The majority of staff at Ubisoft Halifax, developer of mobile games like Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin’s Creed Rebellion, have filed to unionize with CWA Canada. As posted on CWA Canada’s website (via Game Developer), the union filed with the Nova Scotia Labour Board today, June 18, 2025. Following a secret ballot and certification, staff … Read more
Warner Bros. Games has confirmed a new leadership structure as it follows its previously revealed strategy of developing games based on the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics properties. Three studio heads have been promoted into senior vice president roles, per Variety. Montréal studio head Yves Lachance will be SVP of … Read more
Xbox has partnered with AMD to “power the next generation of Xbox.” In a brief statement, Xbox president Sarah Bond said the companies were partnering to build first-party devices and cloud, “including future Xbox consoles.” The “strategic, multi-year agreement” with AMD will be to co-engineer silicon across a “portfolio of devices” and AI-powered experiences, “grounded … Read more
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Trade body TIGA has responded to the spending review outlined by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, calling the government’s commitment to increasing funding for the creative industries as “encouraging.” Reeves’ spending review was published on June 11. It included a “significant increase in funding to support regional growth and drive innovation, develop creative places, … Read more
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SAG-AFTRA’s national board has approved the tentative agreement with the convenience bargaining group for its Interactive Media Contract announced earlier this week. The next step will see the contract submitted to the union’s membership for ratification. SAG-AFTRA noted that if ratified, the agreement will provide performer compensation increases of 15.7% with additional 3% increases over … Read more
Hardware sales for the Nintendo Switch 2 have reached almost one million units in Japan, making it the country’s biggest console launch to date. As reported by VGC, data from Famitsu showed 947,931 consoles have been sold within the first week of the Switch 2’s release. In comparison, the original Switch sold 330,637 units according … Read more
In some regards, the past couple of weeks have felt rather reassuring. We’ve just seen a hugely successful launch for a new Nintendo console, replete with long queues for midnight sales events. Over the next few days, the various summer events and showcases that have sprouted amongst the scattered bones of E3 generated waves of … Read more
