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PressEngine announces The Pre-Show, an in-person London showcase for upcoming games gamesindustry.biz/pressengin…

Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge rebrands as Pythia Games gamesindustry.biz/hearth-and…

In the final part of his five-part guide to indie game studio management, business coach Martijn van Zwieten explains how to host the perfect meeting – without wasting everyone's time bit.ly/4deLujp

"Taking several years with several thousand people… It's almost impossible" – PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi on the current state of gaming bit.ly/4z61tcB

Bulkhead's Wardogs topped Newzoo's September PC revenue charts, surpassing EA Sports FC 27 gamesindustry.biz/wardogs-le…

First Xbox COO Helen Chiang leaves company after three months in the role Chiang allegedly "terminated for policy violations," Xbox says it does not "discuss individual personal matters" gamesindustry.biz/first-xbox…

Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt has been appointed chair of the BAFTA Games Committee gamesindustry.biz/interior-n…

Jobs roundup: October | Dan Ayoub promoted to president of Hasbro Digital Games and Wizards of the Coast UPDATE: Atari appoints Crossy Road creator Matt Hall as EVP of Mobile gamesindustry.biz/jobs-round…

"Developers need to treat Early Access like a real launch, because players do" – Early Access games are on the rise, but so are player expectations bit.ly/4zfrXbx

Ahead of this week's Autumn Budget, UKIE is urging the UK government to modernise the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) gamesindustry.biz/ukie-calls…

The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Unite will be taken offline on March 23, 2027 gamesindustry.biz/timi-studi…

Ghost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch Productions has reportedly been hit with layoffs, affecting 24 employees gamesindustry.biz/sucker-pun…

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act" gamesindustry.biz/epic-games…

Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staff gamesindustry.biz/auroch-dig…

Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit gamesindustry.biz/xbox-staff…

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act" gamesindustry.biz/epic-games…

Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staff gamesindustry.biz/auroch-dig…

Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil locally and in the industry at large, says Jon Hicks. The sentiment ahead of Paris Games Week was of finding success in a new business reality, backstopped by government funding for smaller studios. bit.ly/4ihM6Xj

Services provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment gamesindustry.biz/side-expan…