Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
Six of PlayStation's ten US biggest-selling games in Q2 2025 were published by Microsoft
Six of the ten best-selling games on PlayStation from April 6 to July 5, 2025, were published by Microsoft. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreUK game tech company JECO secures $1.3 million in pre-seed investment
UK tech company JECO has secured $1.3 million/£960,000 in growth funding, with the pre-seed investment led by the government-backed British Business Bank and investment collective The Games Angels. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreMicrosoft implements Xbox age verification to comply with UK Online Safety Act
Microsoft has rolled out age verification to UK Xbox users in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreThe Stop Killing Games initiative doesn't understand what it's asking for | Opinion
Sergio Ferreira, an intellectual property lawyer at the UK law firm Knights, shares his thoughts on the ongoing Stop Killing Games petition. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreIGDA "seriously alarmed" by recent crackdown on NSFW games
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has said it's "seriously alarmed" by the recent wave of delistings and de-indexing of NSFW adult games from platforms such as itch.io and Steam. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreAtari agrees to acquire Thunderful Group in $5.2 million deal
Atari has entered a subscription agreement with Thunderful Group, agreeing to acquire approximately 82% of the Swedish game company's shares for SEK 50 million (roughly $5.2 million). Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreEA kicks off Q1 2025-26 with a "strong start" and "better-than-expected" performances for EA Sports brands
Electronic Arts has published its financial results for the first quarter of this fiscal year, claiming a "strong start" to FY26 with net bookings for the quarter exceeding the high end of Q1 guidance. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreDead Space creator and Sledgehammer Games co-founder admits "it's tough out there": "Maybe I've directed my last game"
Glen Schofield — co-founder of Sledgehammer Games and creator of EA's Dead Space series — has shared his frustrations trying to bring a game to fruition in the current industry climate, and admitted he's now wondering if "maybe [he's] directed [his] last game." Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreWhat's going on with Steam and itch.io's crackdown on adult content?
"The situation developed rapidly," said itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran, in what might turn out to be the understatement of the year. Almost overnight, game developers have awoken in a much more censorious atmosphere than the one they've grown used to. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreIndiana Jones' creative director to headline Game Republic New Horizons
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's creative director will join BAFTA for Game Republic New Horizons, a new flagship conference for the North of England. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 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.