News Jobs roundup: April 2025 | Riot Games appoints Hoby Darling as president UPDATE: Greg Weller appointed head of gaming partnerships at Generation Media, Katerina Dudinskaya promoted to Goodville CEO April 24, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News UK minister slams Steam for explicit game promoting "non-consensual sexual contact" and sexual violence UPDATE: Developer Zerat Games announces it will remove title from Steam April 11, 2025Vikki Blake
News Twin Sails Interactive becomes independent from Asmodee Group "Our time with Asmodee provided us with invaluable experience," says CEO Nicolas Godement April 7, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News ZeniMax union "overwhelming" votes to authorise strike if Microsoft contract negotiations break down "Microsoft and ZeniMax continue to demonstrate they're unwilling to pay fair wages for the value our labour provides" April 2, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Industry veterans launch new indie publisher The CoLab "Our goal is to make every developer who joins The CoLab an integral part of our collective, fostering a supportive environment" April 2, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News German games market drops 6% to €9.4bn in 2024 Console sales dropped by 26% to €807 million, but revenues still above those recorded in 2022 March 25, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News ESA launches Accessible Games Initiative to improve visibility of accessibility features Developers including Microsoft, Nintendo, and Ubisoft aim to provide clear information about accessibility in games March 21, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News EA Sports offers $1,500 for student athletes to appear in College Football 26 Developer expected to pay $16.5 million overall for the name, image, and likeness of players March 19, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Xsolla launches all-new direct-to-consimer publishing suite "This solution simplifies reaching players directly," Xsolla says March 11, 2025Vikki Blake
News Acclaim relaunches, led by CEO Alex Josef Games firm establishes advisory board of industry leaders including professional wrestler Jeff Jarrett, who previously worked with Acclaim on WWF titles March 5, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Sumo Group sells publishing business Secret Mode for undisclosed sum Current leadership Blincoe and Schall "have the full backing of Emona and will remain at the helm" March 3, 2025Vikki Blake
News India's first dedicated PC and console game publishing house closes pre-seed founding round Three games are already set for 2025, with six to eight more "planned annually" Feb. 27, 2025Vikki Blake
Feature How Kepler Interactive balances artistic vision with gaming innovation "Change is the only constant in our space," says CEO Alexis Garavaryan Feb. 22, 2025Rachel Weber
News Aptoide fully launches to iOS consumers across EU First non-Apple iOS store opened with a beta in June 2024 Feb. 18, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News PC game sales hit $1.09bn on Epic Games Store in 2024 Firm reached milestone of 295 million users on its PC store, while cross-platform accounts grew by 94 million after mobile store launch Feb. 17, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Former Mojang and Coffee Stain staff form new indie publisher Three Friends "We partner with developers early, helping them figure out what makes their game special" Feb. 10, 2025Vikki Blake
News Steam now warns players if early access games have been abandoned A warning now tells players if it's been 12 months or more since an early access game has been updated Feb. 6, 2025Vikki Blake
News Digital Bandidos' management expands with three new senior hires "Adding these excellent professionals to the Bandidos team levels up the company in a big way," says CEO Feb. 6, 2025Vikki Blake
News New publisher Banshee Games wants to "make Northern Ireland a hub for exceptional indie games" The team is ready to offer "publishing, marketing, and QA support" Jan. 29, 2025Vikki Blake
News Phil Spencer on multiplatform strategy: "There's no reason to put a ring fence around any game" Microsoft also planning to support Switch 2 with ports of Xbox games Jan. 27, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Annapurna appoints ex-Netflix exec Leanne Loombe as head of games Loombe will oversee the company's publishing, development, and creative segments Jan. 24, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Pocketpair launches publishing arm, partners with Surgent Studios for first title Surgent Studios to release standalone horror game in late 2025, unrelated to Tales of Kenzera universe Jan. 24, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Team17 Group rebrands to Everplay "The new name will enable us to simplify the overarching group," says CEO Steve Bell Jan. 23, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Exient appoints Paul Topping as CCO Topping will oversee firm's first-party projects and third-party collaborations Jan. 10, 2025Sophie McEvoy
News Ubisoft+ Classics coming to cloud gaming platform Blacknut Curated selection of back catalog Ubisoft titles will be available from January 17 Jan. 8, 2025Sophie McEvoy