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The latest Business coverage curated for game developers.
GamesIndustry.biz says Kickstarter is still a viable funding lane for games, but only if studios treat it as marketing first. In 2025, game projects raised $26 million on the platform, …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy has appointed administrators after its latest layoffs. The move signals insolvency protection, with the studio carrying heavy losses and creditor debt. …
Game Developer details how Nex Playground is outperforming expectations even as hardware costs squeeze the business. The company is keeping the product deliberately simple so it can preserve margin and …
GamesIndustry.biz says Strauss Zelnick is defending GTA 6's marketing push, arguing even a mega-franchise still has to build awareness and excitement. Take-Two and Rockstar are treating promotion as part of …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that GDC Festival of Gaming has added four new advisory board members as it continues reshaping the 2027 show. The board now includes leaders from business, narrative, operations, …
Game Developer reports that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says GTA VI still needs aggressive marketing, even with the franchise’s massive global awareness. His point is that brand recognition alone won’t …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Saudi Arabia's PIF is weighing a merger of Electronic Arts into Savvy Games Group after completing its $55 billion buyout of EA. The move would tighten coordination across …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Frontier Developments posted record FY26 results, with adjusted operating profit up 62% to £21.4 million and revenue rising 16% to £104.8 million. The boost came from Jurassic World …
GamesIndustry.biz says Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 is stacking its business floor with Capcom, Bandai Namco, Nintendo and PlayStation partners, plus AMD, Lenovo, Razer and more. The Bangkok …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Star Stable Entertainment has cut 20% of its staff in a restructuring aimed at protecting the long-term future of Star Stable Online. Interim CEO James Watkins said the …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Sega has shelved its Super Game push after deciding the live-service effort was too risky at this stage. The company had pitched the 2021 initiative as an online …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that China’s games market topped $50.0 billion in 2025, reaching $51.8 billion after 5.4% year-over-year growth. Niko Partners expects another 4% gain in 2026, with mini-games, short-video discovery, …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Nvidia has bought Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, with the AI platform set to remain open-source. For game teams using ML tools, the big takeaway is that access …
GamesIndustry.biz says Tim Sweeney thinks games are in the worst crash since the 1980s, driven by AAA cost inflation and a hardware squeeze. He warned RAM and storage prices could …
Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward has left the company as it enters its next phase of growth. The departure comes with no public replacement named yet, leaving a leadership …
Aggro Crab is turning Peak’s breakout success into a publishing push, launching a label aimed at “intense, stylized games with an attitude.” The studio says it wants to back smaller …
Amir Satvat has joined 1Up Ventures as general partner after leaving Tencent Games, bringing his job-networking work at ASGC into a more direct investing role. The September hiring roundup also …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that UKIE has launched the Discord-backed Go To Market Academy to help early-stage UK indie studios sharpen launch plans and build communities. The six-module program starts with an …
GamesIndustry.biz says Gamescom 2026 drew 368,000 visitors from 131 countries, up 6% year over year. For developers, the bigger signal is on the business side: 1,743 exhibitors, 72% international participation, …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Bit Reactor furloughed many staff weeks before Star Wars Zero Company launched, despite the game’s strong early reception. The studio says the move was a pre-launch cash …