Assassin's Creed Shadows passes 1m players on launch day | News-in-brief

Balatro leads Game Developers Choice Awards 2025, wins Game of the Year

Balatro dominated the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, taking home Game of the Year and Best Debut alongside Best Design and the Innovation award. Read more

Monster Hunter Wilds debuts at No.3 on revenue charts for February 2025 | Newzoo Charts

Monster Hunter Wilds debuted at No.3 on Newzoo's overall revenue chart for February, despite launching on the final day of the month. Read more

Monster Hunter Wilds is US' best-selling game of 2025 so far | US Monthly Charts

Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds topped Circana's US charts for February, and is the best-selling game of 2025 so far. Read more

Midia Research: Global games industry estimated to reach $236.9bn in 2025

The global games industry is predicted to increase by 4.6% in 2026 to $236.9 billion, and is expected to reach $280.1 billion in 2031. Read more

ID@Xbox has paid indie devs more than $5bn since 2013

Microsoft has revealed it has paid developers in its ID@Xbox program more than $5 billion since it launched in 2013. Read more

EA Sports offers $1,500 for student athletes to appear in College Football 26

EA Sports has more than doubled payments for college football players appearing in College Football 26 from $600 to $1,500. Read more

Ubisoft reportedly implements "anti-harassment plan" for Assassin's Creed Shadows devs

Ubisoft has reportedly implemented an "anti-harassment plan" for developers that worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows. Read more

Sporty Group opens new UK games development hub

Sporty Group has opened a new games development hub in the UK led by former Tower Studios CEO and creative director Jon Hare. Read more

PlayStation forms new first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games

Sony has formed a new first-party PlayStation studio called Dark Outlaw Games, led by industry veteran Jason Blundell. Read more