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

Ready or Not tops 10m sales as console edition sells 1m units in less than 4 days | News-in-Brief

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

Why Soulframe won�t cannibalise players from Warframe�s existing audience

Warframe has been a resounding success for Digital Extremes, continuing to grow in terms of both content and player numbers 12 years after launch. This does not, however, guarantee success for its next venture, Soulframe – a fact of which the company is all too aware. Read more

"Nothing is written in stone." Ubisoft head responds to Stop Killing Games petition

Ubisoft held its annual shareholders meeting in Paris on July 10, and as reported by Stephen Totilo at Game File, one shareholder took the opportunity to ask CEO Yves Guillemot about his views on the 'Stop Killing Games' petition. Read more

The Chinese Room is independent again � here's how it happened

Celebrated UK game developer The Chinese Room has announced it has completed a management buyout of previous owners Sumo Digital, making it independent once again. Read more

Tomb Raider composer faces 16 months in jail over Covid loan fraud

Peter Connelly, who composed music for the games Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Chronicles, and The Angel of Darkness, has been jailed for 16 months over a fraudulent Covid Bounce Back Loan. Read more

Has the live-service dream crashed back down to earth? | Opinion

For most of the past decade, large parts of the games industry have been operating with a single, deceptively simple sounding guiding principle – that if you want to make real money, serious money, you have to make it big in live service. Read more