Indie Development

GamesIndustry.biz reports Krafton has ended development on PUBG spin-off Black Budget, just nine months after its closed alpha on Steam. The extraction shooter’s time-loop premise and team-escape...

Game Developer reports that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma drew a hard line on the brand’s future, saying Xbox is not for sale. The comment came during a New York Times interview and signals Microsoft is not...

Steamworks Development has added Steam Deck framerate distribution charts to the partner dashboard for Steam Deck Verified games. The new view complements average FPS and customer feedback, giving...

GamesIndustry.biz says Code Wizards Group has named Catherine Bygrave head of commercial, bringing in a veteran with experience at Activision, Sumo, Gfinity, and Humble Games. The October jobs...

Kenney.nl has released Skyboxes Space, a free CC0 texture pack aimed at teams that need quick space backdrops without licensing friction. The bundle ships as five skyboxes, making it a handy drop-in...

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is pushing back on spin-off talk, saying flatly that “Xbox is not for sale.” The denial lands as Microsoft keeps reshaping the division around a...

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Grasshopper Manufacture is splitting from NetEase Games and becoming independent again. CEO Goichi Suda says Romeo is a Dead Man helped sharpen the studio’s direction,...

GamesIndustry.biz argues indie founders need to build the studio, not just the game, if they want long-term survival. The piece frames a studio around team, IP, and distribution, then ties that to...

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Zynga nearly bought Supercell for $400 million in 2012, but the deal collapsed after Zynga's board balked at another acquisition. Mark Pincus says the failure of OMGPop...

GamesIndustry.biz says Game Republic New Horizons has added Housemarque, Bithell Games, and a Nintendo developer breakfast to its 2026 lineup. For teams shipping on Switch or chasing stronger VFX and...

GamesIndustry.biz reports Valve is overhauling Steam’s Discount & Events section, replacing manual calendar curation with a more dynamic, personalised system. The change is already boosting...

GamesIndustry.biz reports that global game content revenue is forecast to climb from $204.4 billion in 2025 to $229.1 billion by 2030. S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan sees PC and Asia-Pacific...

Game Developer reports that Steam is moving its discounts and events tab to a fully algorithm-driven system, changing how promotions surface to players. For developers, that means visibility in this...

Steamworks Development says Steam will start phasing out its manual Discounts & Events calendar in early 2027, replacing fixed promo slots with more dynamic, personalized recommendations. Valve says...

GDC Festival of Gaming says Outersloth began its investment strategy assuming a $25 million budget over five years, but the clip focuses on how that plan played out in practice. For developers, the...

GamesIndustry.biz argues indie studios need to build for volatility, not just a hit. The piece points to layoffs, rising costs, and tougher funding as reasons to keep 12–18 months of runway, validate...

GamesIndustry.biz says a few indies are deliberately launching on November 19, the same day Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives. Fairy Mount’s Flame, Forest and Flood and Devolver/Doinksoft’s Volvy’s...

GamesIndustry.biz reports Trophy Games is buying Paris mobile studio Playrion for $2.6 million, its biggest acquisition yet. The deal brings Airlines Manager and Airport Simulator: First Class under...

XBox Wire says Forest of Deceit has added six new languages, including German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Italian. For a social deduction game built on...

XBox Wire says Gears of War: E-Day is getting a pizza tie-in with Prince St. Pizza, and the promotion runs through November 1 in the U.S. and Toronto. Purchases of the Emergence Pie or a slice unlock...