Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
The opportunity cost of Sony's live service pivot is enormous | Opinion
The folly of the live service mania that consumed the games business for much of the past decade is pretty well documented by this point. The idea that every game should be a live service game – the absolute madness of thinking that every game could be a live service game – consumed countless millions of dollars and incalculable hours of labour, not to mention burning vast amounts of consumer goodwill and IP value on a bonfire of executive failure. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreIGN Entertainment brings Women In Gaming networking event to Gamescom
IGN Entertainment is hosting a Women in Gaming networking breakfast at Gamescom, on the morning of Wednesday 26th August. The event is supported by GamesIndustry.biz, and will take place in the Dorint Hotel am Heumarkt Köln from 8.30-10.30. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreCompulsion Games officially separates from Xbox � "The team told me we would rather eat rocks and drink gasoline than be split up"
Compulsion Games is now independent from Xbox, with management acquiring both the studio and its staff. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreRover's Tale developer Observer Interactive parts ways with Team17 as it moves to self-publishing
Team17 is no longer publishing Observer Interactive's debut title Rover's Tale. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreWhy Xbox's console ads could be a good thing for gaming | Opinion
Virginie Chesnais is CMO at the ad tech analytics platform Happydemics. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreRoblox makes three of its AI safety tools open source
Roblox is open-sourcing three of its AI safety models via the Robust Open Online Safety Tools Model Community (ROOST). Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreRiot Games sunsets active development on 2XKO as it costs "substantially more to operate than it brings in"
Riot Games will end active development of its free-to-play fighting game 2XKO in December. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreGeoff Keighley clarifies how trailers are selected for Gamescom Opening Night Live
In a press pre-briefing ahead of next week's Gamescom conference, Geoff Keighley has shed some light on the process of how trailers are selected for the Opening Night Live digital showcase, which will take place on Tuesday. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreUS physical game sales drop to lowest monthly total since 1995 | US Monthly Charts
US physical software sales fell to $85 million in July, the lowest monthly total since Circana began tracking in 1995. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreGamesIndustry.biz HR Summit reveals new People and Workplace focus, dedicated to shaping the future of games workplaces
This year's GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, returning to the Royal Institution on October 1, will have a new focus on People and Workplaces, with a series of sessions featuring, and speaking to, both HR professionals and business leaders on what the modern games workplace needs to be in a time of ongoing turmoil in the industry. Read more
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | 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.