SAG-AFTRA remains "frustratingly far apart" from major game companies

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued an update about the video game strike, saying it remains "frustratingly far apart" from video game studios and publishers. Read more

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop to shutter just six months post-launch

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios is shuttering just six months after launch. Read more

Pullup Entertainment appoints new CEO

Geoffroy Sardin has been appointed CEO of Pullup Entertainment. Read more

Netflix Games confirms departure of former president and VP of GenAI Mike Verdu

Netflix Games' VP of generative AI, Mike Verdu, has left the streaming giant. Read more

Tilting Point launches new $150m UA fund to give devs "financial backing without sacrificing independence"

Tilting Point has outlined a new $150 million User Acquisition (UA) program to "help developers scale their games and apps." Read more

Zenless Zone Zero voice actors quietly recast following SAG-AFTRA action

Two Zenless Zone Zero voice actors claim they have been replaced for participating in the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Read more

Moon Studios' Ori series tops 15m sales | News-in-brief

Sony announces PlayStation 5 rental scheme in UK

Sony has partnered with tech leasing service Raylo to offer a rental scheme for PlayStation 5 hardware in the UK via its Flex program. Read more

Scopely acquires Pok�mon Go developer Niantic in deal worth $3.5bn

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has agreed to be acquired by Savvy Games Group subsidiary Scopely. Read more

Shocking success: Understanding a new era of horror with Blumhouse Games | Playable Futures

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. Read more