Xbox and Windows are no longer at arm’s length | Opinion

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When Microsoft first announced its intention to enter the games console market almost exactly 25 years ago, there was a widespread assumption that the Xbox would essentially be a stalking horse for the Windows operating system. It seemed like a strategic move designed to ensure that, as powerful multimedia devices took over people’s living rooms, … Read more

Where are the Switch 2 indie games?

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“I would like Citizen Sleeper 2 to have been on Switch 2 at launch, but that wasn’t possible,” says Gareth Damian Martin. They’re not the only indie developer that wasn’t invited to the Switch 2 party. Looking at the current list of titles for Nintendo’s latest console, there are very few games from indie devs. … Read more

Ubisoft’s Fawzi Mesmar on the art of generating original ideas, as well as optimising your own creativity

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How many people came up with the idea to launch a Squid Game video game after the Korean TV show broke Netflix records in 2021? The answer, with one glance at the cursed depths of mobile game stores, was plenty. In his ‘Demystifying Creativity’ talk at this year’s Nordic Game conference, Ubisoft’s Fawzi Mesmar – … Read more

New report suggests third-party Switch 2 game sales are “below estimates”

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Though sales of Nintendo’s new Switch 2 hardware had become one of the fastest-selling consoles ever, sales of third-party games have reportedly been sluggish and “below estimates.” That’s according to a new report by The Game Business, which intimates that despite attracting strong buy-in from partners like EA, Take-Two, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco, … Read more

Developers at Ubisoft Halifax have filed to unionise

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The majority of staff at Ubisoft Halifax, developer of mobile games like Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin’s Creed Rebellion, have filed to unionize with CWA Canada. As posted on CWA Canada’s website (via Game Developer), the union filed with the Nova Scotia Labour Board today, June 18, 2025. Following a secret ballot and certification, staff … Read more

Warner Bros. Games promotes three studio heads as it focuses on four key properties

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Warner Bros. Games has confirmed a new leadership structure as it follows its previously revealed strategy of developing games based on the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC Comics properties. Three studio heads have been promoted into senior vice president roles, per Variety. Montréal studio head Yves Lachance will be SVP of … Read more

Xbox strikes “strategic, multi-year agreement” with AMD, “powering the next generation of Xbox”

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Xbox has partnered with AMD to “power the next generation of Xbox.” In a brief statement, Xbox president Sarah Bond said the companies were partnering to build first-party devices and cloud, “including future Xbox consoles.” The “strategic, multi-year agreement” with AMD will be to co-engineer silicon across a “portfolio of devices” and AI-powered experiences, “grounded … Read more

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