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Take-Two boss says GTA VI delay is a result of Rockstar 'pushing hard to seek perfection'
Take Two CEO: Rockstar chasing 'perfection' with GTA VI
Strauss Zelnick praised the culture at Rockstar just days after the studio was accused of union busting.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Take-Two boss says GTA VI delay is a result of Rockstar 'pushing hard to seek perfection'
Roblox Corp sued by State of Texas for allegedly platforming pedophiles
Roblox Corp sued again over child safety allegations
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton claims the immensely popular platform has become a 'breeding ground' for predators.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Roblox Corp sued by State of Texas for allegedly platforming pedophiles
Halo Infinite to receive final major update after four years
Halo Infinite to receive final major update after four years
Halo Studios is now focused on crafting new titles including Halo: Campaign Evolved.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Halo Infinite to receive final major update after four years
Roblox Corp sued by State of Texas for allegedly platforming pedophiles
Roblox Corp sued by State of Texas for allegedly platforming pedophiles
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton claims the immensely popular platform has become a 'breeding ground' for predators.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Roblox Corp sued by State of Texas for allegedly platforming pedophiles
Square Enix confirms 'fundamental restructuring' of overseas business will result in layoffs
Square Enix confirms 'fundamental restructuring' of overseas business will result in layoffs
The Japanese publisher said cuts across North America and Europe will strengthen its development and publishing structures.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Square Enix confirms 'fundamental restructuring' of overseas business will result in layoffs
Take-Two boss says GTA VI delay is a result of Rockstar 'pushing hard to seek perfection'
Take-Two boss says GTA VI delay is a result of Rockstar 'pushing hard to seek perfection'
Strauss Zelnick also praised the culture at Rockstar just days after the studio was accused of union busting.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Take-Two boss says GTA VI delay is a result of Rockstar 'pushing hard to seek perfection'
Rockstar accused of union busting, EA attempts to ease ownership concerns, and the Switch 2 tops 10 million sales - Patch Notes #29
Plus: Square Enix thinks generative AI will become a QA workhorse and Dispatch shifts 1 million copies in 10 days.
Plus: Square Enix thinks generative AI will become a QA workhorse and Dispatch shifts 1 million copies in 10 days.
A Switch 2 milestone and union busting at Rockstar?
Plus: EA seeks to reassure employees ahead of take-private and Square Enix thinks generative AI will become a QA powerhouse.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Rockstar accused of union busting, EA attempts to ease ownership concerns, and the Switch 2 tops 10 million sales - Patch Notes #29
Plus: Square Enix thinks generative AI will become a QA workhorse and Dispatch shifts 1 million copies in 10 days.
Plus: Square Enix thinks generative AI will become a QA workhorse and Dispatch shifts 1 million copies in 10 days.
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed (again) to November 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed (again) to November 2026
Do you hear that? It's the sound of a thousand game publishers rushing to change their release dates.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed (again) to November 2026
Midwest Games is set up as a publisher—but its CEO doesn’t want to be another EA or Activision. Here’s why:
#58 - Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo’s vision for a more sustainable game industry | Game Developer Podcast
Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo—an alumni of 2K Interactive and Netflix—sits down to discuss how “regionalism” can bring developers together from different parts of the industry, and how smaller companies that combine their powers may be a better fit than studios that tackle all ends of development.
Learn more about Midwest Games: https://www.midwestgames.com/
Learn more about the Wisconsin Games Alliance: https://www.wisconsingamesalliance.com/
- - -The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.comFollow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & InterviewsBluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficialMusic by Mike MeehanEdited by Pierre Landriau
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November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Midwest Games is set up as a publisher—but its CEO doesn’t want to be another EA or Activision. Here’s why:
Square Enix wants to use gen AI to 'automate 70 percent of QA and debugging' by late 2027
Square Enix wants to use gen AI to 'automate 70 percent of QA and debugging' by late 2027
The company is initiating a joint research with the Matsuo Laboratory at the University of Tokyo to improve the efficiency of game development processes 'through AI technologies.'
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November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Square Enix wants to use gen AI to 'automate 70 percent of QA and debugging' by late 2027
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Has Geoff Keighley made Future Class a thing of the past?
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November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Discord rolls out new teen safety and moderation tools for guardians
Discord rolls out new teen safety and moderation tools for guardians
Amidst lawsuits over alleged grooming and teen sexual exploitation, guardians will now be able to manage sensitive media censors, track activity, filter direct messages, and more.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Discord rolls out new teen safety and moderation tools for guardians
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
'This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability.'
