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A Minecraft Movie director defends popcorn-throwing Chicken Jockey chaos, says viewers just having “a true party”

AuthorApril 11, 20250

The director of A Minecraft Movie has reacted to the chaotic scenes seen in some cinemas as viewers interrupt screenings to stand up, scream and empty buckets of popcorn over other people. A Minecraft Movie is a breakout success that’s performed far beyond initial expectations, seemingly fuelled by its viral nature among younger viewers. […]

Video game M&A rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitions

AuthorApril 11, 20250

Games industry mergers and acquisitions in Q1 of 2025 rose to $6.6 billion, their highest level in over a year, driven by activity in the mobile sector. That big number was partly down to Scopely’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Niantic’s games business, including the likes of Pokémon GO. That’s according to a newsletter by gaming-focused […]

Agonalea Games secures $2m in funding from Mika Capital

AuthorApril 11, 20250

Buenos Aires-based mobile developer Agonalea Games has raised $2 million in a seed funding round backed by Mika Games. The studio will use the investment to continue development and publish its free-to-play mobile game Punko.io. Agonalea Games was founded in 2018 by Pedro Aira (former Sensor Tower product manager) and Vanina Fregoti (former Pixowl project […]

Nintendo Switch Online adds three more Mega Drive classics

AuthorApril 11, 20250

While Switch 2 may have dominated any and all Nintendo news this month so far, we still have some Sega-related goodness for the here and now to break things up a bit. Nintendo has today updated its Sega Genesis / Mega Drive catalogue for Switch Online members, and added three more classic games for us […]

Mafia: The Old Country release date inadvertently revealed by publisher

AuthorApril 11, 20250

Mafia: The Old Country – the next game in Hangar 13’s Mafia series – will seemingly be arriving as soon as August. Publisher 2K appears to have accidentally revealed the release date for Mafia: The Old Country via a post on Steam: 8th August 2025. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie […]

Jobs roundup: April 2025 | Des Gayle joins Unity as senior partner relations manager

AuthorApril 11, 20250

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. If you have new appointments and transitions in your company that belong here, please send the names of the appointees, new roles and company, prior role and company to [email protected]. […]

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Nintendo clarifies Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Switch 2 Edition doesn’t include its paid DLC

AuthorApril 11, 20250

Here’s a small but notable detail that might have passed you by amid the chaos of information that’s spiralled out of last week’s Switch 2 reveal: the souped-up Switch 2 Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won’t include any of its paid DLC. That perhaps isn’t a huge surprise […]

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s latest update finally lets you lob spare repair kits at enemies

AuthorApril 10, 20250

I suspect I might be in a minority here, but I can confidently say I didn’t use a single repair kit as I bumbled and faffed my way through MachineGames’ excellent Indiana Jones and the Great Circle late last year – mainly because I was so enamoured by the game’s ludicrous clobbering loop I […]

Bloodborne producer establishes Sirius Studio

AuthorApril 10, 20250

Bloodborne producer Teruyuki Toriyama has banded with former Thirdverse colleagues Tomohiro Suzuki and Hideki Irie to establish “world class development studio,” Sirius Studio. As reported by Famitsu (thanks, VGC), Sirius – a subsidiary of Gz Group – will “prioritize creator independence” after all three developer left prior employer, Thirdvers, after its focus shifted to more […]

The Last of Us is being released again, but this time as a Complete edition

AuthorApril 10, 20250

If you thought Nintendo was the master of re-releases, then Naughty Dog might just be gunning for its title. The studio has announced yet another release for The Last of Us – but this time it’s returning in the form of a two-game Complete edition. Hints that Sony and Naughty Dog might be […]

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