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Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
Xbox announces plans to lay off 3,200 staff and divest five studios
Xbox has announced sweeping cuts as part of its previously announced reset. 3,200 staff are to be laid off - 20% of the Xbox organisation - with 1,600 roles being eliminated today, according to an internal email from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma that was also posted to X. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreInterview: While GDC falters, Gamescom goes from strength to strength
At Gamescom Latam in Brazil earlier this year, GamesIndustry.biz caught up with Tim Endres, director of Gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, his counterpart at Game, the German Games Industry Association. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreUnion launches hardship fund for laid off developers
The United Videogame Workers union (UVW-CWA) has created a hardship fund for industry workers affected by layoffs in the United States and Canada. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreSony clarifies re-order support for existing PlayStation discs
Sony has clarified to developers and publishers that they will be able to re-order existing PlayStation discs beyond the January 2028 end-of-production date. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreWhat kind of PS6 could justify a $1,000 price tag? | Opinion
The death of consoles has been predicted with atomic clock levels of regularity for at least the past quarter century. Each new wave of consumer hardware with the capacity – real or hypothetical – to play games has been heralded as the final nail in the coffin. Some of those, like home PCs and smartphones, found healthy, thriving places in the gaming ecosystem. Others, like smart TVs, ended up being sideshows at most – but through it all, consoles have kept on trucking, with revenues continuing to climb even if there’s been a concerning stagnation in the overall audience size for quite some time. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreWhere did all the UK game events go?
A recurring question in the UK games scene is why such a significant territory can't sustain its own major consumer event, in the style of the USA's PAX, France's Paris Games Week or Germany's Gamescom. The country's largest video game consumer show, EGX, paused during COVID before being merged into the pop-culture behemoth of MCM Comic Con in 2024, while other major events like Insomnia, WASD, and EGX Rezzed have long since folded. (GamesIndustry.biz was formerly owned by MCM and EGX operator ReedPop.) Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreNew studio //18.bravo is aiming for a "radically different approach" to game development
Robert Bowling, former creative strategist at Infinity Ward, has launched a new Los Angeles-based studio called //18.bravo. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read More"We are profoundly disappointed by Sony's decision" � Game companies express dismay at the end of PlayStation disc production
Earlier this week, Sony announced plans to discontinue production of physical discs for new PlayStation games launching from January 2028. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreJobs roundup: July 2026 | Robert Henrysson steps down as Supermassive Games CEO
It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreThick as Thieves dev OtherSide Entertainment impacted by further layoffs
OtherSide Entertainment has implemented another round of layoffs, impacting 18 employees on its Thick as Thieves team. Read more
Published: Jul 12, 2026 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
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- It creates a dedicated thread for user feedback and reviews.