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Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Nintendo's patent that involves an in-game character summoning a sub-character to aid it in battle. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read More"There�s always work to be done": Limit Break's mentorship program for under-represented groups returns for 2026
The 2026 Limit Break mentorship program has opened applications to participants from the UK and Irish games industry. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreTickets go on sale for consumer event IGN Live 2026, returning to LA on 6 June
IGN Entertainment, the parent company of GamesIndustry.biz, has put tickets on sale for consumer event IGN Live, which returns to Los Angeles on 6-7 June. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreVR platform Rec Room to shut down in June 2026
Social VR gaming platform Rec Room has announced its closure on June 1, 2026. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreUstwo Games to keynote Develop:Brighton 2026
Organisers of this year's Develop:Brighton conference have announced Ustwo Games as its first keynote speaker. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreStellar Blade developer Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's new studio
South Korean developer Shift Up has acquired Unbound, a new studio founded by industry veteran Shinji Mikami. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read More"We aren't just still going, we are growing." How The Division 2 has attracted more players than ever seven years on from release
Back in 2016, Ubisoft released its new Tom Clancy shooter, The Division. It was part of a new wave of titles, like Destiny, that combined the online persistence of an MMO with more conventional gameplay: in this case, the tactical cover shooter. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreBuild a Rocket Boy CEO responds to end of publishing agreement with IOI Partners
Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard has addressed the end of the developer's publishing agreement with IOI Partners, stating that it "likes being able to control [its] own destiny as an independent studio." Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreProbablyMonsters is betting on an Xbox 360-esque bonanza of single-player AA kookiness
Remember the Xbox 360 era? Back in the 2000s, publishers tended to have heaving release slates, mixing oddball ideas with more established formats. But as development budgets have spiralled in the decades since, with games taking longer and longer to produce, the big publishers' release slates have shrunk dramatically. Ubisoft, for example, published just four games in 2025. In 2000, it published more than 60. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreVR developer Polyarc Games facing layoffs
Update, April 1, 2026: Polyarc Games has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that 30 employees were affected by layoffs. Read more
Published: Apr 07, 2026 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
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- It creates a dedicated thread for user feedback and reviews.