Popular gaming YouTuber videogamedunkey has formed his own publishing label BIGMODE. The goal is to help indie developers with fresh ideas to launch their titles and offer friendly contracts to creators.

Anemone Hug has become the first full-service game development studio in Canada to form a union. The company joins several other unionization efforts in the industry this year.

The popularity of Cyberpunk 2077 has skyrocketed after the release of the Edgerunners anime series. The game now has the highest number of players since its launch in December 2020.

Andrew Reiner has joined Gearbox after stepping down as Game Informer’s editor-in-chief. He became a game developer after nearly 30 years at the magazine.

Blizzard has lost another experienced developer. Geoff Goodman, who was the lead hero designer for the Overwatch franchise, has left the company just before the sequel’s launch.

Cloud Imperium Games has reached a new milestone as its ambitious yet controversial space sim Star Citizen has topped $500 million in crowdfunding. Over a decade in development, the game still has no release date.

Apple has announced that it will increase App Store prices in some European and Asian countries. This comes in the wake of rising inflation and certain currencies falling against the US dollar.

Shawn Layden, the former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has joined Tencent Games as a strategic advisor. He will help the Chinese tech giant strengthen its positions in the global games market.

New details about the recent Uber and GTA VI leaks have emerged. The FBI might get involved in the case, with other hackers naming a British teenager as the prime suspect in both cyber attacks.

miHoYo’s hit continues to dominate the mobile RPG space as it approaches its second anniversary. Analysts from Sensor Tower have released new data indicating the game’s global success.

The App Association (ACT) says its goal is to support small developers, but in fact it is mostly funded by Apple. The latest report provides insight into how the company shapes the group’s goals and pushes its own agenda behind the scenes.

Rockstar Games has finally responded to the massive GTA VI leak, confirming that it has suffered a network intrusion. Publisher Take-Two, meanwhile, saw its shares plunge in premarket trading.

South Korean mobile publisher Netmarble has announced its intent to build its own video game museum. The company is now collecting games, devices, and other relics through donations.

Dozens of never-before-seen footage from GTA VI have been made public in what appears to be one of the biggest leaks in video game history. The consequences of this hack are yet to be seen, but many developers have already stood for Rockstar.

Xbox head Phil Spencer has opened up about Microsoft’s M&A activity. Despite the latest criticism of Microsoft’s upcoming acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company has no plans to slow down on its investment strategy.

A round of layoffs has hit gaming media outlet Fanbyte, which is owned by Tencent. This comes at a time when the Chinese tech giant is making cuts at its subsidiaries.

Ruckus Games is a new game development studio founded by former Gearbox and Riot employees. The team is now working on a co-op game built with its proprietary technology.

Dambuster Studios, one of Embracer Group’s studios and the developer of Dead Island 2, has taken a public stand against crunch. The company’s HR has explained why this culture should disappear from the games industry forever.

Poland-based indie studio Mechanistry has revealed that its debut game Timberborn has reached a new sales milestone. It is a city builder featuring evolved beavers surviving in a wasteland world.