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Tencent has made several changes to Light of Motiram's Steam page, following allegations from Sony that its open-world adventure is a "slavish clone" of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series. Read more View the full article

FX is reportedly adapting Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise into an "anthology drama". Read more View the full article

Video game consultancy firm, Vivrato, has added nine gaming industry veterans to its team of advisors. Read more View the full article

Microsoft has assured Forza fans that Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games will "continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5," despite cuts to the former last month. Read more View the full article

Sega Sammy published its financial results for its first quarter, reporting a decline in net sales to ¥81 billion ($548 million), and an operating loss of ¥519 million ($3.5 million). Read more View the full article

Battlefield 6 Open Beta is officially the series' most played game on Steam, having reached a peak concurrent player count of 521,079 during its first weekend. Read more View the full article

Bithell Games has announced the "majority of [its] full-time staff" have been made redundant. Read more View the full article

Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has announced his departure from Blizzard. Read more View the full article

Digital Foundry has announced it is parting ways with IGN Entertainment and going independent. Read more View the full article

Sony has addressed concerns regarding the release of Marathon following its indefinite delay back in June, and the overall outlook of the firm's live service offerings. Read more View the full article

Konami stocks have hit record highs since confirming a Momotaro Dentetsu game and the strong performance of its beleaguered soccer series, eFootball. Read more View the full article

Take-Two Interactive has released its financial results for its first fiscal quarter, recording a 16% increase in net bookings to $1.42 billion. This is "significantly above the guidance range" for the period, which was $1.25 billion to $1.3 billion. Read more View the full article

Microsoft has paused development on its upcoming shooter, Contraband. Read more View the full article

Language teaching app Duolingo has acquired Beatstar developer and music gaming startup, NextBeat, in a bid to make its music course "as fun and joyful as the best mobile games in the market." Read more View the full article

Former Niantic project manager lead Jessica Jung has joined Supercell to lead its "first AI Innovation Lab" in San Francisco after getting "an offer that [she] couldn't refuse." Read more View the full article

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 28 university students pursuing careers in game development and esports. Read more View the full article

Roblox has announced it will roll out a new "Sensitive Issues" content tag to experiences that are "primarily themed on a sensitive social, political, or religious issue." Read more View the full article

Sony has released its financial results for Q1 2025, revealing an 8% sales income and a 127% operating income increase year-on-year for its Games and Network Services division. Read more View the full article

Unity has published its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year, experiencing slight drops in overall revenue and in its Grow Solutions segment. Read more View the full article

Scottish indie games publisher Firestoke is "now in the process of closing its doors," CEO Paul Farley has announced. Read more View the full article

RedOctaneGames, a studio dedicated to rhythm games, has officially launched, with its first title to be announced later this year. Read more View the full article

Ludocene, a free "dating app that matches you with games rather than people," has launched, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Read more View the full article

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 View the full article

Speedrunning charity event RTA in Japan has confirmed Nintendo issued a direct notice banning it from using titles owned by the publisher. Read more View the full article

MiHoYo has announced it will be sunsetting Genshin Impact on PlayStation 4. Read more View the full article