New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) reveals Pokémon is the 15th recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award

The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) has added Pokémon as the fifteenth recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award. Read more

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Keep Driving wins Grand Prize at the DevGAMM Awards

Keep Driving, a pixel-art management RPG about going on a road trip to a music festival, took home the Grand Prize at the DevGAMM Awards on Friday night. Read more

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Unity reports modest gains in revenue for Q3 2025 as Unity 6 approaches 10 million downloads

Unity has published its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year, seeing modest but better-than-expected gains across most segments, including its Create Solutions and Grow Solutions. Overall revenue was up 5% year-on-year to $471 million. Read more

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Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row

Eurogamer's 2 out of 5 review of Embark Studios' extraction shooter Arc Raiders has led to some heated discussions on social media, with reviewer Rick Lane criticising the game's use of AI voice generation. Now, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has joined the argument in defence of AI, suggesting that "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming." Read more

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PlayStation Portal becomes "most widely used device for PS5 Remote Play"

The PlayStation Portal has become the "most widely used device for PlayStation 5 Remote Play, surpassing mobile, PC, PS5, and PS4," according to a Sony executive. Read more

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PlayStation experiences H1 sales increase, PS5 reaches 84m in lifetime sales

Sony has published its latest financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, reporting significant increases in revenue for its Game & Network Services division. Read more

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Nintendo Direct featuring first Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer dated for November 12, 2025 | News-in-brief

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Playing for the Planet and Green Jam 2025 winners include TreesPlease Games, Wooga, and Activision

Fifteen developers were honoured at the Playing for the Planet Awards and Green Games Summit last week for "demonstrating excellence in the field of sustainable game development and pro-environmental storytelling." Read more

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Cygames settles Umamusume: Pretty Derby patent lawsuit with Konami

Cygames has settled its patent row with Konami Digital Entertainment over Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Read more

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PlayStation announces State of Play Japan for November 11 | News-in-brief

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Ubisoft veteran establishes new developer Quality Time Studio

Ubisoft veteran Johannes Thimme has founded Quality Time Studio, a new developer based in Lower Saxony, Germany. Read more

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BioWare confirms next Mass Effect game is still in development, "remains committed" to franchise

BioWare has reiterated that the next Mass Effect game is still in development, and that it and parent company Electronic Arts "remain committed to telling more stories in this universe." Read more

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Halo Infinite receives last "currently planned" major update

Halo Studios has announced it will be delivering the last major update to Halo Infinite this month. Read more

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Workers affected by Rockstar layoffs protest outside offices in London and Edinburgh

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) led protests outside the offices of Rockstar North and Take-Two Interactive in London and Edinburgh yesterday after accusations of union busting. Read more

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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra delayed for a second time

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed for a second time, and is now expected to launch "beyond early 2026." Read more

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Publisher Pathfinder is a new tool to help developers find publishing partners and investors

Games industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has put together a tool called Publisher Pathfinder, which guides developers towards publishing partners and investors that match their game's needs. Read more

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Take-Two Q2 net bookings "vastly exceed expectations" to $1.96bn

Take-Two Interactive has published its second quarter financial results, reporting significant increases in revenue and net bookings. Read more

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Discord extends Family Center features to help parents "learn more about how your teen spends their time on Discord"

Discord is adding new tools and features to its Family Center. Read more

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GTA 6 delayed to November 19, 2026 for "additional polish"

Take Two Interactive has delayed GTA 6 for a second time, moving next year's biggest release back six months to November 19, 2026. The news was revealed in the company's earnings release, which said this was "giving the team some additional time to finish the game with the high level of polish players expect and deserve. Rockstar has our full support of course, and we are confident they will deliver an unrivalled blockbuster entertainment experience." Read more

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Square Enix announces mass layoffs as "restructuring" plan pulls development from "overseas"

Square Enix is implementing a "fundamental restructuring", pulling resources away from "overseas" development studios and putting over 100 jobs at risk. Read more

