The announcement of a leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts by a private-equity consortium has sent shockwaves through the games industry over the past few days. The consortium includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – which is linked to the country’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman – along with Silver Lake (which previously invested $400 … Read more
Safe in Our World, the mental health charity aiming to create and foster worldwide mental health awareness throughout the video game industry, is rolling out free mental health awareness workshops for community managers or any developer supporting the wellbeing of their communities. The free, bespoke three-hour mental health awareness workshops — supported by Humble and … Read more
Silent Hill f surpasses one million copies sold, a day after release | News-in-brief
Microsoft has “ceased and disabled a set of services” to part of the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) following an ongoing review. The firm’s vice chair and president Brad Smith informed employees that it reviewed a report by The Guardian that alleged a unit within the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) was “using Azure for the … Read more
Niki Head, people and development director at Stellar Entertainment Software, and Chiara Santevecchi, the founder and CEO of Teem Camp, will be taking part in a panel about AI at the upcoming GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit. In a session entitled “Culture in the age of AI”, Head and Santevecchi will examine how AI is reshaping work … Read more
A group of games industry veterans have launched a new publisher called Midnighters. The Australian firm’s leadership team consists of four co-directors: Zea Wolfe (Massive Monster, Die Gute Fabrik), Jair McBain (Land & Sea, Lune Interactive), Aaron Oak (Zero Dimension, Funselektor), and Jacob Vincent (Funselektor, Wymac Gaming Solutions). Midnighters will provide services to “better support … Read more
The decision by Costco to drop Xbox hardware from its stores may feel like a milestone, but the road on which that milestone is located is one we’ve been travelling for quite some time. Bricks-and-mortar retailers have been gradually shrinking the shelf space devoted to Xbox for several years, and in many countries, it’s increasingly … Read more
The founder of GDC, Chris Crawford, has suggested that the “gigantic costs” of the event, compared with the “microscopic costs” of interacting over the internet, mean GDC is “rapidly becoming a dinosaur.” Crawford – who worked at Atari in the early 1980s and later created the groundbreaking Cold War simulation Balance of Power for the … Read more
Developers are reporting delays in receiving payouts from itch.io, with some claiming they have waited for over 100 days without payment. As first reported by Rascal and picked up by GameDeveloper, developers across social media are sharing their experiences about the delays, with one thread on Reddit receiving hundreds of upvotes as devs try to … Read more
Hades 2 has become Metacritic’s highest-rated PC game for 2025, surpassing Blue Prince, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The roguelike sequel exited early access today (September 25), and has been met with universal acclaim. As of writing, Hades 2 has a Metascore of 95 on PC based on 30 critic reviews. Looking … Read more