Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
What does the Autumn Budget mean for UK games companies?
UK trade bodies Ukie and TIGA have both called on the government to improve the tax relief available to the games industry, after the measure went unaddressed in this week’s Autumn Budget. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreBungie admits that Destiny is struggling to attract new players
Developer and publisher Bungie has said that its smash hit sci-fi MMO Destiny has fallen short when it comes to bringing in new players. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreIf consoles can get price cuts in Japan, why not elsewhere? | Opinion
Earlier this month, Sony followed Nintendo’s lead by launching a Japan-only version of the PS5 that’s priced at a significant discount to the console’s SRP everywhere else in the world. The first sales data to come in since the launch suggests that the gambit has, unsurprisingly, been quite popular; sales of the PS5 quadrupled in Japan (from an admittedly low starting point) in the first week of the new version being on sale, though the real impact is most likely to be felt in boosted hardware sales around major software launches. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreByteDance reportedly looking to divest Mobile Legends developer Moonton Technology to PIF's Savvy Games
TikTok owner ByteDance is allegedly in talks to sell Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer Shanghai Moonton Technology Co to Savvy Games Group. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreBeleaguered free-to-play Halo x Portal FPS Splitgate 2 set to re-launch next month
1047 Games is closing the beta test for its beleaguered sequel, Splitgate 2, on December 4. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MorePhil Spencer says Xbox's Game Pass cloud hours are up 45% YoY, making gaming "more accessible than ever"
Xbox Game Pass cloud hours "are up," according to Microsoft's Phil Spencer. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreWith just 17% of Sega's recent sales coming from new titles, the company suggests "definitive editions" could be putting players off Day One purchases
Sega has cautioned against releasing "definitive editions," intimating players are "hesitant to make purchases" of day one games for fear of missing out on the subsequent release of content-complete editions. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreNintendo to buy Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
Japanese platform holder Nintendo has said it plans to acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreDan Houser quit Rockstar because he didn't "have another one of those games in me"; says humans, not AI, will dominate creative endeavours
Grand Theft Auto veteran Dan Houser believes that human beings will be the driving force in creative endeavours now and forever. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreEpic's Sweeney says platforms should stop tagging games made with AI
The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has argued that platforms like Steam should not label games that are made using AI. Read more
Published: Dec 14, 2025 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
Gameseek allows indie devs to make a "Grand Announcement".
Public Announcement Feature
Bring a massive wave of traffic to your site.
When you announce your site publicly on Gameseek:
- Your game is featured at the very top of the homepage.
- A notification is sent to our active user base.
- You get a "Featured Today" badge for your own site.
- It creates a dedicated thread for user feedback and reviews.