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GamesIndustry.biz reports Fireshine Games has acquired Danish indie studio Fair Games and its open-world sandbox hit Necesse. The studio says Mads Skovgaard will stay on as managing director, while Fireshine …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games are being folded into a single Skydance unit after Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of WBD. The move puts …
Game Developer details how Blackbird Interactive and Secret Mode helped Escape the Backrooms turn Backrooms hype into a co-dev success, pushing the game past 4 million players. The partnership shows …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Sega is drawing a hard line between AI-assisted production and creative authorship, saying it will not entrust game creativity to generative tools. The company is still using AI …
GamesIndustry.biz reports a busy October hiring round, led by Playstack CEO Harvey Elliott becoming chair of UKIE. The move puts a founder-operator at the helm as UKIE pushes its five-year …
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, and Grasshopper …
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 argues indie studios need resilience, not just a hit, as layoffs, rising costs, and tougher funding make single-project models fragile. The piece points to multi-project planning, early prototyping, collaboration, …
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 Trophy's umbrella, …
GamesIndustry.biz reports TinyBuild lifted H1 2026 revenue 18% to $20 million, with 85% of gaming revenue now coming from first- and second-party owned IP. Back-catalogue hits like Hello Neighbor and …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that former Petrol leadership has launched PUBLSH, a new California-based publisher aiming to back a small slate of mid-budget games. Its first signing is Pera Coda, an episodic …
Game Developer reports that Battlestate Games is launching Battlestate Games Publishing to back “hardcore” projects that might struggle with traditional publishers. The move could open a path for riskier, niche …
GamesIndustry.biz says Secret Mode is leaning on two very different bets after spinning out from Sumo Digital: pure indies and higher-budget “caretaker” projects. The publisher says discoverability is brutal, so …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that PM Studios is bracing for Sony’s plan to end PlayStation disc production in January 2028. CEO Michael Yum says the shift is “sad and devastating,” but the …
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 says large platforms need indie games to keep their libraries fresh and differentiated. Rebekah Saltsman offers a publisher-side view of why indies matter, with the …
Game Developer reports that French publisher Dear Villagers has confirmed layoffs, adding to a rough stretch for game publishing. The company, known for Caravan SandWitch and The Forgotten City, has …
Defold Game Jam 2026 starts Sunday, September 20, with prizes, partner challenges, and free gifts for participants. The Defold Foundation is also running a free online conference ahead of the …
Defold Foundation says the Defold Game Jam 2026 begins Sunday, September 20, with prizes, partner challenges, and free gifts on offer. The run-up includes a free online conference on multiplayer, …
Defold Game Jam 2026 starts Sunday, September 20, with prizes, partner challenges and free gifts for participants. The Defold Foundation is also running a free online conference ahead of the …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Dredge maker Black Salt Games has launched Team Trifold and a new white-label publisher, Saltworks Entertainment, to share production, QA, localisation, audio, marketing and business support across …