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CW: This story contains references to extreme sexual violence – reader discretion advised. UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has slammed Valve’s PC storefront, Steam, for hosting a sexually explicit visual novel in which the protagonist engages in non-consensual sexual contact, sexual violence, rape, and incest. Zerat Games’ No Mercy is clearly marked as containing “graphic … Read more

UK performing arts and entertainment union Equity gathered at the BAFTA Game Award last night to call for improvements in pay and terms and conditions for performers. The action was part of Equity’s Game On campaign, which strives to “raise standards for performers working in video games.” “It is great to see the successes of … Read more

Astro Bot was the big winner at the BAFTA Game Awards 2025, picking up five awards including Best Game. The acclaimed PS5 platformer by Team ASOBI also picked up Audio Achievement, Animation, Family and Game Design awards on the night. Still Wakes The Deep from British studio The Chinese Room also won three awards, with … Read more

The International Game Developers Association Foundation (IGDA-F) has welcomed Shannon Loftis as new chair of its board of directors. Loftis replaces Ed Fries, who steps down from his director position after two years but remains on the board. Loftis brings “over 30 years in game development and a commitment to inclusion” at Microsoft that will … Read more

Financial markets worldwide are reacting to last week’s announcement of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, and Japanese game publishers were among those seeing drops in share prices today. Upon opening earlier today, Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 7%, itself following a 9% drop last week, according to the Wall Street Journal. Publisher stocks are mirroring … Read more

Update, April 4, 2025: As a result of the tariffs, Nintendo has delayed US pre-orders for the Switch 2 from its original April 9 date until a later point. The launch date of June 5 will not change. Original story, April 4, 2025: Analysts and other industry figures have weighed in on … Read more

Nvidia has confirmed the Nintendo Switch 2 will support ray tracing, with the firm producing a custom processor for the console. In a blog post, Nvidia provided a few details about the Switch 2’s hardware including new RT Cores to support ray tracing and Tensor Cores to support Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) to boost … Read more

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Ubisoft Leamington has closed its doors, following January’s news that the UK-based studio was caught in the publisher’s latest round of layoffs. The news was shared on the developer’s LinkedIn page. “After many incredible years, we want to share the news that Ubisoft Leamington has officially closed its doors. “We are beyond grateful to our … Read more

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will not go ahead on April 9, 2025 in the US as originally planned due to the evolving situation of US President Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on imported goods. The console’s launch date of June 5 has not changed. As confirmed by IGN, Nintendo has sent out a press statement to … Read more