Itch.io reveals new adult content guidelines following pressure from payment processors

Itch.io has revealed its new adult content guidelines, following the de-indexing of all its NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. Read more

Sony sues Tencent for "slavish clone" of its "valuable" Horizon franchise

Sony has filed a copyright lawsuit against Tencent, alleging the latter's upcoming game Light of Motiram is a "slavish clone" of its tentpole Horizon series, calling the franchise "among its most valuable intellectual property." Read more

Puzzle & Dragons publisher/developer GungHo Online faces shareholder revolt

Puzzle & Dragons publisher/developer GungHo Online is considering a shareholder request to oust CEO and president, Kazuki Morishita. Read more

Free-to-play FIFA-licensed mobile game tops 1m downloads since its launch last month | News-in-Brief

Some game firms are struggling with the complexities of the UK Online Safety Act

The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force last Friday after years in the works – but some games companies have struggled to comply with the act's strict terms. Read more

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

UKIE 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

Stop 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

Newzoo 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

PayPal 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