Konami stocks have hit record highs since confirming a Momotaro Dentetsu game and the strong performance of its beleaguered soccer series, eFootball. As reported by GameBiz and translated by Automaton, the Momotaro Dentetsu series — launched in December 1988 — is one of the company’s strongest IPs, with sales totalling 18.9 million, almost double that … Read more
Sony has released its financial results for Q1 2025, revealing an 8% sales income and a 127% operating income increase year-on-year for its Games and Network Services division. The company also revealed PlayStation 5 and game software sales have seen a boost since the same period last year. The numbers For the three months ended … Read more
RedOctaneGames, a studio dedicated to rhythm games, has officially launched, with its first title to be announced later this year. Founded by seasoned developers from the rhythm gaming world, who have worked on Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, alongside new talent, RedOctane Games is “focused solely on advancing the rhythm game genre” while “combining the … Read more
Speedrunning charity event RTA in Japan has confirmed Nintendo issued a direct notice banning it from using titles owned by the publisher. In an announcement published yesterday (translated by Automaton), the non-profit organisation said Nintendo warned that “as a legal entity, [RTA in Japan] would have to ask for permission in advance” to feature its … Read more
A new studio with a specialism in “innovative strategy and simulation games” has launched in Dublin. Day Off Interactive – which includes Cities: Skylines and Life is Strange alums Karoliina Korppoo (creative director) and Des Gayle (head of production) as part of the founding team – has connected with an “experienced” team across Europe that … Read more
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. On Friday, August … Read more
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. As reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier on August 1, “people familiar with the situation” claim the next entry in the BioShock series “recently failed a review … Read more
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. According to a press release, the funding is co-led by Menlo Ventures and Anthos Capital (with additional participation by Bessemer Venture Partners). This round of funding comes just six … Read more
It’s a confusing time to be a console warrior. What are the brave souls manning the digital trenches in the no-man’s-land between Sony and Microsoft – standing ever ready to defend their chosen mega-corporation’s honour with a carefully chosen homophobic slur – to make of headlines like ‘Six of PlayStation’s ten US biggest-selling games in … Read more
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.” Itchio’s creator, leafo, provided the update on August 1, stating that the indie games platform is still in “ongoing discussion” with its payment processors, following “scrutiny” … Read more