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Obituary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 accessibility engineer Patrick "Thor" Gass has passed away
Obituary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 accessibility engineer Patrick "Thor" Gass has passed away
Gass, a US Marines veteran, previously worked at Raven Software as a UI engineer on the Call of Duty series.
Aug. 6, 2025
Roblox introduces 'sensitive issues' tag for social, political, and religious experiences
Roblox introduces 'sensitive issues' tag for social, political, and religious experiences
Roblox introduces a new parental control descriptor. The Sensitive Issues tag will apply to experiences defined as 'any current sensitive social, political, or religious issue' that evoke 'polarized viewpoints' and 'strong emotional response' from players.
Aug. 6, 2025
Former Guitar Hero devs fund new rhythm games studio
Former Guitar Hero devs fund new rhythm games studio
Former Guitar Hero devs have funded RedOctane Games, a studio dedicated to rhythm games.
Aug. 6, 2025
IGN lays off union staff, affecting 12 percent of the bargaining unit
IGN lays off union staff, affecting 12 percent of the bargaining unit
IGN union employees were laid off merely a month after parent company Ziff Davis completed three acquisitions.
Aug. 5, 2025
Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms
Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms
Mastercard said it has not 'evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms,' but Valve begs to differ.
Aug. 4, 2025
Patch Notes #16: Sony sues Tencent over 'blatant' Horizon clone, Reality Labs remains a money pit, and Microsoft just became PlayStation's top publisher
Patch Notes #16: Sony sues Tencent over 'blatant' Horizon clone, Reality Labs remains a money pit, and Microsoft just became PlayStation's top publisher
Plus: Pokemon TCG Pocket plagiarism allegations and industry insights straight from Brazil.
Aug. 1, 2025
Itch.io begins reindexing free adult content and plans to 'slowly' reintroduce paid content
Itch.io begins reindexing free adult content and plans to 'slowly' reintroduce paid content
'Our long-term plan is to implement one or more new processors to avoid putting the platform at risk.'
Aug. 1, 2025
Turkey-based mobile dev Good Job Games raises $60M Series A round
Turkey-based mobile dev Good Job Games raises $60M Series A round
Turkey-based mobile dev Good Job Games has raised a $60 million Series A round to further bolster its match-3 game Match Villains.
July 31, 2025
Roblox's Grow a Garden had nearly 22 million concurrent users in July
Roblox's Grow a Garden had nearly 22 million concurrent users in July
Though Grow a Garden is a success story for Roblox, the company is projecting higher losses for full year 2025 (due to spending meant to drive growth in net bookings).
July 31, 2025
Krafton says actions taken with Subnautica 2 show internal milestone process being "rigorously managed"
Krafton says actions taken with Subnautica 2 show internal milestone process being "rigorously managed"
During an earnings call for Krafton's second quarter of 2025, investors questioned if the company's 'myriad of investments' is being well managed, pointing to the Subnautica 2 situation as an example.
July 30, 2025
'They are not losing money, they're gaining less:' Aheartfulofgames accuses owner Outright Games of mismanagement ahead of closure
'They are not losing money, they're gaining less:' Aheartfulofgames accuses owner Outright Games of mismanagement ahead of closure

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed developer claims it has 'consistently delivered commercially successful projects on time and met performance goals.'

July 30, 2025
Sony files lawsuit against Tencent for allegedly cloning Horizon series
Sony files lawsuit against Tencent for allegedly cloning Horizon series
SIE has branded Tencent's upcoming title Light of Motiram a Horizon 'knockoff' and claims the Chinese conglomerate previously tried and failed to license the franchise.
July 29, 2025