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"Developers need to treat Early Access like a real launch, because players do" – Early Access games are on the rise, but so are player expectations bit.ly/4zfrXbx

Ahead of this week's Autumn Budget, UKIE is urging the UK government to modernise the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) gamesindustry.biz/ukie-calls…

The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Unite will be taken offline on March 23, 2027 gamesindustry.biz/timi-studi…

Ghost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch Productions has reportedly been hit with layoffs, affecting 24 employees gamesindustry.biz/sucker-pun…

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act" gamesindustry.biz/epic-games…

Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staff gamesindustry.biz/auroch-dig…

Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit gamesindustry.biz/xbox-staff…

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act" gamesindustry.biz/epic-games…

Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staff gamesindustry.biz/auroch-dig…

Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil locally and in the industry at large, says Jon Hicks. The sentiment ahead of Paris Games Week was of finding success in a new business reality, backstopped by government funding for smaller studios. bit.ly/4ihM6Xj

Services provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment gamesindustry.biz/side-expan…

"It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio loose bit.ly/4kcFRX7

Netflix reportedly offered Microsoft $500 million over seven years to license Xbox IP for film and television adaptations gamesindustry.biz/netflix-re…

Microsoft has extended the consultation period by one month to seek a new buyer for Arkane Lyon, while development on Marvel's Blade continues gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-…

Creative Assembly has issued a statement regarding the use of generative AI in Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, which led to the game's removal from sale last week gamesindustry.biz/shogun-2-c…

"Is EA the villain that killed BioWare?" asks Rob Fahey. "Ultimately, yes – but the real tragedy is how ordinary this particular brand of villainy has become in this industry, especially when private equity is there to put a knife in its hand." bit.ly/4iBVupV

"You have to actually care about the choices that you're making, it's not really the width of the choices that you're given," says AdHoc CEO Michael Choung. "If you care about the characters, it matters a lot if you break a promise to somebody or betray your friend." bit.ly/3TUlxzj

Setting quarterly goals, or "rocks", is key to keeping your indie studio on track. "The quarterly rhythm forces a discipline that annual planning alone cannot: it makes you chunk your yearly goals into concrete, near-term objectives" bit.ly/4rIlRO7

Research from Sensor Tower shows that 33 of the biggest PC and console hits in the 12 months to August 2026 were indies, up from 13 in the previous 12 months. bit.ly/4i8HKl5

The reviews are in for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which has been called a "strong return to form" after Black Ops 7 bit.ly/4iBPmhn