Industry

An indie game bundle on itch.io has raised over $100K for laid-off game developers. 127 games, $10 minimum, and 100% of proceeds go to the Game Worker Hardship Fund.

Roblox's Q2 2026 results show 36% revenue growth to $1.5 billion, even as bookings growth slowed to 8% amid shifting user engagement trends.

Sony's Q1 FY2026 earnings show rising profits despite flat G&NS sales, falling PS5 shipments, and no change to its plan to end physical PlayStation discs by 2028.

Xbox revenue fell 10 percent in Q4 FY2026 even as Microsoft posted record overall earnings. Here's a full breakdown of the numbers and what comes next.

Krafton's Q2 2026 earnings hit a record high, fueled by Subnautica 2's fast sales and steady PUBG growth across PC, console, and mobile.

Capcom's Q1 FY2027 results show major growth, with Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem driving digital sales past 93% of total revenue.

Two gamers are suing Nintendo over Switch price hikes, but Nintendo says players got exactly what they paid for and wants the case dropped.

Sony's plan to end PlayStation discs by 2028 is facing backlash, and a new video claims some defenders online may actually be bots.

PlayStation fans are flooding Sony's social media with protests over its plan to end disc production, turning every trailer into a battleground.

Sony's decision to end PS5 physical discs by 2028 keeps drawing backlash, from UK retailers and Mexican lawmakers to Kojima and game preservationists.

Mexican lawmakers are filing a formal complaint against Sony over its plan to end physical PlayStation game production by 2028, citing antitrust concerns.

Brazil joins the Stop Killing Games movement as deputies file PL 3612/2026, a bill to protect gamers from losing access to purchased titles.

Sony's plan to end PlayStation disc production by 2028 has sparked a Change.org petition that hit 200,000 signatures in under a week.

Xbox confirms 3,200 job cuts through FY27, with 1,600 layoffs today. Four studios go independent or sold as CEO Asha Sharma announces major restructure.

Sony confirms it will end physical disc production for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028, shifting the platform to a digital only future.

Stop Killing Games plans to expand beyond California after AB 1921 stalled in the Senate, with new state bills and a federal push now on the table.

AB 1921 fails in California Senate committee after ESA lobbyist calls Minecraft community servers illegal. Full breakdown of the hearing, the vote, and what's next.

The EU Commission has declined to propose new laws in response to the Stop Killing Games initiative but will engage industry and consumers in talks by end of 2026.

Xbox is preparing for another round of significant layoffs next month, with CEO Asha Sharma acknowledging in a company-wide memo that the division's current trajectory simply cannot continue.

California's Protect Our Games Act clears the State Assembly and heads to the Senate. The ESA is pushing back again, and Stop Killing Games has responded with a formal open letter calling out what it says are deliberate misrepresentations.