How excellent companions turn good RPGs into great ones, straight from the Exodus devs: "That's really what I think a lot of players love"

Big Preview | Exodus developers dish on the sci-fi RPG’s companions

Ubisoft has closed its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, laying off a total of around 165 people. Here's more from Insider Gaming.

https://flip.it/wl0Kro

#VideoGames #GamesIndustry #Ubisoft

Global Game Jam has announced GGJ Micro-Missions, a new pilot backed by the Endless Foundation that will support indie studios and emerging game talent through paid short-form projects in art, audio, and QA. #IndieGames #GameDev #GlobalGameJam #IndieDev #GamesIndustry #FixGamingChannel

https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/global-game-jam-launches-micro-missions-pilot-for-indie-studios/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Fallout lead Tim Cain argues games industry crisis hasn't reached the level of the 1983 crash: 'I don't think there's ever been a worse time in the games industry'

He doesn’t want to diminish the current crisis, though.

The UK games market reached £8.7bn in 2025, cementing its position as one of Europe's largest gaming territories.

https://gamesbriefly.news/uk-games-market-hits-87bn-in-2025-ukie-figures-show

#GamingMarket #UKGames #GamesIndustry

Happening at #AMaze2026 at 11:30

Our talk about bosses fighting #unionization in the #gamesindustry with members of @STJV @gameworkers.co.uk and @csvi_cgt

Join us!

https://amazeberlin2026.sched.com/event/2LvHW/the-empires-strike-back-union-busting-and-corporate-backlash-to-worker-organizing-and-why-international-collaboration-of-union-efforts-is-key-to-fight-back

In #Berlin and attending #AMaze2026?

Come to our panel discussion with awesome comrades from France's @STJV , the UK's @gameworkers.co.uk and Spain's @csvi_cgt

We are going to talk about what the #gamesindustry is going through these days from a worker's perspective.

https://amazeberlin2026.sched.com/event/2LvHW/the-empires-strike-back-union-busting-and-corporate-backlash-to-worker-organizing-and-why-international-collaboration-of-union-efforts-is-key-to-fight-back

Piranha Games, developer of MechWarrior 5: Clans, has laid off staff as the gaming industry continues facing workforce challenges.

https://gamesbriefly.news/mechwarrior-5-clans-developer-piranha-games-hit-by-layoffs

#MechWarrior5 #GamesIndustry #Layoffs

"We tried something different": Looking back on SiN Episodes: Emergence, the Valve-backed shooter that tried and failed to kick off an age of episodic gaming

SiN Episodes: Emergence was meant to change the industry - the first episodic game on Steam. Here’s the story of why it never got its second.

#Sony reports record profits after mass #layoffs
Business as usual in the #gamesindustry

https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/playstation-reports-record-profits-for-fy2025-despite-second-bungie-impairment-loss/