It won't have a disc drive and it'll cost over $1,000 - how can Sony make people want PS6? www.gamesindustry.biz/what-kind-of...

Considering that the UK video games market is worth £8.7 billion, there's a surprising lack of really big consumer shows. Are these kinds of events simply outdated in the post-COVID world of digital showcases, or is there a deeper problem? www.gamesindustry.biz/where-did-al...

Robert Bowling, former creative strategist at Infinity Ward, has launched a new Los Angeles-based studio called //18.bravo www.gamesindustry.biz/industry-vet...

Earlier this week, Sony announced plans to discontinue production of physical discs for new PlayStation games To understand the impact, we collected responses from game companies about the implications for creators, collectors, and game preservation www.gamesindustry.biz/we-are-profo...

Jobs roundup: July 2026 | Robert Henrysson steps down as Supermassive Games CEO Christopher Serra joins Paramount Games as VP of business development and licensing, Alexis Bonte departs Stillfront as CEO www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs-roundup...

OtherSide Entertainment has implemented another round of layoffs, impacting 18 employees on its Thick as Thieves team www.gamesindustry.biz/thick-as-thi...

Save the date: the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns on October 1, followed by the Best Places to Work Awards. https://bit.ly/3SFjJJn

Former Housemarque game director Harry Krueger discusses focusing on sustainable growth and learning from past mistakes in AAA development www.gamesindustry.biz/the-goal-isn...

The COO of Sega Europe's West Studios, Jurgen Post, is stepping down and being replaced by Rovio's Alex Pelletier-Normand. www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-europe-...

PSA: we are down to the last few tickets for the GamesIndustry.biz Summer Party at Develop Brighton. Get them before they're gone: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gamesindus...

Kepler Interactive has acquired a stake in Belgian indie publisher Oro Interactive for an undisclosed amount www.gamesindustry.biz/kepler-inter...

"I get very excited about trying to invent something new" – Assassin's Creed composer Jesper Kyd discusses being inspired by the C64 demo scene, the difference between game and film soundtracks, and working on trip hop for the first time. www.gamesindustry.biz/i-get-very-e...

Rockstar union members have raised concerns regarding potential gender-based pay gaps, contractual overtime requirements, and the management of bonuses www.gamesindustry.biz/union-raises...

Sony to close down PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita by July 2027 www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-to-clos...

Godot bans "autonomous AI agent use or vibe coded" contributions www.gamesindustry.biz/godot-bans-a...

Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as it tests new feature that lets players digitize physical games www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-is-repo...

Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds' CEO resigns as Krafton agrees to pay $250m bonus www.gamesindustry.biz/subnautica-2...

Ubisoft has appointed veteran 2K and Amazon Games executive Christoph Hartmann as leader of its Creative House 2 business unit, overseeing Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and The Division along with recently-acquired MOBA March of Giants. www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-appo...

Sony will discontinue physical disc production for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles starting January 2028 www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-to-disc...

Eve Online's Carbon engine is now open source: Fenris Creations explains why. https://bit.ly/3SHap7O

Rockstar employees in the UK have requested voluntary union recognition from the developer to address pay transparency, flexible working, and overtime www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-workers-r...

Xbox has exited a deal to fund and publish IO Interactive's online fantasy RPG, codenamed Project Fantasy, a move that may lead to job losses www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-ends-de...

Slitherine acquires Warhammer Blood Bowl licence from troubled French publisher Nacon. https://bit.ly/4wbvXru

Rokky launches unofficial Steam tool for checking if bundle and press keys have been used. https://bit.ly/4ggiD0q

Staff at Ubisoft's Barcelona studio are going on strike over proposed layoffs that could see 51 workers lose their jobs. www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-barc...

Venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners has bought a 3.24% equity stake in developer and publisher TinyBuild. www.gamesindustry.biz/griffin-gami...

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has come out in support of its members at Xbox as reports of mass layoffs continue to loom. www.gamesindustry.biz/cwa-union-sa...

nDreams founder launches new studio Atmospheric to create "original IP across games and music". https://bit.ly/4gNF0KT

PlayStation once again pulls purchased Studio Canal content from user libraries because of "licensing arrangements" www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-...

"I literally built an investment firm that wouldn't have funded my own pitch" – Why the money isn't reaching the games that need it. https://bit.ly/4vCig5d

Chip giants SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron are the subject of a class action lawsuit claiming that the three have engaged in "concerted anticompetitive behaviour" in the DRAM market. www.gamesindustry.biz/sk-hynix-sam...

Polish games firm CD Projekt has opted to change its name to CD Projekt Red to "ensure consistency" www.gamesindustry.biz/cd-projekt-r...

The CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hideaki Nishino, has said that he wants to "revitalise" live-service projects through a combination of first- and third-party content. www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-...

The newly created Paramount Games Studio is keen to make more titles based on Paramount's film and TV back catalogue. "Mission Impossible is still high on my list," says head of games Dan Prigg. bit.ly/4gcmA6i

PlayStation hardware sales fall to their lowest May total since 2000. https://bit.ly/4wg8o0Y

Tickets for the GI Summer Party at Develop Brighton are now 75% sold, and at current rates we expect to sell out by the end of June. Get yours now before they're gone: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gamesindus...

The Steam Machine can thrive in a niche, says Rob Fahey, but the same market forces that pushed it over $1,000 are a vastly bigger threat to the next-gen PlayStation and Xbox. https://bit.ly/4vBnRsu

From not knowing your target audience to treating PR as a launch activity, Axel Fälth and Linn Stjernlöf of Mi5 Communications share five things to avoid when marketing your indie game. https://bit.ly/4oPnisg

Italian studio 34BigThings has spun out of games conglomerate Embracer Group. www.gamesindustry.biz/italys-34big...

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has said that Valve's decision to have disclosure labels for projects on Steam that make use of AI is "really irresponsible". www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-sweene...

Sony Interactive Entertainment is cutting 292 jobs at Destiny maker Bungie. "Most of the Destiny team" and "some Marathon team members" are affected www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-cuts-29...

Venture capital firm Vgames is launching a new $10 million Indie Fund. www.gamesindustry.biz/vc-fund-vgam...

Microsoft has announced price increases of $100-150 for Xbox consoles, saying that "console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027" www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-si...

Circana reports that the Nintendo Switch 2 helped US physical games spending see its first year-on-year increase since 2009 www.gamesindustry.biz/circana-nint...

Tencent, Xbox, Game Angels, Ansible and Flick Games are all going to be speaking on the Investor Zone stage at this October's Game Republic New Horizons www.gamesindustry.biz/tencent-xbox...

The CEO of chip giant Micron, Sanjay Mehrotra, has said that the AI-fueled global RAM and NAND shortage will continue through 2027 and "improve gradually" the following year. www.gamesindustry.biz/micron-says-...

The CEO of FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation, Takeshi Natsuno, has retained his position after an activist investor group tried to oust him, claiming he had failed to properly capitalise on the success of Elden Ring www.gamesindustry.biz/fromsoftware...

Following GTA 6, analyst Neil Barbour thinks we might see other games try to move toward the $80 price point, "particularly the prestige annualized franchises like Call of Duty, EA Sports FC and, of course, Take-Two's own NBA2K." https://bit.ly/4vzeIRa

Sponsored: QA's real job is being the voice of the player, says Testronic's Mateusz Kałuża. Often only brought in at the end of development, skilled QA staff can give valuable insights right from concept stage to support both business and player metrics. https://bit.ly/3QA5qFq

Sony is reportedly enforcing "stricter guidelines" against so-called "shovelware" PlayStation games www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-is-repo...