Tequila Works has begun auctioning off the rights to its games and IP after filing for insolvency last November. As spotted by VGC, the Spanish developer has set up a page on auction site Escrapalia where it has listed its “intangible assets” including IPs, in-development titles, and the studio’s branding. Adventure platformer Rime, action-adventure puzzle … Read more
The timing of the global battle over trade and tariffs sparked off by President Trump over the past weeks is pretty dreadful for a lot of industries, and the video games sector is no exception. At the point when I’m writing this, most of the heavy tariffs have been paused for 90 days, though a … Read more
A new report on sponsored influencer activations suggests a pay gap between male and female-identifying creators across all video platforms, with women earning around 32% less than men. These stats come from Collabstr, which counts sponsored streams or a video of any length in their metrics, and is based on a sample size of 2,414 … Read more
Bloodborne producer Teruyuki Toriyama has banded with former Thirdverse colleagues Tomohiro Suzuki and Hideki Irie to establish “world class development studio,” Sirius Studio. As reported by Famitsu (thanks, VGC), Sirius – a subsidiary of Gz Group – will “prioritize creator independence” after all three developer left prior employer, Thirdvers, after its focus shifted to more … Read more
Ubisoft has responded to a California class action lawsuit around the shutdown of 2014 racing game The Crew, filing a motion to dismiss the case. Filed back in February by Ubisoft’s legal team at Paul Hastings LLP – and captured by Polygon this week – the publisher’s legal team explains that the plaintiffs allege they … Read more
CW: This story contains references to extreme sexual violence – reader discretion advised. UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has slammed Valve’s PC storefront, Steam, for hosting a sexually explicit visual novel in which the protagonist engages in non-consensual sexual contact, sexual violence, rape, and incest. Zerat Games’ No Mercy is clearly marked as containing “graphic … Read more
UK performing arts and entertainment union Equity gathered at the BAFTA Game Award last night to call for improvements in pay and terms and conditions for performers. The action was part of Equity’s Game On campaign, which strives to “raise standards for performers working in video games.” “It is great to see the successes of … Read more
Astro Bot was the big winner at the BAFTA Game Awards 2025, picking up five awards including Best Game. The acclaimed PS5 platformer by Team ASOBI also picked up Audio Achievement, Animation, Family and Game Design awards on the night. Still Wakes The Deep from British studio The Chinese Room also won three awards, with … Read more
The International Game Developers Association Foundation (IGDA-F) has welcomed Shannon Loftis as new chair of its board of directors. Loftis replaces Ed Fries, who steps down from his director position after two years but remains on the board. Loftis brings “over 30 years in game development and a commitment to inclusion” at Microsoft that will … Read more
Financial markets worldwide are reacting to last week’s announcement of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, and Japanese game publishers were among those seeing drops in share prices today. Upon opening earlier today, Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 7%, itself following a 9% drop last week, according to the Wall Street Journal. Publisher stocks are mirroring … Read more