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
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NEW: Rockstar now says it fired 30 employees in the UK for leaking information (not for engaging in union activity), but UK union IWGB told Game Developer that staff in the country have a statutory right to engage in private conversation with union organisers that supersedes any employment contract.
Rockstar accused of deflecting after claiming fired union workers leaked information
Rockstar accused of deflecting after claiming fired union workers leaked information
Rockstar claims its former employees had been "distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum," but UK union IWGB claims the studio is simply deflecting from the truth.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Rockstar now says it fired 30 employees in the UK for leaking information (not for engaging in union activity), but UK union IWGB told Game Developer that staff in the country have a statutory right to engage in private conversation with union organisers that supersedes any employment contract.
'Collect the data and share the data:' How can game companies support women with leadership ambitions?
"If your hiring managers don't have awareness of what the makeup of the teams look like, how can they be part of the evolution we want to inspire here?"
"If your hiring managers don't have awareness of what the makeup of the teams look like, how can they be part of the evolution we want to inspire here?"
How can game studios do more to promote women?
Former Sony Santa Monica director of product development, Meghan Morgan Juinio, and Gearbox Canada executive producer, Fleur Marty, search for an answer.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
'Collect the data and share the data:' How can game companies support women with leadership ambitions?
"If your hiring managers don't have awareness of what the makeup of the teams look like, how can they be part of the evolution we want to inspire here?"
"If your hiring managers don't have awareness of what the makeup of the teams look like, how can they be part of the evolution we want to inspire here?"
Former Wizards of the Coast exec resurrects canceled game at new studio
Former Wizards of the Coast exec resurrects canceled game at new studio
Former Wizards of the Coast vice president of creative Leah Hoyer is restarting development of a canceled game at her new studio Level Headed Games.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Former Wizards of the Coast exec resurrects canceled game at new studio
NetEase subsidiary Bad Brain Game Studios is shutting down
NetEase subsidiary Bad Brain Game Studios is shutting down
The Canadian studio was formed by NetEase in 2023 but has now been cut loose.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
NetEase subsidiary Bad Brain Game Studios is shutting down
Rockstar accused of deflecting after claiming fired union workers leaked information
Rockstar accused of deflecting after claiming fired union workers leaked information
Rockstar claims its former employees had been "distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum," but UK union IWGB claims the studio is simply deflecting from the truth.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Rockstar accused of deflecting after claiming fired union workers leaked information
Google to reduce Play Store fees after settlement with Epic Games
Google to reduce Play Store fees after settlement with Epic Games
Google has agreed to implement a tiered fee system and expand access to alternative app stores in a settlement with Epic Games.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Google to reduce Play Store fees after settlement with Epic Games
Unity CEO: AI-driven tools will improve game discoverability
Unity CEO: AI-driven tools will improve game discoverability
Unity continues to laud its in-house AI tools as a way of making game development 'ever more accessible,' as well as providing help in discovery in a competitive market.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Unity CEO: AI-driven tools will improve game discoverability
'Collect the data and share the data:' How can game companies support women with leadership ambitions?
'Collect the data and share the data:' How can game companies support women with leadership ambitions?
Former Sony Santa Monica director of product development, Meghan Morgan Juinio, and Gearbox Montreal executive producer, Fleur Marty, attempt to answer that question.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
'Collect the data and share the data:' How can game companies support women with leadership ambitions?
Sumo Group-owned outsourcing studio Atomhawk closes Canadian branch
Sumo Group-owned outsourcing studio Atomhawk closes Canadian branch
The Canadian studio operated for eight years and spearheaded multiple research and development initiatives.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sumo Group-owned outsourcing studio Atomhawk closes Canadian branch
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NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
How poor leadership slows down game development
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
Could a decentralized game industry make for healthier and less risky game development process? Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo thinks so.
#58 - Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo’s vision for a more sustainable game industry | Game Developer Podcast
Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo—an alumni of 2K Interactive and Netflix—sits down to discuss how “regionalism” can bring developers together from different parts of the industry, and how smaller companies that combine their powers may be a better fit than studios that tackle all ends of development.
Learn more about Midwest Games: https://www.midwestgames.com/
Learn more about the Wisconsin Games Alliance: https://www.wisconsingamesalliance.com/
- - -The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.comFollow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & InterviewsBluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficialMusic by Mike MeehanEdited by Pierre Landriau
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November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Could a decentralized game industry make for healthier and less risky game development process? Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo thinks so.
The Persona 5 series has sold over 13 million copies
The Persona 5 series has sold over 13 million copies
Sega plans to expand its transmedia strategy to Like a Dragon and Persona, while continuing to focus on Games as a Service titles.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Persona 5 series has sold over 13 million copies