General Gaming News

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[Mani-Man]

And its the worst and ugliest thing ever.

 

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[Lily Adler]

Tax writeoff

 

[Gee]

More terrible news in the industry...

Life is Strange developers Don't Nod hit with more layoffs

Following a tumultuous year for workers at the French studio, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and Life is Strange's Don't Nod hit with more layoffs.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

 

[Lily Adler]

More terrible news in the industry...

Life is Strange developers Don't Nod hit with more layoffs

Following a tumultuous year for workers at the French studio, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and Life is Strange's Don't Nod hit with more layoffs.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

We will be using AI to soften the blow.

 

[Sithborg]

In different, but also entirely gross news...

Riot turns to sports betting to help fund its esports leagues

Injecting sports betting money into a cash starved industry might be a recipe for disaster.

www.theverge.com

Man, Saudis, crypto, and now sports betting. E-sports is truly a real sport now.

 

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[Sithborg]

A Bamco direct.

 

[Mani-Man]

A Bamco direct.

Hoping for a new One Piece Pirate Warriors or a new Captain Tsubasa game.
Outside of that, when it comes to Japanese studios, they mostly will look towards the TGS i assume for the big guns.

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Younger Americans Have Spent 25% Less On Video Games This Year Than Last - IGN

Younger Americans are spending 25% less on video games today than this time last year, according to a new report.

www.ign.com

 

[Gee]

The Stop Killing Games initiative just reached 1M signatures! Keep up the good work, EU gamers!

1.4M is now the goal in case there are invalid signatures.

Stop Killing Games

www.stopkillinggames.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers.

EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that’s too big to fail.

arstechnica.com

 

[Teelie]

This may end up being a necessary Atari moment for the industry. A massive hit that resets the industry by tanking a bunch of bloated companies and then hopefully gives us another good 40 years before it implodes again.

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

The Stop Killing Games initiative has hit a major milestone, but the fight's just begun

The movement needs more than a million votes to make up for potential invalid signatures, while also facing opposition from the industry.

www.engadget.com

European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice'

Video Games Europe voices opposition to Stop Killing Games movement as it clears threshold to become an EU Citizens' Initiative.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Gee]

The Stop Killing Games initiative has hit a major milestone, but the fight's just begun

The movement needs more than a million votes to make up for potential invalid signatures, while also facing opposition from the industry.

www.engadget.com

European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice'

Video Games Europe voices opposition to Stop Killing Games movement as it clears threshold to become an EU Citizens' Initiative.

www.pcgamer.com

Unsurprisingly, the video game companies part of the lobby against SKG are:

Video Games Europe - Membership

Our membership covers the major video game publishers - many of which also have studios, and some of them have important esports activities - and national trade associations in 15 countries in Europe which represent in turn thousands of developers and publishers at national level.

www.videogameseurope.eu

 

[Lily Adler]

Unsurprisingly, the video game companies part of the lobby against SKG are:
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Video Games Europe - Membership

Our membership covers the major video game publishers - many of which also have studios, and some of them have important esports activities - and national trade associations in 15 countries in Europe which represent in turn thousands of developers and publishers at national level.

www.videogameseurope.eu

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Krafton Delays ‘Subnautica 2’ Game Ahead of $250 Million Payout​

The South Korean publisher announced last week that the CEO and founders of ‘Subnautica’ studio Unknown Worlds were departing, but didn’t say why

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/krafton-delays-subnautica-2-game-ahead-of-250-million-payout

 

[Teelie]

Sounds like a shady way to dodge paying what's rightfully owed.