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VS Studio adds another Tekken veteran as Kohei Ikeda joins as game designer

Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has joined Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Human: Fall Flat veterans launch new UK studio Pretty Cool Games with funding from Arknights developer Hypergraph

Pretty Cool Games has been co-founded by Human: Fall Flat veterans Sitara Shefta (CEO) and Will Dudley (CCO) with the aim of building a sustainable studio that's fair to its employees and rewards them for their success. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Gamescom 2026 sets new record as number of country pavilions increases by 25%

With Gamescom 2026 less than a week away, the event will host nearly 50 pavilions from 40 countries, up 25% and 14% over 2025, respectively. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Three Epic veterans are building an AI-powered game engine to break the industry's doom cycle

Unity and Unreal have dominated the development scene for a long time now, and were used to make roughly 70% of the games released on Steam in 2025. Godot has seen some significant growth in the past few years, and many big companies still favour proprietary engines – like Capcom with its RE Engine – but otherwise, Unity and Unreal have got the game engine market sewn up. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Konami's Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls to be taken offline next month

Konami has announced the shut down Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls next month. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Bain & Co: Research shows only one in five players seek out new titles

Global gaming software revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of 3% over the past four years and is expected to continue at this pace for the next four years. But two-thirds of players prefer familiar games or sequels, and only one in five seek new titles. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
VS Studio adds another Tekken veteran as Kohei Ikeda joins as game designer

Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has joined Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector announces retirement � "it's time to ride off into the sunset"

Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has announced his retirement after over forty years in game development. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Gamescom 2026 sets new record as number of country pavilions increases by 25%

With Gamescom 2026 less than a week away, the event will host nearly 50 pavilions from 40 countries, up 25% and 14% over 2025, respectively. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More
Save the Children announces its first game and streaming fundraising event called Save Point

This Christmas, Save the Children will launch is first game and streaming fundraiser called Save Point. Read more

Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read More

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