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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - The Best COD in Years

The people have spoken. Modern Warfare 4 is a "A GENERATIONAL CALL OF DUTY GAME".

Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack, company systems and data affected

Warhorse Studios has experienced a cyberattack resulting in unauthorised access to both company systems and data.

By Sophie McEvoy

"Developers need to treat Early Access like a real launch, because players do" – Early Access games are on the rise, but so are player expectations

The number of games released through Steam's Early Access program has risen significantly in recent years. According to SteamDB , 2,924 Early Access games launched on Valve's platform in 2026 (as of mid-October), an 18% increase from 2025 and a 60% increase from 2020.

By Vic Hood

UKIE calls on government to modernise Video Games Expenditure Credit ahead of Autumn Budget

Ahead of this week's Autumn Budget, UKIE is urging the UK government to modernise the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC).

By Sophie McEvoy

TiMi Studio Group's Pokémon Unite to shut down on March 23, 2027

The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Unite will be taken offline on March 23, 2027.

By Sophie McEvoy

Sucker Punch Productions reportedly lays off 24 employees following launch of Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition

Ghost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch Productions has reportedly been hit with layoffs, affecting 24 employees.

By Sophie McEvoy

Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit

Microsoft is offering voluntary exit to employees.

By Vikki Blake

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act"

CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has once again slammed Steam's AI disclosure policy, calling the company's position on AI disclosure "a political act".

By Vikki Blake

Auroch Digital lays off a quarter of its staff

Auroch Digital has laid off approximately a quarter of its staff.

By Vikki Blake

223,000+ people sign petition to "save Mass Effect"

Over 223,000 people have signed a petition asking EA to "save Mass Effect."...

By Vikki Blake

Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil, both locally and in the industry at large | Opinion

The games industry has spent several years persisting in the face of commercial and financial turmoil; to that it has now added civil unrest as a small group of publishers, investors, and developers gathered for the third Paris Game Biz in...

By Jon Hicks

Side expands presence in China, opens new studio and acquires art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment

Services provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment.

By Sophie McEvoy

"It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio loose

Back in July, Xbox announced plans to divest five studios . Among them was State of Decay maker Undead Labs, which Microsoft had acquired back in 2018.

By Lewis Packwood

Microsoft extends consultation period for Arkane Lyon as it continues development on Marvel's Blade

Microsoft has extended the consultation period by one month to seek a new buyer for Arkane Lyon, while development on Marvel's Blade continues.

By Sophie McEvoy

Shogun 2 – Complete Edition was "not a Creative Assembly developed game," says Total War VP after it was pulled amid generative AI concerns

Creative Assembly has issued a statement regarding the use of generative AI in Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition, which led to the game's removal from sale last week .

By Sophie McEvoy

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is Live Worldwide — Play Now!

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 4 is now live worldwide! In the epic Campaign, Price is on the run, conflict has erupted on the Korean Peninsula, and a catastrophic weapon of war is on the verge of falling into the wrong hands.

BioWare's end is a tragically familiar tale | Opinion

After the past five years of seemingly endless closures, cancellations, and restructures, after the tens of thousands of layoffs that the industry has endured like a relentless drumbeat, you'd think that we'd all have grown some pretty thick skin.

By Rob Fahey

GameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 2027

2D-centric engine GameMaker is making its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use from January 1, 2027.

By Sophie McEvoy

Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Japan's Order of Culture award

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will be the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture award.

By Sophie McEvoy

Nintendo eShop Highlights – 22/10/2026

This week's new Nintendo eShop games are here!

Art Vision Vol. 06 // Behind The Scenes (Part 2): Dedication and Passion

Greeting Rivals! Art Vision Vol. 06 Part 2 has sketched its way into reality!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Critical Consensus

Activision has a lot riding on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Last year's entry, Black Ops 7, was poorly received by critics and players, and third-party tracking data suggested the game significantly underperformed compared to other entries in the series.

By Sophie McEvoy

Podcast: Landfall's Rebecca Lautner on Peak's 23 million sales and looking past friendslop

biz podcast features a fireside chat with Rebecca Lautner, CBO at Landfall Games, recorded at Game Republic New Horizons .

By Jon Hicks

"It was crushing how hard it was" – The chaotic development of Dispatch, and what AdHoc Studio plans next

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the first episode of Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, which went on to become one of the biggest surprise successes of 2025.

By Lewis Packwood

Marvel Rivals Version 20261022 Patch Notes

Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on October 22nd, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) ! No server downtime; just patch and play!