Activision has filed a lawsuit against the creator of Call of Duty hacking software Lergware and GameHook. As seen by IGN, the lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California against Ryan Rothholz. The firm alleges that Rothholz developed and released Lergware between 2021 and 2022, and sold it to players on his website. … Read more
Sega Sammy has published its results for the financial year ending March 31, 2025. Despite an overall 8.5% drop in net sales and a 16.8% fall in operating income, ordinary income from its entertainment contents, which includes its video games division, was up from ¥30.8bn in 2024 to ¥41.8bn. The company attributes the hike to … Read more
Warner Bros has published its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reporting a 48% decrease in games revenue during its first quarter. The firm does not provide detailed figures for its games revenue (which is part of its Studios segment). Though it attributed the decline to last year’s Suicide Squad: Kill … Read more
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has updated a January 2025 report estimating the cost of importing tech goods to the US could rise anywhere between 24% to 69.4%, with the latter figure expected for video game consoles if the Trump administration’s tariffs progress as planned. As spotted by Tom’s Hardware, the report, written by the … Read more
Sumo Group has announced the departure of its co-founders CEO Carl Cavers, COO Paul Porter, and director of excellence and integration Darren Mills. Cavers, Porter, Mills, and James North-Hearn founded Sumo Digital in 2003. All four were part of Infogrames Studio’s management team, which closed its doors that same year. “Stepping away from something we’ve … Read more
Last month, Twin Sails Interactive spun off from the Asmodee Group as part of a “strategic management buyout”. Retaining its team as an independent studio, Twin Sails CEO Nicolas Godement spoke to GamesIndustry.biz about how it intends to build a sustainable platform for indie developers, and the ways it will adapt AAA strategies to nurture … Read more
It’s quite a measure of the incredible status of the Grand Theft Auto franchise – as if anyone needed further convincing – that the announcement of the next instalment being delayed into 2026 quickly turned into a massive wave of hype for the upcoming game. Take Two shares dropped when the delay was announced, understandably … Read more
Gamescom Latam broke its own records for attendance this year, as the event welcomed more than 130,000 visitors to São Paulo from April 30 to May 4. This is the second Gamescom Latam following last year’s debut event, which was a collaboration between Gamescom and the existing Brazil Indie Games Festival (or BIG Festival). The … Read more
A US court has denied the United States government’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appeal against the decision to allow Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard. As reported by Bloomberg, the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals once again sided with Microsoft and ruled in favor of Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley’s decision to deny FTC’s request to … Read more
Independent video game studio Zugalu Entertainment has acquired Crimson Herring Studios, with the latter now set to operate under the Zugalu brand. Zugalu said it will “integrate Crimson Herring’s narrative-driven approach into [its] upcoming projects [… to] enhance the quality and depth of future titles, providing players with immersive storytelling and refined gameplay experiences.” As … Read more