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Sound the Silksong klaxon! There’s another Nintendo indie showcase coming this week

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

Silksong fans, prepare to ride the rollercoaster of delirious anticipation and potential crushing disappointment once more: Nintendo has announced another indie-focused showcase is happening this week, so could this finally be the day for that release date news? More specifically, Nintendo’s Indie World showcase – as these things are officially known – airs […]

“We’ve had to evolve.” The long-awaited first games from ProbablyMonsters indicate a surprise change of tack

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

“After we got done with Destiny 1,” says former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan, “I wanted to try to have a bigger impact on the industry.” It’s difficult to think of what, exactly, he could have done to make a bigger impact, given that Destiny helped to pioneer the games-as-a-service (GaaS) format that subsequently swept through […]

Peak developers would rather you pirate its game than play Roblox “microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop”

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

The team behind indie hit Peak would rather its community pirate its own game, than play a “microtransaction-riddled” ripoff that has appeared on Roblox. The Roblox ripoff in question is Cliff, a release that describes itself as a “challenging climbing game where even the smallest mistake can be your downfall”. So far, so Peak. To […]

GameChangers and The City of Liverpool College team up for new management diploma

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

The City of Liverpool College has collaborated with non-profit careers initiative GameChangers to introduce a free management diploma at the institution. The Principles of Management and Leadership Level 3 Diploma, a year-long academic course delivered by The City of Liverpool College, is designed for those working in management in the gaming sector, or who wish […]

Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

Are you the sort of player that would rather drop a game altogether than simply bump the difficulty down (if such an option exists?) If so, then you might be in better company than you think – at least that’s what the developer of The First Berserker: Khazan has deduced from poring over its player […]

Celebrity-driven Global Gaming League signs six AAA game publishers

AuthorAugust 5, 20250

The Global Gaming League (GGL), a new video game league launching later this month, has secured licensing agreements with six major game publishers. The GGL announced the partnerships on August 4, revealing that Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Tetris, Ubisoft, and EA are the first publishers to sign up to the celebrity-driven gaming league. Launching […]

One million people claim GOG’s FreedomToBuy games in protest of ongoing NSFW game censorship row

AuthorAugust 4, 20250

Over one million people have claimed their freebies in support of GOG’s FreedomToBuy.Games initiative. In a limited-time campaign, the company is offering 13 NSFW games for free in protest after digital platforms like Steam and itch.io acknowledged a tightening of the rules around their NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. On Friday, August […]

Raven Software secures first collective-bargaining workplace protections since unionization three years ago

AuthorAugust 4, 20250

Workers at Activision studio Raven Software have ratified their first union contract with Microsoft. The contract “builds on the recent organizing momentum by Microsoft video game workers […] to raise standards across the video gamer industry.” After three years of negotiations, the new agreement guarantees a 10% wage increase over the next two years, on […]

Mastercard insists it has not “required restrictions of any” game on Steam or itch.io, but Valve claims otherwise

AuthorAugust 4, 20250

As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their platforms, Mastercard has moved to distance itself from the ensuing censorship controversy, insisting it has not “required restrictions of any” game. But Valve says otherwise, pointing to a Mastercard rule saying the company can refuse […]

Here’s everything else Microsoft is doing to celebrate Rare’s 40th birthday

AuthorAugust 4, 20250

It turns out there’s more to Microsoft’s 40th birthday celebrations for beloved UK studio Rare than just an ugly controller. Xbox has now outlined its full anniversary plans, which include an Evercade cartridge collection, a four-disc vinyl soundtrack, Sea of Thieves bits, and more. These days, Rare is best known for Sea of […]

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