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Player engagement with Resident Evil games jumped 50% in the run up to and following the release of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, according to data shared exclusively with GamesIndustry.biz. Read more

Sega won't "entrust the creative aspect of games to AI," but is using tech to "improve efficiency" in other departments

Sega is "not entrusting the creative aspects of games to AI", but is using the technology to "improve efficiency" in other departments like publishing. Read more

Brazil wants to be in "the top five game producers in the world in less than 10 years"

Soft power – a nation exerting power through economic or cultural influence – is something we're all used to in terms of film and TV. Think of the influence that Hollywood has around the world, or the way that anime has spread the recognition of Japanese culture. Read more

South Australian government makes largest investment in game development by doubling its Digital Games Fund to $1m

The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has doubled its Digital Games Fund (DGF) funding to $1 million to support local developers. Read more

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches on Amazon Luna as part of Prime subscription

Star Wars: Galactic Racer will be available to play on cloud gaming service Amazon Luna at launch as part of a Prime subscription. Read more

NBA 2K25 servers to shut down on December 31, single-player story mode will become unplayable

NBA 2K25 will be delisted from storefronts on October 30, 2026, with servers to sunset on December 31. Multiplayer and online modes will no longer be available starting January 1, 2027. Read more

Arc Raiders and The Finals are getting TV series and film adaptations

Embark Studios' Arc Raiders and The Finals are both being adapted for TV and film. Read more

Ninja Theory begins laying off staff, according to employee posts

Ninja Theory has begun laying off employees. Read more

Free-to-play playtime is broadly flat as gacha RPGs drive PC growth, says Newzoo

"F2P is not dying," according to a Newzoo special focus report that challenges assumptions that free-to-play is in decline. Read more

Sony introduces AI upscaling to base PS5; Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are first games to implement new tech

Sony Interactive Entertainment has introduced new AI upscaling technology to the base PlayStation 5, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR). Read more

"It's less risky to be the masters of our own fate" – The AAA developers going indie

Justin Fischer and Brock Feldman suddenly found themselves out of a job in 2025, when Warner Bros decided to shutter their studio, Player First Games, the developer of Multiversus. Read more

Jagex responds to use of generative AI in RuneScape trailer made by "trusted external partner"

RuneScape creator Jagex has responded to the use of generative AI in a trailer for RuneScape 3's Dragon Slayer 2 quest shown during RuneFest. Read more

Disney president and CCO dismisses rumours of Epic Games buyout: "Those are not the conversations we are having right now"

Walt Disney Company president and CCO Dana Walden has dismissed ongoing rumours of an Epic Games buyout, saying "those are not the conversations we are having right now." Read more

Capcom aims to enhance its propriety RE Engine with AI to accelerate efficiency in QA, debugging, and data processing

Capcom has announced a multi-phase project to adapt its proprietary RE Engine into an "AI-generation engine" to streamline development and optimise performance. Read more

Sony's consultation on physical media: better late than never | Opinion

The news that Sony is surveying its development partners to get their input on its decision to end support for physical game releases (first reported by Moore's Law is Dead) is a little odd, at least from a sequencing perspective. You'd generally imagine that talking to your most important business partners would be something to be done before making a major…

In pictures: the Best Places To Work Awards 2026

Last night saw the reveal of this year's GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK, which returned to the Royal Institution in London at the end of the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit. The awards were generously sponsored by Amiqus, Playground Games, IO Interactive, Games London and Special Effect. Read more

"Quite often it's given me more to do" – Why AI might be creating more work for games companies, rather than saving time

The GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit took place on October 1, and one topic that came up again and again at sessions throughout the day was generative AI and the impact it's having on the workplace. Read more

Bungie co-founder and Destiny 2 narrative director launch transmedia studio Stone Kite

Bungie co-founder Jason Jones and Destiny 2 narrative director Margaret Stohl have launched a new transmedia studio called Stone Kite. Read more

Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed

The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2026 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 1, with special awards going to Dink, Hangar 13, Jagex: The RuneScape Company, NaturalMotion Games, Rare, and Snap Finger Click. Read more

Reigns developer Nerial closes following "significant trading losses" over past two years

Reigns and Card Shark developer Nerial has announced its closure as it enters "hibernation mode." Read more

2XKO would have needed an MAU base "in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" to succeed

Riot Games' 2XKO would have had to attract a base of monthly active users "in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" to be sustainable, according to CPO Marc Merrill. Read more

Krafton shuts down PUBG spin-off Black Budget nine months after closed alpha test

Krafton is ending development on PUBG spin-off Black Budget nine months after its closed alpha test on Steam. Read more

Consumer Protection Cooperation Network launches coordinated actions against nine companies on in-game currency | Opinion

On 30 September 2026, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network launched coordinated actions against nine video games companies. Read more

Ubisoft Workers of Montreal Union petition to "preserve hybrid work" secures over 300 signatures

The Ubisoft Workers of Montreal Union have launched a petition to "preserve hybrid work", which has reached more than 300 signatures. Read more

Jobs roundup: October | Playstack CEO Harvey Elliott voted chair of UKIE

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. Read more

Jobs roundup: October | Code Wizards Group appoints Catherine Bygrave as head of commercial

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. Read more

PC and console revenue charts led by new releases in August | Newzoo charts

Several new releases entered Newzoo's Top 20 revenue charts in August, with EA Sports Madden NFL 27 debuting at No. 2 on console and House House's co-op title Big Walk ranking No. 3 on PC. Read more

Ubisoft renames Creative House 2, home of The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as Massive Entertainment

Ubisoft has announced that its Creative House 2 business unit, which houses Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell alongside "new original IP including March of Giants", will henceforth be known as Massive Entertainment, adopting the 29-year-old brand of the Swedish studio that originated the Divison franchise. That original studio remains…

Alleged hacker arrested over leak that exposed GTA Online's daily revenue

Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in connection with an investigation into ShinyHunters, the hacking group the FBI says was behind a data breach that exposed confidential GTA Online revenue figures earlier this year. Read more

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists "Xbox is not for sale"

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has pushed back on speculation that Microsoft could spin off its games division, telling the New York Times: "Xbox is not for sale." Read more

The Witcher 3 hits its highest-ever Steam concurrent player count following Remastered launch

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has hit its highest concurrent player count on Steam since launch following the launch of CD Projekt Red's free Remastered edition. Read more

Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games

Romeo is a Dead Man developer Grasshopper Manufacture has announced its separation from NetEase Games to become an independent studio. Read more

How to run an indie game studio: Part 1, What is a studio?

Making games is hard. Most indie studios only manage to release one game, and when they do, odds are it's not going to be a runaway success. As an indie studio founder, then, you'd be forgiven for putting everything you have into your game, in an effort to increase your odds of success. Read more

Zynga reportedly almost acquired Supercell for $400m in 2012, but deal fell through following failure of OMGPop