Industry Consolidation themes

2026-09-11 1 story

• Sony reportedly ditched Hideo Kojima's Physint following missed deadlines, bloated budgets, and Death Stranding 1&2 missing sales expectations 12 sources

2026-09-10 4 stories

• Saudi Wealth Fund Considering Merging EA and Savvy Games 3 sources
• On the podcast: iPhone Duo games, Lego builds mobile arm, App Store news, August’s top titles and more
• Maybe the Call of Duty game you should be playing right now is 2020's Black Ops Cold War on Xbox Game Pass
• 'Ship a good game, learn from it, and build from there:' Lessons from going indie after a decade at id Software

2026-09-09 2 stories

• Lego Digital Play acquires mobile studio Offroad Games
• Keywords Studios combines multiple marketing businesses into global creative agency FreeAnimal

2026-09-08 1 story

• Tim Schafer says Double Fine's unique games can be commercial hits if they can find their audience

2026-09-07 5 stories

• Don't Nod warns it may not have enough funding to operate beyond January 2027 2 sources
• Tim Schafer: "No one puts Double Fine out of business except me"
• Lego Digital Play snaps up Chrome Valley Customs maker Offroad Games
• Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Savvy, Supercell, King, Zynga, Apple, Lion and more
• Double Fine Reveals First Game Since Leaving Xbox, And It Has 250K+ Views Already

2026-09-05 1 story

• Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'

2026-09-04 2 stories

• Nvidia acquires open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn 2 sources
• 'No One Puts Double Fine Out of Business Except for Me' — Tim Schafer Explains How He Kept Double Fine Afloat After Leaving Xbox

2026-09-03 2 stories

• Supercell's acquisition of Metacore expected to close this month
• NVIDIA reinforces itself as an AI-first company nowadays with an almost $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face

2026-09-02 4 stories

• Square Enix denies it's going private following Japanese reports to the contrary 5 sources
• Nexus Mods is acquiring database and analytics site SteamDB 5 sources
• The next StarCraft may not be made by Blizzard, according to a new report 3 sources
• Supercell's acquisition of Metacore expected to close at the end of September 2026

2026-09-01 5 stories

• CEO of Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions 4 sources
• Life is Strange and Aphelion studio Don't Nod probably facing layoffs again, as it announces ominous-sounding "transformation initiative" 2 sources
• Supercell’s acquisition of Merge Mansion maker Metacore to be finalised this month
• Korean giant NC has spent $300m on four studios and isn’t stopping there
• Bethesda Devs Thought ‘Skyrim’ and ‘Fallout’ Would Protect Them From Layoffs

2026-08-30 1 story

• Yellowstone and Lioness Games Could Be in Paramount Games' Future

2026-08-29 2 stories

• Sony Will Explore New Game Projects via $180m Stake in Japanese Publisher, But PlayStation Is Not Involved
• Modern gamers spoiled by Steam will never understand the joy of a MegaPak

2026-08-28 1 story

• Chinese memory maker YMTC wants to dethrone Samsung and SK hynix by the end of 2027

2026-08-27 1 story

• Saber exec: The game industry must look beyond North America and dilute risk

2026-08-26 2 stories

• CD Projekt Red to distribute The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Blizzard's Battle.net 3 sources
• On the podcast: Gamescom reaction, Clash Royale drama, Rovio’s studio closure, Google’s AI hypeman and more

2026-08-25 1 story

• 'Appalling and Fundamentally Dishonest': Mark Ruffalo Slams Paramount After Studio Suggests Warner Bros. Buyout Criticism Stemmed From 'Antisemitic Tropes'

2026-08-24 1 story

• Two Former Xbox Studios Confirm Their Independence And Plans For The Future

2026-08-23 3 stories

• Epic Games Store overhaul might be "too little, too late", says Newzoo analyst
• 5 Years Ago, Double Fine Boldly Tried to Reimagine the AAA Machine
• 'We didn't have layoffs before, and now all of a sudden we have yearly layoffs': Bethesda artist says 'something has changed' under Microsoft

2026-08-21 1 story

• Psychonauts Dev Double Fine Will Let You Decide What Game It Makes Next 2 sources

2026-08-20 4 stories

• "I don't know if they will keep funding that one" - Former EA manager doesn't believe the next Mass Effect will survive Saudi takeover 3 sources
• Compulsion Games Has Now Officially Separated From Xbox 2 sources
• EA's Saudi takeover wouldn't have happened if the company's culture "had any semblance of a moral backbone", say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
• After that Sensor Tower-AppMagic deal, VC firm Gem seeks veteran founders, first movers and indies

2026-08-19 3 stories

• 'I feel dirty:' EA workers trapped in a maelstrom of cynicism and doubt after Saudi buyout 2 sources
• The future of id Software — alumni from the legendary DOOM studio speaks on its future with Xbox. The good, and the bad.
• 'I Think We'll See That in the Next Year or Two': Days Gone Dev Could Reveal New Project Soon

2026-08-17 3 stories

• Gameplay footage for the cancelled Star Wars: Magellan has appeared online 4 sources
• Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer reportedly worked on a Halo multiplayer prototype before it got canned 3 sources
• Disney Is Bringing Fortnite Into Its Real-World Star Wars Rides 2 sources