Hollow Knight: Silksong has reached over half a million concurrent players a day after its release on September 4, 2025. That’s according to SteamDB, which recorded a peak of 535,213 players for Silksong on the platform. Team Cherry’s long-awaited title also made it into the Top 20 biggest Steam games ever by concurrent count. This … Read more
Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the best-selling games of the year – which makes it all the more notable that Capcom president Tsujimoto Haruhiro sees the market position of the PS5 as a significant barrier to the game’s success. In an interview with Nikkei, Tsujimoto said that the company has found the high price … Read more
In August 2024, John Hight became president of Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro-owned company that’s in charge of two of the most precious brands in gaming: Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. But it’s fair to say that before his arrival, the company had been through something of a rocky patch. John Hight, … Read more
Playing for the Planet has announced a day of events this November to bring together climate experts, policymakers, and games industry leaders. Hosted at BFI Southbank on November 6, 2025, the event will include the Green Game Summit followed by the second annual Playing for the Planet Awards. Run by the Playing for the Planet … Read more
2K has confirmed a “reduction” in the headcount at Civilization and XCOM developer Firaxis. It’s unclear at this time how many developers have been affected by the cuts, but Game Developer suggests the “restructure” impacts “dozens of workers,” several of whom have confirmed the layoffs on LinkedIn. At the time of writing, neither Firaxis nor … Read more
Aonic — a multiplatform gaming group comprised several studios worldwide — has acquired research technology firm Prime Insights for “in excess” of $250 million. Aonic states the acquisition will support the company’s “tech vertical,” with Prime Insights set to work closely with Exmox, which in turn works with companies like Playrix, Zynga, and Paxie Games. … Read more
Venture capital firm A16Z Speedrun has opened applications for the sixth edition of its startup accelerator. The 12-week program, which begins next January, provides support for startups including an investment of up to $1 million as well as mentorship and strategic guidance from industry experts. Applications close on September 28, 2025 with the program starting … Read more
Paramount has signed a deal with Activision to produce a live-action movie based on its tentpole Call of Duty franchise. Per Variety, the partnership will see Paramount “develop, produce, and distribute” a feature film based on the 22-year-old franchise, although the valuation of the deal has not been made public. David Ellison, Paramount chairperson and … Read more
Hollow Knight hit a new peak of over 71,000 concurrent players on Steam yesterday ahead of the release of its long-awaited sequel. As shown by data on SteamDB, Hollow Knight previously reached a peak of 56,192 players on August 29, 2025. The day after Silksong’s release announcement at Gamescom, it hit 21,000 concurrent players. Prior … Read more
Nintendo has rebranded its transmedia division, changing the name from Warpstar Inc. to Nintendo Stars. Warpstar is a consolidated subsidiary launched just last April to manage its film, TV, and other transmedia business. Now, however, in a memo posted to the official Nintendo Japan website, the company said it was “strengthening” the “ancillary use” of … Read more