Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #videogameindustry, aggregated by home.social.
Bangkok Post – South Korea video game tycoon to pay record $1.5 billion in divorce
Video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin founded Smilegate in 2002 and has built it into one of the most…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #businessnews #divorceassetdivision #KwonHyuk-bin #SeoulFamilyCourt #SKGroup #Smilegate #SouthKoreadivorcesettlement #videogameindustry
https://www.europesays.com/korea/149143/
Don't Nod faces potential closure by 2027 and proposes 90 layoffs
French game developer Don't Nod faces a severe existential t...
https://www.europesays.com/ie/675823/ Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Éire #EpicGames #Fortnite #IE #Ireland #Technology #TimSweeney #VideoGameIndustry
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing
Hardware is getting more expensive. Games are becoming pricier to make and buy. Employment numbers ain’t looking so…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EpicGames #Fortnite #Technology #TimSweeney #VideoGameIndustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/838387/
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing
Hardware is getting more expensive. Games are becoming pricier to make and buy. Employment numbers ain’t looking so…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CA #Canada #EpicGames #Fortnite #Technology #TimSweeney #videogameindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/885470/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1189527/ Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EpicGames #fortnite #Technology #TimSweeney #UK #UnitedKingdom #VideoGameIndustry
A Love Letter to Physical Media, or What’s NOT on the Shelf
Sony’s decision to end new physical PlayStation releases in 2028 feels like the inevitable next step in gaming’s slow march away from ownership. A Love Letter—and a eulogy—for discs, cartridges, and the media we can actually hold.https://whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/07/14/love-letters-physical-media-whats-not-on-the-shelf/
Quebec video game industry in limbo – Yahoo News Canada
Quebec video game industry in limbo Yahoo News CanadaXbox has put The Elder Scrolls 6 in jeopardy, devs working…
#NewsBeep #News #Technology #CA #Canada #precariousstate #quebec #videogameindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/798954/
EVO 2026 – Watching From the Outside Looking In
EVO 2026 delivered another incredible weekend of fighting games, from Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 to newcomers like 2XKO and Invincible VS. Here are my spoiler-free thoughts on the event, the games, and why EVO remains one of the best weekends in gaming.https://whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/06/30/evo-2026-impressions/
Game Con Canada looks to bring gaming world to Edmonton
Canada’s largest gaming expo is back in Edmonton this week, and looks to feature Alberta’s growing video game…
#Canada #Edmonton #Albertagaming #ChrisMeilleur #DeborahAnnWoll #EdmontonExpoCentre #NAGIS #paintingminiatures #videogameindustry
https://www.europesays.com/canada/90763/
WOTS State of Play 2026 – Two Weeks Late and Right on Time
State of Play 2026 delivered nostalgia, superheroes, horror, and more than a few reasons for cautious optimism. From Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered to Marvel’s Wolverine, here’s what stuck with me after the showcase ended.
