Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 is the top selling new PS5 game of 2025

Forza Horizon 5's PS5 port has surpassed three million copies sold, making Microsoft's racing game the top new PS5 game of 2025. Read more

Ubisoft to restructure as "Creative Houses" as Q1 25-26 financials come in "lower-than-expected"

Ubisoft has released its first-quarter financial results for the 2025-26 fiscal year, reporting "below expectations" earnings, a "lower-than-expected" performance for Rainbow Six Siege, an "unfavorable foreign exchange" impact, and "a partnership that is now expected to materialize in Q2." Its back-catalog net bookings, however, were up 4% on the same period last year. Read more

Supermassive lays off 36 staff and delays Directive 8020 to "first half of 2026"

Dark Pictures and The Quarry developer Supermassive has delayed its horror game, Directive 8020, and announced a number of layoffs. Read more

Game success in 2025 is down to data, not luck

Evgeniy Kurenkov is the founder and CEO of Magify, an analytics and live-ops platform for game studios. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns in October

The GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit returns for its third year, once again at the Royal Institution in London. Read more

Roblox launches Learning Hub with partners like BBC Bitesize

Roblox has launched a new Learning Hub, enabling students to access dozens of interactive educational experiences on the platform in one place. Read more

Microsoft abruptly stops selling and renting movies and TV shows on Xbox and Windows devices

As of July 18, Microsoft has stopped selling and renting TV shows and movies on both Xbox and Windows devices. Read more

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At Develop:Brighton, actor Jane Perry offered a rational rebuke to the threat of generative AI

When considering the impact of generative AI on the voice acting profession, the immediate implication seems obvious: recording new material using an actor's voice without their consent could result in them losing work. It's why SAG-AFTRA's recently resolved strike won performers guardrails against unauthorised use of AI replicas. Read more

Nintendo records reveal that staff numbers are up � and employees rarely leave

Newly disclosed employee information from Nintendo has revealed that people tend to work for the company for a very long time indeed. Read more