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CD Projekt Red sees profit climb 37% in H1 2026

GamesIndustry.biz reports CD Projekt Red’s H1 2026 profit jumped 37% to $66.7 million, helped by stronger franchise sales and licensing. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered lands September 29, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future

Ars Technica reports that Xbox is adding a disc-to-digital program that lets owners of most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc games claim a digital entitlement by inserting the …

News Ars Technica · 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Xbox explains outage preventing players from accessing games, CTO says it will "do better"

Xbox spent hours recovering from an outage that blocked sign-ins, library access, and game launches for many players. Microsoft traced it to a shared internal licensing service, then shifted traffic …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Hasbro records $56m write-down and cancels "several games" scheduled for 2028 and beyond

Hasbro has taken a $56 million non-cash write-down on its game portfolio and cancelled several titles planned for 2028 and later. The company is narrowing its bets around franchises, platforms, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months ago
"The market is becoming much more diverse" – Will the proliferation of football video games last?

Football games are fragmenting fast after EA and FIFA split in 2022. EA Sports FC and eFootball still dominate, but UFL, Netflix’s FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, and FIFA’s broader …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months ago
PlayStation once again pulls purchased StudioCanal content from user libraries because of "licensing arrangements"

Sony is removing previously purchased StudioCanal movies from PlayStation user libraries on September 1, citing licensing arrangements. The move affects hundreds of titles and comes with no announced refunds or …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Vampire Survivors dev 'reviewing' Fortnite collab after Epic's AI announcement

Poncle is already re-evaluating its Fortnite collaboration just hours after Epic’s AI announcement, which is a pretty strong signal that the deal may not be as straightforward as it looked. …

News Game Developer · 3 months, 1 week ago
Starbreeze to capitalize on Roblox success with second game

Starbreeze is doubling down on Roblox after Notoriety: A Payday Experience cleared 400 million visits and a 92% approval rating. The new game, built with Gamefam, is meant to widen …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Valve sued by The Performing Right Society for allegedly using its members' musical works "without permission"

The Performing Right Society has initiated legal action against Valve for using its members' music on Steam without a license. This could have significant implications for audio developers and game …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Chinese mobile publisher Yodo1 rolls out data platform IPVerse

Yodo1 has launched IPVerse, a new data platform aimed at enhancing IP and licensing management for mobile games. This tool could significantly streamline workflows for developers involved in licensing deals, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 7 months, 4 weeks ago