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The games sector has endured another year of ups and downs – in this week's issue, Ampere's Piers Harding-Rolls looks back at 2025's biggest trends. We also talk to @neowiz.bsky.social's Sean Kim about the Korean firm's global ambitions. Read more on Friday, sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

In this week's issue, we also talk to developer @adhocstudio.com about episodic releases, why it worked for Dispatch and why "from every metric, from a production perspective, no one should do this." Read more this afternoon, subscribe here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

As the debate about AI generated content is rekindled yet again, our Knowledge Live panellists presented a candid discussion about whether gen AI can meaningfully contribute to sustainable game development. Read more in this week’s issue, out Friday. Subscribe here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

In this week's issue, we talk to @bluebackpack.bsky.social about indie resilience, the making of The Berlin Apartment, the power of working as a collective, and its big plans for the Asian market. Sign up to receive the issue on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Slide detailing Knowledge's first live event on November 20 in London.

Signed up for our live panel in London next week? It features @jumpovertheage.com, @itshannahflynn.bsky.social, @newjorg.bsky.social and Agostino Simonetta. There's no charge (even the coffee's free) and it's open to everyone with a professional interest in games. Do it! bit.ly/knowledgelive

Slide detailing Knowledge's first live event on November 20 in London.

Signed up for our live panel in London next week? It features @jumpovertheage.com, @itshannahflynn.bsky.social, @newjorg.bsky.social and Agostino Simonetta. There's no charge (even the coffee's free) and it's open to everyone with a professional interest in games. Do it! bit.ly/knowledgelive

Logos for Knowledge's discussion panel on November 20.

We're holding our first live @edgeknowledge.bsky.social event, a discussion panel on surviving the current climate as part of the videogame industry, on November 20 in London. Get full details and sign up for free right here: bit.ly/knowledgelive

In this week's issue, we chat to Ubisoft Mainz co-founder Thomas Pottkämper about Anno 117: Pax Romana, 30 years of game development, and why a player-centric approach is the only way to stay relevant in today's ecosystem. Sign up here to read more on Friday, 2pm UK: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Details of the first Knowledge Live panel, taking place in London on November 20.

Knowledge's first live event is free and open to anyone who works in games or has any professional interest in the industry. This panel debate will discuss the subject of adapting and thriving in the current business landscape. Sign-up takes less than a minute: bit.ly/knowledgelive

Knowledge live panel registration Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 Time: Arrive 9:30 for refreshments; panel discussion begins at 10:00 Location: The Royal Horseguards Hotel (Whitehall Suite), 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ The g...

I'm going to be hosting @edgeknowledge.bsky.social's first live panel discussion in London on November 20, featuring @newjorg.bsky.social, @itshannahflynn.bsky.social, @jumpovertheage.com and Agostino Simonetta. Sign up here (for free): docs.google.com/forms/d/1EQ7...

Knowledge is organising its first live discussion panel on November 20 in London, ahead of the Golden Joystick Awards. Attendance is free for Knowledge readers who work in the videogame industry. More info and sign up here: tinyurl.com/2umcuzwn

This week, @damisanthrope.bsky.social reports back from Evo France, a jubilant celebration for the fighting game community despite the shadow of new Saudi owners. Read more this afternoon, also featuring an analysis of Xbox's strategic shift from Rob Fahey. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

This week in Knowledge, Rob Fahey analyses Xbox's strategic shift. Price hikes across its services, expensive new hardware, "premium" next-gen console... What does it mean for the platform holder's future?

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This week, Sean Velasco of Shovel Knight fame tells us about Mina The Hollower, @yachtclubgames.bsky.social's first new IP in 14 years, while @fridaysundae.bsky.social's Anil Glendinning chats debut game There Are No Ghosts At The Grand. Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

"TGS was very much by the Japanese industry, for the Japanese industry. But today, it's visibly and enthusiastically international."

In this week's issue, Wes Fenlon reports from Tokyo Game Show about its exponential relevance globally. Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

This week’s issue is a horror special, featuring @louiseblain.bsky.social from @blumhousegames.com, @sfbdim.bsky.social from Crow Country studio SFB Games, analysts Katie Holt & Chris Zukowski. Is horror a safer bet in challenging times? Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Key art from Silent Hill f.

Why does the videogame industry love horror? With Silent Hill f launching this week, Knowledge considers the permanence of what's often perceived as the safest genre bet in development.

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For this week's issue, we talk to @qdork.bsky.social and @apthomson.bsky.social about the making of Consume Me, and how the project evolved from a minigames collection to the winner of the prestigious Seumas McNally Grand Prize 2025 it is today. Out Friday, sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Art from 2025 Spring Season Special of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (2020), Netmarble.

In today's issue, we speak to Teemu Palomäki, chief games analyst at GameRefinery, on creative stagnation in Japan's mobile game industry.

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Following Square Enix's recent decision to shut down two of its long-running mobile titles, in this week's issue Rob Fahey looks into how Japan's mobile developers painted themselves into a corner – and what you can learn from it. Out Friday, sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Art from the game After Love EP.

In today's issue we speak to Sweet Baby Inc's Amy-Leigh Shaw on narrative minimalisation and writing like a cat, as well as IO Interactive on this week's Bond reveal.

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007: First Light is due in March 2026 – in this Friday's issue, we talk to IO Interactive about how it isn't just reinventing James Bond for games but also challenging itself in making a game that's significantly different from its long-running Hitman series. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Wizards of the Coast just hired 15 staff formerly at Cliffhanger Games, including veteran Michael De Plater. We've chatted to WotC president John Hight about its ambitious plans for digital gaming, and you can read all about it in Friday's issue. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Moonlight Peaks, published by Marvelous Europe.

This week's issue features Marvellous Europe's Sarah Burns and Marc Melton on the intricacies of publishing globally from Japan.

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A picture of the Gamescom halls, with people queuing to play Hollow Knight: Silksong. Credit: Alan Wen

As layoffs continue, the industry may still feel like it's on fire. But you might not get that impression when wandering the busy halls of the Koelnmesse for another record-breaking Gamescom...

@damisanthrope.bsky.social reports from Cologne. Out this afternoon, sign up: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Gamescom is finally upon us! What picture does the world's biggest game show paint of the state of the publishing and development industries? Find out in our Gamescom special issue, out this Friday. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Knowledge is a Gamescom media partner. For today's issue, we chat to Gamescom director Tim Endres about how the German super-expo is dealing with record numbers of trade visitors, and what to expect from this year's event. Sign up to get it at 2pm BST: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

This week, we talk to Kippie about getting more girls into STEM, and the non-profit's work teaching kids from underrepresented backgrounds how to code and make games. Sign up to get it straight in your inbox on Friday at 2pm BST: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Crowds at Gamescom in Cologne.

It's time. With the 2025 iteration of the world's largest game event taking place in Cologne from August 20-24, Tim Endres, Director of Gamescom, talks to Knowledge this Friday about B2B facilitation and trade support. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenew...

Kevin Toms in the 1980s.

Today's issue brings confirmation that Kevin Toms Football Star* Manager, based on the original 1982 Football Manager, is coming to Steam next month. We speak to Kevin about this method and motivations. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenew...