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Square Enix shutters two ten-year-old mobile games
Square Enix shutters two ten-year-old mobile games
Square Enix has shut down Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars in Japan.
Aug. 27, 2025
Unknown Worlds sues former leadership team for breach of employment and "fiduciary duty of care"
Unknown Worlds sues former leadership team for breach of employment and "fiduciary duty of care"
Unknown Worlds is suing its former leaders Charlie Cleveland, Adam McGuire, and Ted Gill for breach of equity purchase …
Aug. 20, 2025
Genshin Impact to be sunset on PlayStation 4
Genshin Impact to be sunset on PlayStation 4
MiHoYo has announced it will be sunsetting Genshin Impact on PlayStation 4.
Aug. 6, 2025
Japanese charity event forced to pull titles published by Nintendo
Japanese charity event forced to pull titles published by Nintendo
Speedrunning charity event RTA in Japan has confirmed Nintendo issued a direct notice banning it from using titles owne…
Aug. 6, 2025
Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep "full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions"
Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep "full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions"
Just weeks after confirming The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Microsoft game to retail for $80, Microsoft has revers…
July 23, 2025
Sandsoft clarifies impact of layoffs in internal studios
Sandsoft clarifies impact of layoffs in internal studios
Update, July 24, 2025: Sandsoft has responded to clarify that its recent restructuring did not affect the entire compan…
July 23, 2025
Former German development studio Artex brought back to life as a publisher after 25 years
Former German development studio Artex brought back to life as a publisher after 25 years
A new indie publisher has been established in Frankfurt, Germany - Artex.
July 17, 2025
Ubisoft partners with Hooded Horse to publish Unfrozen's Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Ubisoft partners with Hooded Horse to publish Unfrozen's Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse has partnered with Ubisoft to publish Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.
July 2, 2025
New report suggests third-party Switch 2 game sales are "below estimates"
New report suggests third-party Switch 2 game sales are "below estimates"
Though sales of Nintendo's new Switch 2 hardware had become one of the fastest-selling consoles ever, sales of third-pa…
June 19, 2025
Stellar Blade is now Sony's biggest ever game on Steam by concurrent players
Stellar Blade is now Sony's biggest ever game on Steam by concurrent players
Stellar Blade is now the biggest PlayStation published single-player game on Steam in terms of concurrent players.
June 12, 2025
Jobs Roundup: May 2024 | ESA Foundation names Sue Madden as executive director
Jobs Roundup: May 2024 | ESA Foundation names Sue Madden as executive director
It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them…
June 9, 2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 continues Xbox's bet on Activision boost for Game Pass
Original story, May 29, 2024: Microsoft has confirmed this year's Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass alongside …
June 9, 2025