Take-Two’s bookings outstrip expectations and GTA VI is still set for November 19 launch
Take-Two Interactive Software said that Grand Theft Auto VI is still coming out on November 19, 2026. Now that we have that out of...
Ares Interactive raises $70M to build new generation of mobile-first, player-loved games
Ares Interactive, a game developer and publisher, has raised $70 million to build cross-platform, next-generation free-to-play games. General Catalyst led the Series A round, with...
ProbablyMonsters unveils Nekome: Nazi Hunter single-player combat game
ProbablyMonsters today announced Nekome: Nazi Hunter, a single-player, third-person action combat game. In Nekome: Nazi Hunter, players step into the role of Vano Nastasu,...
Escape.ai will take AI-driven short films into connected TVs
Escape.ai, the visionary entertainment platform founded by The Matrix academy award winning designer John Gaeta, and Play.Works, a provider of games for big-screen TVs,...
Bitmagic unveils AI-created version of classic Civilization game
Bitmagic said that its AI game development tool has been able to create a version of the original classic game Civilization and other titles....
Epic Games Store third-party spending rises 57% to $400M in 2025 | interview
It’s time for the 2025 edition of the Epic Games Store Year in Review. This year, the Epic Games Store saw player spending on...
Nintendo maintains profit forecast as Switch 2 crosses 17.37M sold
Nintendo said it would keep its full-year forecast for Switch 2 sales at 19 million after it reported its nine-month financials for its current fiscal...
Call of Duty beefs up Ricochet anti-cheat to detect unapproved devices
Activision announced it has updated its Ricochet anti-cheat tech to detect unapproved, third-party input modification devices and stronger security for Ranked Play coming to...
Blizzard QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft
Blizzard quality assurance workers are unionizing. Today, February 2, an overwhelming majority of quality assurance staff at Blizzard’s offices in Albany, New York, and...
The game industry’s 2026 starts rough with 32 layoffs affecting 2,015 jobs | Amir Satvat
Defying rosy forecasts, the game industry has seen 32 layoffs totaling 2,015 roles affected so far in 2026, according to game jobs champion Amir Satvat....