Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
Two years after the Unity controversy, how are things going with Godot?
The open-source game engine Godot has been available to the public since 2014, although for the majority of its existence it has maintained a fairly low profile within the development community. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreCo-dev specialists Virtuos, which made this year's Oblivion remaster, announces layoffs affecting 7% of workforce
Co-development services specialist Virtuos has confirmed rumours that it's making hundreds of layoffs across its workforce, with around 200 roles in Asia and 70 in Europe affected. This amounts to approximately 7% of its global headcount. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreThe UK's Online Safety Act: A simple guide for game makers
Andrew Wailes is CEO and founder of PlaySafe ID, a digital identity platform that verifies online players through a single secure ID to ensure fair play and to protect children from online predators. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreGamescom exhibitor bookings are up on year-on-year as organisers expect record-breaking 2025 event
Gamescom 2025 is apparently set to break records, after the organisers confirmed they're 11% ahead on exhibitor bookings over last year at the same time. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreFormer Unknown Worlds leadership's legal complaint alleges "pressure tactics" by Krafton, Inc. to delay Subnautica 2 launch
Details of the legal complaint against Krafton, Inc. by the former leadership of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds have been made public. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreUbisoft appoints North American MD Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of new Tencent spinoff
Ubisoft has appointed Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new spinoff subsidiary with Tencent. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreHow to accommodate neurodiversity in video game development
Katherine Mould, senior talent acquisition specialist at Keywords Studios, says she was diagnosed with ADHD at age six. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreNintendo reveals Link and Zelda casting for live-action The Legend of Zelda film
The Legend of Zelda live-action movie will star actors Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Zelda and Link respectively. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreRoblox reveals new licensing platform with Sega, Netflix, and more on-board
Roblox has unveiled its new licensing platform, which enables intellectual properties to be licensed for use by Roblox creators in a highly simplified fashion, bypassing the lengthy process that negotiating games based on IP usually entails. Read more
Published: Aug 06, 2025 | Read MoreDeveloper says Apple is delisting its game without "clear justification"
Long-running Italian indie developer Santa Ragione has criticised Apple for delisting its narrative game Wheels of Aurelia, despite the studio claiming the game is "fully functional" and "compliant with current technical standards". 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.