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A new studio with a specialism in "innovative strategy and simulation games" has launched in Dublin. Read more View the full article

The Devcom speaker survey has revealed that 33% of respondents want to use AI as little as possible – but 32% see a use for AI in code and production. Read more View the full article

The City of Liverpool College has collaborated with non-profit careers initiative GameChangers to introduce a free management diploma at the institution. Read more View the full article

The Global Gaming League (GGL), a new video game league launching later this month, has secured licensing agreements with six major game publishers. Read more View the full article

Over one million people have claimed their freebies in support of GOG's FreedomToBuy.Games initiative. In a limited-time campaign, the company is offering 13 NSFW games for free in protest after digital platforms like Steam and itch.io acknowledged a tightening of the rules around their NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. Read more View the full article

Workers at Activision studio Raven Software have ratified their first union contract with Microsoft. Read more View the full article

Independent production company Lyrical Media has launched Lyrical Games, a new, privately funded indie games publisher helmed by Blake Rochkind, former head of business development at Private Division. Read more View the full article

Valve has disputed Mastercard's claims that it had not raised concerns over NSFW adult content on Steam. Read more View the full article

According to a new report, Take-Two Interactive is overhauling parts of the upcoming BioShock and has reshuffled its leadership team following a failed internal review by publisher 2K Games. Read more View the full article

Following an announcement late last week, Nintendo has hiked the prices of a range of Switch consoles and accessories in the US. Read more View the full article

Nintendo has announced that pricing changes will roll out to a range of Nintendo Switch consoles and accessories in the US next week. Read more View the full article

The Pokémon Company has asked fans to "refrain from criticising or slandering" the illustrator behind the two card designs pulled from Pokémon TCG Pocket over claims of plagiarism. Read more View the full article

Itch.io has begun "re-indexing" free adult content and plans to re-introduce paid content gradually to ensure it can "confidently support the widest range of creators in the long term." Read more View the full article

Türkiye-based mobile game company Good Job Games has secured $60 million in Series A funding, bringing its total investment to $83 million in under six months. Read more View the full article

Nintendo has released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, revealing sales figures for the Switch 2 hardware and software. Read more View the full article

Milky Tea co-founder Jonathan Holmes has announced he is stepping away from his role as CEO effective immediately to "recharge and focus on spending more quality time with my family." Read more View the full article

Roblox has published its financial report for the second quarter of the fiscal year, stating Q2 2025 results "exceeded previous top line and cash flow expectations, fueled by broad-based strength across the platform and the emergence of viral hits." Read more View the full article

A new report by mobile market intelligence tool, AppMagic, has found that while casual game downloads are up since the beginning of the year, revenue has remained relatively flat. Read more View the full article

The Game Workers branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union has issued an open letter to Labour MPs, condemning its exclusion from the recently formed UK Video Games Council. Read more View the full article

Capcom has released its financial results for Q1 2025, with net sales and income showing strong growth and unit sales of new and back-catalogue titles increasing year-on-year. Read more View the full article

Microsoft has released its financial results for Q4 of its fiscal year 2025, showing solid growth in gaming revenue and Xbox content and services. Read more View the full article

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Six of the ten best-selling games on PlayStation from April 6 to July 5, 2025, were published by Microsoft. Read more View the full article

UK tech company JECO has secured $1.3 million/£960,000 in growth funding, with the pre-seed investment led by the government-backed British Business Bank and investment collective The Games Angels. Read more View the full article

Microsoft has rolled out age verification to UK Xbox users in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act. Read more View the full article