Saber Interactive CEO responds to claims that a writer was replaced with AI

UPDATE: Matt Karch says former lead writer was "replaced by someone more talented and terminated for a variety of reasons a few months later"

Vikki Blake

Amazon steps back from MMOs, transfers operations of Throne and Liberty and Lost Art to NC and Smilegate

UPDATE: Firm will no longer handle global publishing and live ops for the licenced titles, following previous shutdown of in-house games

Sophie McEvoy

Jobs roundup: August 2026 | Frontier Developments appoints Dan Lazarides as CMO

UPDATE: Karen Ionescu appointed digital sales manager at Kalypso Media UK, Swipe Right promotes Hannah Barrett to senior account executive

Sophie McEvoy

Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs

UPDATE: CDPR confirms nine developers have been laid off, and a further nine have been invited to apply for redeployment

Vikki Blake

City builder Against the Storm hits two million copies sold | News-in-brief

Hooded Horse hits milestone in a little less than three years

CodeDev Group launches dev studio Full Spectrum Interactive

Leadership team includes head of studio Matt Southern, CCO Christian McKinney, and CTO Rob Williams

Sophie McEvoy

Strauss Zelnick had himself added as a playable character in WWE2K6 because he "thought it would be funny for insiders" | News-in-brief

Take-Two CEO says his avatar "did very well", but 'the online response was sort of like, ‘Huh?’ Which I think I deserved.'"

Meccha Chameleon surpasses 20m units in two months | News-in-brief

Indie game sold 15 million copies in a month, ranked second behind Fortnite in PC revenue for June on Newzoo charts

How Planet of Lana became a hit through dogged determination after being rejected "hundreds" of times

And now there might even be a film

Lewis Packwood

BAFTA Games Awards updates voting requirements and entry fees as it opens entries for 2027 ceremony

Association has revised its AI policy alongside making several changes to its entry fees

Sophie McEvoy

Pearl Abyss Q2 earnings decline as impact of Crimson Desert's launch period subsides

Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert has reached a "playable baseline", expected to launch in first half of 2027

Sophie McEvoy

UKIE-backed Digital Schoolhouse partners with Roblox to provide suite of tools for students to develop Roblox games in-class

The version of Roblox used is a closed environment, supervised by teachers in the classroom

Sophie McEvoy

Big Walk surpasses 1m copies | News-in-brief

House House's multiplayer co-op game launched on August 4, prior title Untitled Goose Game reached this milestone in three months