Roblox launches “real-time chat rephrasing”, an AI feature that replaces banned words with “more respectful language”, instead of showing profanities as “####”
Tencent-owned Finnish game company Supercell says it is cooperating with a CFIUS security probe of Tencent's data practices
Supercell Oy, the Finnish game company owned by Tencent Holdings Ltd., said it's cooperating with a US government security probe of its Chinese parent's data practices.
Sources: the White House is debating whether to allow Tencent to maintain stakes in US and Finnish video game companies; Tencent holds a 28% stake in Epic Games
Chinese company's investments in ‘Fortnite’ creator Epic Games and other creators have faced long-running US security review
Netflix walks away from a deal to buy WBD's studio and streaming assets after WBD deemed Paramount's $31/share bid to be superior; NFLX jumps 8%+
Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets after the WBD board on Thursday deemed …
Discord says it won't roll out age verification globally in March as previously planned, delaying the change until H2 2026 after it adds verification options
Now it will hold off on expansion until it adds more verification options, vendor transparency, and other changes.
Sources: some Xbox staffers say they are relieved that Sarah Bond is leaving, after she led a pivot away from the console with the “Xbox everywhere” strategy
Sources: some Xbox staffers say they are relieved that Sarah Bond is leaving, after she led a pivot away from the console with the “Xbox everywhere” strategy
Microsoft has a new gaming CEO who wants to bring Xbox back from the brink. … Xbox fans had been anticipating the retirement …
Tencent closed its TiMi Montréal studio after nearly five years, without ever releasing a game, as Chinese giants scale back funding for Western game studios
The game industry's contraction is unrelenting. — ∙ Paid — Tencent has shut down its TiMi Montreal studio without …
Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming
Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company's Xbox business faces increased challenges.
Meta says it is “explicitly separating” Quest VR from its Worlds platform, making Worlds “almost exclusively mobile” to better compete with Roblox and Fortnite
Horizon Worlds is now going to be a platform that's ‘almost exclusively mobile.’
Mobile gaming company Scopely buys a majority stake in Istanbul-based studio Loom, maker of puzzle game Pixel Flow!; a source says the deal values Loom at $1B+
“It's been a privilege to have a front row seat to the team's rapid growth and success and see them become the latest Turkish startup …
Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming 2026 report: global video game content sales grew 5.3% YoY to $195.6B in 2025 while job losses fell 40% YoY to 9,200 people
Private funding fell a further 55% last year, according to Epyllion's latest State of Video Gaming report
Tencent-owned Finnish video game maker Supercell reports 2025 revenue down 4% YoY to €2.65B, EBITDA up 6% YoY to €932M, and 290M monthly active players
Headcount grew 30% reaching 890 employees globally, developer contributed €220 million to Finnish economy
Tencent-owned Finnish video game maker Supercell reports 2025 revenue down 4% YoY to €2.65B, EBITDA up 6% YoY to €932M, and 290M monthly active players
Headcount grew 30% reaching 890 employees globally, developer contributed €220 million to Finnish economy
Tencent-owned Finnish video game maker Supercell reports 2025 revenue down 4% YoY to €2.65B, EBITDA up 6% YoY to €932M, and 290M monthly active players
Headcount grew 30% reaching 890 employees globally, developer contributed €220 million to Finnish economy
The EU says that TikTok's “addictive design” is illegal under the DSA, citing the app's infinite scroll and recommendation algorithm, in preliminary findings
European Union regulators said the app's infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
An interview with Epic Games Store VP Steven Allison, who says “we have a lot of things” to fix and “the launcher sucks”, on 2026 updates like social features
Steven Allison acknowledges some people will always say “F— Epic", as focus finally shifts to player experience.
Ares Interactive, which makes cross-platform, free-to-play games with plans for a new baseball game in 2026, raised a $70M Series A led by General Catalyst
Ares Interactive, which makes cross-platform, free-to-play games with plans for a new baseball game in 2026, raised a $70M Series A led by General Catalyst
Company president Mike DeLaet discusses how the ambitious company aims to scale, potential acquisitions and the opportunities for Baseball Hits 26
Epic v. Google: Epic and Google have a secret deal involving Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and Android, with Epic spending $800M over six years on Google services
“Sorry, I'm blowing this confidentiality.” … In a hearing in San Francisco today, the court revealed that Epic and Google …