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NetEase shuts down subsidiary Bad Brain Game Studios

Canada-based developer Bad Brain Game Studios has announced its closure. Read more

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Terminator 2D: No Fate delayed for a third time to December 2025

Terminator 2D: No Fate has been delayed to December 2025, with publisher Reef Entertainment stating it needs "some time" to "assemble the physical editions." Read more

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Atomhawk shuts down Canadian office

Atomhawk, a leading digital art and design studio that has worked across a range of games since it first opened doors in 2009, including Madden 26, has "closed the doors" of its Canadian studio. Read more

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Krafton posts "record-high cumulative" performance in Q3 2025

Krafton has reported a "record-high cumulative" performance in its Q3 2025 financial report, citing "record-high cumulative performance" thanks to "stronger IP competitiveness in India and its "AI-first company transition". Read more

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Google and Epic strike a deal that could open up Android to third-party stores

Google and Epic Games have agreed on a deal that will potentially end their long-running dispute and pave the way for third-party app stores to be made available on Android worldwide. Read more

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Ghost Town wins Game of the Year at 2025 TIGA Awards

Fireproof Games' Ghost Town took home two accolades at the 2025 TIGA Awards last night, including Best Puzzle Game and Game of the Year. Read more

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Jobs roundup: November 2025 | Michael Burnham joins Ubisoft Reflections as studio manager

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. Read more

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Switch 2 reaches highest global sales of any Nintendo platform in first four months of launch

The Switch 2 has achieved the highest global sales figure of any Nintendo platform in the first four months of launch. Read more

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Sega reveals Persona 5 series tops 13 million sales as it reports a 16.8% dip in income

Sega Sammy's fiscal year ending March 2025 reveals a dip in net sales and operating income across the period, despite "strong sales" from its video game business, particularly in regards to Sonic X Shadow Generations and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Read more

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US Patent Office makes rare decision to order "reexamination" of previously awarded Nintendo patent

The head of the U.S. Patent Office is reexamining a decision to award Nintendo a patent that protects a common gameplay mechanic wherein an in-game character summons another sub-character to support it in battle in one of two battle modes. Read more

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Former NetEase studio T-Minus Zero Entertainment rescued by "small group of veteran directors and founders"

T-Minus Zero Entertainment, a former NetEase studio shuttered in September, has been saved and acquired by a "small group of veteran directors and founders." Read more

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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study

More than half of developers feel they rely too heavily on Steam to distribute their games, with 72% believing the platform has a monopoly on the PC games market. Read more

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Dispatch sells 1m units in 10 days | News-in-brief

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Manufacture and shipping of physical games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than digital, new study finds

A new study has found that buying physical copies of games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than buying the digital version. Read more

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Nintendo increases full-year forecast as H1 sales jump 110% to ¥1.1 trillion

Nintendo has released its financial results for the six months ended September 30, reporting major increases in hardware and software sales following the Switch 2 launch. Read more

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Japanese publishers demand OpenAI's Sora 2 stops using their copyrighted creative works without permission

A number of Japanese publishers, including Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and Kadokawa have publicly called for OpenAI to stop using their creative works to train its genAI tool, Sora 2. Read more

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EA insists it will "maintain creative control" and "creative freedom" if sale to consortium goes ahead

Electronic Arts (EA) insists it will "maintain creative control" and "creative freedom" if its sale to a consortium of investors goes ahead. Read more

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Nintendo wins lawsuit against streamer who livestreamed pirated games before release

Nintendo has successfully sued a Switch pirate who livestreamed pirated games prior to release. Read more

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Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii featured in Japan's autumn honors list

Yuji Horii has been named in Japan's autumn honors list, making him the first game designer to be recognised for his work. Read more

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Olympic Esports Games no longer taking place in Saudi Arabia

The inaugural Olympic Esports Games, due to take place in Saudi Arabia in 2027, has been cancelled. Read more

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