California accounted for 47% of global game industry layoffs in 2025 | Amir Satvat
California is the land of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, two of the most natural allies of the game industry. But in 2025, the Golden...
Hello Kitty maker Sanrio names Craig Takiguchi as CEO of U.S. and Americas
Sanrio, the Japanese lifestyle and entertainment company known for creating Hello Kitty, announced that Craig Takiguchi has assumed the role of CEO for the...
U.S. Q4 VC investment results should renew optimism for 2026 | Pitchbook/NVCA
As 2026 begins, there should be renewed optimism about the growth of the U.S. VC market, according to the year-end Venture Monitor report by...
Xreal raises $100M to accelerate AR glasses rollout
Xreal, the Beijing-based AR glasses maker, said it has raised $100 million in a new funding round. Xreal CEO Chi Xu announced the news...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads Game Developers Choice nominees with 8 nominations
The organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming are announcing the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), with Clair Obscur:...
TaleMonster Games raises $30M for casual mobile gaming
TaleMonster Games, a Turkish studio founded by veterans of Peak Games on a mission to bring depth and creativity to casual puzzle games, raised $30...
Ironroot Games is a new studio founded by former ZeniMax Online developers | interview
Ironroot Games is an all-new game development studio born from the ashes of the canceled Project Blackbird MMO that was in development at Microsoft-owned...
Winterkeep Interactive appoints Mattias Wiking as CEO
Winterkeep Interactive, a strategy game studio based in Umeå, Sweden, has appointed Mattias Wiking as its new CEO. Wiking brings more than two decades of experience...
GlobalFoundries acquires Synopsys IP business to beef up chip design
GlobalFoundries, a big contract chip manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Synopsys’ ARC Processor IP Solutions business, including its teams of about 200 engineers and designers. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. This strategic...
Samsung updates Mobile Gaming Hub with personalized discovery to push deeper into mobile games
Samsung has begun rolling out a major update to its Samsung Mobile Gaming Hub, reshaping the service around personalization, discovery, and frictionless access to...