Leaked video appears to show Sony director conversing with an AI Aloy prototype

PlayStation is reportedly using characters from its biggest franchises in an AI prototype. Read more

French Supreme Court rules in favour of Nintendo against site hosting pirated copies of its games

Nintendo has won a long-running legal battle against French sharehosting operator Dstorage. Read more

AI firm Uthana secures $4.3m to "revolutionize" 3D character animation with generative AI

Uthana has secured $4.3m to "revolutionize" 3D character animation with generative AI. Read more

The Outlast Trials clocks up 3 million players since launch | News-in-brief

Indie developer Welevel raises $5.7m in funding

Munich-based indie developer Welevel has raised $5.7 million in a funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures. Read more

Xsolla launches all-new direct-to-consimer publishing suite

Xsolla has launched a new direct-to-customer publishing suite. Read more

Hidden Variable sues Skullgirls publisher Autumn Games for $1.2m in unpaid payments

Hidden Variable has announced that as of January 21, 2025, it was "no longer involved in the development on Skullgirls Mobile, 2nd Encore" due to a "dispute with Autumn Games." Read more

Bitter Playdead row goes public as co-founder demands $73K for using a "copyright protected image" on LinkedIn

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti has been threatened with a lawsuit after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an "unauthorized" picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen. Read more

Epic Games Store pulls free-to-play Dark and Darker as copyright dispute continues

A year after it debuted on Epic Games Store in March 2024, the free-to-play version of Dark and Darker has once again been delisted. Read more

Split Fiction tops 1 million units sold in just 48 hours | News-in-brief