https://www.europesays.com/africa/244198/ Gaming Sector in Focus as Morocco Accelerates Its Digital Economy Ambitions #Morocco #MoroccoGamingExpo #VideoGameIndustry
The $60 Game Was a Lie – How Video Game Pricing Actually Evolved
For nearly two decades, video games cost $60. But that number didn’t tell the whole story. From cartridge-era pricing to modern $70 titles, here’s how game pricing really evolved—and why $60 was never the full cost.https://whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/05/19/the-60-dollar-game-was-a-lie/
"The ‘wizards’ behind the online version of Magic: the Gathering are unionizing
Developers at the studio Wizards of the Coast cited AI and layoff protections as some issues driving unionization effort"
by Michael Sainato
Mon 27 Apr 2026 10.00 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/magic-the-gathering-online-unionization
https://www.europesays.com/ie/393343/ Crimson Desert’s Metacritic Score Leads To 30% Pearl Abyss Stock Drop #CrimsonDesert #Éire #IE #Ireland #Metacritic #MetacriticScore #PearlAbyss #Technology #VideoGameIndustry
Washington Post: Angry gamers are forcing studios to scrap or rethink new releases. This article is syndicated to MSN and is not paywalled. “Video game developers are, like companies in other industries, experimenting with AI tools to help workers be more productive. But as more studios have released games with AI-generated art, characters and dialogue, a growing number have later backtracked […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/29/washington-post-angry-gamers-are-forcing-studios-to-scrap-or-rethink-new-releases/
Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business
Billionaires like Telegram founder Pavel Durov and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have fathered legions of children who are…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #billionaires #Business #Children #China #Executives #family #fertility #founders #inheritance #kids #Latvia #LV #Succession #UnitedStates #videogame #VideoGameIndustry #videogames
https://www.newsbeep.com/333944/
Hideo Kojima plans game that caters to AI, says artificial intelligence will reshape gaming in 5–10 years https://www.byteseu.com/1642125/ #AI #AIGaming #ArtificialIntelligence #benchmarks #DeathStranding #FutureOfGaming #GameDevelopment #GraphicsCard #HideoKojima #KojimaProductions #laptop #MetalGearSolid #netbook #notebook #Physint #processor #reports #review #reviews #Test #tests #VideoGameIndustry #WeightlessnessGame #XboxOD
😔 Avalanche chiude lo studio di Liverpool post Contraband. Una battuta d'arresto nel mondo dei videogiochi. #AvalancheStudios #videogameindustry
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/videogioco/xbox-chiude-avalanche-e-cancella-contraband-2025-11-20
Where Did All the Money Go? The State of Games Investment
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/where-did-all-the-money-go-the-state-of-games-investment
US Gamers Aren’t Buying Video Games Anymore, New Study Reveals
#GamingNews #VideoGameIndustry #USGamers #GameSales #GamingTrends #VideoGames #GamerLife #MarketStudy #GameEconomy #GamingDecline #PlayerHabits #GamingMarket #GameIndustryNews #DigitalGaming #Gamers
https://www.europesays.com/2476102/ Baldur’s Gate 3 developer responds to Elon Musk’s AI video game announcement for 2026 #AIGaming #Baldur’sGate3 #ElonMusk #ElonMuskAIGame #GrokAI #LarianStudios #MichaelDouse #Musk #VideoGameIndustry #xAI
Japanese Indie Devs Decry Streamer Profit Over Game Sales
#gamesales #Gamestreamer #Japaneseindiegamedeveloper #Revenuedisparity #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/japanese-indie-devs-decry-streamer-profit-over-game-sales/?fsp_sid=104245
Shadow of The Colossus Director Fumito Ueda: New Gameplay Presentation Era Over
#FumitoUeda #gamedesign #GameplayInnovation #ShadowoftheColossus #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/shadow-of-the-colossus-director-fumito-ueda-new-gameplay-presentation-era-over/?fsp_sid=73667
The Video Game History Foundation has digitized the magazine Games Business. “Games Business was a bimonthly trade journal published by Imagine Media, covering the internal business of the game industry. The magazine was marketed specifically to game retailers and focused on business and marketing strategies and executive leadership. Each issue featured interviews with notable leaders in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/video-game-history-foundation-digitizes-games-business/
"The PS3 era?"
There was also an Xbox, but Nintendo owned half the market with its Wii.
Also: Recently I saw that Nintendo's annual revenue is comparable to that of Sony, which is the world's 5th largest media conglomerate.
That, and next year will mark the 50th year of the video game software industry, since the introduction of the first cartridges.
🎮 Un jeu qui échoue à convaincre les gamers : est-ce forcément parce qu'il est woke ? C'est en tout cas l'avis du Gamergate, ce mouvement qui dénonce la politisation des jeux vidéo.
