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Nex Playground available for pre-order in UK and Ireland at "269
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (226+ words) Family-oriented console launches with five starter games; access to over 60 additional titles available through subscription passes Nex Playground is now available for pre-order in the UK and Ireland. The console is described as an "active play system" and features an…...
The hangover kicks in after a decade of games-as-a-service obsession | Opinion
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (400+ words) Sony and Sega's results show the cost of Gaa S trend-chasing, while Capcom's suggest that simply making games and selling them isn't such a bad business after all Financial results season is upon us, and as is so often the…...
Unity reveals winners for its 2026 Humanity Grant
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (193+ words) More than 515 submissions were received this year, featuring projects addressing topics such as health, rehabilitation and environmental literacy Unity has named the winners of its 2026 Unity for Humanity Grant, highlighting the achievements of ten developers and three honourable mentions from…...
Advocating for Godot: A report from A Maze Berlin | Opinion
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (220+ words) The experimental indie games dazzled at A Maze, but the real takeaway was how quickly devs have embraced Godot And so to Berlin, where the A Maze indie games festival is celebrating its 15th year, and time continues to make fools…...
Square Enix FY26 operating income surges 34. 9% despite net sales decline
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (452+ words) Profit growth driven by strong HD Game sales and cost optimisation, though platform holder forecasts 10. 5% dip in operating income for FY27 Square Enix has reported financial results for the year ending March 31, 2026, noting a decline in net sales due to reduced…...
Mobile gaming has a new, and growing, measurement problem | Opinion
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (402+ words) As companies seize the opportunity to bypass Apple and Google it becomes harder to work out who's winning, says Apps Flyer's Adam Smart Fortnite is back on Google Play. Google has cut its store fee to 20% " or 15% if developers integrate…...
Amazon reportedly cancels Lord of the Rings MMO
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (366+ words) Firm's head of games says it's working on a "new game experience" within the franchise Amazon has reportedly cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO, according to sources familiar with the project. As Eurogamer reports, the cancellation occurred shortly after…...
UK games industry "fundamentally misunderstood", new report calls for unified research framework
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (442+ words) UKIE and entertainment charity OKRE call for industry, government, and academia to collaborate on the framework to address identified research gaps UKIE and entertainment charity OKRE have developed a framework to help the UK games industry maximise its economic and…...
Night Street Games cuts jobs after Last Flag fails to "achieve the financial success we anticipated"
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (276+ words) "Some exceptionally talented developers were affected by this decision" Just days after telling players that it wasn't "going anywhere" after pausing production on its hero shooter that launched just a few weeks ago, Night Street Games has made a "reduction…...
Warner Bros. Discovery once again glosses over gaming business in Q1 2026 financials
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (237+ words) WBD says it is now "preparing for its next chapter" Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) said it was "preparing for its next chapter," but once again made no reference to its games business in a letter to shareholders after games revenue…...