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23 years after its release, Final Fantasy 11’s biggest server is closed to new players due to popularity

AuthorJuly 23, 20250

Final Fantasy 11’s biggest server has been closed to new players by Square Enix, as it’s suffering from high congestion due to the game’s popularity. Yes, that’s Final Fantasy 11, not the more recent Final Fantasy 14. It’s been 23 years since the company’s first Final Fantasy MMORPG, but player numbers have been “trending upward […]

Ubisoft to restructure as “Creative Houses” as Q1 25-26 financials come in “lower-than-expected”

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Ubisoft has released its first-quarter financial results for the 2025-26 fiscal year, reporting “below expectations” earnings, a “lower-than-expected” performance for Rainbow Six Siege, an “unfavorable foreign exchange” impact, and “a partnership that is now expected to materialize in Q2.” Its back-catalog net bookings, however, were up 4% on the same period last year. “The first […]

GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns in October

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

The GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns for its third year, once again at the Royal Institution in London. The event will take place all day on Thursday, October 2nd, and will conclude with the 2025 Best Places To Work Awards. Early Bird tickets are on sale now and priced at £130 (+ fees). As with previous […]

Game success in 2025 is down to data, not luck

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Evgeniy Kurenkov is the founder and CEO of Magify, an analytics and live-ops platform for game studios. Take a look at the top ten free-to-play games in any category and you’ll see they’re all built by big, well-established studios. These companies have massive marketing budgets, streamlined user acquisition systems, and deep experience in keeping players […]

Supermassive lays off 36 staff and delays Directive 8020 to “first half of 2026”

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Dark Pictures and The Quarry developer Supermassive has delayed its horror game, Directive 8020, and announced a number of layoffs. In a statement posted to its social media accounts, the studio said the industry “remains a challenging and ever-evolving environment,” adding “as we adapt our team structure to better align with these changes, we’ve had […]

ZeniMax employees discuss chaos of Microsoft’s “inhumane” mass layoffs in new report

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

ZeniMax employees have spoken out following Microsoft’s mass layoffs impacting over 9000 employees at the company, calling the process – which reportedly saw “hundreds” of colleagues at the studio lose their jobs – “inhumane”. “It’s not okay. It wasn’t normal,” senior QA tester Autumn Mitchell told Game Developer. “I don’t care how many […]

“It’s not going anywhere if people still want to play it.” As Grounded 2 gets ready to launch, Obsidian promises it’s not the end of the road for the original game

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Obsidian has expressed a strong interest for game preservation to Eurogamer while talking about whether Grounded 2 will usurp and replace Grounded 1 when it arrives in early access at the end of July. Speaking in an interview, executive producer Marcus Morgan told me: “We actually have this strong passion to ensure our games can […]

Pokémon Friends is a plushie-focused puzzle game, and it’s out now!

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Pokémon Friends has just been announced at today’s Pokémon Presents event. It’s a game focused on puzzle solving and plushie collecting, and it’s out right now on the Nintendo e-shop. The gameplay centres around you solving three randomly generated puzzles in order to collect some special yarn. This yarn can then be taken to the […]

Mega Dragonite debuts in fresh look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

The Pokémon Company provided a fresh look at its forthcoming Pokémon Legends Z-A during today’s Pokémon Presents stream, including a reveal of its all new Mega Dragonite. The iconic gen one dragon hasn’t previously had an evolved form, but this new game will introduce its mega evolved form as part of the game’s story. It’s […]

Supermassive Games delays sci-fi horror Directive 8020 following layoffs

AuthorJuly 22, 20250

Supermassive Games has delayed its next game, Directive 8020, following a round of layoffs affecting up to 36 employees. The British studio announced the decision in a social media statement, blaming the layoffs on its need to “adapt our team structure to better align with recent industry changes”. As a result, the studio’s forthcoming sci-fi […]

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