Gaming Indie News
Latest headlines and updates for indie game developers.
Will video game prices go up in 2026?
An economically turbulent year has continued to put pressure on the gaming industry, with major platform holders cementing a minimum retail price of $70 for AAA titles. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreThe Game Awards 2025 achieves estimated 171m global livestreams
This year's Game Awards broke viewership records, bringing in an estimated 171 million global livestreams during its full broadcast last week. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreReport claims Naughty Dog recently ordered employees take on "mandatory" overtime
A new report claims Naughty Dog recently ordered employees to take on "mandatory" overtime as it worked to get the Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet demo finalized. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreBandai Namco sells Limbic Entertainment to "private investor"
Bandai Namco is selling Limbic Entertainment to "a private investor specializing in video games." Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreSanta Ragione's provocative horror Horses sells 18,000 copies - but it may not be enough to save the studio
Santa Ragione's controversial horror game, Horses, has sold over 18,000 copies despite being deplatformed from Steam and Epic Games Store. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreMythwright acquires Thronefall IP, will honor mobile partnership with Doghowl Games
Mythwright, the publisher of TerraTech, has acquired Grizzly Games' "entire" Thronefall IP. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreRaw Fury co-founder resurrects Kingdom: Two Crowns developer Stumpysquid, seeks partners and investors for new game
Gordon Van Dyke, who co-founded successful Swedish indie publisher Raw Fury, has announced the resurrection of developer Stumpysquid, the original developer of the hit strategy game Kingdom: Two Crowns. The studio was previously acquired by Raw Fury, which published the game, but Van Dyke retained ownership of Stumpysquid when Raw Fury was itself acquired by Altor. He left the publisher in March. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreSwedish developer Moon Rover halts operations after failing to secure funds
Stockholm-based developer Moon Rover Games is pausing operations after being unable to secure funds for its in-development project, Aldous. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read More2025 was a year of legal disruption for the games industry | Year in Review
2025 felt like a year where legal stories dominated industry headlines nearly as much as the games themselves. Patent litigation over game mechanics, (unusually) public disputes over contested earn-out payments, and the busting open of the mobile ecosystem, to name a few. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreSony and Tencent settle lawsuit over "slavish clone" of Horizon: Zero Dawn
Japanese giant Sony and Chinese tech and entertainment firm Tencent have settled their legal dispute over the alleged similarities between the former's Horizon franchise and the latter's Light of Motiram. Read more
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | 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.