4J Studios, the team behind bringing Mojang’s Minecraft to consoles and handheld devices, has opened a new studio in Edinburgh, UK. As reported by The Scotsman, Dundee-based 4J — which was founded by Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns in 2005 — is now looking to recruit from “the city’s games sector talent pool” … Read more
Square Enix has released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025, reporting declines across its net sales and profit compared to the same period last year. There was a 25% decline in revenue in its Digital Entertainment section – which includes its video game business – due to new titles generating … Read more
Developers working in Blizzard’s story and franchise development (SDF) division have unionized, joining nearly 3,000 workers at Microsoft-owned studios who have organized with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The workers “strongly voted” in favor of union representation, either by signing a union authorization card or indicating that they wanted union representation via an online … Read more
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Bandai Namco has released its financial results for Q1 2026, revealing it achieved “record high first quarter results,” with overall net sales up 7.1% and operating profit up 17.9% year-on-year. This increase is largely driven by a massive sales boost to its Mobile Suit Gundam IP. The numbers For the first three months of the … Read more
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. As a result of its Q1 performance, Take-Two has raised its outlook for Q2 to between … Read more
In its latest financial results, Take-Two Interactive recorded a strong performance for its first quarter – so much so that it’s raised its outlook for Q2 to between $6.05 billion to $6.15 billion. Ahead of its most “robust release schedule ever,” Take-Two CEO and chairman Strauss Zelnick spoke to GamesIndustry.biz about the firm’s latest results, … Read more
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. During an earnings call (via Seeking Alpha) following the publication of its first quarter financial results, Sony’s chief financial officer Lin Tao confirmed that Sony expects Marathon to launch … Read more
Digital Foundry has announced it is parting ways with IGN Entertainment and going independent. In its latest podcast episode, the publication’s editor and founder Richard Leadbetter explained that he and Eurogamer founder Rupert Loman-West bought roughly half of its outstanding shares following an offer from IGN. “Digital Foundry has parted ways with IGN and we’ve … Read more
There are basically two camps in any discussion of the success of PlayStation in recent years. Neither camp claims that PlayStation hasn’t been a success – the futility of that claim was underscored yet again this week as the company reported significant rises in revenues, profits, and user engagement across almost every metric of its … Read more