Gamecity Hamburg has completed the seventh round of its Prototype Funding program, with six digital games receiving up to €80,000 as part of a non-repayable grant. The investment will support these studios in developing marketable prototypes located in Hamburg. Applications for the next funding round start in spring 2026. This year’s games include: NeverLight by … Read more
Bungie confirmed its recent alpha for Marathon used ‘unauthorised’ decals and designs, after the developer was accused of lifting assets from posters designed in 2017. Artist Antireal pointed out the use of her artwork in-game on social media, while tagging in the developer and franchise art director Joseph Cross. To see this content please enable … Read more
Codfish Academy, a training centre specialising in Unreal Engine game development, has opened in Portugal. Located at Parque Tecnológico de Óbidos, the training centre was co-founded by Oliver Kern, Ricardo Flores Santos, and Kadri Harma. Between the three partners, they have over five decades of experience in the industry having formerly worked at Kokku, Nine66, … Read more
Following an FY25 that landed at the upper end of guidance, Take-Two Interactive has entered FY26 with GTA 6 having shifted out of it. Take-Two CEO and chairman Strauss Zelnick caught up with GamesIndustry.biz on the year ahead, including game pricing, Borderlands 4, and Civilization 7’s post-launch. The interview below has been edited for brevity … Read more
Corporate financials season may not be the most exciting of the year’s changing seasons, but it does present a rare opportunity to take the industry’s pulse in a more-or-less objective way. It would be an exaggeration to say that financial reports and the statements made on the earnings calls which follow them are free of … Read more
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Take-Two Interactive today released its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter, covering the three months ended March 31, recording a net loss due to impairment charges. Net bookings reached the top end of its guidance range for FY25. The Q4 numbers Net revenue: $1.583 billion (up 12% year-over year) Net loss: $3.73 billion (compared … Read more
Maple Story publisher Nexon has released its Q1 2025-26 fiscal year earnings report, posting modest boosts in revenue and operating income. Nexon’s three biggest franchises – Dungeon&Fighter, Maple Story, and FC – delivered an “aggregate 21% year-over-year growth”, up from 8% in Q4 2024. The Numbers: For the first quarter 2025 Revenue: ¥113.9 billion ($775.9 … Read more
Mobile publisher Brightika is expanding to PC and console with an investment of $3 million. The funding will be deployed over the next two years, during which it will fund indie developers by providing them with product support, marketing strategy, and global publishing operations. Its funding model will also include support in localisation, platform relations, … Read more
Over 37.5 million people play video games in Germany, the highest number ever recorded for the country. A boost in the number of over-60s gamers, which has grown from 6.4 million people to 7.7 million in just 12 months, has pushed the average age of players past 39 for the first time, up from 38.2 … Read more