ID@Xbox has paid indie devs more than $5bn since 2013

Microsoft has revealed it has paid developers in its ID@Xbox program more than $5 billion since it launched in 2013. Read more

EA Sports offers $1,500 for student athletes to appear in College Football 26

EA Sports has more than doubled payments for college football players appearing in College Football 26 from $600 to $1,500. Read more

Ubisoft reportedly implements "anti-harassment plan" for Assassin's Creed Shadows devs

Ubisoft has reportedly implemented an "anti-harassment plan" for developers that worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows. Read more

Sporty Group opens new UK games development hub

Sporty Group has opened a new games development hub in the UK led by former Tower Studios CEO and creative director Jon Hare. Read more

PlayStation forms new first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games

Sony has formed a new first-party PlayStation studio called Dark Outlaw Games, led by industry veteran Jason Blundell. Read more

Split Fiction reaches 2m sales in one week | News-in-brief

Star Wars: Hunters to be sunset later this year

Squad-based arena shooter Star Wars: Hunters is being shut down less than a year after launch. Read more

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster sells over 5m copies | News-in-brief

SAG-AFTRA remains "frustratingly far apart" from major game companies

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued an update about the video game strike, saying it remains "frustratingly far apart" from video game studios and publishers. Read more

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop to shutter just six months post-launch

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios is shuttering just six months after launch. Read more