PlaySafe ID has raised $1.12 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Early Game Ventures. With participation from Hartmann Capital and Overwolf, the funding will expand PlaySafe ID’s digital identity platform as it prepares a “go-for-market” launch targeting 250,000 users. PlaySafe ID issues players with a “verified, anonymous, and game-agnostic digital ID” to prove … Read more
Hideo Kojima has confirmed that an anime based on his Death Stranding game is in development. In an interview with Vogue Japan, Kojima talked about the live-action movie based on his game, Death Stranding, and also confirmed work on an animated adaptation was similarly underway. “I am currently working with A24 on a live-action film … Read more
CD Projekt Red has published its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reporting a small decrease in sales and net profits during its first quarter. Sales were relatively flat compared to the same period last year, decreasing 0.17% from PLN 226.7 million ($60.3 million) the previous year to PLN 226.3 million … Read more
Developers from companies such as Ubisoft, Ready At Dawn Studios, and Midgar Studio have banded together to form Atlantis Studio. Based in the south of France, the new venture has been established as a privately funded game studio co-founded by Ru Weerasuriya and Nico Augusto. It said its focus was on building immersive games with … Read more
Square Enix has settled a lawsuit with a mobile game publisher it had accused of using jointly-made assets from a cancelled title without permission. As reported by Automaton, Square Enix partnered with HK Ten Tree to collaborate on Front Mission 2089: Borderscape, which was announced in April 2022. By October 2022 the game had been … Read more
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – which sold 2 million copies within 12 days of launch – has meant all eyes are now on its developer, Sandfall Interactive. As the games industry mulls how to move forward, faced with a saturated market, widespread layoffs and spiralling development costs, the fact that an original … Read more
Embracer Group has published its financial results for the fourth quarter ending March 2025, reporting declines across its PC/console and mobile segments on both the quarter and the fiscal year. Full-year accounts also reveal Embracer has cut the number of its total game development projects from 141 to 108, and its headcount from 9692 to … Read more
Microsoft has conducted an internal review following concerns that its Azure and AI technologies were being used by the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) “to target civilians or cause harm in the conflict in Gaza”. Earlier this year, an investigation conducted by the Associated Press claimed Microsoft’s commercial AI products were being used by the … Read more
FromSoftware has partnered with A24 to produce a film adaptation of Elden Ring. Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland has been signed on to direct. He’s also known for writing 28 Days Later and Sunshine, in addition to the upcoming 28 Years Later and its sequel The Bone Temple. Author George R. R. Martin, … Read more
IGN and Meta will host a Women in Gaming event on Friday, June 6 as part of this year’s IGN Live event. Taking place at the Magic Box in Los Angeles, the event promises to honour the women making waves in the games industry, and will feature curated panels with industry leaders. Meta, meanwhile, will … Read more