Makers Fund expands game industry footprint through $250 million investment round Makers general partner Jay Chi said the VC firm was 'founded on the belief that creators are the constant.' ⌘ Read more

'I feel dirty:' EA workers trapped in a maelstrom of cynicism and doubt after Saudi buyout Multiple current EA employees share their views on how the publisher's seismic $55 billion take-private will impact the people behind its popular franchises. ⌘ Read more

Deus Ex director Warren Spector is retiring after nearly 45 years in game dev Spector 'thinks' he's retiring for good, despite having ideas for three game he'd love to make. ⌘ Read more

Roblox being investigated by U.S. Senate after reporting 65,381 instances of suspected child abuse in 2025 'Let us be clear: children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way.' ⌘ Read more

Pokemon Pokopia has topped 5 million sales worldwide I choose you. ⌘ Read more

Scabby versus Sharma, Twitch's GenAI admission, and Netflix shutters more studios - Patch Notes #65 Plus: Big sales for Big Walk and some welcome preservation news. ⌘ Read more

Supermassive Games begins third round of layoffs in three years The UK studio plans to eliminate up to 75 roles. ⌘ Read more

EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-law The U.S. publisher has been taken private in a deal worth $55 billion. ⌘ Read more

Xbox hardware now costs a lot more in the UK and Europe Consumers will be expected to pay up to 50 percent more for some console hardware. ⌘ Read more

PlayStation 5 sales have topped 95 million units worldwide Sony has also secured over $510 million in U.S. tariff refunds. ⌘ Read more

Narrative Notebook #5 – UNBEATABLE's music video vibes can't be beat 'Music doesn’t make us feel things. Music IS feeling. Art IS feeling.' ⌘ Read more

Black Flag Resynced beats annual sales expectations in two weeks Publisher Ubisoft shared the news after confirming the remake has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. ⌘ Read more

Hasbro records $56M write down after scrapping 'several' video games The company said it is doubling down on projects with 'franchise potential and meaningful opportunities beyond the initial game.' ⌘ Read more

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced crosses 2 million in sales as studio strikes over proposed layoffs Ubisoft sold over 2 million copies of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in 24 hours, all while its Barcelona studio striking over the proposed layoffs of 51 employees. ⌘ Read more

'We mean business:' Xbox union workers fighting back with 'Save Our Devs' rally on July 15 The protest is being organized by union members at Bethesda Game Studios. ⌘ Read more

Update: WARN notice confirms at least 52 Obsidian workers are being laid off The Pentiment and The Outer Worlds studio is reportedly losing 60-70 employees in the cuts. ⌘ Read more

Rockstar workers hit back, PlayStation ditches physical discs, and chipmakers accused of price fixing - Patch Notes #59 Plus: Union creates hardship fund to support laid off developers and Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature. ⌘ Read more

Union workers establish hardship fund to support devs impacted by layoffs Game developers in the United States and Canada will be able to request up to $5,000 through the fund. ⌘ Read more

Steam Machine sticker shock, even more Ubisoft layoffs, and another Xbox price hike - Patch Notes #58 Plus: Tencent reconsiders Japanese investments and the Nex Playground launches in the UK and Ireland. ⌘ Read more

Investment house Denmu announces 'auteur-first' $50 million fund for game devs Denmu's definition of "auteur" goes beyond individual creators. ⌘ Read more

Steam Machine pricing starts at $1,049 for 512GB model The Steam Machine price tag has soared past $1,000 (though not by much). ⌘ Read more