, has detailed his company's approach to developer contracts, saying that the way most legal agreements in the space are written "violate a lot of principles of what's an efficient contract".

www.gamesindustry.biz/manor-lords-...

Playground Games has announced a release window for Fable, which is set to launch in Autumn 2026

www.gamesindustry.biz/fable-set-fo...

Payday developer Starbreeze has reportedly conducted a second round of layoffs in two months

www.gamesindustry.biz/starbreeze-r...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

US video game spend up 3% in December, fuelled in part by 24% increase in subscription services | US Monthly Charts
www.gamesindustry.biz/us-video-gam...

Unity launches Walmart SDK to "seamlessly integrate products" into games, offering "a compelling monetization tool for developers of all sizes"
www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-launch...

Korean acquisitions, buying for back catalogue, and filling the content gap – video game investment and M&A trends for 2026 from Pocket Gamer Connects London. https://bit.ly/3YSM6Uo

The CEO of Asian games giant Nexon, Junghun Lee, has said the company is open to working with more Western developers following the blockbuster success of Arc Raiders, from Sweden's Embark Studios

www.gamesindustry.biz/nexon-open-t...

Fallout season 2 has already become Prime Video's sixth most-watched series of all time in four weeks

www.gamesindustry.biz/fallout-seas...

"We want them to be the best in the world, in every segment we're in." Ubisoft's CFO and SVP for Studio Operations on the company's vision for its new Creative Houses, its low staff attrition, and it's aim to be the best in every genre it works in.

www.gamesindustry.biz/we-want-them...

The developer of Wildgate, Moonshot Games, is making an unspecified number of layoffs as – per parent company Dreamhaven – the sci-fi shooter has not found a big enough playerbase to sustain its current team size

www.gamesindustry.biz/wildgate-mak...

A figure wielding a staff faces a large, shadowy creature underwater. Cards float around, creating a mystical, tense atmosphere in the dimly lit scene.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads resist calls to "scale up," insist they "love making games more than managing"

www.gamesindustry.biz/clair-obscur...

International marketing agency 1SP Agency has acquired matchmaking platform MeetToMatch

www.gamesindustry.biz/industry-net...

Angry Birds will return to the Chinese market after two years in a partnership with Rovio and Kingsoft Shiyou

www.gamesindustry.biz/rovio-announ...

Ubisoft asking all staff to return to office full-time to "boost the collective performance for AAA" Change is "to enhance collective efficiency, to drive the dynamics, the creativity, the sense of belonging"

Ubisoft to ask all staff to return to office five days a week to "boost collective performance for AAAs" www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-aski...

Trash Goblin developer launches crowdfunding campaign to back new merch store, aiming "to both generate revenue for the studio to help us prototype new ideas and to deliver delightful goodies to our fans"

www.gamesindustry.biz/trash-goblin...

UK games trade body Ukie has revealed the 30 studios that are taking part in its second-ever Video Games Growth Programme, with backing from Tencent and the Department for Business and Trade

www.gamesindustry.biz/ukies-tencen...

EB Games has confirmed it will be closing its remaining 38 stores in New Zealand

www.gamesindustry.biz/eb-games-ann...