Sony has recorded a $560 million impairment in its Q4 FY2025 results tied to its troubled Bungie acquisition. With Marathon failing to gain traction and Destiny 2 at its lowest Steam numbers ever, total Bungie-related losses for FY2025 have reached approximately $765 million.
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RSS FeedA small French indie studio with 3 team members organized a niche Steam curation event and received 1,371 applications, a sobering look at how fierce the fight for visibility has become in the indie game market.
After multiple delays, Yacht Club Games has confirmed that Mina the Hollower will launch on May 29, 2026. Jason Schreier verified the news, and the Steam store page now reflects the official release date.
Tymon Smektala, the franchise director behind the Dying Light series, has departed Techland after 13 years. His final project was Dying Light: The Beast, which he described internally as Dying Light 3.
Capcom data shows 90% of Resident Evil Requiem players stuck with third-person for Leon's sections, while Grace's horror segments were more split at 60% first-person, 40% third-person.
Valve has published full CAD files for the new Steam Controller and Puck under a Creative Commons license, enabling modders to create custom accessories like skins, charging stands, and smartphone mounts.
GTA 6 will launch exclusively on consoles on November 19, 2026. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed no PC version at launch, citing Rockstar's longstanding console-first approach.
Valve's newly released Steam Controller sold out in just 30 minutes, causing Steam server issues from the demand surge. Resellers immediately listed units on eBay at up to four times the retail price.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced development of Copilot for Xbox consoles has stopped, just two months after Microsoft announced the feature. The mobile Copilot service will also be wound down.
Pearl Abyss's open world action RPG Crimson Desert completed its entire post-launch three-month roadmap in just three weeks. The gaming community is drawing comparisons to Larian Studios and BG3-level developer commitment.
Early Access pirate game Windrose was generating up to 130,000 SSD write operations per second without players' knowledge. Developer Kraken Express patched the issue on April 30, reducing writes to 20-30 per second.
Since its August 2023 launch, Baldur's Gate 3 has barely left the top 5 most-played games on Steam Deck — a 33-month streak that no other current-generation title can match.