Une tenue qui montre un peu moins les seins d'un personnage, une référence LGBT, un héros noir suffisent désormais pour être mis au ban.
https://les-enovateurs.com/jeux-video-sous-vernis-anti-woke-industrie-bout-souffle?mtm_kwd=mtdn
#gamingculture #gamergate #gowokegobroke #antiwoke #videogameindustry #gamingnews #gamecritique #journalismegaming #culturedujeu #jeuxvideoengages
GTA VI Delay Shakes Gaming Industry
The release of GTA VI has been pushed to 2026, leading to a projected $2.7B revenue loss in 2025. Console sales may drop by 700,000 units, and 20M game sales could be lost. Take-Two’s stock slipped, while rivals like EA are adjusting plans to capitalize on the delay.
#GTA6 #GamingNews #RockstarGames #GameDelay #TakeTwo #ConsoleSales #VideoGameIndustry #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/gta-6-delay-2026-losses-gaming-revenue/
Jade Raymond Quits Haven Studio, Replaced by Pierre-François Sapinski as Team Lead
#gamedevelopment #HavenStudio #JadeRaymond #Ubisoft #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/jade-raymond-quits-haven-studio-replaced-by-pierre-francois-sapinski-as-team-lead/?fsp_sid=32654
Capcom Reports Record 8th Consecutive Year of Profit Growth and Increased Revenue Across Sectors
#businessexpansion #Capcom #financialgrowth #profit #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/capcom-reports-record-8th-consecutive-year-of-profit-growth-and-increased-revenue-across-sectors/?fsp_sid=31617
Moon Studios Faces Financial Crisis After Negative Reviews for No Rest For The Wicked
#financialloss #MoonStudios #negativereviews #Ori #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/moon-studios-faces-financial-crisis-after-negative-reviews-for-no-rest-for-the-wicked/?fsp_sid=30281
EA No Plans to Raise Game Prices to $70-$80 Currently, Says CEO Andrew Wilson
#EA #ElectronicArts #gameprice #PricingStrategy #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/ea-no-plans-to-raise-game-prices-to-70-80-currently-says-ceo-andrew-wilson/?fsp_sid=28849
GTA 6 May Launch at $100 Is It Worth It?
Rumors of a $100 price tag for Grand Theft Auto VI are shaking the gaming world. If true, it could become one of the most expensive mainstream games ever, but fans seem ready to pay for its epic scale, immersive world, and hundreds of gameplay hours.
#GTA6 #GamingNews #GamePricing #RockstarGames #NextGenGaming #GTA6Hype #VideoGameIndustry #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/gta-6-100-price-debate-fan-reaction/
Devolver Digital Confirms Plans to Release New Game on Same Day as GTA 6
#competition #DevolverDigital #gamerelease #gta6 #videogameindustry
https://blazetrends.com/devolver-digital-confirms-plans-to-release-new-game-on-same-day-as-gta-6/?fsp_sid=25875
🎮 L'incertezza dei dazi spaventa l'universo del gaming, con cali per Sony, Nintendo e non solo. Il mercato è in balìa delle decisioni politiche... #VideogameIndustry #TradeWar
Netflix games boss says ‘8-Year-olds aren’t dreaming of PlayStation 6’
Netflix’s gaming boss doesn’t believe console-style games are the future
#NetflixGames #GamingNews #VideoGameIndustry #GameStreaming #FutureOfGaming #GamerCommunity #PS6 #ConsoleGaming #TechNews #CloudGaming
Ubisoft and Tencent unveil new subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six
Tencent will own a minority stake in the new subsidiary, which will focus on the three IPs
#Ubisoft #Tencent #AssassinsCreed #FarCry #RainbowSix #GamingNews #GameDevelopment #VideoGameIndustry #GamerCommunity #TechNews #AAA_games
🚀 "Dopo Space Marine 2, il CEO di Saber preannuncia la fine del settore. Rinnovamento o caduta? 👀 #VideogameIndustry #SpaceMarine2
🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/dopo-space-marine-2-il-ceo-di-saber-vede-la-fine-del-settore
INFORMS: YouTube Influencers: Gaming’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy?. “The study, ‘Opposing Influences of YouTube Influencers: Purchase and Usage Effects in the Video Game Industry,’ provides the first causal evidence of how influencer marketing affects gaming. Researchers found that although YouTube gaming content increases playtime, it may also discourage purchases – particularly for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/youtube-influencers-gamings-best-friend-or-worst-enemy-informs/
🎮 Dopo le cancellazioni, Netflix licenzia ancora: stavolta tocca al settore videogiochi. #Netflix #videogameindustry #changesinthegame
Video game history is more complex and varied than is typically reported: https://felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrification-of-video-game-history-dfe11f1e08ae
#felipepepe #videogames #videogameindustry #peopleshistory #history #historiography #medium #gentrification
Nintendo will not use generative AI to build game titles - Nintendo’s president addresses the risks of intellectual property breach... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/nintendo-avoids-generative-ai-ip-risks #intellectualproperty #videogameindustry #shuntarofurukawa #gamedevelopment #generativeai #nintendo #airisks
The British journalism/documentary outfit #PeopleMakeGames was invited by the IWGB Game Workers (formerly known as GWU UK) to talk about the #layoffs in the #VideoGameIndustry
Avalanche Studios Faces Layoffs Amidst Industry Downsizing: https://www.reviewspace.info/avalanche-studios-faces-layoffs-amidst-industry-downsizing
#VideoGameIndustry #AvalancheStudios #GameDevelopment #OpenWorldGames #JustCauseSeries #Contraband #TechnologyNews
A few more thoughts:
A game's success or failure is mostly out of the hands of any individual. You could do fantastic work on great game that never gets the attention it deserves. You could be stuck on mismanaged project that is never completed.
You could work for a game studio that has history of firing 90% of staff right after the game ships & receive no tips because policy only distributes tips to current employees.
There's an idea floating around to enable tipping videogame developers. For self-published games, this is a fine idea. For major studios, tipping game devs would allow them to shift some of the burden of providing a fair wage to the players. If you think the tips would 100% be on top of whatever they are paid now, you are being fooled.
Video game companies laid off more than 11,000 people last year and in 2024 so far, a further 8,100 have been laid off. Yet 2023 was a good year for many games businesses in financial terms. GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw dives into what's going on, and how the industry needs to change.
#Gaming #VideoGames #Gamedev #GameDevelopment #VideoGameIndustry #Layoffs #TechLayoffs #Business
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Launches with Lower Physical Sales in the UK Compared to FF7 Remake: https://www.reviewspace.info/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-launches-with-lower-physical-sales-in-the-uk-compared-to-ff7-remake
#FinalFantasy7Rebirth #FinalFantasy7Remake #VideoGameIndustry #PS4 #PS5 #GamingNews
Alan Wake 2 Emerges Victorious - Remedy Entertainment's Breakthrough Success: https://www.reviewspace.info/alan-wake-2-emerges-victorious-remedy-entertainment-s-breakthrough-success
#RemedyEntertainment #AlanWake2 #videoGameIndustry #gameDevelopment #GamingNews #TechNews #ReviewSpace
LEAK - Nintendo Switch 2 and SEGA's Ambitious Plans for the Next Generation Gaming Console: https://www.reviewspace.info/nintendo-switch-2-and-sega-s-ambitious-plans-for-the-next-generation-gaming-console
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch2 #SEGA #HandheldGaming #VideoGameIndustry #TechRumors #TechLeaks #GamingNews #ReviewSpace
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#MetalInjection
Epic Games Lets Bandcamp Go Amid Layoffs
Bandcamp is now owned by Songtradr.
https://metalinjection.net/news/epic-games-lets-bandcamp-go-amid-layoffs
#EpicGames #BandCamp #LayOffs #Streaming #DigitalMusicRevenue #VideoGameIndustry #MusicIndustry
Haven't shone the spotlight on a Polish book in a while, so here's a new one that recently graced the library! 🇵🇱
Bartłomiej Kluska's "Legendy Gier Wideo" recounts twenty stories about some of the greatest #VideoGame industry legends; from Miyamoto to Kojima.
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/video-game-legends
#VideoGameLegends #GameDev #VideoGames #Gamer #Kojima #VideoGameIndustry #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon
