Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
The studio behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed brings in union after facing closure
Aheartfulofgames, the Spanish studio behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, says it faces closure after its owner Outright Games signalled its intention to make all employees at the studio redundant. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreUKIE responds to adult games being pulled from Steam and itch.io after pressure from payment providers
The UK games industry trade body UKIE has provided a statement to GamesIndustry.biz regarding the recent removal of adult games from the Steam and itch.io platforms. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreStop being dismissive about Stop Killing Games | Opinion
The Stop Killing Games initiative, which aims to establish regulations on how game publishers handle end-of-life for online games, has passed significant milestones in both the UK and the EU. In the UK, its petition gathered enough signatures to require a parliamentary debate, while in the EU, its Citizens' Initiative has now almost certainly cleared the bar for examination by the European Commission. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreNewzoo data reveals who won out among the Switch 2 third-party launch titles
New data has revealed the best performing third-party titles that launched with the Switch 2 on June 5, with Deltarune and Fortnite leading the pack. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MorePayPal dominates web store payments in Germany, but Apple Pay reigns in the UK
Appcharge, the direct-to-consumer payment platform for mobile game publishers, has analysed data from $500 million in web store transactions, revealing a complex variation in payment preferences from country to country. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read More1047 Games sends Splitgate 2 "back to beta," announces new round of layoffs
1047 Games has announced that its free FPS Splitgate 2 has been pushed "back to beta" and that the studio will undergo a second wave of layoffs as a result. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreMeet VR natives, the new key demographic for virtual reality
Advances in virtual reality headset technology may have slowed in recent years, but the audience for them continues to grow, and even develop new branches. An interesting example of this is the relatively new phenomenon of VR natives. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreUK Games Fund is predicted to generate �30-58 million in productivity benefits
A new report has revealed that the UK Games Fund (UKFG) is expected to generate £30 to £58 million ($40.6 to $78.5 million) in productivity benefits for the UK economy. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreItch.io has "deindexed" all adult NSFW content following "scrutiny" from payment processors
Indie game platform itch.io has "deindexed" all adult NSFW content from its browse and search pages following pressure from its payment processors regarding some of the content hosted on the site. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreThe Final Fantasy Tactics remake has been rebuilt from scratch due to source code being overwritten
Square Enix has confirmed that the source code for Final Fantasy Tactics was overwritten, forcing the developer to rebuild the upcoming remake, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, from scratch. 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.