Industry Consolidation themes
2026-06-23 4 stories
- Monster Hunter Stories studio Marvelous in trouble as Tencent reportedly seeks to back away from Japanese studio investments 5 sources
- Tencent is reportedly in talks to sell its shares in some Japanese studios, even if that means taking a loss
- Supergirl Producer Says David Ellison Is a 'Big Fan' of DC Studios As Paramount and Warner Bros Merger Looms
- Italy's second-largest independent game studio buys its freedom from Embracer
2026-06-20 2 stories
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2026-06-18 7 stories
- OtherSide Entertainment cuts 17 jobs after Argos cancellation 2 sources
- Trump says Apple has agreed to build chips with Intel in the USA
- My quick test of Lumen Lite shows that it's probably good news for ray-traced gaming on handheld PCs, but I suspect that it will be used everywhere because of the pressure developers are now under
- How Ninja Theory Paved A Way For The Elden Ring Movie
- Don't Nod says it has "several levers" to secure financial position after auditors detailed cash woes
- Amazon says it wants to win gaming, but won't be the next Xbox
- "One view of the future is that Roblox grows and eats gaming" - Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney delivers impassioned speech about the future of gaming
2026-06-17 8 stories
- Kwalee lays off the entire Luna Abyss development team as one of this year's overlooked bullet-hell games falls victim to an overcrowded release schedule 5 sources
- 'It's Going To Be Pretty Brutal' - Jason Schreier Reveals More On Upcoming Xbox Layoffs 2 sources
- Xbox's secret weapon could change everything for The Elder Scrolls 6
- Xbox's latest tactics display 'a basic misunderstanding of how the interactive entertainment world moves', says former PlayStation exec
- OtherSide Entertainment lays off 17 staff following game cancellation
- Microsoft: Please let your Xbox studios cook — they shouldn't be punished for previous experiments and mismanagement
- Microsoft Insists It Won’t Flip Flop on Exclusives as Fans Say They're Finding It Hard to Trust Xbox
- 3D Realms Co-Founder Believes Layoffs Have Begun At Zenimax Studios
2026-06-16 5 stories
- Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts' Double Fine, South of Midnight's Compulsion and Hellblade's Ninja Theory 7 sources
- Aphelion and Life is Strange developer Don't Nod in trouble as it struggles to secure funding for its next project 5 sources
- Rampant AI‑driven GitHub outages force Microsoft into an unlikely alliance — Amazon steps in to keep code in line
- Ori Creator Shares His Take On The Future Of Xbox's First-Party Strategy
- Housemarque Hints Its Next PS5 Game Could Be Smaller Than Saros
2026-06-15 7 stories
- Xbox is reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also allegedly at risk 12 sources
- Microsoft CEO says Xbox must become 'sustainable' as it reportedly considers major spinoff 4 sources
- Ninja Theory Being Closed Days After Revealing New Game, It’s Claimed 3 sources
- Report: Microsoft weighing up spinning off Xbox 2 sources
- Fox Is Buying Roku for $22 Billion 2 sources
- BioWare's co-founder fought to make Baldur's Gate 3 for over a decade, then Larian did it instead: 'I don't really get jealous'
- Amid Marathon slump and Destiny 2 player resurgence, former Bungie employee claims studio was "very close" to shutting down before Sony's acquisition
2026-06-13 1 story
2026-06-12 9 stories
- Microsoft Considering Spinning Off Xbox, Speeding Up Elder Scrolls And Fallout Game Releases – Report 5 sources
- 'The Only Way to Keep Bungie Alive Is to Support Marathon,' Ex-Destiny Community Manager Says 4 sources
- Xbox Memo Predicts over 5x Increase in Storage and Memory Costs by Holiday 2027 3 sources
- Playstack CEO pledges to be 'mindful' about growth after majority takeover 2 sources
- DOJ Approves Paramount’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Deal 2 sources
- Worst possible people could be put in charge of Elden Ring studio
- Microsoft Reportedly Used Activision-Blizzard to Subsidize XBOX
- Fnatic Takeover Bids Confirmed but CEO Says They Aren’t Going Anywhere
- Elden Ring Director Insists FromSoftware Is Free to Make the Games It Wants To, Teases 'Unannounced Titles'
2026-06-11 3 stories
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- Xbox CEO unsure whether Activision Blizzard merger is paying off 2 sources
- Rumour: "Patience, Wumpa Lovers" - Xbox Might Be Resurrecting Former PS1 Mascot Crash Bandicoot
- After a 'corporate mandate' demanded they help with Call of Duty, Toys for Bob studio head says it took 'many mini miracles' to buy their independence from Activision