Xbox Project Helix revealed đŽ PEGI loot box rules đ˛
Microsoft revealed Project Helix at GDC Festival of Gaming, a new platform initiative aimed at game developers. Details were disclosed at the developer-focused event, signaling Microsoft's continued investment in dev tooling and infrastructure. (Game Developer)
PS Store A/B pricing test đŦ Scopely hits $15B đŠ
Sony has been quietly A/B testing personalized dynamic pricing on PlayStation Store since November 2025, offering select users discounts of 5.3â17.6% on 150+ games across 68 territories. First-party and third-party titles from 2K, Bethesda, and others are included. (Gamesindustry)
Battlefield 6 layoffs đŽ Outersloth funding deal tips đ°
EA cut an unspecified number of staff across Criterion, DICE, Ripple Effect, and Motive following Battlefield 6's launch â despite EA calling it "the biggest launch in franchise history" with 7 million copies sold in three days. (The Verge)
Slay the Spire 2 soars đ Gen AI use declining đ Heart Machine unionizes â
A new survey suggests game developer adoption of generative AI tools may be declining, reversing earlier growth trends. The data signals growing skepticism among devs about AI's practical value in production pipelines. (Game Developer)
Arc Raiders Discord bug đ The King is Watching Steam win đ
A security researcher found Arc Raiders' Discord SDK writing private DMs and auth tokens to plaintext local log files. Embark Studios is issuing a hotfix and auditing further, but the incident highlights the risks of improper third-party SDK data handling. (Eurogamer)
Google cuts Epic fees đ° Dev worker protections đĄī¸
Google is cutting Play Store IAP commissions from 30% to 20% globally, settling its dispute with Epic Games. Developers in the Apps Experience or Play Games Level Up programs can qualify for rates as low as 15% on new installs, rolling out by June 2026. (Gamesindustry)
US vs Tencent đī¸ PlayStation PC Cuts đ¯ Highguard Shutdown â ī¸
The Trump administration is weighing whether to force Tencent to divest its gaming stakes, per a Financial Times report. Tencent owns Riot, Turtle Rock, and stakes in Epic, Ubisoft, Remedy, Krafton, and others â making the outcome significant for a large portion of the industry. (Gamesindustry)
Unity Asset Store exits China đ§ Tripwire layoffs đŽ
The investment round was co-led by Makers Fund and Arcadia Gaming Partners.... (Game Developer)
WB deal đŽ GoW spinoff âī¸ RE record đ§
Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after months of competitive bidding against Netflix. The deal includes WBD's struggling games division, which operates Rocksteady, Avalanche, Netherrealm, and TT Games and recently shuttered Monolith Productions. WBD Games now focuses on four IP pillars: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics. (Gamesindustry)
Phil Spencer tributes đŽ Netflix drops WB Games deal đ¸
Top Stories "He truly cared about games, about the industry, and about the people making them" â The industry on Phil Spencer (11 min read) Phil Spencer...
Mobile gaming flat, PC up đ Loot box crackdown âī¸
Top Stories Mobile revenue remained flat across 2025, but PC gaming "sees another record year" | Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2026 (3 min read) Sensor...
Discord age verify delay đ Amazon cuts driving game đ
Top Stories 'We failed at our most basic job:' Discord delays age verification rollout (6 min read) Discord delayed its age verification rollout,...
Memory prices surge đž Koei Tecmo restructure đ˛ Evo 2027 global đšī¸
Top Stories How a surge in memory prices will affect the game industry (8 min read) Rising memory prices are increasing hardware costs for console and PC...
Valve lawsuit đ¸ Xbox shakeup đŽ Another Tencent closure đ
Top Stories "It needs to cooperate fairly, and it's clearly not." Why Valve is facing a ÂŖ656m day in the UK courts (6 min read) Valve faces a UK class action...
Bluepoint closure đ Ubisoft layoffs đ Todd Howard on AI đ¤
Top Stories "Devastating": Game devs send outpouring of love to Sony's latest closed PlayStation studio Bluepoint, saying "the sheer amount of institutional...
EA FC AI VO OK? âŊ CoD ad banned đĨ
Top Stories Football commentator permits EA to use an AI version of his voice for EA Sports FC (2 min read) Commentator Guy Mowbray has consented to EA...
Tencent funded Highguard?âī¸ Remote work shifts đĄ
Top Stories Remote working down, mid-level contraction, and Eastern migration: the signals we're seeing in games job data (7 min read) Job market data from...
GTA mod drama đŽ Unity AI push đ° $62.8bn forecast đ
Top Stories Rockstar celebrates official GTA mod support by nuking non-official mod platform (6 min read) Take-Two is shutting down alt:V Multiplayer, a...
PS6 delay? đŽ NetEase exodus âī¸ Saudi $6B deal đ°
Top Stories The PS6 Launch Could Be Delayed Multiple Years By AI Hyperscalers (3 min read) Sony is considering delaying the PS6 launch from late 2027 to 2028...
Meta VR investment đ° PlayStation State of Play đŽ
Top Stories Meta CTO: We're Still Investing More In VR Content Than Anyone Else - UploadVR (4 min read) Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth claims the company is still...